Patents by Inventor Florian Weigl

Florian Weigl 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: 11772233
    Abstract: A grinding robot for grinding an electrically conducting workpiece. The grinding robot includes a grinding wheel, an actuation device for actuating grinding wheel, and a control system. The grinding wheel including an undulated tool receptacle which defines an axis of rotation about which the grinding wheel can rotate during grinding, and a head which is rotationally symmetrical with respect to the axis of rotation, and which contains abrasive material and has a grinding surface which is in contact with workpiece during grinding. The grinding wheel also includes a measuring and transmission unit and at least one conductor strand pair with two conductor strands which are electrically insulated from one another. The conductor strands are embedded in the rotationally symmetrical head and extend from the grinding surface of the head into the interior of the head and are electrically connected with measuring and transmission unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Voith Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Rohrer, Florian Weigl, Stefan Karner
  • Publication number: 20190344400
    Abstract: A grinding robot for grinding an electrically conducting workpiece. The grinding robot includes a grinding wheel, an actuation device for actuating grinding wheel, and a control system. The grinding wheel including an undulated tool receptacle which defines an axis of rotation about which the grinding wheel can rotate during grinding, and a head which is rotationally symmetrical with respect to the axis of rotation, and which contains abrasive material and has a grinding surface which is in contact with workpiece during grinding. The grinding wheel also includes a measuring and transmission unit and at least one conductor strand pair with two conductor strands which are electrically insulated from one another. The conductor strands are embedded in the rotationally symmetrical head and extend from the grinding surface of the head into the interior of the head and are electrically connected with measuring and transmission unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Applicant: Voith Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Rohrer, Florian Weigl, Stefan Karner