Patents by Inventor Dominic WILKEN

Dominic WILKEN 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).

  • Gripper assembly for lifting a flexible semi-finished product from a support, and a corresponding method
    Patent number: 11453563
    Abstract: A gripper arrangement for lifting a flexible semi-finished product from a support, wherein the gripper arrangement comprises a flexible semi-finished product resting on a support and at least one pair of grippers with a suction gripper or needle gripper and with at least one clamping gripper, wherein the suction or needle gripper is pivotable around an axis between a pick-up position for picking up an edge of the flexible semi-finished product and a transfer position for transferring the edge of the flexible semi-finished product to the clamping gripper. Furthermore, a corresponding method is described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: OLBRICH GmbH
    Inventor: Dominic Wilken
  • GRIPPER ASSEMBLY FOR LIFTING A FLEXIBLE SEMI-FINISHED PRODUCT FROM A SUPPORT, AND A CORRESPONDING METHOD
    Publication number: 20200216278
    Abstract: A gripper arrangement for lifting a flexible semi-finished product from a support, wherein the gripper arrangement comprises a flexible semi-finished product resting on a support and at least one pair of grippers with a suction gripper or needle gripper and with at least one clamping gripper, wherein the suction or needle gripper is pivotable around an axis between a pick-up position for picking up an edge of the flexible semi-finished product and a transfer position for transferring the edge of the flexible semi-finished product to the clamping gripper. Furthermore, a corresponding method is described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventor: Dominic WILKEN