Patents by Inventor Frank Macherey

Frank Macherey 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).

  • Glass roll, product having a glass roll, device and method for the manufacture thereof
    Patent number: 10329191
    Abstract: A glass roll, as well as a device and a method for manufacturing the glass roll are provided. The glass roll includes a glass ribbon having a thickness, a length in an x-direction, and a width in a y-direction. The glass ribbon has at least one defect site at a position, as well as at least one error mark disposed on the glass ribbon, and is wound up into a glass roll.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: SCHOTT AG
    Inventors: Andreas Ortner, Andreas Habeck, Clemens Ottermann, Thomas Roßmeier, Frank Macherey, Jürgen Vogt, Rainer Liebald, Thomas Wiegel, Ulrich Battmer, Uwe Wilkens
  • Apparatus and method for identifying defects within the volume of a transparent sheet and use of the apparatus
    Patent number: 9546967
    Abstract: An apparatus for identifying defects within the volume of a transparent sheet, such as a glass sheet, is provided. The apparatus includes an illumination device that directs incident light onto at least a portion of a surface of the sheet so as to illuminate the sheet, and an image detector onto which the light backscattered from the sheet is directed to image the sheet. The apparatus generates at least two interference images under different capturing conditions in order to perform identification of defects by evaluating the at least two interference images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: SCHOTT AG
    Inventors: Bruno Schrader, Frank Macherey, Holger Wegener, Michael Stelzl
  • Glass roll, product having a glass roll, device and method for the manufacture thereof
    Publication number: 20160311722
    Abstract: A glass roll, as well as a device and a method for manufacturing the glass roll are provided. The glass roll includes a glass ribbon having a thickness, a length in an x-direction, and a width in a y-direction. The glass ribbon has at least one defect site at a position, as well as at least one error mark disposed on the glass ribbon, and is wound up into a glass roll.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2016
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Applicant: SCHOTT AG
    Inventors: Andreas ORTNER, Andreas HABECK, Clemens OTTERMANN, Thomas ROßMEIER, Frank MACHEREY, Jürgen VOGT, Rainer LIEBALD, Thomas WIEGEL, Ulrich BATTMER, Uwe WILKENS
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING DEFECTS WITHIN THE VOLUME OF A TRANSPARENT SHEET AND USE OF THE APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20140347664
    Abstract: An apparatus for identifying defects within the volume of a transparent sheet, such as a glass sheet, is provided. The apparatus includes an illumination device that directs incident light onto at least a portion of a surface of the sheet so as to illuminate the sheet, and an image detector onto which the light backscattered from the sheet is directed to image the sheet. The apparatus generates at least two interference images under different capturing conditions in order to perform identification of defects by evaluating the at least two interference images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Inventors: Bruno Schrader, Frank Macherey, Holger Wegener, Michael Stelzl