Patents by Inventor Frank Bartho

Frank Bartho 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).

  • Sheet metal processing machines having a chip suctioning device and methods for detecting a malfunction in the chip suctioning device
    Patent number: 10247636
    Abstract: Sheet metal processing machines having a chip suctioning device and a control device are provided. The chip suctioning device has a chip space connected to a die orifice of a punching die for collecting chips, wherein the chip space is provided with a chip flap and a extraction line, and the extraction line comprises at least one sieve, a vacuum generator, e.g., an extraction fan, connected to the extraction line for generating a vacuum in the chip suction device, and a vacuum sensor, connected to the extraction line between the downstream last sieve and the vacuum generator, being configured to supply signals to the control device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: TRUMPF Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH + Co. KG
    Inventors: Frank Bartho, Juergen Appel
  • Sheet Metal Processing Machines Having a Chip Suctioning Device and Methods for Detecting a Malfunction in the Chip Suctioning Device
    Publication number: 20150362398
    Abstract: Sheet metal processing machines having a chip suctioning device and a control device are provided. The chip suctioning device has a chip space connected to a die orifice of a punching die for collecting chips, wherein the chip space is provided with a chip flap and a extraction line, and the extraction line comprises at least one sieve, a vacuum generator, e.g., an extraction fan, connected to the extraction line for generating a vacuum in the chip suction device, and a vacuum sensor, connected to the extraction line between the downstream last sieve and the vacuum generator, being configured to supply signals to the control device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Inventors: Frank Bartho, Juergen Appel