Patents by Inventor Gerhard Corell

Gerhard Corell 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).

  • Control device for overhead conveyor
    Patent number: 5758847
    Abstract: A control device for conveyor systems in an industrial area has a drive motor in each overhead conveyor, a drive control, and an associated sensor consisting of a transmitter aimed at the leading overhead conveyor and a receiver for the signal reflected by this overhead conveyor. The transmitter is configured to transmit a detection signal not only straight ahead, but also diagonally leftward and rightward ahead. The reflector is designed with a three dimensional reflecting surface contour, so that even with diagonal aiming toward the following overhead conveyor, the signal emitted from its transmitter is reflected at its receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 2, 1998
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Gerhard Corell, Dieter Braitmayer, Christoph Huber