Patents by Inventor Dieter Buttau

Dieter Buttau 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).

  • Method for positioning a tool
    Patent number: 7607207
    Abstract: A method for positioning a tool (24) on a tool chuck (20) employs a tool holding device (22, 50, 58), which includes a tool-accommodating area (32, 52, 66) for at least partly receiving the tool (24), a connecting area (26, 54 62) to be arranged on the tool chuck (20), and a positioning opening (48) through which a positioner (18) can be placed against the tool (24), which is located at least in part in the tool-accommodating area (32, 52, 66). The tool (24) is optically scanned to obtain a measurement. Subsequently, the tool holding device (22, 50, 58) is removed from the chuck (20), and the chuck is heated. Then, the tool (24), which is separated from the tool holding device (22, 50, 58), is shrink fitted in the chuck (20) at a position that is based on the measurement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Assignee: E. Zoller GmbH & Co. KG Einstell - und Messgeräte
    Inventors: Dieter Buttau, Felix Thiel
  • Method for positioning a tool
    Publication number: 20080184570
    Abstract: Disclosed is a tool holding device (22, 50, 58) for retaining a tool (24) on a tool chuck (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Publication date: August 7, 2008
    Applicant: E. ZOLLER GMBH & CO. KG EINSTELL-UND MESSGERATE
    Inventors: Dieter Buttau, Felix Thiel
  • Tool holding device and method for positioning a tool
    Patent number: 7371036
    Abstract: Disclosed is a tool holding device (22, 50, 58) for retaining a tool (24) on a tool chuck (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2008
    Assignee: E. Zoller GmbH & Co. KG Einstell-Und Messgeräte
    Inventors: Dieter Buttau, Felix Thiel
  • Tool holding device ad method for positioning a tool
    Publication number: 20060078396
    Abstract: Disclosed is a tool holding device (22, 50, 58) for retaining a tool (24) on a tool chuck (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2003
    Publication date: April 13, 2006
    Inventors: Dieter Buttau, Felix Thiel