Patents by Inventor Dirk Niebur

Dirk Niebur 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: 11498173
    Abstract: A wood-processing system having a buffer, which receives and buffers planar workpieces of wood materials or wood substitute materials, and a deposit device, onto which workpieces removed from the buffer can be deposited. At least one robot is included to remove the workpieces from the buffer and to deposit said workpieces on a deposit element of the deposit device and/or at another deposit location in the buffer. The system can be operated continuously, with workpieces being loaded sequentially into the buffer, removed from the buffer by the robot, and sorted onto the deposit device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: IMA Schelling Deutschland GmbH
    Inventor: Dirk Niebur
  • Publication number: 20210379716
    Abstract: A wood-processing system having a buffer, which receives and buffers planar workpieces of wood materials or wood substitute materials, and a deposit device, onto which workpieces removed from the buffer can be deposited. At least one robot is included to remove the workpieces from the buffer and to deposit said workpieces on a deposit element of the deposit device and/or at another deposit location in the buffer. The system can be operated continuously, with workpieces being loaded sequentially into the buffer, removed from the buffer by the robot, and sorted onto the deposit device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Applicant: IMA Schelling Deutschland GmbH
    Inventor: Dirk Niebur
  • Publication number: 20200198076
    Abstract: A wood-processing system having a buffer, which receives and buffers planar workpieces of wood materials or wood substitute materials, and a deposit device, onto which workpieces removed from the buffer can be deposited. At least one robot is included to remove the workpieces from the buffer and to deposit said workpieces on a deposit element of the deposit device and/or at another deposit location in the buffer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Applicant: IMA Schelling Deutschland GmbH
    Inventor: Dirk Niebur