Patents by Inventor Stefan Poth

Stefan Poth 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 and apparatus for fixing a manipulator axis
    Patent number: 9415515
    Abstract: A method for fixing the position at least one axis of a manipulator, in particular of a robot, includes closuring a mechanical brake of the axis, deactivating an actuator of the axis with a motion controller, monitoring the mechanical brake, and activating the actuator with the motion controller if a monitoring system identifies a fault condition of the mechanical brake.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: KUKA Roboter GmbH
    Inventors: Zoubir Benali, Andreas Hagenauer, Stefan Poth
  • Method And Apparatus For Fixing A Manipulator Axis
    Publication number: 20150224646
    Abstract: A method for fixing the position at least one axis of a manipulator, in particular of a robot, includes closuring a mechanical brake of the axis, deactivating an actuator of the axis with a motion controller, monitoring the mechanical brake, and activating the actuator with the motion controller if a monitoring system identifies a fault condition of the mechanical brake.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2015
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Inventors: Zoubir Benali, Andreas Hagenauer, Stefan Poth