73 patents
Utility
Distance measuring device
19 Dec 23
A distance measuring device comprising an optical transmitter channel for transmitting laser light along a transmitter path and an optical reception channel for receiving laser light along a reception path.
Heinz Bernhard, Christian Weis
Filed: 25 Mar 21
Utility
Distance measuring device
31 Oct 23
A distance measuring device comprising an optical transmitter channel for transmitting laser light along a transmitter path and an optical reception channel for receiving laser light along a reception path.
Heinz Bernhard, Christian Weis
Filed: 25 Mar 21
Utility
Measurement method for a surface-measuring measuring machine
24 Oct 23
Measurement method where a code projection which is dependent on a three-dimensional position of a code carrier relative to a sensor arrangement is generated on a sensor arrangement, and at least part of the code projection is captured.
Heinz Lippuner, Urs Vokinger, Knut Siercks
Filed: 15 Aug 22
Utility
Camera body with mechanical FMC stabilization for an airborne or spaceborne surveying device
24 Oct 23
The invention relates to a camera body comprising an optics interface configured for receiving projection optics, a holder coupled with the optics interface, a sensor arranged on the holder and configured for being movable relative to the optics interface along a stabilisation axis, circuitry connected to the sensor and configured for generating surveying data, the holder comprising a first frame and a first movable part that is connected to the first frame via a first solid-state joint, the sensor arranged on the first movable part, the first solid-state joint configured for providing a movability of the first movable part relative to the first frame along the stabilisation axis, a motor having a mover and a stator, the motor connected to the circuitry, the mover operatively linked with the first movable part, and the stator fixedly arranged relative to the first frame.
Patrick Steinmann
Filed: 30 May 21
Utility
Handheld laser distance meter
17 Oct 23
A laser distance meter forming a handheld device comprising a housing, an electro-optical distance measurement unit arranged in the housing for ascertaining at least one measured distance between the laser distance meter and a target object in a measurement direction, and a camera having a field of view in the measurement direction.
Markus Hammerer
Filed: 11 Sep 19
Utility
Insertion apparatus
12 Sep 23
An apparatus for inserting a measurement light beam which can be projected onto a target object, comprising a light-refracting component having an optical axis, and at least two mirrors for deflecting the measurement light beam, and an optical overall body consisting of at least one optically effective material, wherein the optical overall body is configured in such a way that the at least two mirrors are fitted inside or at the edge, in particular as a part, of the optical overall body, in such a way that the measurement light beam entering the optical overall body is offset parallel to the incident measurement light beam when emerging from the optical overall body, so that the emerging measurement light beam lies on the optical axis of the light-refracting component of the apparatus and is projected in this form onto the target object.
Thomas Bösch, Josef Müller
Filed: 11 Dec 20
Utility
Data distribution system and method for a group of electronics devices
12 Sep 23
A system and method for distributing data for a group of at least two electronic devices, wherein each of the devices has an electronic communication unit, each of which is designed for exchanging internal data among one another, wherein at least one of the communication units has a receiver unit which is designed for receiving external data from an external computer unit, has an arithmetic unit using an algorithm, wherein the algorithm is designed, based on the external data, to generate configuration data as internal data, and is designed to transmit the configuration data to at least one other communication unit of the system, and has a digital display device for the visual display of information for a user, wherein the display device is designed to display information which is updated based on the configuration data.
Martin Winistörfer, Bernd Reimann, Asif Rana
Filed: 21 Apr 18
Utility
Vessel load measurement system
15 Aug 23
A vessel load measurement system includes a laser measurement system configured to measure distances and angles by directing a laser of the laser measurement system onto remote laser targets and a controller configured to use the laser measurement system to measure a height of a first laser target placed at a known location on a vessel, obtain pitch and roll measurements of the vessel, and compute at least one vessel corner height based on the measured height of the first laser target at the known location on the vessel, the pitch and roll measurements of the vessel, and known dimensions of the vessel.
Richard Ostridge, Theodore B. Miller, III
Filed: 19 Feb 19
Utility
Surveying instrument
18 Jul 23
A surveying instrument for executing a relocation functionality, which determines first coordinates of a stationary target point associated with the start signal, in response to a start signal, a first actuator and a second actuator are controlled such that the stationary target point remains within a detection area of a tracking unit of the surveying instrument, determines second coordinates of the stationary target point, receives an end signal, wherein the second coordinates of the stationary target point are associated with the end signal, and based at least in part on the first and second coordinates of the stationary target point, and determines a relative pose of the surveying instrument with respect to a first setup location and a second setup location, wherein the first setup location is associated with the first coordinates and the second setup location is associated with the second coordinates.
Elvir Malko{hacek over (c)}, Josef Müller, Johannes Hotz
Filed: 2 Sep 20
Utility
Auto-length pole
18 Jul 23
A surveying pole system comprising a surveying pole including two telescopic sections for providing length adjustability.
Walter Hollenstein, Markus Geser, Josef Müller, Oliver Faix
Filed: 16 Jul 19
Utility
Measuring device with measurement beam homogenization
18 Jul 23
An optical measuring device having a base for placing the measuring device and a targeting unit that is rotatable with respect to the base and defines a target axis for targeting a target object that is to be measured.
Reto Stutz, Josef Lais, Jürg Hinderling
Filed: 26 Nov 18
Utility
Laser scanner
18 Jul 23
A laser scanner and a system with a laser scanner for measuring an environment.
Simon Mark, Klaus Bereuter, Benjamin Müller, Roman Steffen, Burkhard Böckem, Jürgen Dold, Jochen Scheja, Lukas Heinzle, Charles Leopold Elisabeth Dumoulin
Filed: 10 Nov 16
Utility
Airborne lidar pulse rate modulation
2 May 23
An airborne laser scanner configured to be arranged on an aircraft for surveying a target along a flight path.
Kristian Altmann, Andreas Axelsson
Filed: 23 Jan 19
Utility
Hybrid LiDAR-imaging device for aerial surveying
4 Apr 23
A hybrid LiDAR-imaging device is configured for aerial surveying and comprises a camera arrangement adapted for generating orthophoto data and a LiDAR device, in which an overall exposure area is provided by the camera arrangement, which has a transverse extension of at least 60 mm and the LiDAR device has a longitudinal extension axially along a ground viewing nominal LiDAR axis and a lateral extension substantially orthogonal to the nominal LiDAR axis, in which the longitudinal extension is larger than the lateral extension.
Patrick Steinmann, Werner Kirchhofer
Filed: 21 Sep 18
Utility
Geodetic system
14 Feb 23
A target of a geodetic system based on global and local identification references.
Markus Geser, Daniel Hofstetter, Martin Mayer
Filed: 19 Aug 20
Utility
Surveying system with image-based measuring
31 Jan 23
A method for image-based point measurement includes moving a surveying system along a path through a surrounding and capturing a series of images of the surrounding.
Bernhard Richter, Zoltán Török, Elmar Vincent Van Der Zwan, Bernhard Metzler
Filed: 22 Aug 19
Utility
Method and device for inpainting of colourised three-dimensional point clouds
31 Jan 23
A method for colourising a three-dimensional point cloud including surveying a point cloud with a surveying instrument.
Daniel Blaser, Richard Fetzel, Bianca Gordon, Marco Schröder, Bernd Walser
Filed: 24 Jan 18
Utility
Localization of a surveying instrument
31 Jan 23
A method for surveying an environment by a movable surveying instrument configured to be carried by a human with a progressional capturing of 2D-images by at least one camera and applying a visual simultaneous location and mapping algorithm (VSLAM) or a visual inertial simultaneous location and mapping algorithm (VISLAM) with a progressional deriving of a sparse evolving point cloud of at least part of the environment, and a progressional deriving of a trajectory of movement.
Zoltán Török, Thomas Mörwald
Filed: 12 Aug 20
Utility
Six DOF measurement aid module for determining 3D coordinates of points to be measured of an object surface
3 Jan 23
A six DOF measurement aid module for determining 3D coordinates of points to be measured of an object surface, comprising a laser tracker for determining the position and orientation of the six DOF measurement aid module.
Simon Fuchs, Daniel Moser
Filed: 29 Mar 21
Utility
Combined point cloud generation using a stationary laser scanner and a mobile scanner
3 Jan 23
Three-dimensional (3D) point cloud generation using a stationary laser scanner and a mobile scanner.
Thomas Mörwald, Zoltán Török, Bernhard Metzler
Filed: 21 Aug 20