Patents by Inventor Michael TOLZ

Michael TOLZ 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).

  • Method of and device for producing a contour cut in a strip of sheet metal
    Patent number: 9415467
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a contour cut in a sheet metal web (BB) transported in a direction of transport (T) by means of a conveying apparatus (3). To accelerate the production of the contour cut, it is proposed in accordance with the invention to divide the sheet metal web (BB) into a plurality of overlapping processing strips and to assign successively two laser cutting units (10, 11) to at least two processing strips in the direction of transport (T).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: SCHULER AUTOMATION GMBH & CO., KG
    Inventors: Martin Liebel, Thomas Pohl, Juergen Schreck, Michael Tolz
  • METHOD OF AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING A CONTOUR CUT IN A STRIP OF SHEET METAL
    Publication number: 20140190947
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a contour cut in a sheet metal web (BB) transported in a direction of transport (T) by means of a conveying apparatus (3). To accelerate the production of the contour cut, it is proposed in accordance with the invention to divide the sheet metal web (BB) into a plurality of overlapping processing strips and to assign successively two laser cutting units (10, 11) to at least two processing strips in the direction of transport (T).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2013
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: SCHULER AUTOMATION GMBH & CO., KG
    Inventors: Martin LIEBEL, Thomas POHL, Juergen SCHRECK, Michael TOLZ