Patents by Inventor Achim NOLD

Achim NOLD has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Robot with tool for tracking adjustment
    Patent number: 10279442
    Abstract: A robot includes a movable robot arm, at least one actuator for moving the robot arm, and a tool attached to the robot arm for adjusting the track of a wheel by turning of a track rod of a motor vehicle. The tool includes a tool head and a tool handle connecting the tool head to the robot arm. The tool head has a slot-shaped opening in a distal end, which is remote from the robot arm, for introducing a track rod with a thickness that is less than or equal to 20%, and preferably less than and equal to 15% of the tool head from the distal end to the connection to the tool handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Judith Apold, Hans Jürgen Walther, Achim Nold
  • Robot with tool for tracking adjustment
    Publication number: 20170173746
    Abstract: A robot includes a movable robot arm, at least one actuator for moving the robot arm, and a tool attached to the robot arm for adjusting the track of a wheel by turning of a track rod of a motor vehicle. The tool includes a tool head and a tool handle connecting the tool head to the robot arm. The tool head has a slot-shaped opening in a distal end, which is remote from the robot arm, for introducing a track rod with a thickness that is less than or equal to 20%, and preferably less than and equal to 15% of the tool head from the distal end to the connection to the tool handle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Judith APOLD, Hans Jürgen WALTHER, Achim NOLD