Patents by Inventor Michael Kaever
Michael Kaever 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).
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Patent number: 9405282Abstract: A control device cyclically accepts each safety-oriented input signal from an industrial-technical process in a fail-safe manner, and transfers the safety-oriented input signals to a Cloud using a fail-safe protocol over a link to a computer network. The control device also accepts signals from the Cloud over the link to the computer network, using the fail-safe protocol for the industrial-technical process specific safety-oriented control signals, and decides based on additional information in a fail-safe manner whether it recognizes the safety-oriented control signals determined by the Cloud for the industrial-technical process as correct. Depending on the result of the decision, the device controls the industrial-technical process in accordance with the safety-oriented control signals in a fail-safe manner or places the industrial-technical process into a safe state in a fail-safe manner.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2012Date of Patent: August 2, 2016Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Carsten Hamm, Michael Kaever
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Patent number: 8457787Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the targeted reaction in the event of contact between an element (4, 6) pertaining to a machine and an object (5, 7), and a corresponding control device (14). Upon identification of contact between the machine element (4, 6) and the object (5, 7), if the machine axle is shifted into rapid displacement mode in an automated manner during the contact by means of a control device (14), further displacement of the machine axle (3, 41, 42, 43) is stopped by the drive (42, 43) of the machine (3, 41, 42, 43) being immediately cut off. Upon identification of contact, if the machine axle is shifted into slow displacement mode in an automated manner during the contact by means of a control device (14), collision detection is carried out, further displacement of the machine axle (3, 41, 42, 43) being stopped if a collision is detected.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2006Date of Patent: June 4, 2013Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Robert Gliβmann, Michael Kaever, Stephan Platen
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Patent number: 8090463Abstract: During the production of a product by means of a production machine, an evaluation device receives actual states of components of the production machine, detected by sensors at detection times, and/or operating states of a control device of the production machine at the defined detection times. The evaluation device compares the states of each detection time transmitted thereto with pre-defined state combinations and thus determines fulfilled state combinations. For each fulfilled state combination, the evaluation device selects relevant states from the states of the respective detection time transmitted thereto, and corresponding information and the respective detection time are stored with the relevant states such that they are available for other evaluations.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2006Date of Patent: January 3, 2012Assignee: Siemens AktiengsellschaftInventors: Michael Kaever, Volker Maier
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Publication number: 20110316335Abstract: An automation machine with a plurality of electric energy loads and a method for operating an automation machine is disclosed. The automation machine is operated by controlling, with a machining program, a machining operation carried out with the automation machine on at least one item and having at least one machining step, determining the active electric power consumed by the plurality of energy loads, and determining from the determined active electric power consumed by the plurality of energy loads the electric energy consumed by the machine or by the plurality of energy loads for at least one of a machined item, a machining step and a pass through the machining program. The lowest electric energy consumption can be determined by comparing different machining operations, with a future machining operation to be controlled with the machining program having the lowest electric energy consumption, enabling energy-efficient operation of an automation machine.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2010Publication date: December 29, 2011Applicant: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Jochen Bretschneider, Michael Kaever, Michael König
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Patent number: 7908946Abstract: There is described a tool as well as a method for machining a workpiece made of a hard material by means of a geometrically determined blade. In order to obtain an improved surface quality of the machined workpiece when machining such a hard and brittle material, a tool is provided which has a cutting angle of less than 10°. According to the associated machining method, rotational speeds exceeding 1300 rpm are used. There is further described a machine that is to be used in such a tool and is utilized in such a method.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2006Date of Patent: March 22, 2011Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Anthimos Georgiadis, Michael Kaever
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Publication number: 20100222912Abstract: During the production of a product by means of a production machine, an evaluation device receives actual states of components of the production machine, detected by sensors at detection times, and/or operating states of a control device of the production machine at the defined detection times. The evaluation device compares the states of each detection time transmitted thereto with pre-defined state combinations and thus determines fulfilled state combinations. For each fulfilled state combination, the evaluation device selects relevant states from the states of the respective detection time transmitted thereto, and corresponding information and the respective detection time are stored with the relevant states such that they are available for other evaluations.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2006Publication date: September 2, 2010Inventors: Michael Kaever, Volker Maier
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Patent number: 7607329Abstract: With a method according to the invention for free bending, a workpiece to be machined, such as a sheet metal plate, is brought into contact with a bending edge of a lower die. A bending punching tool is moved opposite to the lower die, such that the sheet metal plate is bent by the punching tool in terms of generating a predetermined target bending angle across the bending edge. In this case, the achieved bending angle is measured at least after a first bending process and the bending force to be applied and the measuring curve resulting therefrom are determined during the bending process as a function of the traverse path of the bending punching tool.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2006Date of Patent: October 27, 2009Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Burkhard Heller, Michael Kaever, Nader Ridane
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Patent number: 7559184Abstract: When viewing in the direction of material flow of a flat film web of a packaging machine for tubular bags, a film conveying device is situated behind a shaping shoulder of a packaging machine for tubular bags. The film conveying device enables the film web to be drawn off from a film delivery device and pulled over the shaping shoulder. The film web can be shaped by means of the shaping shoulder into a bag extending in the direction of material flow. When viewing in the direction of material flow, a film joining device is situated behind the shaping shoulder. This film joining device can join together opposite lying edge areas of the film web. An incorrect position of the film web perpendicular to the direction of material flow can be detected and transmitted to a control device by a sensor device located, when viewing in the direction of material flow, between the shaping shoulder and the film joining device.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2005Date of Patent: July 14, 2009Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Holger Grzonka, Michael Kaever, Alexander Lotze
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Publication number: 20090048713Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the targeted reaction in the event of contact between an element (4, 6) pertaining to a machine and an object (5, 7), and a corresponding control device (14). Upon identification of contact between the machine element (4, 6) and the object (5, 7), if the machine axle is shifted into rapid displacement mode in an automated manner during the contact by means of a control device (14), further displacement of the machine axle (3, 41, 42, 43) is stopped by the drive (42, 43) of the machine (3, 41, 42, 43) being immediately cut off. Upon identification of contact, if the machine axle is shifted into slow displacement mode in an automated manner during the contact by means of a control device (14), collision detection is carried out, further displacement of the machine axle (3, 41, 42, 43) being stopped if a collision is detected.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2006Publication date: February 19, 2009Applicant: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Robert Glissmann, Michael Kaever, Stephan Platen
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Publication number: 20080196704Abstract: There is described a tool as well as a method for machining a workpiece made of a hard material by means of a geometrically determined blade. In order to obtain an improved surface quality of the machined workpiece when machining such a hard and brittle material, a tool is provided which has a cutting angle of less than 10°. According to the associated machining method, rotational speeds exceeding 1300 rpm are used. There is further described a machine that is to be used in such a tool and is utilized in such a method.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2006Publication date: August 21, 2008Inventors: Anthimos Georgiadis, Michael Kaever
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Patent number: 7395122Abstract: Content is generated on a host system based on real-time data from a controlled process collected over an internet from a customer's client machine tool control system. The real-time data is captured from the client machine tool by downloading software that manipulates controller functionality to perform a data capture trace predefined events and triggers. The captured data is retrieved by the host, which may generate content based on the data, or provide selective, authorized access to the data by others.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2001Date of Patent: July 1, 2008Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Volker Kreidler, Knut Lagies, Wolfgang Mutscheller, Michael Kaever, Stephan Greff, Rainer Dirnfeldner
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Publication number: 20070209320Abstract: When viewing in the direction of material flow of a flat film web of a packaging machine for tubular bags, a film conveying device is situated behind a shaping shoulder of a packaging machine for tubular bags. The film conveying device enables the film web to be drawn off from a film delivery device and pulled over the shaping shoulder. The film web can be shaped by means of the shaping shoulder into a bag extending in the direction of material flow. When viewing in the direction of material flow, a film joining device is situated behind the shaping shoulder. This film joining device can join together opposite lying edge areas of the film web. An incorrect position of the film web perpendicular to the direction of material flow can be detected and transmitted to a control device by a sensor device located, when viewing in the direction of material flow, between the shaping shoulder and the film joining device.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2005Publication date: September 13, 2007Inventors: Holger Grzonka, Michael Kaever, Alexander Lotze
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Publication number: 20060218984Abstract: With a method according to the invention for free bending, a workpiece to be machined, such as a sheet metal plate, is brought into contact with a bending edge of a lower die. A bending punching tool is moved opposite to the lower die, such that the sheet metal plate is bent by the punching tool in terms of generating a predetermined target bending angle across the bending edge. In this case, the achieved bending angle is measured at least after a first bending process and the bending force to be applied and the measuring curve resulting therefrom are determined during the bending process as a function of the traverse path of the bending punching tool.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2006Publication date: October 5, 2006Inventors: Burkhard Heller, Michael Kaever, Nader Ridane
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Patent number: 7016759Abstract: Active resource control of added functionality in a numerical control process having at least one resource is provided. It can occur during run-time of the numerical control process, that an added functionality that uses at least a portion of the resource. On-line checking of the added functionality detects during run time whether the added functionality causes the numerical control process to reach a resource limit. Error handling handles errors upon reaching a resource limit. Off-line checking detects off-line, before the run time of the numerical control process, whether the added functionality causes the numerical control process to reach a resource limit of the resource. Multiple layers are provided that check at multiple layers of the numerical control process whether the added functionality causes the numerical control process to reach a resource limit of the resource. A flexible response to resource limit errors based on a degree of importance of the added functionality is provided.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2002Date of Patent: March 21, 2006Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Michael Kaever, Rainer Dirnfeldner
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Publication number: 20050010324Abstract: A device and a method for monitoring collisions between a machine component and a workpiece or another machine component in a machine tool production machine are disclosed. At least one distance sensor is disposed on or in the immediate vicinity of the monitored machine component, whereby the distance sensor generates a distance signal when a tool or another machine component enters the sensor region. The distance signal is transmitted to a machine controller that computes a distance and initiates suitable countermeasures if the distance is outside a permissible range or is otherwise implausible. The device and method are therefore capable of preventatively and reliably detecting a potential collision or the lack of a collision between a machine component and a workpiece or another machine component and initiate appropriate countermeasures.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2004Publication date: January 13, 2005Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Michael Kaever, Robert Pulawski
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Publication number: 20040039477Abstract: Active resource control of added functionality in a numerical control process having at least one resource is provided. It can occur during run-time of the numerical control process, that an added functionality that uses at least a portion of the resource. On-line checking of the added functionality detects during run time whether the added functionality causes the numerical control process to reach a resource limit. Error handling handles errors upon reaching a resource limit. Off-line checking detects off-line, before the run time of the numerical control process, whether the added functionality causes the numerical control process to reach a resource limit of the resource. Multiple layers are provided that check at multiple layers of the numerical control process whether the added functionality causes the numerical control process to reach a resource limit of the resource. A flexible response to resource limit errors based on a degree of importance of the added functionality is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2002Publication date: February 26, 2004Inventors: Michael Kaever, Rainer Dirnfeldner
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Publication number: 20030014498Abstract: Content is generated on a host system based on real-time data from a controlled process collected over an internet from a customer's client machine tool control system. The real-time data is captured from the client machine tool by downloading software that manipulates controller functionality to perform a data capture trace predefined events and triggers. The captured data is retrieved by the host, which may generate content based on the data, or provide selective, authorized access to the data by others.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2001Publication date: January 16, 2003Inventors: Volker Kreidler, Knut Lagies, Wolfgang Mutscheller, Michael Kaever, Stephan Greff, Rainer Dirnfeldner