Patents Assigned to Dürr Systems AG
  • Patent number: 12564858
    Abstract: Treatment system (100), having a treatment region for receiving workpieces (102) to be treated, and one or more operating devices (130) for performing one or more operations on the workpieces (102) to be treated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2026
    Assignee: Dürr Systems AG
    Inventors: Sören Wehler, Frank Herre, Dietmar Wieland, Elias-Joshua Nanninga, Daniel Ackermann, Uwe Ludwig
  • Patent number: 12541194
    Abstract: In order to provide a method for analysing quality deficiencies of workpieces, preferably vehicle bodies and/or vehicle attachment parts, in particular after and/or whilst passing through a production process in industrial-method plants, preferably after and/or whilst passing through a painting process in painting plants, by means of which method quality deficiencies can be avoided and/or by means of which method quality deficiency causes in the production process can be determined, avoided and/or remedied, it is proposed in accordance with the invention that the method comprises the following steps: creating a workpiece-specific data set, uniquely assigned to a workpiece, at the start of a production process, in particular at the start of a painting process and/or creating a workpiece-carrier-specific data set, uniquely assigned to a workpiece carrier, at the start of a production process, in particular at the start of a painting process; supplementing the workpiece-specific data set while a workpiece is
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2026
    Assignee: Dürr Systems AG
    Inventors: Simon Alt, Jan-Philipp Schuh, Ralf Schurer, Markus Hummel, Jens Berner, Jens Häcker, Thomas Hezel, Frank Herre, Michael Zabel, Dietmar Wieland, Philipp Oetinger, Robin Heim
  • Patent number: 12523992
    Abstract: In order to provide a checking facility for checking workpieces and also a treatment facility for treating workpieces, which enable efficient and reliable quality optimisation, it is proposed that workpiece parameters are detected, for example by means of an automatic checking station, and a workpiece-specific data set is created on this basis and/or from facility parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2026
    Assignee: Dürr Systems AG
    Inventors: Frank Herre, Michael Zabel, Dietmar Wieland, Sören Wehler
  • Patent number: 12517504
    Abstract: In order to provide a method for anomaly and/or fault recognition in an industrial-method plant, for example a painting plant, wherein anomalies and/or fault situations are recognisable simply and reliably by means of the method, it is proposed according to the invention that the method should comprise the following: automatic generation of an anomaly and/or fault model of the industrial-method plant that comprises information on the occurrence probability of process values; automatic input of process values of the industrial-method plant during operation thereof; automatic recognition of an anomaly and/or fault situation by determining an occurrence probability by means of the anomaly and/or fault model on the basis of the process values of the industrial-method plant that have been input and by checking the occurrence probability for a limit value,
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2026
    Assignee: Dürr Systems AG
    Inventors: Andreas Gienger, Oliver Sawodny, Simon Alt, Martin Weickgenannt, Markus Hummel, Tobias Schlotterer, Jens Berner, Hauke Bensch
  • Patent number: 12504230
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an annealing system which can be used to anneal workpieces, for example vehicle bodies. According to the invention, an annealing chamber, a feed air system, an exhaust air system and one or more air circulation systems are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2025
    Assignee: Dürr Systems AG
    Inventors: Oliver Iglauer-Angrik, Kevin Woll, Heiko Dieter, Frank Schöttle, Roman Hahn
  • Patent number: 12465944
    Abstract: Treatment system (100) for treating workpieces (102), having a treatment region (108) for receiving workpieces (102) to be treated, and a plurality of operating devices (130) for performing one or more operations on the workpieces (102) to be treated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2025
    Assignee: Dürr Systems AG
    Inventors: Sören Wehler, Frank Herre, Dietmar Wieland, Elias-Joshua Nanninga, Daniel Ackermann, Uwe Ludwig
  • Patent number: 12468996
    Abstract: In order to provide a checking facility for checking workpieces and also a treatment facility for treating workpieces, which enable efficient and reliable quality optimisation, it is proposed that workpiece parameters are detected, for example by means of an automatic checking station, and a workpiece-specific data set is created on this basis and/or from facility parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2024
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2025
    Assignee: Dürr Systems AG
    Inventors: Dietmar Wieland, Oliver Iglauer-Angrik, Kevin Woll, Andreas Gienger, Oliver Sawodny
  • Patent number: 12449372
    Abstract: The invention relates to a luminaire element (10, 11) for an inspection tunnel (100), in particular for checking shiny surfaces, in particular painted surfaces, comprising at least two, preferably strip-like, arrangements (12) of light sources (13) in a luminaire housing (14) having at least two edge regions (15) lying opposite one another along a longitudinal extension (L) of the luminaire housing (14), wherein the strip-like arrangements (12) of the light sources (13) are formed along the longitudinal extension (L) at the edge regions (16), wherein a light exit surface (20) of the luminaire housing (14) has a higher radiation intensity along the edge regions (16) than in a central region (30). The invention further relates to a luminaire strip (50) having an arrangement of luminaire elements (10, 11) of this kind and to an inspection tunnel having an arrangement of a plurality of luminaire strips (50).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2025
    Assignee: Dürr Systems AG
    Inventors: Dietmar Wieland, Wolfgang Tobisch, Andreas Danler, Daniel Föger, Manfred Gstrein
  • Patent number: 12448069
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a vehicle, which is used in particular for transporting objects, in particular workpieces. Here, preferably one or more receiving elements for receiving one or more objects are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2025
    Assignee: Dürr Systems AG
    Inventors: Michael Lauer, Dirk Bartsch, Peter Rempp, Benny Frasch, Martin Weidle, Johannes Bayha, Stefano Bell
  • Patent number: 12443177
    Abstract: In order to provide a method for anomaly and/or fault recognition in an industrial-method plant, for example a painting plant, wherein anomalies and/or fault situations are recognisable simply and reliably by means of the method, it is proposed according to the invention that the method should comprise the following: automatic generation of an anomaly and/or fault model of the industrial-method plant that comprises information on the occurrence probability of process values; automatic input of process values of the industrial-method plant during operation thereof; automatic recognition of an anomaly and/or fault situation by determining an occurrence probability by means of the anomaly and/or fault model on the basis of the process values of the industrial-method plant that have been input and by checking the occurrence probability for a limit value,
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2025
    Assignee: Dürr Systems AG
    Inventors: Andreas Gienger, Oliver Sawodny, Simon Alt, Martin Weickgenannt, Markus Hummel, Tobias Schlotterer, Jens Berner, Hauke Bensch
  • Patent number: 12434782
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a conveying device for conveying objects, in particular workpieces. Here, it is provided for the conveying device to comprise a partitioning floor that has a penetration region, in particular a penetration slot, through which one or more receiving elements extend and/or are guidable for the purpose of receiving at least one object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2025
    Assignee: Dürr Systems AG
    Inventors: Michael Lauer, Dirk Bartsch, Peter Rempp, Benny Frasch, Martin Weidle, Johannes Bayha, Stefano Bell
  • Patent number: 12422188
    Abstract: In order to provide a treatment installation which is of simple construction and enables an energy-efficient workpiece treatment, it is proposed that the treatment installation comprises the following: a treatment chamber which comprises multiple treatment chamber sections that are each associated with one of multiple separate circulatory air modules of the treatment installation; a heating installation which comprises a heating gas conduit, wherein multiple circulatory air modules are coupled to the heating gas conduit, in particular for heating the gas guided through the treatment chamber sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2025
    Assignee: Dürr Systems AG
    Inventors: Oliver Iglauer, Kevin Woll, Dietmar Wieland
  • Patent number: 12397309
    Abstract: In order to provide a workpiece treatment plant that has a simple design and can be used flexibly, the treatment plant comprises multiple treatment zones, each of which includes one or more treatment stations for carrying out one or more treatment steps each, and one or more temporary storage units for temporarily storing the workpieces between two treatment steps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2025
    Assignee: Dürr Systems AG
    Inventors: Christoph Haist, Corinna Maier, Dietmar Wieland, Sören Wehler
  • Patent number: 12391324
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a conveying device for conveying objects, in particular workpieces. Here, it is provided for the conveying device to comprise one or more stations to which the objects are transportable by means of vehicles, and/or at which the objects are dischargeable and/or receivable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2025
    Assignee: Dürr Systems AG
    Inventors: Michael Lauer, Dirk Bartsch, Peter Rempp, Benny Frasch, Martin Weidle, Johannes Bayha, Stefano Bell
  • Patent number: 12359871
    Abstract: In order to provide a treatment installation for treating workpieces that is of simple construction and enables optimised workpiece treatment, it is proposed that the treatment installation should include a treatment chamber and a conveying device, by means of which the workpieces are suppliable to the treatment chamber, are removable from the treatment chamber, and/or are conveyable through the treatment chamber in a conveying direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: Dürr Systems AG
    Inventors: Oliver Iglauer, Kevin Woll, Dietmar Wieland, Joachim Wickenhaeuser
  • Patent number: 12281792
    Abstract: In order to provide a method for the purification of a raw gas stream containing water vapour that is simple and cost-efficient to perform, it is proposed that the method should comprise the following: feeding the raw gas stream to a reforming region in which contaminants in the raw gas stream react chemically with the water vapour in the raw gas stream, as a result of which a reformed raw gas stream is obtained; feeding the reformed raw gas stream and an oxidising agent stream to an oxidation region in which constituent parts of the reformed raw gas stream react chemically with oxidising agent of the oxidising agent stream, as a result of which a clean gas stream is obtained. Moreover, optionally a closed-loop control of the oxygen content is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: Dürr Systems AG
    Inventors: Matthias Hänel, Christian Eichhorn
  • Patent number: 12263495
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a coating method for coating a component (e.g. motor vehicle body component) with a coating agent (e.g. paint), that includes steps of Defining a pattern on the component surface of the component to be coated, the pattern being a surface area outlined by a contour, and areal coating of the component surface with the coating agent within the contour, sharp-edged coating of the component surface with a coating agent along at least a portion of the contour of the pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: Dürr Systems AG
    Inventors: Hans-Georg Fritz, Benjamin Wöhr, Jerome Lavallée, Moritz Bubek, Timo Beyl, Daniel Tandler, Tobias Berndt, Frank Herre, Steffen Sotzny
  • Patent number: 12221179
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a vehicle, which is used in particular for transporting objects, in particular workpieces. Here, preferably one or more sensor devices are provided, by means of which in particular a region surrounding the vehicle is detectable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: Dürr Systems AG
    Inventors: Michael Lauer, Dirk Bartsch, Peter Rempp, Benny Frasch, Martin Weidle, Johannes Bayha, Stefano Bell
  • Patent number: D1060454
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: Dürr Systems AG
    Inventors: Stefan Grobe, Michael Lauer
  • Patent number: D1106301
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2024
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2025
    Assignee: Dürr Systems AG
    Inventors: Stefan Grobe, Michael Lauer