Patents by Inventor Gerhard Brändle

Gerhard Brändle 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).

  • Plug-in adapter, adjustment instrument, and associated robot
    Patent number: 10836031
    Abstract: A plug-in adapter includes a thread designed to screw the plug-in adapter to an adjustment instrument, a plug-in device designed for detachably connecting the plug-in adapter to a counter plug-in device of an access opening on a robot for a reference position marking of the robot, and a stylus designed to couple a measuring tip of the adjustment instrument to the reference position marking. The plug-in device has a plug-in section that is designed for axially plugging of the plug-in section into the counter plug-in device of the robot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: KUKA Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Dietmar Tscharnuter, Gernot Nitz, Gerhard Brändle
  • PLUG-IN ADAPTER, ADJUSTMENT INSTRUMENT, AND ASSOCIATED ROBOT
    Publication number: 20190168381
    Abstract: A plug-in adapter includes a thread designed to screw the plug-in adapter to an adjustment instrument, a plug-in device designed for detachably connecting the plug-in adapter to a counter plug-in device of an access opening on a robot for a reference position marking of the robot, and a stylus designed to couple a measuring tip of the adjustment instrument to the reference position marking. The plug-in device has a plug-in section that is designed for axially plugging of the plug-in section into the counter plug-in device of the robot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: Dietmar Tscharnuter, Gernot Nitz, Gerhard Brändle