Patents by Inventor Gunther Battenberg

Gunther Battenberg 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: 11656205
    Abstract: A method and arrangement for testing and/or correction of a weld (34, 36, 38) of a test object (26, 102), including alignment of an ultrasonic probe (16, 128) guided by a robot (100) on a target position of the weld (28, 30, 32), determination of the actual position (34, 36, 38) of the weld by means of an optical sensor (22, 130) and alignment of the ultrasonic probe (16) on the actual position, and measurement of the weld, where CAD data of the target position of the weld (28, 30, 32) is made available, on the basis of the CAD data of the weld the ultrasonic probe (16, 128) is aligned on the target position of the weld, and the ultrasonic probe is placed on the weld with controlled force after determination of the actual position (34, 36, 38) of the weld by means of the optical sensor (22, 130).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: BATTENBERG ROBOTIC GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Günther Battenberg
  • Patent number: 11525748
    Abstract: A method for detecting at least one characteristic parameter of a closure element (12) closing an opening. By means of a handling device (10), a movement is imposed on the closure element (12), wherein at least the interacting force between the closure element and the handing device during the movement is determined by means of a first sensor (20) integrated in the handling device, and position changes of the closure element during the movement sequence are detected by means of a second sensor (26).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: BATTENBERG ROBOTIC GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Günther Battenberg
  • Publication number: 20200355566
    Abstract: A method for detecting at least one characteristic parameter of a closure element (12) closing an opening. By means of a handling device (10), a movement is imposed on the closure element (12), wherein at least the interacting force between the closure element and the handing device during the movement is determined by means of a first sensor (20) integrated in the handling device, and position changes of the closure element during the movement sequence are detected by means of a second sensor (26).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Applicant: Battenberg Robotic GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Günther BATTENBERG
  • Publication number: 20200271627
    Abstract: A method and arrangement for testing and/or correction of a weld (34, 36, 38) of a test object (26, 102), including alignment of an ultrasonic probe (16, 128) guided by a robot (100) on a target position of the weld (28, 30, 32), determination of the actual position (34, 36, 38) of the weld by means of an optical sensor (22, 130) and alignment of the ultrasonic probe (16) on the actual position, and measurement of the weld, where CAD data of the target position of the weld (28, 30, 32) is made available, on the basis of the CAD data of the weld the ultrasonic probe (16, 128) is aligned on the target position of the weld, and the ultrasonic probe is placed on the weld with controlled force after determination of the actual position (34, 36, 38) of the weld by means of the optical sensor (22, 130).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Applicant: BATTENBERG ROBOTIC GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Günther BATTENBERG
  • Patent number: 8364435
    Abstract: A method and a device are provided for testing the design of a seat comprising a seat area, a backrest, and a headrest. The method includes positioning a body simulating element with a reference measuring point on the seat by means of a robot kinematics; passive switching of the robot kinematics; measuring a distance between the reference measuring point and the headrest; and comparing the measured distance with a reference value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Inventor: Günther Battenberg
  • Patent number: 8090672
    Abstract: A system (10) testing and rating operation-dependent processes and/or components (20) in automated production and test sequences comprises a robot (12) which by means of a minimum of one sensor (14, 16) detects test/measured values (M) of at least one operating and/or display element (22, 24) of the component (20) to be tested respectively rated and transmits to an analyzer (40) analyzing and rating the measured values (M) by means of defined quality functions (50), said quality functions by means of operators (52) imitating human rating schematics respectively rules and based on this processing result generating at least one rating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Inventor: Günther Battenberg
  • Publication number: 20100204954
    Abstract: A method and a device are provided for testing the design of a seat comprising a seat area, a backrest, and a headrest. The method includes positioning a body simulating element with a reference measuring point on the seat by means of a robot kinematics; passive switching of the robot kinematics; measuring a distance between the reference measuring point and the headrest; and comparing the measured distance with a reference value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2010
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Inventor: Günther Battenberg
  • Publication number: 20090006300
    Abstract: A system (10) testing and rating operation-dependent processes and/or components (20) in automated production and test sequences comprises a robot (12) which by means of a minimum of one sensor (14, 16) detects test/measured values (M) of at least one operating and/or display element (22, 24) of the component (20) to be tested respectively rated and transmits to an analyzer (40) analyzing and rating the measured values (M) by means of defined quality functions (50), said quality functions by means of operators (52) imitating human rating schematics respectively rules and based on this processing result generating at least one rating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2006
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Inventor: Gunther Battenberg