Patents by Inventor Franz Schneider
Franz Schneider 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).
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Patent number: 12115677Abstract: Robotic picking devices and methods for performing a picking operation. The methods described herein may involve determining that a picking device is unable to grasp an item and then performing, using a perturbation mechanism, a perturbation operation to perturb the item so that the picking device is more likely to grasp the item by executing a subsequent grasp attempt.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2020Date of Patent: October 15, 2024Assignee: RightHand Robotics, Inc.Inventors: Franz Schneider, Joel Brooks
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Publication number: 20240300037Abstract: The invention relates to a method for machining plate-shaped workpieces (11), which are preferably made at least in part of wood, wood material, plastic, composite material or the like, by a machining device (10), the method comprising: positioning a plate-shaped workpiece (11) on a workpiece support (14), introducing at least one separating region (17) into the plate-shaped workpiece (11), positioning a machining tool (13) within the at least one separating region (17), performing a pivoting movement of the machining tool (13) in the direction of at least one narrow surface (18) of the plate-shaped workpiece (11), which is adjacent to the at least one separating region (17), wherein, as a result of the pivoting movement of the milling tool (13), a cutout (22) is introduced into the at least one narrow surface (18) of the plate-shaped workpiece (11), as well as a machining device (10) for machining plate-shaped workpieces (11).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2022Publication date: September 12, 2024Inventor: Franz SCHNEIDER
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Publication number: 20220032463Abstract: Robotic picking devices and methods for performing a picking operation. The methods described herein may involve determining that a picking device is unable to grasp an item and then performing, using a perturbation mechanism, a perturbation operation to perturb the item so that the picking device is more likely to grasp the item by executing a subsequent grasp attempt.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2020Publication date: February 3, 2022Inventors: Franz Schneider, Joel Brooks
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Patent number: 10941815Abstract: A connection device for a joint shaft in a motor vehicle includes an axis of rotation, a first connection area for connecting the connection device to a drive train element, a predetermined breaking region, and a tube region which connects directly to the predetermined breaking region. The connection device has an axial extension in the direction of the axis of rotation, and a radial extension orthogonal to the axis of rotation and is designed, at least substantially, as a tubular hollow body. The predetermined breaking region is arranged between the first connection region and the tube region in the axial direction. A connection area is arranged in the axial direction between the first connection region and the predetermined breaking region.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2017Date of Patent: March 9, 2021Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AktiengesellschaftInventors: Franz Schneider, Erwin Fusseder, Wolfgang Streinz, Josef Hofstetter, Hans Blieninger
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Patent number: 9920786Abstract: A hybrid shaft is provided, particularly a hybrid shaft for a vehicle, for transmitting a torque. The hybrid shaft includes a hollow shaft made of metal, wherein the hollow shaft has at least one reinforcement layer made of fiber-reinforced plastic on an outer surface of the hollow shaft in at least one reinforcement section. The hollow shaft has an external diameter varying in a longitudinal direction of the hollow shaft inside the at least one reinforcement section.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2014Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AktiengesellschaftInventors: Franz Schneider, Johannes Mintzlaff, Wolfgang Streinz, Josef Hofstetter
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Patent number: 9902527Abstract: A coated fabric (11), comprising a fabric (12) from polymer tapes (12a, 12b), wherein the fabric (12) is coated with a sealing layer (13), wherein • at least a portion of the polymer tapes (12a, 12b) have a breaking tenacity of less than 45 cN/tex, preferably 15 to 40 cN/tex and an elongation at break of more than 30%, preferably of 40 to 90%, and/or • wherein the sealing layer (13) is formed from a composition A comprising at least one ethylene/?-olefin interpolymer, and wherein the composition has a density from 0.905 to 0.930 g/cc, preferably from 0.910 to 0.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2011Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Assignees: DOW CHEMICAL IBERICA S.L., HAVER & BOECKER OHG, STARLINGER & CO GESELLSCHAFT M.B.H.Inventors: Maria Isabel Arroyo Yillan, Thomas Schütte, Franz Schneider
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Publication number: 20180003244Abstract: The invention provides a connection device for a joint shaft in a motor vehicle. The connection device includes an axis of rotation, a first connection area for connecting the connection device to a drive train element, a predetermined breaking region, and a tube region which connects directly to the predetermined breaking region. The connection device has an axial extension in the direction of the axis of rotation, and a radial extension orthogonal to the axis of rotation and is designed, at least substantially, as a tubular hollow body. The predetermined breaking region is arranged between the first connection region and the tube region in the axial direction. A connection area is arranged in the axial direction between the first connection region and the predetermined breaking region.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2017Publication date: January 4, 2018Inventors: Franz SCHNEIDER, Erwin FUSSEDER, Wolfgang STREINZ, Josef HOFSTETTER, Hans BLIENINGER
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Patent number: 9221362Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle seat comprising a seat part, a backrest and a bearing device for supporting a backrest extension part, in particular an upper backrest part, relative to a lower backrest part of the backrest of the vehicle seat, wherein the bearing device comprises a plurality of plain bearing bush units for supporting elongated transverse elements of the backrest extension part along sliding axes arranged perpendicular to the backrest, wherein the plain bearing bush units are assembled from identically designed asymmetrical bearing bush parts.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2014Date of Patent: December 29, 2015Assignee: Grammer AGInventor: Franz Schneider
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Publication number: 20150105165Abstract: A hybrid shaft is provided, particularly a hybrid shaft for a vehicle, for transmitting a torque. The hybrid shaft includes a hollow shaft made of metal, wherein the hollow shaft has at least one reinforcement layer made of fiber-reinforced plastic on an outer surface of the hollow shaft in at least one reinforcement section. The hollow shaft has an external diameter varying in a longitudinal direction of the hollow shaft inside the at least one reinforcement section.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2014Publication date: April 16, 2015Inventors: Franz SCHNEIDER, Johannes MINTZLAFF, Wolfgang STREINZ, Josef HOFSTETTER
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Patent number: 8950812Abstract: The invention relates to a foldable vehicle seat, in particular for utility vehicles, with a backrest and a seat part, wherein the backrest is made foldable and is connected at least to a first cam element and the seat part is made foldable and is connected at least to a second cam element, wherein the two cam elements are arranged at a distance from each other in the width-wise direction of the seat and are arranged so as to be rotatable about a common axle extending in the width-wise direction of the seat, so that the backrest and the seat part are rotatable by at least 90°.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2011Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Assignee: Grammer AGInventors: Thomas Haller, Johann Meier, Rudolf Kastner, Franz Schneider
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Publication number: 20150001903Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle seat comprising a seat part, a backrest and a bearing device for supporting a backrest extension part, in particular an upper backrest part, relative to a lower backrest part of the backrest of the vehicle seat, wherein the bearing device comprises a plurality of plain bearing bush units for supporting elongated transverse elements of the backrest extension part along sliding axes arranged perpendicular to the backrest, wherein the plain bearing bush units are assembled from identically designed asymmetrical bearing bush parts.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2014Publication date: January 1, 2015Inventor: Franz SCHNEIDER
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Publication number: 20130305664Abstract: A coated fabric (11), comprising a fabric (12) from polymer tapes (12a, 12b), wherein the fabric (12) is coated with a sealing layer (13), wherein • at least a portion of the polymer tapes (12a, 12b) have a breaking tenacity of less than 45 cN/tex, preferably 15 to 40 cN/tex and an elongation at break of more than 30%, preferably of 40 to 90%, and/or • wherein the sealing layer (13) is formed from a composition A comprising at least one ethylene/?-olefin interpolymer, and wherein the composition has a density from 0.905 to 0.930 g/cc, preferably from 0.910 to 0.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2011Publication date: November 21, 2013Applicants: STARLINGER & CO GESELLSCHAFT M.B.H., HAVER & BOECKER OHG, DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLCInventors: Maria Isabel Arroyo Yillan, Thomas Schütte, Franz Schneider
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Publication number: 20130189461Abstract: The invention relates to a tape comprising from (i) about 75 wt % to about 99.9 wt % of a thermoplastic polyester, (ii) from about 0.1 wt % to about 25 wt % of a linear low-density polyethylene and (iii) from 0 wt % to about 5 wt % of other components, said tape having a thickness from 5 ?m to 300 ?m and a width from 0.5 mm to 7 mm. This tape shows no twinning and sticking to other tapes after slitting, has very good mechanical properties. When the tape is wound, bobbins having a regular shape can be obtained.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2011Publication date: July 25, 2013Applicants: STARLINGER & CO. GESELLSCHAFT M.B.H., SAUDI BASIC INDUSTRIES CORPORATIONInventors: Zahir Bashir, Herbert Furst, Franz Schneider, Robert Kraus, Christian Leeb
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Publication number: 20130175370Abstract: The trailer for a children's vehicle is characterized by a tub for accommodating spreading material, a drive casing on which the tub is positioned, a drive axle which is rotatably supported in the drive casing and is connected to a drive wheel, preferably a drive gear, for rotation therewith, a gearing, preferably a train of gears in the drive casing, which meshes with the drive wheel, and a spreading disc which is rotatably coupled with the gearing, wherein the tub comprises a bottom with an exit opening for the spreading material that is arranged above the spreading disc, so that exiting spreading material falls onto the spreading disc.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2013Publication date: July 11, 2013Applicants: Franz Schneider GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Franz Schneider GmbH & Co. KG, Ulrich Ewringmann, Rainer Luther
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Publication number: 20120091771Abstract: The invention relates to a foldable vehicle seat, in particular for utility vehicles, with a backrest and a seat part, wherein the backrest is made foldable and is connected at least to a first cam element and the seat part is made foldable and is connected at least to a second cam element, wherein the two cam elements are arranged at a distance from each other in the width-wise direction of the seat and are arranged so as to be rotatable about a common axle extending in the width-wise direction of the seat, so that the backrest and the seat part are rotatable by at least 90°.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2011Publication date: April 19, 2012Inventors: Thomas HALLER, Johann MEIER, Rudolf KASTNER, Franz SCHNEIDER
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Patent number: 8104747Abstract: A humidifier including a housing which is used to receive a humidifier module. The housing can be connected by the housing cover and is provided with at least one first sealing element, which seals the humidifier module in relation to the housing. The humidifier module is arranged in an axially displaceable manner on the first sealing element.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2006Date of Patent: January 31, 2012Assignee: Carl Freudenberg KGInventors: Udo Eping, Franz Schneider, Klaus Leister, Stefan Geiss, Joachim Wolf, Volker Senne, Harald Ehrentraut, Bernd Altmueller
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Patent number: 7811175Abstract: A torque transmission device is provided with an outer tube having a non-circular internal circumference and an inner tube having a non-circular external circumference inserted into the outer tube. The two tubes have a predefined rotational clearance as the result of a gap formed between the internal and the external circumference. At least one elastic wire cushion-like element is provided in the gap between the two tubes. The two tubes are displaceable in relation to one another, in the longitudinal direction of the tube, in such a way as to make possible length compensation, even under load.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2008Date of Patent: October 12, 2010Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AktiengesellschaftInventors: Franz Schneider, Ekkehard Gorski
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Publication number: 20090108476Abstract: A humidifier including a housing which is used to receive a humidifier module. The housing can be connected by the housing cover and is provided with at least one first sealing element, which seals the humidifier module in relation to the housing. The humidifier module is arranged in an axially displaceable manner on the first sealing element.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2006Publication date: April 30, 2009Applicant: Carl Freudenberg KGInventors: Udo Eping, Franz Schneider, Klaus Leister, Stefan Geiss, Joachim Wolf, Volker Senne, Harald Ehrentraut, Bernd Altmueller
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Publication number: 20090042657Abstract: A torque transmission device is provided with an outer tube having a non-circular internal circumference and an inner tube having a non-circular external circumference inserted into the outer tube. The two tubes have a predefined rotational clearance as the result of a gap formed between the internal and the external circumference. At least one elastic wire cushion-like element is provided in the gap between the two tubes. The two tubes are displaceable in relation to one another, in the longitudinal direction of the tube, in such a way as to make possible length compensation, even under load.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2008Publication date: February 12, 2009Applicant: Bayerische Motoren Werke AktiengesellschaftInventors: Franz SCHNEIDER, Ekkehard GORSKI
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Publication number: 20060199650Abstract: Centering device for the mutual centering of two shaft ends Two shaft ends (10, 20), which are in torque-transmitting connection with one another and are to a limited extent axially displaceable, rotatable and deflectable with respect to one another, are mutually centered by a stud (36), which extends axially from a first of the two shaft ends (10), and a bearing (40), which is arranged in a cavity (28) of the second shaft end (20) in the cavity (28) and receives the stud (36).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2004Publication date: September 7, 2006Inventors: Franz Schneider, Joachim Rothe