Patents by Inventor Andreas Reichardt

Andreas Reichardt 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: 11980984
    Abstract: A reprocessing apparatus, in particular a cleaning and/or preserving apparatus, for tools, tool holders and/or tool units is proposed, with at least one reprocessing unit, in particular for a reprocessing of used and/or contaminated tools, tool holders and/or tool units, with at least one holding unit for an exchangeable holding of the tools, tool holders and/or tool units, and with at least one handling unit which is configured, for an execution of a cleaning process on the tools, tool holders and/or tool units, to bring the holding unit and at least one cleaning region of the reprocessing unit together in an at least semiautomated manner, and after execution of the cleaning process, to remove the holding unit and the cleaning region of the reprocessing unit from each other in an at least semiautomated manner, and/or after execution of the cleaning process, to bring the holding unit and at least one further cleaning region of the reprocessing unit together for an execution of a further cleaning process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: E. ZOLLER GMBH CO. KG EINSTELL- UND MESSGERAETE
    Inventors: Alexander Zoller, Christian Pfau, Andreas Reichardt
  • Publication number: 20220097189
    Abstract: A reprocessing apparatus (54), in particular a cleaning and/or preserving apparatus, for tools (10), tool holders (12) and/or tool units (14) is proposed, with at least one reprocessing unit (16), in particular for a reprocessing of used and/or contaminated tools (10), tool holders (12) and/or tool units (14), with at least one holding unit (18) for an exchangeable holding of the tools (10), tool holders (12) and/or tool units (14), and with at least one handling unit (20) which is configured, for an execution of a cleaning process on the tools (10), tool holders (12) and/or tool units (14), to bring the holding unit (18) and at least one cleaning region (22) of the reprocessing unit (16) together in an at least semiautomated manner, and after execution of the cleaning process, to remove the holding unit (18) and the cleaning region (22) of the reprocessing unit (16) from each other in an at least semiautomated manner, and/or after execution of the cleaning process, to bring the holding unit (18) and at least
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Alexander Zoller, Christian Pfau, Andreas Reichardt