Patents by Inventor Walter Pfleiderer

Walter Pfleiderer 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).

  • Bending machine for sheet-like workpieces, particularly for creating bent edges on sheet metal pieces
    Patent number: 5979214
    Abstract: A bending machine (1) for bending the edges (3) on sheet-like workpieces (2). The workpieces (2) can be grasped by clamping jaws (12) located on a manipulator (11) and supplied to a tool (6) and a mount. The manipulator (11) is located and supported above the processing plane and the workpiece support (4). The clamping jaws (12) can, in addition to being movable transversely or perpendicular to the tool (6), are also movable parallel thereto, and can rotate about an axis (15) running perpendicular to the workpiece plane. The workpieces (2) can be held in any position and then conveyed, without the need for additional conveying, transfer and removal devices, because all of these functions can also be performed by the manipulator (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1999
    Assignee: EHT Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH
    Inventors: Heinz Fetsch, Hermann Kaltenbach, Walter Pfleiderer