Patents by Inventor Markus Kiser

Markus Kiser 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: 11322277
    Abstract: A cable changer includes a cable guide for retaining a plurality of cables at different heights, and a cable feed apparatus for feeding one of the cables to a cable processing machine, the height of the cable guide being adjustable relative to the cable feed apparatus, such that the cable feed apparatus can feed different cables of the cable guide to the cable processing machine depending on the height of the cable guide relative to the cable feed apparatus. The cable guide has height alignment elements and the cable feed apparatus has height determination elements that are complementary to the height alignment elements, the height alignment elements and the height determination elements locking the cable guide at one of a plurality of specified heights relative to the cable feed apparatus when the height determination elements are connected to some of the height alignment elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: KOMAX HOLDING AG
    Inventors: Markus Kiser, Adrian Gisler, Martin Stocker
  • Patent number: 11231559
    Abstract: An inspection apparatus for inspecting a cable end of a cable, with and without a connected crimp contact, includes a mirror apparatus with a central axis along which the cable end can be arranged for checking the cable end. The mirror apparatus includes a plurality of mirror elements arranged at a predetermined angle to each other and arranged at a predetermined angle to the central axis, each mirror element having a mirror arranged along the central axis for viewing the cable end from a different viewpoint. The inspection apparatus includes a camera for generating images of the cable end from the different viewing angles of the mirrors. At least a portion of each of the mirror elements is held in a respective position in the mirror apparatus by magnets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: KOMAX HOLDING AG
    Inventors: Adrian Gisler, Markus Kiser, Martin Stocker
  • Patent number: 10906072
    Abstract: An inspection device for inspecting a cable end of a cable, with and without a connected crimp contact, includes a mirror arrangement having a central axis along which the cable end can be arranged for inspection. The mirror arrangement includes a plurality of mirrors arranged at a predetermined angle to one another and at a predetermined angle to the central axis, each mirror viewing the cable end from a different angle. The inspection device includes a camera for generating images of the cable end from the different viewing angles of the mirrors. A transparent disk is arranged between the camera and the mirror arrangement to prevent dirt and/or dust from moving from the mirror arrangement to the camera. A compressed air cleaning device cleans the disk and/or the mirrors with compressed air ejected along the disk and/or along at least a part of the mirrors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: KOMAX HOLDING AG
    Inventors: Adrian Gisler, Markus Kiser, Martin Stocker
  • Patent number: 10727654
    Abstract: In a method for stripping a cable having a multi-layered sheath, first, an initial layer of the sheath of the cable is cut in a stripping device using at least one stripping blade. This is followed by cutting an inner layer of the sheath located opposite the first layer using a laser beam of a laser cutting device. The stripping process is completed by removal of the sheath that was cut using the stripping blade and the laser beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: KOMAX HOLDING AG
    Inventors: Markus Kiser, Martin Stocker
  • Publication number: 20200047221
    Abstract: An inspection device for inspecting a cable end of a cable, with and without a connected crimp contact, includes a mirror arrangement having a central axis along which the cable end can be arranged for inspection. The mirror arrangement includes a plurality of mirrors arranged at a predetermined angle to one another and at a predetermined angle to the central axis, each mirror viewing the cable end from a different angle. The inspection device includes a camera for generating images of the cable end from the different viewing angles of the mirrors. A transparent disk is arranged between the camera and the mirror arrangement to prevent dirt and/or dust from moving from the mirror arrangement to the camera. A compressed air cleaning device cleans the disk and/or the mirrors with compressed air ejected along the disk and/or along at least a part of the mirrors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Adrian Gisler, Markus Kiser, Martin Stocker
  • Publication number: 20200049942
    Abstract: An inspection apparatus for inspecting a cable end of a cable, with and without a connected crimp contact, includes a mirror apparatus with a central axis along which the cable end can be arranged for checking the cable end. The mirror apparatus includes a plurality of mirror elements arranged at a predetermined angle to each other and arranged at a predetermined angle to the central axis, each mirror element having a mirror arranged along the central axis for viewing the cable end from a different viewpoint. The inspection apparatus includes a camera for generating images of the cable end from the different viewing angles of the mirrors. At least a portion of each of the mirror elements is held in a respective position in the mirror apparatus by magnets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Adrian Gisler, Markus Kiser, Martin Stocker
  • Publication number: 20200035384
    Abstract: A cable changer includes a cable guide for retaining a plurality of cables at different heights, and a cable feed apparatus for feeding one of the cables to a cable processing machine, the height of the cable guide being adjustable relative to the cable feed apparatus, such that the cable feed apparatus can feed different cables of the cable guide to the cable processing machine depending on the height of the cable guide relative to the cable feed apparatus. The cable guide has height alignment elements and the cable feed apparatus has height determination elements that are complementary to the height alignment elements, the height alignment elements and the height determination elements locking the cable guide at one of a plurality of specified heights relative to the cable feed apparatus when the height determination elements are connected to some of the height alignment elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Markus Kiser, Adrian Gisler, Martin Stocker
  • Patent number: 10446998
    Abstract: A device for fitting a connector housing provided with a sealing mat to a prefabricated cable end of a cable includes a fitting unit with a cable gripper having an insertion element. The cable end can be introduced into the connector housing with the fitting unit, wherein the sealing mat has a cable through-hole that can receive the cable in a sealing manner. The insertion element is guided through the cable through-hole of the sealing mat during the fitting process. The insertion element has a shaft and a widened tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: KOMAX HOLDING AG
    Inventors: Jean-Luc Felices, Beat Estermann, Markus Kiser, Simon Hugener
  • Publication number: 20180316152
    Abstract: A device for fitting a connector housing provided with a sealing mat to a prefabricated cable end of a cable includes a fitting unit with a cable gripper having an insertion element. The cable end can be introduced into the connector housing with the fitting unit, wherein the sealing mat has a cable through-hole that can receive the cable in a sealing manner. The insertion element is guided through the cable through-hole of the sealing mat during the fitting process. The insertion element has a shaft and a widened tip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: Jean-Luc Felices, Beat Estermann, Markus Kiser, Simon Hugener
  • Publication number: 20180109085
    Abstract: In a method for stripping a cable having a multi-layered sheath, first, an initial layer of the sheath of the cable is cut in a stripping device using at least one stripping blade. This is followed by cutting an inner layer of the sheath located opposite the first layer using a laser beam of a laser cutting device. The stripping process is completed by removal of the sheath that was cut using the stripping blade and the laser beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: Markus Kiser, Martin Stocker