Patents by Inventor Steffen Michaelis

Steffen Michaelis 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).

  • Laser scanner device and method for three-dimensional contactless recording of the surrounding area by means of a laser scanner device
    Patent number: 8963997
    Abstract: A laser scanner device having a laser beam emission apparatus which is designed to emit at least one laser beam in an emission area, and a mirror arranged at least partially in the emission area, and having a receiving apparatus which is designed to receive reflections of the laser beam, includes a first drive device which can move a first kinematic chain, and a second drive device which can move a second kinematic chain. The is connected to the first and to the second kinematic chain and can be scanned in mutually independent coordinate directions (X, Y) via the first and the second kinematic chain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Deutsches Zentrum fuer Luft-und Raumfahrt E.V.
    Inventors: Steffen Michaelis, Stefan Krause
  • Laser Scanner Device and Method for Three-Dimensional Contactless Recording of the Surrounding Area by Means of a Laser Scanner Device
    Publication number: 20120044326
    Abstract: The invention relates to a laser scanner device (1) having a laser beam emission apparatus (2) which is designed to emit at least one laser beam (3) in an emission area, having a mirror (4), which is arranged at least partially in the emission area, and having a receiving apparatus which is designed to receive reflections of the laser beam (3). The laser scanner device (1) has a first drive device (10, 40), a first kinematic chain (11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 42) which can be moved by the first drive device (10, 40), a second drive device (20, 41) and a second kinematic chain (21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 43) which can be moved by the second drive device (20, 41), wherein the mirror (4) is connected to the first and to the second kinematic chain and can be scanned in mutually independent coordinate directions (X, Y) via the first and the second kinematic chain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2011
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Inventors: Steffen Michaelis, Stefan Krause