Patents
US 11947051 B2: Sensor calibration set-up tool with angular offset functionality
- Granted
- 2024-04-02
- Filed
- 2020-10-30 application 17085062
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
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Abstract
A set-up tool for aiding vehicle sensor calibrations having a structure with a first and second vehicle contact points configured to contact a vehicle and establish a calibration axis. A substantially vertically projected flat blade laser may be placed in a position perpendicular to the calibration axis and used to align the set-up tool with a center of the vehicle. Once centered, the laser ma be transitioned to project a laser line, in coordination with a protractor having a base-line parallel to the calibration axis (which is now substantially parallel to a transverse axis of the vehicle), at a discreet angle away from the center of the vehicle. A target may then be placed along the laser line to aid in the calibration of vehicle sensors.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg240402.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bosch Automotive Service Solutions, Inc. 235 patents | US company or organization | Warren, MI | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Robert Bosch GmbH 16,633 patents | Foreign company or organization | Stuttgart, DE | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Newkirk | Owatonna, MN | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Jeremy Harmer | Austin, MN | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Eric Wuchte | Casco, MI | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| James P. Baum | Waterford, MI | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B60R | Vehicles, vehicle fittings, or vehicle parts, not otherwise provided for | B60R1/23 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G01S | Radio direction-finding; radio navigation; determining distance or velocity by use of radio waves; locating or presence-detecting by use of the reflection or reradiation of radio waves; analogous arrangements using other waves | G01S7/4972 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G01B | Measuring length, thickness or similar linear dimensions; measuring angles; measuring areas; measuring irregularities of surfaces or contours | G01B11/2755 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G01D | Measuring not specially adapted for a specific variable; arrangements for measuring two or more variables not covered in a single other subclass; tariff metering apparatus; measuring or testing not otherwise provided for | G01D18/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H04N | Pictorial communication, e.g. television | H04N17/002 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
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