Patents by Inventor Thomas Rossmann
Thomas Rossmann 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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Publication number: 20240154558Abstract: A converter is configured for connection to an n-phase electric motor, n?6. Coils associated with the n phases may form strands, at least two phases per strand. At least two of the at least two phases of a given strand may be connected in parallel or in series with one another as a function of at least one operating parameter of the electric motor or for setting an operating mode of the electric motor.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2022Publication date: May 9, 2024Inventors: Thomas LEIBER, Andrej JEREB, Johannes ROSSMANN
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Patent number: 11956901Abstract: A holding and drive device including a frame; a rotation structure which is attached to the frame in such a manner that it can rotate around a rotation axis; a rotation drive for rotating the rotation structure around the rotation axis; and a rotation structure interface attached to or formed on the rotation structure, to which a tool device including a plurality of sleeves can be detachably attached, which are configured for the detachable attachment of a respective component holding device protruding from the rotation axis with a radial direction component or of another tool element. A corresponding tool device, a corresponding supplementary tool device, and a component handling device constructed from these components.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2018Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: ASMPT GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Sebastian Lohmeier, Thomas Rossmann, Michele Trigiani
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Patent number: 11240948Abstract: A magazine (200) is described for portion-wise receiving individualized bulk electronic components (298). The magazine (200) comprises (a) a receiving structure (110) which comprises multiple closable receiving cavities (112, 112a), which are arranged along a longitudinal axis (100a) of the receiving structure (110); (b) a cover structure (120) which is arranged at an upper side of the receiving structure (110), displaceable along the longitudinal axis (100a), so that in a closed position of the cover structure (120) all receiving cavities (112, 112a) are covered and in one opening position of multiple opening positions at least one receiving cavity (112) is free; and (c) a closure foil (225) which encompasses the cover structure (120) along the longitudinal axis (100a) in the form of a closed tape, wherein at least a part of the closure foil (225) is releasably connected to the receiving structure (110).Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2020Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Inventors: Thomas Rossmann, Stefan Seitz, Norbert Heilmann, Johannes Justinger, Stefan Magg, Stefan Geiger
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Publication number: 20210400857Abstract: A placement head for automatically placing electronic components on a component carrier. The placement head has a chassis; a first rotor assembly that is mounted so that it is rotatable relative to the chassis about a first axis of rotation and that has a first quantity of first handling devices; and a second rotor assembly that is mounted so that it is rotatable relative to the chassis about a second axis of rotation and that has a second quantity of second handling devices. Each handling device includes a sleeve to which a component holding device for temporarily picking up a component can be attached, and a drive device with a linear drive for moving the sleeve along its longitudinal axis, and a rotary drive for rotating the sleeve about its longitudinal axis. Furthermore, a placement machine with such a placement head and a method for automatic assembly of a component carrier using such a placement head.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2021Publication date: December 23, 2021Inventors: Karl-Heinz BESCH, Thomas BLIEM, Thomas ROSSMANN, Klaus SATTLER, Michele TRIGIANI, Markus HUBER
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Patent number: 11088013Abstract: A device for transferring chips from a wafer to a placement head of an automatic placement machine. The device includes a removal tool rotatable about a first axis of rotation (i) for the removing of singulated chips from the wafer, (ii) for turning the chips to provide them as FCOB chips at a first collection position, and (iii) for transferring, at a common transfer position, the chips to a turning tool rotatable about a second axis of rotation; and the rotatable turning tool (i) for receiving of chips from the removal tool, and (ii) for again turning the received chips, in order to provide them as COB chips at a second collection position. The removal tool has a plurality of first grippers, which are arranged protruding radially from the first axis of rotation in a first plane. The turning tool has a plurality of second grippers, which are arranged radially protruding from the second axis of rotation in a second plane.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2018Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Inventors: Sebastian Lohmeier, Thomas Rossmann, Michele Trigiani
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Publication number: 20200170153Abstract: A magazine (200) is described for portion-wise receiving individualized bulk electronic components (298). The magazine (200) comprises (a) a receiving structure (110) which comprises multiple closable receiving cavities (112, 112a), which are arranged along a longitudinal axis (100a) of the receiving structure (110); (b) a cover structure (120) which is arranged at an upper side of the receiving structure (110), displaceable along the longitudinal axis (100a), so that in a closed position of the cover structure (120) all receiving cavities (112, 112a) are covered and in one opening position of multiple opening positions at least one receiving cavity (112) is free; and (c) a closure foil (225) which encompasses the cover structure (120) along the longitudinal axis (100a) in the form of a closed tape, wherein at least a part of the closure foil (225) is releasably connected to the receiving structure (110).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2020Publication date: May 28, 2020Inventors: Thomas ROSSMANN, Stefan SEITZ, Norbert HEILMANN, Johannes JUSTINGER, Stefan MAGG, Stefan GEIGER
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Publication number: 20190122917Abstract: A device for transferring chips from a wafer to a placement head of an automatic placement machine. The device includes a removal tool rotatable about a first axis of rotation (i) for the removing of singulated chips from the wafer, (ii) for turning the chips to provide them as FCOB chips at a first collection position, and (iii) for transferring, at a common transfer position, the chips to a turning tool rotatable about a second axis of rotation; and the rotatable turning tool (i) for receiving of chips from the removal tool, and (ii) for again turning the received chips, in order to provide them as COB chips at a second collection position. The removal tool has a plurality of first grippers, which are arranged protruding radially from the first axis of rotation in a first plane. The turning tool has a plurality of second grippers, which are arranged radially protruding from the second axis of rotation in a second plane.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2018Publication date: April 25, 2019Inventors: Sebastian LOHMEIER, Thomas ROSSMANN, Michele TRIGIANI
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Publication number: 20190124803Abstract: A holding and drive device including a frame; a rotation structure which is attached to the frame in such a manner that it can rotate around a rotation axis; a rotation drive for rotating the rotation structure around the rotation axis; and a rotation structure interface attached to or formed on the rotation structure, to which a tool device including a plurality of sleeves can be detachably attached, which are configured for the detachable attachment of a respective component holding device protruding from the rotation axis with a radial direction component or of another tool element. A corresponding tool device, a corresponding supplementary tool device, and a component handling device constructed from these components. A method for the application-specific configuration of such a component handling device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2018Publication date: April 25, 2019Inventors: Sebastian LOHMEIER, Thomas ROSSMANN, Michele TRIGIANI
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Publication number: 20180184555Abstract: A magazine (200) is described for portion-wise receiving individualized bulk electronic components (298). The magazine (200) comprises (a) a receiving structure (110) which comprises multiple closable receiving cavities (112, 112a), which are arranged along a longitudinal axis (100a) of the receiving structure (110); (b) a cover structure (120) which is arranged at an upper side of the receiving structure (110), displaceable along the longitudinal axis (100a), so that in a closed position of the cover structure (120) all receiving cavities (112, 112a) are covered and in one opening position of multiple opening positions at least one receiving cavity (112) is free; and (c) a closure foil (225) which encompasses the cover structure (120) along the longitudinal axis (100a) in the form of a closed tape, wherein at least a part of the closure foil (225) is releasably connected to the receiving structure (110).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2017Publication date: June 28, 2018Inventors: Thomas ROSSMANN, Stefan SEITZ, Norbert HEILMANN, Johannes JUSTINGER, Stefan MAGG, Stefan GEIGER
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Patent number: 9379661Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method and to a device for fully automatically selecting and packing photovoltaic solar modules, for example, produced in mass production. The device may include the following characteristics: a production line, b) a quality checking device having devices for mechanical final testing and electrical final testing, c) an assembly device for module carriers, d) a device for distributing and stacking the solar modules in the horizontal and vertical direction according to particular selection criteria at acceptance locations corresponding to said selection criteria, e) devices for placing strips as spacers between stacked modules, wherein different types of strips can be taken from a magazine, f) devices for collating packages of a plurality of solar modules at each acceptance location, wherein aid devices each comprise a film wrapper, a protective cap applicator, and a strapping device.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2014Date of Patent: June 28, 2016Assignee: Grenzebach Maschinenbau GmbHInventors: Thomas Rossmann, Egbert Wenninger
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Patent number: 8911197Abstract: The invention relates to a method and to an apparatus for the rapid transport of glass sheets between different manufacturing stations in a spacious manufacturing plant for producing photovoltaic elements, wherein said manufacturing plant is subject to clean room conditions, comprising the following features: a) a freely movable mounting for conveying a lifting portal, b) at least one vertical lifting carriage for vertically transporting a glass sheet by means of a telescoping jack plate, wherein said plate can be extended in two opposite directions, has a local lowering and raising function and can transport a glass sheet continuously from one side of the vertical lifting carriage to the other side, c) for operation, the mechanically moved parts are encapsulated free of emissions in a clean room and made of abrasion-proof material, d) a cordless energy supply unit for operating the mounting.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2009Date of Patent: December 16, 2014Assignee: Grenzebach Maschinenbau GmbHInventor: Thomas Rossmann
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Publication number: 20140230214Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method and to a device for fully automatically selecting and packing photovoltaic solar modules, for example, produced in mass production. The device may include the following characteristics: a production line, b) a quality checking device having devices for mechanical final testing and electrical final testing, c) an assembly device for module carriers, d) a device for distributing and stacking the solar modules in the horizontal and vertical direction according to particular selection criteria at acceptance locations corresponding to said selection criteria, e) devices for placing strips as spacers between stacked modules, wherein different types of strips can be taken from a magazine, f) devices for collating packages of a plurality of solar modules at each acceptance location, wherein aid devices each comprise a film wrapper, a protective cap applicator, and a strapping device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2014Publication date: August 21, 2014Applicant: Grenzebach Maschinenbau GmbHInventors: Thomas Rossmann, Egbert Wenninger
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Publication number: 20110243691Abstract: The invention relates to a method and to an apparatus for the rapid transport of glass sheets between different manufacturing stations in a spacious manufacturing plant for producing photovoltaic elements, wherein said manufacturing plant is subject to clean room conditions, comprising the following features: a) a freely movable mounting for conveying a lifting portal, b) at least one vertical lifting carriage for vertically transporting a glass sheet by means of a telescoping jack plate, wherein said plate can be extended in two opposite directions, has a local lowering and raising function and can transport a glass sheet continuously from one side of the vertical lifting carriage to the other side, c) for operation, the mechanically moved parts are encapsulated free of emissions in a clean room and made of abrasion-proof material, d) a cordless energy supply unit for operating the mounting.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2009Publication date: October 6, 2011Applicant: Grenzebach Maschinenbau GmbHInventor: Thomas Rossmann
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Publication number: 20110232059Abstract: The invention relates to a method and to a device for fully automatically selecting and packing photovoltaic solar modules (6) produced in mass production, having the following characteristics: a) a production line (1), b) a quality checking device (2) having devices for mechanical final testing and electrical final testing, c) an assembly device (3) for module carriers, d) a device for distributing and stacking (4, 15) the solar modules (6) in the horizontal and vertical direction according to particular selection criteria at acceptance locations corresponding to said selection criteria, e) devices for placing strips (19) as spacers between stacked modules, wherein different types of strips can be taken from a magazine, f) devices for collating packages of a plurality of solar modules (6) at each acceptance location, wherein said devices each comprise a film wrapper (7), a protective cap applicator (8), and a strapping device (9).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2009Publication date: September 29, 2011Inventors: Thomas Rossmann, Egbert Wenninger
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Patent number: 6594573Abstract: The invention relates to a method for regulating an electrohydraulically controlled clutch or a brake of a transmission. According to the invention, the clutch or brake is regulated using a model-based compensation pressure regulator with the help of an observation unit, whereby the compensation-pressure control circuit contains a non-linear compensation element which corresponds to the inverse model of the control system of the coupling or brake. The observation unit estimates interference levels of the clutch regulation from a drive chain model, according to a condition-estimation procedure.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2002Date of Patent: July 15, 2003Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventors: Thomas Rossmann, Friedrich Tenbrock, Dieter Neumann
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Patent number: 6219607Abstract: A method for determining an intersection-torque in a driving line of a motor vehicle having an automatic transmission which is controlled by an electronic control mechanism having one microprocessor with several program modules, the intersection-torque is determined in a program module of the electronic transmission control mechanism and is approximately defined by a state description of uniaxial transmission dynamics with model recalculation. At the same time the numbers of revolutions (&ohgr;—1, &ohgr;—2, &ohgr;_AB) measured by sensors and preset inertia moments (J—1, J—2, J_drive) are used as state variables for a motor, the transmission and/or the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 1999Date of Patent: April 17, 2001Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventors: Andreas Piepenbrink, Thomas Rossmann