Patents
US 9348026 B2: Device and method for determination of a position of an object by means of ultrasonic waves
- Granted
- 2016-05-24
- Filed
- 2012-07-19 application 14342494
- Type
- Utility · 9 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
An apparatus for marking an object includes a marking unit for marking the object with a laser beam, a transporting device for transporting the object and a device for determination of a position of the object by means of ultrasonic waves originating from the object. A pulsed laser beam is directed to the object to cause vibrations at a surface of the object, by which vibrations the object is excited to generate ultrasonic waves.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg160524.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alltec Angewandte Laserlicht Technologie GmbH 31 patents | Foreign company or organization | Selmsdorf, DE | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin L. Armbruster | Chicopee, MA | 13 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Brad D. Gilmartin | Gardner, MA | 13 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Peter J. Kueckendahl | Bad Oldesloe, DE | 28 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Bernard J. Richard | Dudley, MA | 14 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Daniel J. Ryan | Sycamore, IL | 24 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | G01S15/06 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-08-05 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | ARMBRUSTER, KEVIN L. signed 2014-07-14 GILMARTIN, BRAD D. signed 2014-07-14 KUECKENDAHL, PETER J. signed 2014-07-14 RICHARD, BERNARD J. signed 2014-07-14 RYAN, DANIEL J. signed 2014-07-14 | ALLTEC ANGEWANDTE LASERLICHT TECHNOLOGIE GMBH SELMSDORF | 33467/891 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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