Patents by Inventor Curt-Michael Stoll

Curt-Michael Stoll 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: 11953888
    Abstract: A production cell includes: at least one robot arranged to handle products; at least one buffer area for intermediate storage of products inside the production cell; a vision system with cameras arranged to determine, based on images from the cameras, the identity and the location of objects in the production cell a plurality of production modules, each production module comprising at least one Hardware Module configured to process products; and a plurality of module attachment locations, each module attachment location being configured to connect with an interface section of a production module through at least a physical connection and a power connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Festo SE & Co. KG
    Inventors: Alfons Riek, Curt-Michael Stoll, Hans Klingel, Marcel Aeschlimann, Samuel Malzach, Christian Schmid, Christoph Berger, Judith Wimmer, Ivo Aschwanden, Kilian Iannucci, Alexandra Krause, Markus Andreas Müller, Martin Helmer, Peter Barmettler
  • Publication number: 20230070428
    Abstract: A method for supporting designing and operation of a robotic system includes operating a computer-based Inventory configured to operate in a robotic system having Hardware Modules to perform a task, the Inventory including Hardware Module Descriptions including a unique identifier, a description of physical characteristics, a current status and historical data the Hardware Module. The method including the steps of collecting status data of the Hardware Module; collecting operating data representing usage of the Hardware Module and updating the historical data accordingly; and at least one of the steps of scheduling maintenance actions to be performed on the Hardware Module; deriving or modifying, based on the operating data, historical data that is associated with a type of the Hardware Module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Alfons Riek, Curt-Michael Stoll, Hans Klingel, Marcel Aeschlimann, Samuel Malzach, Christian Schmid, Christoph Berger, Carole Chapelat, Judith Wimmer, Ivo Aschwanden, Martin Helmer, Markus Andreas Muller, Peter Barmettler
  • Publication number: 20210370497
    Abstract: A production cell includes: at least one robot arranged to handle products; at least one buffer area for intermediate storage of products inside the production cell; a vision system with cameras arranged to determine, based on images from the cameras, the identity and the location of objects in the production cell a plurality of production modules, each production module comprising at least one Hardware Module configured to process products; and a plurality of module attachment locations, each module attachment location being configured to connect with an interface section of a production module through at least a physical connection and a power connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Alfons Riek, Curt-Michael Stoll, Hans Klingel, Marcel Aeschlimann, Samuel Malzach, Christian Schmid, Christoph Berger, Judith Wimmer, Ivo Aschwanden, Kilian Iannucci, Alexandra Krause, Markus Andreas Müller, Martin Helmer, Peter Barmettler
  • Publication number: 20210178575
    Abstract: A method for supporting designing and operation of a robotic system includes operating a computer-based Inventory configured to operate in a robotic system having Hardware Modules to perform a task, the Inventory including Hardware Module Descriptions including a unique identifier, a description of physical characteristics, a current status and historical data the Hardware Module. The method including the steps of collecting status data of the Hardware Module; collecting operating data representing usage of the Hardware Module and updating the historical data accordingly; and at least one of the steps of scheduling maintenance actions to be performed on the Hardware Module (3); deriving or modifying, based on the operating data, historical data that is associated with a type of the Hardware Module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Alfons Riek, Curt-Michael Stoll, Hans Klingel, Marcel Aeschlimann, Samuel Malzach, Christian Schmid, Christoph Berger, Carole Chapelat, Judith Wimmer, Ivo Aschwanden, Martin Helmer, Markus Andreas Muller, Peter Barmettler
  • Publication number: 20060095359
    Abstract: A method and a computer arrangement, more particularly a data base module, for the determination of an RoH value, dependent on non-monetary factors of a company, as related to a monetary value of the company, which includes, means for the determination of a human capital factor as a first non-monetary factor on the basis of competence characteristics and/or satisfaction characteristics of persons employed by the company, means for the determination of a relationship capital factor as a second non-monetary factor on the basis of at least one relation characteristic for a company-internal relation characteristic and/or for a company-external relation, means for the determination of a structural capital factor as a third non-monetary factor in a manner dependent on at least one structural characteristic dependent on the structure of the company, and means for the determination of the RoH value in a manner dependent on the first, second and third non-monetary factors and on a material value and/or a capitalized v
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2005
    Publication date: May 4, 2006
    Inventors: Curt-Michael Stoll, Matthias Kolb, Hermann Neher, Petra Passen, Klaus Utfeld, Boris Worter