Patents by Inventor Simon MARK

Simon MARK has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 12287408
    Abstract: A laser scanner and a system with a laser scanner for measuring an environment. The laser scanner includes an optical distance measuring device, a support, a beam steering unit rotatably fixed to the support which rotates around a beam axis of rotation. The beam steering unit includes a mirrored surface which deflects radiation used in the optical distance measurement and an angle encoder for recording angle data. The optical distance measurement is performed by a progressive rotation of the beam steering unit about the beam axis of rotation and the continuous emission of a distance measurement radiation, the emission being made through an outlet area arranged in the direction of the mirrored surface on the support, the receiving optics for receiving radiation are arranged on the support, and wherein the outlet area has a lateral offset with respect to the optical axis of the receiving optics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: LEICA GEOSYSTEMS AG
    Inventors: Simon Mark, Klaus Bereuter, Benjamin Müller, Roman Steffen, Burkhard Böckem, Jürgen Dold, Jochen Scheja, Lukas Heinzle, Charles Leopold Elisabeth Dumoulin
  • Patent number: 12265156
    Abstract: A laser scanner and a system with a laser scanner for measuring an environment. The laser scanner includes an optical distance measuring device, a support, a beam steering unit rotatably fixed to the support which rotates around a beam axis of rotation. The beam steering unit includes a mirrored surface which deflects radiation used in the optical distance measurement and an angle encoder for recording angle data. The optical distance measurement is performed by a progressive rotation of the beam steering unit about the beam axis of rotation and the continuous emission of a distance measurement radiation, the emission being made through an outlet area arranged in the direction of the mirrored surface on the support, the receiving optics for receiving radiation are arranged on the support, and wherein the outlet area has a lateral offset with respect to the optical axis of the receiving optics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: LEICA GEOSYSTEMS AG
    Inventors: Simon Mark, Klaus Bereuter, Benjamin Müller, Roman Steffen, Burkhard Böckem, Jürgen Dold, Jochen Scheja, Lukas Heinzle, Charles Leopold Elisabeth Dumoulin
  • Publication number: 20250093466
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a reality capture device for generating a digital three-dimensional representation of an environment, particularly for surveying and/or for detecting an object within an infrastructure. One aspect relates to a mobile reality capture device configured to be carried and moved by a mobile carrier, particularly a person or a robot or a vehicle, and to be moved during a measuring process for generating a digital representation of an environment. The mobile reality capture device has a localization unit, particularly comprising an inertial measurement unit (IMU), wherein the localization unit is configured for generating localization data for determining a trajectory of the mobile reality capture device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Applicant: LEICA GEOSYSTEMS AG
    Inventors: Jürgen DOLD, Burkhard BÖCKEM, Roman STEFFEN, Lukas HEINZLE, Ralph Patrick HARTI, Hendrik DESCHOUT, Roland GRAF, Mattheus Henricus Maria MICHELS, Michael DIETSCHI, Adam BAIJRIC, Andrea BONFANTI, Kristian Walker MORIN, Simon MARK, Klaus BEREUTER, Markus RIBI, Michele PORTENTOSO, Matthias WIESER
  • Publication number: 20250093467
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a reality capture device for generating a digital three-dimensional representation of an environment, particularly for surveying and/or for detecting an object within an infrastructure. One aspect relates to a mobile reality capture device configured to be carried and moved by a mobile carrier, particularly a person or a robot or a vehicle, and to be moved during a measuring process for generating a digital representation of an environment. The mobile reality capture device has a localization unit, particularly comprising an inertial measurement unit (IMU), wherein the localization unit is configured for generating localization data for determining a trajectory of the mobile reality capture device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Applicant: LEICA GEOSYSTEMS AG
    Inventors: Jürgen DOLD, Burkhard BÖCKEM, Roman STEFFEN, Lukas HEINZLE, Ralph Patrick HARTI, Hendrik DESCHOUT, Roland GRAF, Mattheus Henricus Maria MICHELS, Michael DIETSCHI, Adam BAIJRIC, Andrea BONFANTI, Kristian Walker MORIN, Simon MARK, Klaus BEREUTER, Markus RIBI, Michele PORTENTOSO, Matthias WIESER
  • Publication number: 20250085395
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a reality capture device for generating a digital three-dimensional representation of an environment, particularly for surveying and/or for detecting an object within an infrastructure. One aspect relates to a mobile reality capture device configured to be carried and moved by a mobile carrier, particularly a person or a robot or a vehicle, and to be moved during a measuring process for generating a digital representation of an environment. The mobile reality capture device has a localization unit, particularly comprising an inertial measurement unit (IMU), wherein the localization unit is configured for generating localization data for determining a trajectory of the mobile reality capture device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2024
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Applicant: LEICA GEOSYSTEMS AG
    Inventors: Jürgen DOLD, Burkhard BÖCKEM, Roman STEFFEN, Lukas HEINZLE, Ralph Patrick HARTI, Hendrik DESCHOUT, Roland GRAF, Mattheus Henricus Maria MICHELS, Michael DIETSCHI, Adam BAIJRIC, Andrea BONFANTI, Kristian Walker MORIN, Simon MARK, Klaus BEREUTER, Markus RIBI, Michele PORTENTOSO, Matthias WIESER
  • Publication number: 20250085396
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a reality capture device for generating a digital three-dimensional representation of an environment, particularly for surveying and/or for detecting an object within an infrastructure. One aspect relates to a mobile reality capture device configured to be carried and moved by a mobile carrier, particularly a person or a robot or a vehicle, and to be moved during a measuring process for generating a digital representation of an environment. The mobile reality capture device has a localization unit, particularly comprising an inertial measurement unit (IMU), wherein the localization unit is configured for generating localization data for determining a trajectory of the mobile reality capture device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2024
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Applicant: LEICA GEOSYSTEMS AG
    Inventors: Jürgen DOLD, Burkhard BÖCKEM, Roman STEFFEN, Lukas HEINZLE, Ralph Patrick HARTI, Hendrik DESCHOUT, Roland GRAF, Mattheus Henricus Maria MICHELS, Michael DIETSCHI, Adam BAIJRIC, Andrea BONFANTI, Kristian Walker MORIN, Simon MARK, Klaus BEREUTER, Markus RIBI, Michele PORTENTOSO, Matthias WIESER
  • Publication number: 20250085394
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a reality capture device for generating a digital three-dimensional representation of an environment, particularly for surveying and/or for detecting an object within an infrastructure. One aspect relates to a mobile reality capture device configured to be carried and moved by a mobile carrier, particularly a person or a robot or a vehicle, and to be moved during a measuring process for generating a digital representation of an environment. The mobile reality capture device has a localization unit, particularly comprising an inertial measurement unit (IMU), wherein the localization unit is configured for generating localization data for determining a trajectory of the mobile reality capture device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2024
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Applicant: LEICA GEOSYSTEMS AG
    Inventors: Jürgen DOLD, Burkhard BÖCKEM, Roman STEFFEN, Lukas HEINZLE, Ralph Patrick HARTI, Hendrik DESCHOUT, Roland GRAF, Mattheus Henricus Maria MICHELS, Michael DIETSCHI, Adam BAIJRIC, Andrea BONFANTI, Kristian Walker MORIN, Simon MARK, Klaus BEREUTER, Markus RIBI, Michele PORTENTOSO, Matthias WIESER
  • Patent number: 12241982
    Abstract: A laser scanner and a system with a laser scanner for measuring an environment. The laser scanner includes an optical distance measuring device, a support, a beam steering unit rotatably fixed to the support which rotates around a beam axis of rotation. The beam steering unit includes a mirrored surface which deflects radiation used in the optical distance measurement and an angle encoder for recording angle data. The optical distance measurement is performed by a progressive rotation of the beam steering unit about the beam axis of rotation and the continuous emission of a distance measurement radiation, the emission being made through an outlet area arranged in the direction of the mirrored surface on the support, the receiving optics for receiving radiation are arranged on the support, and wherein the outlet area has a lateral offset with respect to the optical axis of the receiving optics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: LEICA GEOSYSTEMS AG
    Inventors: Simon Mark, Klaus Bereuter, Benjamin Müller, Roman Steffen, Burkhard Böckem, Jürgen Dold, Jochen Scheja, Lukas Heinzle, Charles Leopold Elisabeth Dumoulin
  • Publication number: 20250052058
    Abstract: Apparatus (100) for fitting as an installation between an internal wall (159) of a building and a façade (170) of said building in order to seal a gap (175) between said internal wall (159) and said façade (170), the apparatus (100) including a building profile (101) having a first member (113) and a second member (115) integrally formed with said first member (113), and a first resilient and intumescent component (124) fitted to said first member (113) and abutting against said façade (170), wherein said apparatus (100) provides and maintains an acoustic and intumescent seal between said internal wall (159) and said façade (170).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Simon Mark McKechnie, Benjamin Gordon Stevens
  • Patent number: 12204031
    Abstract: A laser scanner and a system with a laser scanner for measuring an environment. The laser scanner includes an optical distance measuring device, a support, a beam steering unit rotatably fixed to the support which rotates around a beam axis of rotation. The beam steering unit includes a mirrored surface which deflects radiation used in the optical distance measurement and an angle encoder for recording angle data. The optical distance measurement is performed by a progressive rotation of the beam steering unit about the beam axis of rotation and the continuous emission of a distance measurement radiation, the emission being made through an outlet area arranged in the direction of the mirrored surface on the support, the receiving optics for receiving radiation are arranged on the support, and wherein the outlet area has a lateral offset with respect to the optical axis of the receiving optics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: LEICA GEOSYSTEMS AG
    Inventors: Simon Mark, Klaus Bereuter, Benjamin Müller, Roman Steffen, Burkhard Böckem, Jürgen Dold, Jochen Scheja, Lukas Heinzle, Charles Leopold Elisabeth Dumoulin
  • Publication number: 20250010218
    Abstract: A modular toy system comprising a plurality of separate electronic toy modules, each electronic toy module comprising a function device operable to perform a user-perceptible function and a control circuit for controlling the function device; wherein at least a first electronic toy module of the plurality of electronic toy modules comprises a first control circuit, a first function device and a sensor system configured for contactless detection of respective coordinate values of at least two coordinates, each coordinate being indicative of a position or an orientation of at least a second electronic toy module of the plurality of electronic toy modules relative to the first electronic toy module; and wherein the first control circuit is configured to control operation of the first function device based on one or more of the detected coordinate values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2024
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Applicant: LEGO A/S
    Inventors: Thomas Alan DONALDSON, Mark Ross CHAMPKINS, Silviu TOMA, Robert George MILNER, Simon Mark JORDAN, Simon John TURNER, Mark Craig BRANNAN, Martin Edward BROCK
  • Publication number: 20240420318
    Abstract: A measuring system for measuring an object, the measuring system comprising a capture device comprising a set of illumination elements for illuminating the object and a set of cameras for capturing an image of the object, and a controlling and processing unit. The controlling and processing unit comprises at least a data acquisition functionality which is configured to provide surface data by activating at least a part of the set of illumination elements for illuminating the object with measuring light and capturing at least one image by detecting measuring light reflected at the object by means of at least a part of the set of cameras.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2023
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Applicant: HEXAGON TECHNOLOGY CENTER GMBH
    Inventors: Gemma TAVERNI, Hakki KARAMAN, Stefan GEISSBÜHLER, Simon MARK, Zheng YANG, Burkhard BÖCKEM, Lukas BUCHMANN, Sandra TOBLER, Jan GLÜCKERT, Markus WETTSTEIN
  • Publication number: 20240415444
    Abstract: A method for identifying a surface property of the skin of a person, the method comprises acquiring surface data of the skin of the person by activating illumination elements for illuminating the skin of the person with measuring light and capturing at least one image by detecting measuring light reflected by the skin of the person by means of a camera, and providing a 3D model of the skin of the person by processing the surface data. The 3D model is provided in a virtual space and a virtual light source is provided in the virtual space to virtually illuminate the 3D model with illumination light, wherein illumination parameters of the virtual light source are variable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2023
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Applicant: HEXAGON TECHNOLOGY CENTER GMBH
    Inventors: Gemma TAVERNI, Hakki KARAMAN, Stefan GEISSBÜHLER, Simon MARK, Zheng YANG, Burkhard BÖCKEM, Lukas BUCHMANN, Sandra TOBLER, Jan GLÜCKERT, Markus WETTSTEIN
  • Publication number: 20240420317
    Abstract: A measuring system for measuring an object, the measuring system comprising a capture device comprising a set of illumination elements for illuminating the object and a set of cameras for capturing an image of the object, and a controlling and processing unit. The controlling and processing unit comprises at least a data acquisition functionality which is configured to provide surface data by activating at least a part of the set of illumination elements for illuminating the object with measuring light and capturing at least one image by detecting measuring light reflected at the object by means of at least a part of the set of cameras and a 3D-modelling functionality which is configured to provide a 3D model of the object by processing the surface data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2023
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Applicant: HEXAGON TECHNOLOGY CENTER GMBH
    Inventors: Gemma TAVERNI, Hakki KARAMAN, Stefan GEISSBÜHLER, Simon MARK, Zheng YANG, Burkhard BÖCKEM, Lukas BUCHMANN, Sandra TOBLER, Jan GLÜCKERT, Markus WETTSTEIN
  • Patent number: 12123976
    Abstract: A laser scanner device can be adapted to be mounted to a vehicle, the device comprising a LiDAR module working based on a laser measuring beam and time-of-flight-measurement-principle. The LiDAR module is configured to provide a horizontal field of view of at least 60°, an instantaneous vertical field of view of at least ±2°, a scan resolution of at least one point per 0.8° in horizontal and vertical direction, and a frame rate of at least 10 Hz for scanning at least the entire horizontal and instantaneous vertical field of view with said scan resolution, wherein the LiDAR module comprises a multibeam transmitter configured for generating a plurality of measuring beams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignees: LEICA GEOSYSTEMS AG, HEXAGON TECHNOLOGY CENTER GMBH
    Inventors: Julien Singer, Lukas Heinzle, Jochen Scheja, Simon Mark, Jürg Hinderling, Burkhard Böckem
  • Publication number: 20240310525
    Abstract: A laser scanner and a system with a laser scanner for measuring an environment. The laser scanner includes an optical distance measuring device, a support, a beam steering unit rotatably fixed to the support which rotates around a beam axis of rotation. The beam steering unit includes a mirrored surface which deflects radiation used in the optical distance measurement and an angle encoder for recording angle data. The optical distance measurement is performed by a progressive rotation of the beam steering unit about the beam axis of rotation and the continuous emission of a distance measurement radiation, the emission being made through an outlet area arranged in the direction of the mirrored surface on the support, the receiving optics for receiving radiation are 10 arranged on the support, and wherein the outlet area has a lateral offset with respect to the optical axis of the receiving optics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2024
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Applicant: LEICA GEOSYSTEMS AG
    Inventors: Simon MARK, Klaus BEREUTER, Benjamin MÜLLER, Roman STEFFEN, Burkhard BÖCKEM, Jürgen DOLD, Jochen SCHEJA, Lukas HEINZLE, Charles Leopold Elisabeth DUMOULIN
  • Publication number: 20240309641
    Abstract: A building stud (2) comprising a web (4) and first and second flanges (6, 8) formed with and depending from said web (4); a member (18) formed in said web (4) by a continuous cut (10) made in said web (4) and located in an operable position in which the member (18) is not located in a plane (21) of the web (4); an aperture (24) formed in the web (4) resulting from the member (18) being located in said operable position; wherein at least one conduit or cable (38, 40, 42, 44) is adapted to be secured to said member (18) and extends through said aperture (24).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2023
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Inventors: Simon Mark McKechnie, Benjamin Gordon Stevens
  • Patent number: 12090419
    Abstract: A modular toy system comprising a plurality of separate electronic toy modules, each electronic toy module comprising a function device operable to perform a user-perceptible function and a control circuit for controlling the function device; wherein at least a first electronic toy module of the plurality of electronic toy modules comprises a first control circuit, a first function device and a sensor system configured for contactless detection of respective coordinate values of at least two coordinates, each coordinate being indicative of a position or an orientation of at least a second electronic toy module of the plurality of electronic toy modules relative to the first electronic toy module; and wherein the first control circuit is configured to control operation of the first function device based on one or more of the detected coordinate values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: LEGO A/S
    Inventors: Thomas Alan Donaldson, Mark Ross Champkins, Silviu Toma, Robert George Milner, Simon Mark Jordan, Simon John Turner, Mark Craig Brannan, Martin Edward Brock
  • Publication number: 20240300121
    Abstract: A robot torso 100, in particular for a legged robot, comprising a housing wall 1 with an inner surface and an outer surface, and at least one unit integrated into the housing wall 1. The at least one unit is selected from the list consisting of a cooling unit 200 for cooling a heat source 11 inside the torso 100, a sensor unit 300, or a face sensor unit 400. The at least one unit comprises a heat source arranged inside the torso 100 and thermally coupled to the housing wall 1, and a heat sink arranged outside the torso 100 and thermally coupled to the housing 1 wall for cooling the heat source. The housing wall 1 is essentially hermetically sealing the torso 100.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Inventors: Alessandro Schiavone Scafato, David Sekanina, Simon Mark Holt, Taihei Ueno, Severin Aregger
  • Publication number: 20240279332
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates, in general, to methods of treating cardiovascular disease, such as atherosclerosis or myocardial infarction, using antigen binding proteins that bind to TREM-1, and compositions thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Inventors: Susan SHETTERLY, Simon Mark JACKSON