Patents by Inventor Thorleif Josefsson

Thorleif Josefsson 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: 7060965
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for optical measuring systems, comprising a sensor element (6) connected to a measuring and control unit (10) via an optical connection (3), and being adapted for providing a signal defining a measurement of a physical parameter (p) influencing the sensor element (6), said method comprising generation of a measuring signal that is brought to come in towards the sensor element (6), and detection of the intensity of the measuring signal (B) in the measuring and control unit (10), after influencing the measuring signal in the sensor element (6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2006
    Assignee: Samba Sensors AB
    Inventors: Nevio Vidovic, Martin Krantz, Svante Höjer, Thorleif Josefsson
  • Publication number: 20050230606
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for optical measuring systems, comprising a sensor element (6) connected to a measuring and control unit (10) via an optical connection (3), and being adapted for providing a signal defining a measurement of a physical parameter (p) influencing the sensor element (6), said method comprising generation of a measuring signal that is brought to come in towards the sensor element (6), and detection of the intensity of the measuring signal (B) in the measuring and control unit (10), after influencing the measuring signal in the sensor element (6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2005
    Publication date: October 20, 2005
    Inventors: Nevio Vidovic, Martin Krantz, Svante Hojer, Thorleif Josefsson
  • Patent number: 6933490
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for optical measuring systems, comprising a sensor element (6) connected to a measuring and control unit (10) via an optical connection (3), and being adapted for providing a signal defining a measurement of a physical parameter (p) influencing the sensor element (6), said method comprising generation of a measuring signal that is brought to come in towards the sensor element (6), and detection of the intensity of the measuring signal (B) in the measuring and control unit (10), after influencing the measuring signal in the sensor element (6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2005
    Assignee: Samba Sensors AB
    Inventors: Nevio Vidovic, Martin Krantz, Svante Höjer, Thorleif Josefsson
  • Patent number: 6437820
    Abstract: A motion analysis system for tracking the motion of one or more light-emitting markers attached to an object includes at least one camera for recording a series of image frames, and at least one light source in communication with said at least one camera for generating optical trigger signals. Each of the light-emitting markers includes a sensor for detecting the optical trigger signals generated by the at least one light source. Each light-emitting marker also includes one or more light-emitting elements for generating optical response signals after the sensor detects the optical trigger signals, the optical response signals having a first state and a second state being recordable by the camera as a series of image frames.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2002
    Assignee: Qualisys AB
    Inventor: Thorleif Josefsson
  • Patent number: 6415043
    Abstract: A method for determining a position of a body having at least one marker object with a known dimension parameter. The method utilizes at least one camera unit having a sensor device and an optical element a determinable distance from the sensor device. The at least one camera unit includes an element for retrieving and calculation. The method includes the steps of computing the coordinates of an image of the object reproduced on the sensor device, computing a dimension parameter of the object corresponding to the known dimension parameter of the at least one marker object and calculating the proportion of parameters obtained to determine the position of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2002
    Assignee: Qualisys AB
    Inventor: Thorleif Josefsson