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Granted Patent B2
US 12,253,455 · App. 17/913,514 · Granted Mar 18, 2025

Device for optically identifying surfaces

Inventor: Kai Zeh (Munich, DE)
Assignee: 4Art Holding AG
G01N21/01F21S4/20F21V5/04F21V33/00G01N2021/0106G01N2021/0181G01N2201/0221
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Patent No.
US 12,253,455
App. No.
17/913,514
Granted
Mar 18, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A device for optically identifying surfaces, in particular for optically identifying structured and/or pictorial surfaces, spaces and/or e.g. paintings or sculptures is simple to use independently of the location. For this purpose, the device includes a housing in which light-emitting and light-receiving elements are arranged, and the device also includes a first portion having at least one lens, a portion that follows the first portion in the longitudinal direction and has a screen, and an adjoining handle portion.

Claims (36)

1. A device for optically identifying surfaces, the device comprising:

a housing in which light-emitting and light-receiving elements are arranged,

wherein the housing is rod-shaped and extends along a longitudinal axis,

the housing includes a first area with at least one lens, an area following in a longitudinal direction with a screen, and a subsequent grip area, and

the lens extends in the longitudinal direction and is arranged on an outer surface of the housing.

2. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the device is formed as a portable handheld device.

3. The device according to claim 2 , wherein the at least one lens is rod-shaped or round.

4. The device according to claim 3 , wherein the light-emitting elements comprise at least one light source extending parallel to the lens.

5. The device according to claim 4 , wherein the device further includes:

a computer unit; and

at least one sensor and/or at least one communication module.

6. The device according to claim 2 , wherein the light-emitting elements comprise at least one light source extending parallel to the lens.

7. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one lens is rod-shaped and extends along the outer surface from an end face of the housing to the area with the screen, the end face extending perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.

8. The device according to claim 7 , wherein the light-emitting elements comprise at least one light source extending parallel to the lens.

9. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the light-emitting elements comprise at least one light source extending parallel to the lens such that the device is not configured to emit light in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis.

10. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the device further includes:

a computer unit;

at least one sensor;

at least one communication module.

11. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one lens is round.

12. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the light-emitting elements are also arranged on the outer surface of the housing.

13. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the light-emitting elements comprise at least one light source extending parallel to the lens on the outer surface of the housing.

14. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the device further includes:

a computer unit; and

at least one sensor configured for distance measurement and/or configured for detecting rotational movement.

15. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the device further includes a computer unit configured for optically identifying surface structures of a painting or sculpture based on light waves emitted by the light-emitting elements and reflected from the surface of the painting or sculpture.

16. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the outer surface extends parallel to the longitudinal axis and completely surrounds the longitudinal axis in the circumferential direction.

17. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the lens is not arranged on an end face of the housing that extends perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.

18. A device for optically identifying surface structures, the device comprising:

a rod-shaped housing that extends along a longitudinal axis; and

light-emitting and light-receiving elements,

wherein a first area on an outer surface of the housing includes at least one lens that extends in the longitudinal direction,

a second area on the outer surface of the housing, which follows the first area in a longitudinal direction, includes a screen, and

a third area on the outer surface of the housing includes a grip area.

19. The device according to claim 18 , wherein the first area on the outer surface of the housing also includes the light-emitting elements.

20. The device according to claim 18 , wherein the light-emitting elements comprise at least one light source extending parallel to the lens in the first area on the outer surface of the housing.

Assignments (2)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE RECEIVING PARTY DATA: STREET ADDRESS, CITY. COUNTRY. POSTAL CODE PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 061524 FRAME: 0742. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Feb 1, 2023
From: ZEH, KAI
To: 4ART HOLDING AG
Reel/Frame 062968/0051 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 25, 2022
From: ZEH, KAI
To: 4ART HOLDING AG
Reel/Frame 061524/0742 →
Priority Claims (1)
CH 00345/20 · Mar 23, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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