Patents by Inventor Daniel Knorreck

Daniel Knorreck 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).

  • Piercing workpieces by a laser beam and an associated laser processing machine
    Patent number: 11045908
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to methods and apparatuses for piercing workpieces at a piercing point using a laser beam, which exits from a laser processing nozzle with a process gas, whereby a bulge is formed on the workpiece surface around the piercing point during the piercing. A distance between the laser processing nozzle and the bulge is determined during the piercing and at least one piercing parameter is changed in dependence on the distance determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: TRUMPF Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH + Co. KG
    Inventors: Martin Spiess, Dieter Hallasch, Daniel Knorreck, Markus Blaschka
  • Piercing Workpieces by a Laser Beam and an Associated Laser Processing Machine
    Publication number: 20170157711
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to methods and apparatuses for piercing workpieces at a piercing point using a laser beam, which exits from a laser processing nozzle with a process gas, whereby a bulge is formed on the workpiece surface around the piercing point during the piercing. A distance between the laser processing nozzle and the bulge is determined during the piercing and at least one piercing parameter is changed in dependence on the distance determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Martin Spiess, Dieter Hallasch, Daniel Knorreck, Markus Blaschka