Patents by Inventor Christian Karmann

Christian Karmann 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).

  • POSITIONING AND CLAMPING SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20200223034
    Abstract: A positioning and clamping system for a workpiece to be processed, which is disposed at a work station on a mobile load receiver. The positioning and clamping system includes a mobile and robot-guided gripper tool for the workpiece, in particular a geo-gripper tool, for clamping the workpiece in a defined position and orientation. A stationary, adjustable support device supports, stabilizes, and positions the gripper tool, in particular the geo-gripper tool, at the work station in a stationary manner, together with the gripped, in particular clamped, workpiece for processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2018
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Applicant: KUKA Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Per-Olaf Brockhoff, Christian Karmann, Johann Kraus