Patents by Inventor Franz Stimpl

Franz Stimpl 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).

  • Production plant for assembling and/or processing components transported on workpiece supports
    Patent number: 7014033
    Abstract: The invention relates to a production line (1) for assembling and/or processing components (3) transported on workpiece holders (2), incorporating several conveyor sections (5, 6a, 6b, 6c) disposed one after the other, each of which has at least one separate forward feed mechanism (15; 51) which is independent of the adjacent conveyor sections (5, 6a, 6b, 6c) and at least one co-operating guide mechanism with two oppositely lying guide tracks (20), along which the workpiece holder (2) disposed between them, incorporating guide elements to provide a height and lateral guiding action, can be moved and positioned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2006
    Assignee: STIWA-Fertigungstechnik Sticht Gesellschaft m.b.H.
    Inventors: Walter Sticht, Roland Heiml, Franz Stimpl
  • Production plant for assembling and/or processing components transported on workpiece supports
    Publication number: 20040134755
    Abstract: The invention relates to a production line (1) for assembling and/or processing components (3) transported on workpiece holders (2), incorporating several conveyor sections (5, 6a, 6b, 6c) disposed one after the other, each of which has at least one separate forward feed mechanism (15; 51) which is independent of the adjacent conveyor sections (5, 6a, 6b, 6c) and at least one co-operating guide mechanism with two oppositely lying guide tracks (20), along which the workpiece holder (2) disposed between them, incorporating guide elements to provide a height and lateral guiding action, can be moved and positioned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2004
    Publication date: July 15, 2004
    Inventors: Walter Sticht, Roland Heiml, Franz Stimpl