Patents by Inventor Bernd Grund

Bernd Grund 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).

  • Supporting device for a plurality of components with different geometries
    Patent number: 10751845
    Abstract: The invention relates to a supporting device for a plurality of components (100, 200, 100*) with different geometries, in particular for a plurality of geometrically different motor-vehicle external attachments made of polymer material, having a support frame (30), a drive (40) arranged on the support frame (30) and at least two supporting groups (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) arranged on the support frame (30), wherein each supporting group (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) serves as a supporting surface for a particular component geometry, wherein each supporting group (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) has at least two spaced-apart, disc-shaped supporting elements (1?, 1?, 1??; 2?, 2?, 2??, etc.), the upwardly facing rim (10?, 10?, 10??; 20?, 20?, 20??, etc.) of each of which already has, in the unloaded state, a contour adapted to the geometry of the associated component (100, 200, 100*). By means of the drive (40), the supporting elements (1?, 1?, 1??; 2?, 2?, 2??, etc.) are movable such that only the supporting elements (1?, 1?, 1??; 2?, 2?, 2??, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Rehau AG + Co.
    Inventor: Bernd Grund
  • Supporting Device for a Plurality of Components with Different Geometries
    Publication number: 20180243867
    Abstract: The invention relates to a supporting device for a plurality of components (100, 200, 100*) with different geometries, in particular for a plurality of geometrically different motor-vehicle external attachments made of polymer material, having a support frame (30), a drive (40) arranged on the support frame (30) and at least two supporting groups (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) arranged on the support frame (30), wherein each supporting group (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) serves as a supporting surface for a particular component geometry, wherein each supporting group (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) has at least two spaced-apart, disc-shaped supporting elements (1?, 1?, 1??; 2?, 2?, 2??, etc.), the upwardly facing rim (10?, 10?, 10??; 20?, 20?, 20??, etc.) of each of which already has, in the unloaded state, a contour adapted to the geometry of the associated component (100, 200, 100*). By means of the drive (40), the supporting elements (1?, 1?, 1??; 2?, 2?, 2??, etc.) are movable such that only the supporting elements (1?, 1?, 1??; 2?, 2?, 2??, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2016
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventor: Bernd Grund