Patents by Inventor Frank Herfert

Frank Herfert 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).

  • Machine assembly, production machine with machine assembly, use and method for producing rotation components
    Patent number: 10016863
    Abstract: The invention relates to a machine assembly 100 for use in a manufacturing machine 1000, in particular in a horizontal orientation of an axis of rotation D in a horizontal manufacturing machine, comprising a workpiece fixture 30 which is mounted on a fixture carrier 4 and has a first side 31 and a second side 32, and a first and a second tool holding fixture 10, 20, wherein the first tool holding fixture 10 is arranged on the first side 31 of the workpiece fixture 30 and the second tool holding fixture 20 is arranged on the second side 32 of the workpiece fixture 30. According to the invention it is provided that the workpiece fixture 30 has a main spindle 33 with an axis of rotation D running from the first to the second side 31, 32, and the main spindle 33 is designed for holding a workpiece along the axis of rotation D.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignees: FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V., TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAT BERLIN
    Inventors: Eckart Uhlmann, Joerg Essmann, Dirk Oberschmidt, Frederik Mahr, Frank Herfert, Mitchel Polte
  • MACHINE ASSEMBLY, PRODUCTION MACHINE WITH MACHINE ASSEMBLY, USE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ROTATION COMPONENTS
    Publication number: 20150328732
    Abstract: The invention relates to a machine assembly 100 for use in a manufacturing machine 1000, in particular in a horizontal orientation of an axis of rotation D in a horizontal manufacturing machine, comprising a workpiece fixture 30 which is mounted on a fixture carrier 4 and has a first side 31 and a second side 32, and a first and a second tool holding fixture 10, 20, wherein the first tool holding fixture 10 is arranged on the first side 31 of the workpiece fixture 30 and the second tool holding fixture 20 is arranged on the second side 32 of the workpiece fixture 30. According to the invention it is provided that the workpiece fixture 30 has a main spindle 33 with an axis of rotation D running from the first to the second side 31, 32, and the main spindle 33 is designed for holding a workpiece along the axis of rotation D.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2013
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Inventors: Eckart Uhlmann, Joerg Essmann, Dirk Oberschmidt, Frederik Mahr, Frank Herfert, Mitchel Polte