Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090021721 | Hand-held laser distance measuring device with a pulse reflection mixing method - A hand-held laser distance measuring device ( | 01-22-2009 |
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20100302527 | LASER INSTRUMENT FOR ELECTRO-OPTICAL DISTANCE MEASUREMENT - A laser instrument for electro-optical measurement of the distance of a target object to a reference mark is disclosed. The instrument includes a housing, a measuring device which emits a laser beam and determines a distance value from the receiving beam coming from the target object, an outlet opening to couple out the laser beam from the housing, a display device to display the distance value and an operating device to operate the laser instrument and to start a distance measurement. The display and operating devices are arranged on an upper side of the housing. The outlet opening is arranged in the upper side, in the lower side opposite from the upper side or in a side surface of the housing. | 12-02-2010 |
20100309453 | LASER INSTRUMENT FOR ELECTRO-OPTICAL DISTANCE MEASUREMENT - A laser instrument for electro-optical measurement of the distance of a target object to a reference mark is disclosed. The instrument includes a housing, where the housing has an outlet opening to couple out a laser beam from the laser instrument, a measuring device which emits a laser beam and determines a distance value from the receiving beam coming from the target object, a display device to display the distance value, an operating device to operate the laser instrument and to start the distance measurement, and an optical sighting device to align the laser beam on the target object. The direction in which a user looks into the optical sighting device is aligned parallel to the optical axis of the laser beam coupled out of the laser instrument via the outlet opening. | 12-09-2010 |
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20110316714 | Method and laser receiver for acoustically indicating a laser beam - A laser receiver ( | 12-29-2011 |
20120124851 | Rotating Laser Device Having an Inclined Laser Plane and a Method for Aligning a Rotating Laser Device - A rotating laser device and method is disclosed. The laser device includes a laser unit, which generates a laser beam, a leveling device, which aligns the laser beam in a horizontal plane which is arranged perpendicular to the gravitational field of the earth, an inclination device, which inclines the laser beam about an axis of inclination in relation to the horizontal plane, a rotational unit which moves the laser unit at least partially about an axis of rotation at a rotational speed, and a measuring unit with which an angle of rotation of the laser unit about the axis of rotation can be determined such that a memory unit is provided for storing at least one angular position. | 05-24-2012 |
20120127553 | Rotary Laser Device and Method for Controlling a Laser Beam - A rotary laser device and method is disclosed. The rotary laser device includes a laser device, which generates a laser beam, a rotating device, which moves the laser device at least partially around an axis of rotation at a rotation speed, and a measuring device, with which an angle of rotation of the laser device around the axis of rotation can be determined. A memory device is provided for saving at least one angular position. | 05-24-2012 |
20120187868 | LASER INSTRUMENT AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING THE LASER POWER - A laser instrument and a method for adjusting the laser power is disclosed. The laser instrument includes a laser device which generates a laser beam and a rotating device which moves the laser device back and forth around an axis of rotation between a first turning point and a second turning point. The laser beam generates a laser line between a first end point and a second end point on a target surface. A control device is provided which adjusts the laser power of the laser beam as a function of a rotation angle and/or an angular velocity of the rotating device. | 07-26-2012 |
20130057249 | Method and Device for Detecting a Conductive Object - A method for detecting an electrically and/or magnetically conductive object in a vicinity of a sensor head of a device, having the following steps:
| 03-07-2013 |
20130137079 | REFERENCE BASED POSITIONING OF HANDHELD TOOLS - A method for positioning a handheld tool is disclosed. In one embodiment, information is received at a handheld tool for positioning a working end of the handheld tool at a desired position. Information is also received at the handheld tool for aligning the handheld tools at the desired position. | 05-30-2013 |
20130137468 | INTEGRATING POSITION INFORMATION INTO A HANDHELD TOOL - A method for integrating position information is disclosed. In one embodiment, the position data of an object embedded in a material at a worksite is recorded. The position data is used to update a record showing the position of the object as an embedded object. The position of the embedded object is displayed at a handheld tool. | 05-30-2013 |
20130138464 | INTEGRATION OF AS BUILT DATA OF A PROJECT - A method for reporting as-built data of a project is disclosed. In one embodiment, at least one attribute of a task perform by a handheld tool is recorded at the handheld tool. The attribute of the at least one task is reported via a wireless communication link to an information management system. The at least one attribute of the task is used to update a record of a project stored at the information management system. | 05-30-2013 |
20130138465 | APPLICATION INFORMATION FOR POWER TOOLS - A method for conveying application information for power tools is disclosed. In one embodiment, information describing a task which is to be performed by a handheld tool is accessed. In one embodiment, the handheld tool is a power tool. Based upon the information describing the task, at least one operating parameter for performing the task is conveyed to the handheld tool. The handheld tool is then configured with the at least one operating parameter prior to initiating the task. | 05-30-2013 |
20130138466 | AUTOMATED HANDTOOL TASK VERIFICATION - A method of automated handheld tool task verification is disclosed. In one embodiment, at least one operating parameter for performing a task is received at a handheld tool. It is then verified at the handheld tool that it is configured with the at least one operating parameter. The handheld tool then generates data verifying that the task was performed in accordance with the at least one operating parameter. | 05-30-2013 |
20130138606 | MANAGING INFORMATION AT A CONSTRUCTION SITE - A method for managing information at a construction site is disclosed. In one embodiment, task data is received from a handheld tool at a construction site. A database is populated with the task data such that the task data can be retrieved from the database. The task data is then used to generate at least one report. | 05-30-2013 |
20130162971 | OPTICAL SYSTEM - An optical system is disclosed. The optical system includes a radiation device having a rotational pointer, in particular a rotary laser, for the contactless display of an azimuth plane on a circumferentially disposed target object, which is configured to generate a light signal rotating or turning in the azimuth plane when emitting optical pointer radiation. A control and computing unit, which is configured to put the rotational pointer into a first operating mode or a second operating mode, where a light signal rotating continuously over a round angle by the rotational pointer can be generated in the first operating mode and a light signal that is rotatable in a limited angular sector of a round angle can be generated in the second operating mode. A radiation receiver is configured to receive and/or reflect optical radiation. | 06-27-2013 |
20140268064 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROJECTION OF BIM INFORMATION - A system for projecting an image, including layout information, on a surface in a building under construction has a projector mounted on a moveable support for supporting a worker at a work position in the building. The projector projects an image on a surface above the moveable support in response to an image signal defining the image to be projected. The image indicates the location of connectors, anchors, and holes to be affixed to, or cut through, the surface. A system determines the two dimensional position of the projector in the building, and a distance measuring system for determines the distance from the projector to said surface. A processor, responsive to a memory having stored building plan images, provides an image signal to the projector adjusted for the two dimensional location of the projector and for the distance from the projector to the surface. | 09-18-2014 |