Patents by Inventor Andreas Frede

Andreas Frede 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).

  • MANUAL WORK STATION AND CONTROL UNIT FOR CONTROLLING THE SEQUENCING OF A MANUAL WORK STATION
    Publication number: 20170305019
    Abstract: A manual work station, in particular a manual work station for manufacturing and/or a manual work station for packaging, comprising a work area accessible to a worker, the manual work station having at least one robotic arm, the manual work station having a safety device, which is designed in such a way that the robotic arm cooperates in a contact-free manner with the worker in the work area. The invention furthermore relates to a control unit for controlling the sequencing of a manual work station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: Wolfgang Pomrehn, Andreas Frede, Christoph Mueller, Marc Bindel, Uwe Dowedeit, Volker Hartmann
  • Method and system for production planning
    Publication number: 20040103015
    Abstract: A method for production planning in which a production planning sequence is subdivided into individual sequence steps. The individual steps are executed one after another and after each sequence step an evaluation is made of a result of the preceding sequence step. A system for performing the method, as well as a computer program and a computer program product are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2003
    Publication date: May 27, 2004
    Inventors: Ralf Schaffrath, Thomas Kotz, Knut Kille, Andreas Frede, Ruediger Herr
  • Shower system with adjustable streams
    Patent number: 6322005
    Abstract: The invention relates to a shower system with a showerhead (18) which is connected to a mixer faucet (12) for warm and cold water via a water delivery channel (16) and can be operated with various, according to selection, streams. According to the invention, a remote control unit is provided for adjusting the stream of the showerhead in order to enable an easier and more reliable change of the stream. To this end, an actuating element is located at a distance from the showerhead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2001
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Peter Kern, Rainer Schopp, Wilhelm Bauer, Andreas Frede