Patents by Inventor Eckhard Neth

Eckhard Neth 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: 10953508
    Abstract: A rotary indexing machine comprises at least one indexing plate, which is in at least one operating state configured to accommodate and transport at least one work piece, and with at least one clocking cell comprising at least one accommodating unit with at least two opposite-situated accommodating elements, which are configured for together accommodating the at least one work piece from the indexing plate, and comprising at least one machining unit for machining the work piece accommodated by the accommodating unit, wherein the at least one clocking cell comprises at least one bridge unit, which extends at least partially over the indexing plate in an axial direction and is configured to guide the at least two accommodating elements of the accommodating unit in a shared coordinate system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: WINEMA Maschinenbau GmbH
    Inventor: Eckhard Neth
  • Publication number: 20180200855
    Abstract: A rotary indexing machine comprises at least one indexing plate, which is in at least one operating state configured to accommodate and transport at least one work piece, and with at least one clocking cell comprising at least one accommodating unit with at least two opposite-situated accommodating elements, which are configured for together accommodating the at least one work piece from the indexing plate, and comprising at least one machining unit for machining the work piece accommodated by the accommodating unit, wherein the at least one clocking cell comprises at least one bridge unit, which extends at least partially over the indexing plate in an axial direction and is configured to guide the at least two accommodating elements of the accommodating unit in a shared coordinate system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventor: Eckhard NETH
  • Patent number: 9873176
    Abstract: A rotary indexing machine that includes a machining device, that has at least two machining stations and at least one pre-turn station, which are arranged at least substantially on a shared circumference in respectively a circle segment, and a motor unit, that is provided to drive the pre-turn station. The motor unit is arranged at least largely within the circle segment of the pre-turn station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: WINEMA Maschinenbau GmbH
    Inventors: Eckhard Neth, Lothar Staiger
  • Publication number: 20150174722
    Abstract: The invention is based on a rotary indexing machine comprising a machining device, that has at least two machining stations and at least one pre-turn station, which are arranged at least substantially on a shared circumference in respectively a circle segment, and comprising a motor unit, that is provided to drive the pre-turn station. The motor unit is arranged at least largely within the circle segment of the pre-turn station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2013
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Applicant: WINEMA Machinenbau GmbH
    Inventors: Eckhard Neth, Lothar Staiger