Patents by Inventor Hubert Wilbs

Hubert Wilbs 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).

  • Workpiece bending and joining machine
    Patent number: 6564442
    Abstract: A machine tool for processing sheet metal workpieces which has a bending station and a joining station between which the workpiece is moved. The bending station has a positioning stop for the positioning of the workpiece relative to the bending tools, and the stop is movable in controlled fashion by a motorized drive unit. This drive unit also moves a laser welding head at the joining station to perform a welding operation on the workpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2003
    Assignee: Trumpf GmbH + Co.
    Inventors: Friedrich Kilian, Hubert Wilbs
  • Lifter and separator for stacked flexible flat workpieces
    Publication number: 20020133926
    Abstract: A machine tool for processing sheet metal workpieces which has a bending station and a joining station between which the workpiece is moved. The bending station has a positioning stop for the positioning of the workpiece relative to the bending tools, and the stop is movable in controlled fashion by a motorized drive unit. This drive unit also moves a laser welding head at the joining station to perform a welding operation on the workpiece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2001
    Publication date: September 26, 2002
    Inventors: Friedrich Kilian, Hubert Wilbs