Patents by Inventor Chris HOFMANN

Chris HOFMANN 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: 11705799
    Abstract: A control device, linear drive, production- or packaging machine, computer program product and method for controlling movement of at least one rotor in the linear drive, wherein a user or a machine station specifies the movement pattern to the control device to specify the movement, where the specified movement pattern is associated with virtual axes, particularly via the computer program product, the movement pattern is advantageously automatically associated with virtual axes subsequently associated with real axes, a control unit, i.e., a converter, controls movement of the rotor on the segment of the linear drive and the control unit supplies at least one segment with electrical voltage or current, where the segments as part of the linear drive therefore move the rotors in accordance with the specifications of the movement pattern, where such an association occurs automatically, and the user is relieved of this task during specification of the movement pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Sven Rothe, Chris Hofmann, Marco Gierden, Thomas Hennefelder, Michael Jäntsch, Carsten Spindler
  • Publication number: 20210075307
    Abstract: A control device, linear drive, production- or packaging machine, computer program product and method for controlling movement of at least one rotor in the linear drive, wherein a user or a machine station specifies the movement pattern to the control device to specify the movement, where the specified movement pattern is associated with virtual axes, particularly via the computer program product, the movement pattern is advantageously automatically associated with virtual axes subsequently associated with real axes, a control unit, i.e., a converter, controls movement of the rotor on the segment of the linear drive and the control unit supplies at least one segment with electrical voltage or current, where the segments as part of the linear drive therefore move the rotors in accordance with the specifications of the movement pattern, where such an association occurs automatically, and the user is relieved of this task during specification of the movement pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Sven ROTHE, Chris HOFMANN, Marco GIERDEN, Thomas HENNEFELDER, Michael JÄNTSCH, Carsten SPINDLER
  • Patent number: 10897187
    Abstract: A control device, linear drive, production- or packaging machine, computer program product and method for controlling movement of at least one rotor in the linear drive, wherein a user or a machine station specifies the movement pattern to the control device to specify the movement, where the specified movement pattern is associated with virtual axes, particularly via the computer program product, the movement pattern is advantageously automatically associated with virtual axes subsequently associated with real axes, a control unit, i.e., a converter, controls movement of the rotor on the segment of the linear drive and the control unit supplies at least one segment with electrical voltage or current, where the segments as part of the linear drive therefore move the rotors in accordance with the specifications of the movement pattern, where such an association occurs automatically, and the user is relieved of this task during specification of the movement pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Sven Rothe, Chris Hofmann, Marco Gierden, Thomas Hennefelder, Michael Jaentsch, Carsten Spindler
  • Publication number: 20190002206
    Abstract: A control device, linear drive, production- or packaging machine, computer program product and method for controlling movement of at least one rotor in the linear drive, wherein a user or a machine station specifies the movement pattern to the control device to specify the movement, where the specified movement pattern is associated with virtual axes, particularly via the computer program product, the movement pattern is advantageously automatically associated with virtual axes subsequently associated with real axes, a control unit, i.e., a converter, controls movement of the rotor on the segment of the linear drive and the control unit supplies at least one segment with electrical voltage or current, where the segments as part of the linear drive therefore move the rotors in accordance with the specifications of the movement pattern, where such an association occurs automatically, and the user is relieved of this task during specification of the movement pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Sven ROTHE, Chris HOFMANN, Marco GIERDEN, Thomas HENNEFELDER, Michael JAENTSCH, Carsten SPINDLER
  • Patent number: 9989380
    Abstract: A method for ascertaining a position error in a linear drive, a linear drive, a method for operating the linear drive and an installation, wherein the deviation of a respective further runner in relation to a first runner (reference runner) is ascertained to determine the position error, where the discrepancy of the respective sensor is ascertained based on the deviation of the runner, the discrepancy may be ascertained using a reference system, the position error may be established based on the discrepancy of the respective sensor PS and the deviation of the respective runner, and where the position error may serve for the improved positioning, i.e., more precise positioning, of the respective runner on the linear drive or of the segments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignees: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Festo AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Fabian Albert, Ralf Hartramph, Chris Hofmann, Michael Jaentsch, Sven Rothe, Carsten Spindler, Andreas Veit
  • Publication number: 20170305671
    Abstract: A method for ascertaining a position error in a linear drive, a linear drive, a method for operating the linear drive and an installation, wherein the deviation of a respective further runner in relation to a first runner (reference runner) is ascertained to determine the position error, where the discrepancy of the respective sensor is ascertained based on the deviation of the runner, the discrepancy may be ascertained using a reference system, the position error may be established based on the discrepancy of the respective sensor PS and the deviation of the respective runner, and where the position error may serve for the improved positioning, i.e., more precise positioning, of the respective runner on the linear drive or of the segments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2017
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: Fabian ALBERT, Ralf HARTRAMPH, Chris HOFMANN, Michael JAENTSCH, Sven ROTHE, Carsten SPINDLER, Andreas VEIT