Patents by Inventor Franz KIENZL

Franz KIENZL 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).

  • Pallet system comprising a setup pallet and a setup pallet receptacle
    Patent number: 8448930
    Abstract: A pallet system with a setup pallet (3) for receiving a test component (70) and with a setup pallet receptacle (4) includes a pallet docking plate (64) with a number of pallet media connections (65, 66) on the setup pallet (3), and a receptacle docking unit (10) having a receptacle docking plate (20) with a number of matching receptacle media connections (30, 32) on the setup pallet receptacle (4). The pallet docking plate (64) and/or the receptacle docking plate (20) are/is arranged movably and a movable docking plate (20, 64) can be fed toward the other docking plate (64, 20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: AVL List GmbH
    Inventors: Franz Kienzl, Martin Wetzel
  • PALLET SYSTEM COMPRISING A SETUP PALLET AND A SETUP PALLET RECEPTACLE
    Publication number: 20120205851
    Abstract: A pallet system with a setup pallet (3) for receiving a test component (70) and with a setup pallet receptacle (4) includes a pallet docking plate (64) with a number of pallet media connections (65, 66) on the setup pallet (3), and a receptacle docking unit (10) having a receptacle docking plate (20) with a number of matching receptacle media connections (30, 32) on the setup pallet receptacle (4). The pallet docking plate (64) and/or the receptacle docking plate (20) are/is arranged movably and a movable docking plate (20, 64) can be fed toward the other docking plate (64, 20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2012
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Inventors: Franz KIENZL, Martin WETZEL