Patents by Inventor Wilhelm Kurfurst

Wilhelm Kurfurst 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).

  • Methods of, and systems for, determining the position of an object
    Patent number: 4732472
    Abstract: A system serves to establish the spatial position of an object automatically. The system uses a computer-controlled lasar beam scanning technique to locate the three-dimensional positions of mirror devices in successive measuring stations spaced from the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 1985
    Date of Patent: March 22, 1988
    Assignee: Gewerkschaft Eisenhutte Westfalia
    Inventors: Johannes Konig, Wilhelm Kurfurst, Hans-Gunther Willers, Martin Reuter
  • Methods of, and systems, for monitoring and/or controlling mobile cutting means
    Patent number: 4688937
    Abstract: A system serves to establish the spatial positions of a cutter head of a tunnel driving machine with precision and monitors and/or controls this position automatically. The system uses a computer-controlled laser beam scanning technique to locate the three-dimensional positions of mirror devices in successive measuring stations spaced along the tunnel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 1985
    Date of Patent: August 25, 1987
    Assignee: Gewerkschaft Eisenhutte Westfalia
    Inventors: Johannes Konig, Wilhelm Kurfurst, Hans-Gunther Willers, Martin Reuter