Patents by Inventor Alfred Gerhardt

Alfred Gerhardt 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: 8256090
    Abstract: A fastening system head for attachment to a movable frame, in particular to a robot, has a carrier to which a fastening tool is attached which is rotatable about an axis of rotation. The fastening tool has a holding device for an element fastenable to a component, and has a fastening drive device to move the holding device along a fastening direction for fastening. The axis of rotation is oriented crosswise to the fastening direction. A feed mechanism is included to feed elements to the fastening tool. At least one additional feed mechanism is provided on the fastening system head, for feeding elements to the fastening tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Newfrey LLC
    Inventors: Alfred Gerhardt, Florian Steinmueller, Sascha Becker
  • Publication number: 20110162185
    Abstract: A fastening system head for attachment to a movable frame, in particular to a robot, has a carrier to which a fastening tool is attached which is rotatable about an axis of rotation. The fastening tool has a holding device for an element fastenable to a component, and has a fastening drive device to move the holding device along a fastening direction for fastening. The axis of rotation is oriented crosswise to the fastening direction. A feed mechanism is included to feed elements to the fastening tool. At least one additional feed mechanism is provided on the fastening system head, for feeding elements to the fastening tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2011
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Inventors: Alfred Gerhardt, Florian Steinmueller, Sascha Becker
  • Patent number: 7926161
    Abstract: A fastening system head for attachment to a movable frame, in particular to a robot, has a carrier to which a fastening tool is attached which is rotatable about an axis of rotation. The fastening tool has a holding device for an element fasteneable to a component, and has a fastening drive device to move the holding device along a fastening direction for fastening. The axis of rotation is oriented crosswise to the fastening direction. A feed mechanism is included to feed elements to the fastening tool. At least one additional feed mechanism is provided on the fastening system head, for feeding elements to the fastening tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Newfrey LLC
    Inventors: Alfred Gerhardt, Florian Steinmueller, Sascha Becker
  • Publication number: 20070067975
    Abstract: A fastening system head for attachment to a movable frame, in particular to a robot, has a carrier to which a fastening tool is attached which is rotatable about an axis of rotation. The fastening tool has a holding device for an element fasteneable to a component, and has a fastening drive device to move the holding device along a fastening direction for fastening. The axis of rotation is oriented crosswise to the fastening direction. A feed mechanism is included to feed elements to the fastening tool. At least one additional feed mechanism is provided on the fastening system head, for feeding elements to the fastening tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2006
    Publication date: March 29, 2007
    Inventors: Alfred Gerhardt, Florian Steinmueller, Sascha Becker
  • Patent number: 5695045
    Abstract: Stud feeder with an adapter (1), in which a conveying duct (4) and a stud feed orifice (3) designed substantially perpendicularly to the conveying duct (4) are provided, with a cylindrical or slightly conical stud holder (2) arranged coaxially to the conveying duct (4) and with a loading pin (10) which is capable of moving to and fro in the conveying duct (4) and which displaces studs (9) from the stud feed orifice (3) to the stud holder (2), characterized in that the conveying duct (4) is formed by a tubular gripper (5) which is slotted at least over a proportion of its length, and the gripper segments (6) are resilient substantially perpendicularly to their length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 9, 1997
    Assignee: Emhart Inc.
    Inventors: Bruno Mergell, Hans Peter Seng, Hans Wiessler, Alfred Gerhardt, Norbert Tessarsch
  • Patent number: 5305940
    Abstract: A stud welding device for use in welding T studs comprises a receiver into which T studs are fed from a feeding device and located in the path of a plunger which carries the stud into a welding position. Spring means are provided in the receiver to engage the head of a T stud fed into the receiver to hold the stud in place thus to reduce the possibility of jamming.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 26, 1994
    Assignee: Emhart Inc.
    Inventors: Alfred Gerhardt, Kurt Liebich