Patents by Inventor Christian Henk

Christian Henk 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).

  • Publication number: 20250044763
    Abstract: A method is provided for operating an automation system which comprises a drive system and an optical projection unit. The drive system comprises a movable rotor, where the rotor can be driven with the aid of a drive. A control system of the automation system carries out the following steps of determining a position information of a rotor, linking an object to be displayed to the rotor, rendering a projection to be displayed by the optical projection unit on the basis of the position information of the rotor and the object to be displayed, and outputting the rendered projection to the optical projection unit, so that the optical projection unit outputs the rendered projection on a surface and/or on the rotor or on a superstructure or superstructures of the rotor, and/or on transport goods of the drive system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2024
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventors: Christian Henke, Michel Matuschke, Armin Pehlivan, Gerhard Holzer, Johannes Beckhoff
  • Publication number: 20230316214
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing prioritization of specific items at specific times in a manner that is provided to an overseas transport logistics software program, and that provide for visibility and prediction of status and risks. In examples, a set of enterprise priorities may be input from a variety of enterprise planning teams into a prioritization software tool. The prioritization software tool may then, based on relative priorities of items currently scheduled for overseas transport, generate a prioritization of items included in pending purchase orders. The prioritization is made accessible to an overseas transport logistics software program. The prioritization may assign individual items to a set of tiers, with each tier having a different handling and overseas shipment prioritization. Shipment information is then received and consolidated, and a dynamic lead time is calculated. The dynamic lead time is utilized to automatically calculate a dynamic risk factor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Logan Clemment, Hunter Christian Henke, John Jeatran, Carlos Llanes, Rachel Ann Schmidt, Krista Swedenburg, Jacob Volkmann
  • Publication number: 20230020237
    Abstract: In order to provide an operating method for a machine tool and to propose a system which enables the monitoring of the installation, position and the like of tools in a respective machine without the need for major construction work, the disclosure proposes a system for assigning tools mounted on rams to an installation position on a machine, which consists of a writable RFID chip with a transponder, memory and passive digital inputs positioned on the ram, and an electrically switchable contact panel positioned at a connection position of the machine, whereby the contacts of the contact panel can make contact with the digital inputs and the RFID chip transmits at least one identifier and the assignment of the digital inputs during a query process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventor: Christian HENK
  • Patent number: 11510837
    Abstract: A leg pulling device has a traction device and a supporting device. At least one force or at least one pressure which is exerted on a patient by the supporting device upon the actuation of the traction device can be measured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: CONDOR MedTech GmbH
    Inventors: Lothar Weigel, Dominik Schulte, Christian Henke
  • Patent number: 11453061
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device (22) for calibrating an underfloor wheelset lathe (3) without a calibration wheelset, comprising; a motor (23) with a rotational axis (D), a friction roller (24), and a measuring bridge (18), wherein the friction roller (24) is connected p a driveshaft of the motor (23). The aim of the invention is to allow a simpler calibration without a calibration wheelset. This is achieved in that the friction roller (24) has an approximately cylindrical frictional surface with a defined nominal diameter. The invention additionally relates to an underfloor wheelset lathe (3) comprising such a device (22) and to a method for calibrating an underfloor wheelset lathe (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Hegenscheidt-MFD GmbH
    Inventors: Marvin Fischer, Christian Henk, John Oliver Naumann
  • Patent number: 10926406
    Abstract: A robot for a linear transport system includes a carriage guide rail and first and second XY tables, each with first and second carriages arranged to move independently on the carriage guide rail, and first and second linear guides, each having first and second guide elements which can be moved relative to one another and are configured with an angular offset. The first guide elements of the first and second linear guides are connected via a support structure. The second guide elements of the first and second linear guides are connected to the first and second carriages. The robot can include first and second arm systems connected to one another via an articulated system, with an attached work tool. The first and second arm systems can connect to the support structures of the first and second XY tables via corresponding first and second joints.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Beckhoff Automation GmbH
    Inventors: Uwe Prüssmeier, Armin Pehlivan, Christian Henke, Stefan Sonderegger, Thomas Morscher, Clemens Maier
  • Patent number: 10789775
    Abstract: Method for controlling an object, wherein the object is arranged in the real space and is linked to at least one virtual element of a character space, wherein the object, a depiction device, an operator control device and/or a control device are functionally connected to one another, having the steps of ascertaining a position and an orientation of the operator control device and/or of the depiction device in relation to the object, generating a virtual pointer from the ascertained position and the ascertained orientation of the operator control device and/or of the depiction device, selecting the object by means of the virtual pointer, depicting the object, augmented with the at least one element of the character space, by means of the depiction device, and/or controlling the object by means of the operator control device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Beckhoff Automation GmbH
    Inventors: Clemens Maier, Armin Pehlivan, Thomas Morscher, Stefan Wapelhorst, Christian Henke
  • Publication number: 20200276649
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device (22) for calibrating an underfloor wheelset lathe (3) without a calibration wheelset, comprising; a motor (23) with a rotational axis (D), a friction roller (24), and a measuring bridge (18), wherein the friction roller (24) is connected p a driveshaft of the motor (23). The aim of the invention is to allow a simpler calibration without a calibration wheelset. This is achieved in that the friction roller (24) has an approximately cylindrical frictional surface with a defined nominal diameter. The invention additionally relates to an underfloor wheelset lathe (3) comprising such a device (22) and to a method for calibrating an underfloor wheelset lathe (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventors: Marvin Fischer, Christian Henk, John Oliver Naumann
  • Publication number: 20180222042
    Abstract: A robot for a linear transport system includes a carriage guide rail and first and second XY tables, each with first and second carriages arranged to move independently on the carriage guide rail, and first and second linear guides, each having first and second guide elements which can be moved relative to one another and are configured with an angular offset. The first guide elements of the first and second linear guides are connected via a support structure. The second guide elements of the first and second linear guides are connected to the first and second carriages. The robot can include first and second arm systems connected to one another via an articulated system, with an attached work tool. The first and second arm systems can connect to the support structures of the first and second XY tables via corresponding first and second joints.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Uwe Prüssmeier, Armin Pehlivan, Christian Henke, Stefan Sonderegger, Thomas Morscher, Clemens Maier
  • Publication number: 20180018826
    Abstract: Method for controlling an object, wherein the object is arranged in the real space and is linked to at least one virtual element of a character space, wherein the object, a depiction device, an operator control device and/or a control device are functionally connected to one another, having the steps of ascertaining a position and an orientation of the operator control device and/or of the depiction device in relation to the object, generating a virtual pointer from the ascertained position and the ascertained orientation of the operator control device and/or of the depiction device, selecting the object by means of the virtual pointer, depicting the object, augmented with the at least one element of the character space, by means of the depiction device, and/or controlling the object by means of the operator control device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Clemens Maier, Armin Pehlivan, Thomas Morscher, Stefan Wapelhorst, Christian Henke
  • Patent number: 8275231
    Abstract: An optical waveguide with a tubular or hose-like housing is provided, which is used in a high-temperature environment, such as, for example, in a burner. The housing has an input opening, an output opening and a center line extending from the input opening to the output opening. In the interior of the housing, transparent spheres are lined up along with center line. The light is guided on account of the refraction of a light beam upon entering and exiting from the transparent spheres.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Gilbert Braun, Volker Ertle, Christian Henke, Gülsen Kisaboyun, Andreas Pahl, Bernd Prade, Uwe Scheuer, Wolfgang Stammen, Edmund Zastrozny
  • Publication number: 20100046073
    Abstract: An optical waveguide with a tubular or hose-like housing is provided, which is used in a high-temperature environment, such as, for example, in a burner. The housing has an input opening, an output opening and a centre line extending from the input opening to the output opening. In the interior of the housing, transparent spheres are lined up along with centre line. The light is guided on account of the refraction of a light beam upon entering and exiting from the transparent spheres.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2007
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Inventors: Gilbert Braun, Volker Ertle, Christian Henke, Gülsen Kisaboyun, Andreas Pahl, Bernd Prade, Uwe Scheuer, Wolfgang Stammen, Edmund Zastrozny