Patents by Inventor Walter Niederberger

Walter Niederberger 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: 6749495
    Abstract: A machine tool comprises a working area, closed by walls and a roof covering, in which a device for receiving a work piece is arranged, and a headstock with a main spindle is arranged, into which tools for machining the work piece can be clamped. Device and headstock are movable relatively to each other. In a front wall an opening lockable by a door leads into the working area. At least one part of the roof covering is movable between two positions in such a way that it locks the working area to the top in a first position and releases same to the top for loading in a second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: Stama Maschinenfabrik GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Grund, Siegfried Schmid, Pavel Blazek, Walter Niederberger
  • Publication number: 20020077052
    Abstract: A machine tool comprises a working area, closed by walls and a roof covering, in which a device for receiving a work piece is arranged, and a headstock with a main spindle is arranged, into which tools for machining the work piece can be clamped. Device and headstock are movable relatively to each other. In a front wall an opening lockable by a door leads into the working area. At least one part of the roof covering is movable between two positions in such a way that it locks the working area to the top in a first position and releases same to the top for loading in a second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2001
    Publication date: June 20, 2002
    Inventors: Peter Grund, Siegfried Schmid, Pavel Blazek, Walter Niederberger