Patents by Inventor Ernst Hotz

Ernst Hotz 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).

  • Patent number: 10882299
    Abstract: A method for applying, in particular for evenly pressing across a surface, a component to a construction part by way of a manipulator, by receiving the component to be applied by means of a first vacuum pressure in a first interstice between a supporting member and the component, displacing the manipulator with the component towards the construction part, disposing the component at at least one partial surface of the construction part by way of the manipulator, where, during disposing, a second vacuum pressure is generated in a second interstice between the supporting member and the construction part, and mounting the component at the construction part by increasing the difference between the first and second vacuum pressures, where the manipulator continuously maintains the first vacuum pressure until completion of arrangement and at least partial attachment of the component at the construction part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: SIKA TECHNOLOGY AG
    Inventors: Ernst Hotz, Wolf-Peter Sander
  • Publication number: 20180244032
    Abstract: A method for applying, in particular for evenly pressing across a surface, a component to a construction part by way of a manipulator, by receiving the component to be applied by means of a first vacuum pressure in a first interstice between a supporting member and the component, displacing the manipulator with the component towards the construction part, disposing the component at at least one partial surface of the construction part by way of the manipulator, where, during disposing, a second vacuum pressure is generated in a second interstice between the supporting member and the construction part, and mounting the component at the construction part by increasing the difference between the first and second vacuum pressures, where the manipulator continuously maintains the first vacuum pressure until completion of arrangement and at least partial attachment of the component at the construction part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Ernst Hotz, Wolf-Peter Sander
  • Publication number: 20170267402
    Abstract: An apparatus for storing and/or for transporting, in particular, flat parts, including a storage device, which has a floor or floor sections, and a dividing structure, through which individual compartments lying alongside each other can be formed inside of the storage device where the floor or floor sections can be adjusted in height relative to the dividing structure and, for this purpose, the dividing structure has preferably delimiting elements between individual compartments of the storage device, where openings are configured in the delimiting elements and a lifting device is, for instance, provided for raising and/or lowering the floor, so that the parts between the delimiting elements are raised or lowered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Hans-Peter Brodhäcker, Ernst Hotz, Arnd Lüdke, Manfred Krimpmann
  • Patent number: 7987575
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for applying films (10) to interior wall sections of the bodywork (7) of a vehicle with the aid of an instrument or robot (6) comprising a multi-membered articulated arm (18, 19) and gripping elements (21) for the films. To reduce the mounting time, the robot (6) is driven through an opening (14) in the interior of the bodywork (7), the films (10) to be applied are transported by transport elements (11) to the vicinity of the interior or into the interior of the bodywork (7) and the delivered films (10) are taken from the transport elements by the robot (6) and its gripping elements (21) and are applied to the respective interior wall sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: AKsys GmbH
    Inventors: Ernst Hotz, Josef Polak
  • Patent number: 7344653
    Abstract: A bitumen film containing magnetic powder is heated prior to magnetization to a temperature enabling the magnetic powder particles to be oriented according to the effect of the magnetic field. The bitumen film is sufficiently cooled after magnetization in order to preserve the magnetization, whereby the orientation of the magnetic powder particles, which is adjusted during magnetization, is maintained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2008
    Assignee: CWW-Gerko Akustik GmbH
    Inventors: Josef Polak, Christoph Freist, Gerd Mannebach, Ernst Hotz, Joachim Oster
  • Publication number: 20080000070
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for applying films (10) to interior wall sections of the bodywork (7) of a vehicle with the aid of an instrument or robot (6) comprising a multi-membered articulated arm (18, 19) and gripping elements (21) for the films. To reduce the mounting time, the robot (6) is driven through an opening (14) in the interior of the bodywork (7), the films (10) to be applied are transported by transport elements (11) to the vicinity of the interior or into the interior of the bodywork (7) and the delivered films (10) are taken from the transport elements by the robot (6) and its gripping elements (21) and are applied to the respective interior wall sections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2005
    Publication date: January 3, 2008
    Inventors: Ernst Hotz, Josef Polak
  • Publication number: 20040238072
    Abstract: A bitumen film containing magnetic powder is heated prior to magnetization to a temperature enabling the magnetic powder particles to be oriented according to the effect of the magnetic field. The bitumen film is sufficiently cooled after magnetization in order to preserve said magnetization, whereby the orientation, whereby the orientation of the magnetic powder particles, which is adjusted during magnetization, is maintained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2004
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Inventors: Josef Polak, Christoph Freist, Gerd Mannebach, Ernst Hotz, Joachim Oster