Patents by Inventor Frank-Andreas BAUER

Frank-Andreas BAUER 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).

  • Device and method for shaping sheet metal
    Patent number: 12090540
    Abstract: A device and a method are provided for shaping sheet metal. The device is provided with a plurality of support and clamping elements which are designed to cooperate with one another so as to clamp the sheet metal for a shaping process by mechanically contacting the sheet metal and by holding, orienting, and/or positioning processes. A plurality of actuators are designed to orient and/or position the plurality of support and clamping elements. A controller for the actuators is designed to control the plurality of actuators for adjusting the orientation and/or position of the support and clamping elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Frank-Andreas Bauer, Robert Naeb, Rena Pech
  • Device and Method for Shaping Sheet Metal
    Publication number: 20190299265
    Abstract: A device and a method are provided for shaping sheet metal. The device is provided with a plurality of support and clamping elements which are designed to cooperate with one another so as to clamp the sheet metal for a shaping process by mechanically contacting the sheet metal and by holding, orienting, and/or positioning processes. A plurality of actuators are designed to orient and/or position the plurality of support and clamping elements. A controller for the actuators is designed to control the plurality of actuators for adjusting the orientation and/or position of the support and clamping elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Frank-Andreas BAUER, Robert NAEB, Rena PECH