Patents by Inventor Bernhard Stredele

Bernhard Stredele 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).

  • Method and device for identifying the position of an electrical component or terminals thereof, and equipping head employing same
    Patent number: 6359694
    Abstract: In a device and method for detecting the position of components and/or for checking the position of terminals of components, and an insertion head with such a device for detecting the position of components and/or for checking the position of terminals of components, the components are illuminated with vertically incident light, with multi-directional, obliquely incident light, and with horizontally incident light, so that the side surfaces of the components, and thus the projecting terminals as well are sufficiently illuminated. For the horizontal illumination, a light deflection element is employed wherein light is emitted by a light source into the light deflection element, is reflected at a first outer wall of the light deflection element, and is directed into an opening of the light deflection element in which the component is disposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2002
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Bernhard Stredele, Stefan Schnellinger, Guenther Wittmann, Hans-Horst Grasmueller