Patents by Inventor Eric Bürkle

Eric Bürkle 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 and apparatus for locating a pickup point for an object in an installation
    Patent number: 9339931
    Abstract: A method ascertains a tolerance location which differs from a target location for a pickup point for an object which is at rest in an installation and which is intended to be picked up by a means of transport. An identification mark is put onto the object in a known relative position in relation to the pickup point. A computation device uses a locating apparatus arranged in the installation to ascertain a physical location of the identification mark in the installation. The computation device ascertains the tolerance location from the physical location and the relative position. A corresponding apparatus contains a corresponding identification mark and a corresponding computation device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: PRIMETALS TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRIA GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Brett, Eric Bürkle
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOCATING A PICKUP POINT FOR AN OBJECT IN AN INSTALLATION
    Publication number: 20140336813
    Abstract: A method ascertains a tolerance location which differs from a target location for a pickup point for an object which is at rest in an installation and which is intended to be picked up by a means of transport. An identification mark is put onto the object in a known relative position in relation to the pickup point. A computation device uses a locating apparatus arranged in the installation to ascertain a physical location of the identification mark in the installation. The computation device ascertains the tolerance location from the physical location and the relative position. A corresponding apparatus contains a corresponding identification mark and a corresponding computation device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2012
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Wolfgang Brett, Eric Bürkle