Patents by Inventor Alexander Hollinger

Alexander Hollinger 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 system for depalletizing tires using a robot
    Patent number: 8538579
    Abstract: In a method and system for depalletizing tires using a robot, wherein the tires are randomly located on a carrier, the position and orientation of outer tires on the carrier are detected using a sensor, and a processor, using a signal from the sensor, determines a tire that can be gripped by a gripping tool of an industrial robot, and calculates a movement path for the gripping tool for that tire. If the calculated path is not collision-free, another tire from among the outer tires is selected, and a movement path for depalletizing that tire is determined. The procedure is repeated until a collision-free movement path for a tire from among the outer tires is established. The gripping tool is then guided according to this collision-free movement path to depalletize the tire having the collision-free path associated therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Kuka Roboter GmbH
    Inventors: Norbert Cottone, Thorsten Eberhardt, Sven Heissmeyer, Alexander Hollinger, Martin Peghini
  • Method And System For Depalletizing Tires Using a Robot
    Publication number: 20100272547
    Abstract: In a method and system for depalletizing tires using a robot, wherein the tires are randomly located on a carrier, the position and orientation of outer tires on the carrier are detected using a sensor, and a processor, using a signal from the sensor, determines a tire that can be gripped by a gripping tool of an industrial robot, and calculates a movement path for the gripping tool for that tire. If the calculated path is not collision-free, another tire from among the outer tires is selected, and a movement path for depalletizing that tire is determined. The procedure is repeated until a collision-free movement path for a tire from among the outer tires is established. The gripping tool is then guided according to this collision-free movement path to depalletize the tire having the collision-free path associated therewith.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2008
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Inventors: Norbert Cottone, Thorsten Eberhardt, Sven Heissmeyer, Alexander Hollinger, Martin Peghini