Patents by Inventor Gottfried Reinicke

Gottfried Reinicke 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).

  • Patent number: 11504805
    Abstract: A method for machining at least one workpiece surface to apply a texture pattern to at least one section of the workpiece surface using a laser, based on image data specifying an image of the texture pattern applied to the at least one section of the workpiece surface and model data specifying a three-dimensional geometry of a surface form corresponding to the at least one section of the workpiece surface. Control data and segment data are generated based on the image and model data. The control data specify one or more segment sequences for each track line. Each segment sequence has track segments where the laser guides the texture pattern application to the at least one section of the workpiece surface; wherein the track segments of a segment sequence include one or more laser track segments where the laser travels in the switched-on state at a constant machining setpoint speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: SAUER GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Hildebrand, Gottfried Reinicke
  • Publication number: 20190358744
    Abstract: A method for machining at least one workpiece surface to apply a texture pattern to at least one section of the workpiece surface using a laser, based on image data specifying an image of the texture pattern applied to the at least one section of the workpiece surface and model data specifying a three-dimensional geometry of a surface form corresponding to the at least one section of the workpiece surface. Control data and segment data are generated based on the image and model data. The control data specify one or more segment sequences for each track line. Each segment sequence has track segments where the laser guides the texture pattern application to the at least one section of the workpiece surface; wherein the track segments of a segment sequence include one or more laser track segments where the laser travels in the switched-on state at a constant machining setpoint speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Applicant: SAUER GmbH
    Inventors: Peter HILDEBRAND, Gottfried REINICKE
  • Patent number: 10376992
    Abstract: In a method for machining a workpiece by a pulsed laser beam emanating from a tool head, the pulsed laser beam is guided across the workpiece surface in a constant relative position between workpiece and tool head, and the workpiece is machined consecutively in a first and another second relative position. The operating parameters in the second relative position are controlled such that one or more laser pulse hit locations generated in the second relative position have a defined position with reference to one or more laser pulse hit positions generated from the first relative position, particularly lie in a one- or two-dimensional grid defined by plural laser pulse hit positions on the workpiece surface made from the first relative position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: SAUER GMBH LASERTEC
    Inventors: Peter Hildebrand, Gottfried Reinicke
  • Publication number: 20160193698
    Abstract: In a method for machining a workpiece by a pulsed laser beam ema-nating from a tool head, the pulsed laser beam is guided across the workpiece surface in a constant relative position between workpiece and tool head, and the workpiece is machined consecutively in a first and another second relative position. The operating parameters in the second relative position are controlled such that one or more laser pulse hit locations generated in the second relative position have a defined position with reference to one or more laser pulse hit positions generated from the first relative position, particularly lie in a one- or two-dimensional grid defined by plural laser pulse hit positions on the workpiece surface made from the first relative position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Applicants: SAUER GMBH LASERTEC, SAUER GMBH LASERTEC
    Inventors: Peter Hildebrand, Gottfried Reinicke
  • Patent number: 8558136
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a swaging in a workpiece, wherein a laser beam is guided through a beam guide over the surface of the workpiece in order to produce said swaging. The focal position of the laser beam is controlled in such a way that it can be varied at least temporarily in depth direction of the swaging. A device for the production of a swaging (6) in a workpiece (5) has a laser light source (1) for producing a laser beam for removing material, a focus adjustment device (3) for adjusting the focal position of the laser beam, a beam guide (4) for guiding the laser beam (20) over the surface of the workpiece and a control device (7) for controlling the focus adjustment device (3) and the beam guide (4). The control device is designed to control the focal position of the laser beam by means of the focus adjustment device (3) at least temporarily to variable values in depth direction of the swaging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Sauer GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Hildebrand, Martin Reisacher, Michael Kuhl, Gottfried Reinicke
  • Patent number: 8397394
    Abstract: A method for workpiece levelling includes mounting the workpiece in a machine tool, measuring the position of the workpiece in the mounting and determining a translatory offset xv, yv, zv and a rotatory offset ?v, ?v, ?v of the factual workpiece mounting compared to the ideal mounting from the measurement results and from a workpiece data forming an initial data set related to the ideal mounting, wherein for obtaining another initial data set a plurality of surface points of the mounted workpiece are measured in their position xn, yn, zn in space, the data of one of the initial data sets are varied a plurality of times in accordance with plural translatory and rotatory displacements for obtaining a plurality of varied data sets, from the varied data sets and their base data set the one data set is determined that represents a surface with a lowest deviation measure compared to a surface represented by the other of the initial data sets, and the translatory offset xv, yv, zv and the rotatory offset ?v, ?v, ?v
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Sauer GmbH Lasertec
    Inventors: Peter Hildebrand, Gottfried Reinicke
  • Publication number: 20100176099
    Abstract: A method for workpiece levelling includes mounting the workpiece in a machine tool, measuring the position of the workpiece in the mounting and determining a translatory offset xv, yv, zv and a rotatory offset ?v, ?v, ?v of the factual workpiece mounting compared to the ideal mounting from the measurement results and from a workpiece data forming an initial data set related to the ideal mounting, wherein for obtaining another initial data set a plurality of surface points of the mounted workpiece are measured in their position xn, yn, zn in space, the data of one of the initial data sets are varied a plurality of times in accordance with plural translatory and rotatory displacements for obtaining a plurality of varied data sets, from the varied data sets and their base data set the one data set is determined that represents a surface with a lowest deviation measure compared to a surface represented by the other of the initial data sets, and the translatory offset xv, yv, zv and the rotatory offset ?v, ?v, ?v
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2008
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Applicant: SAUER GMBH LASERTEC
    Inventors: Peter Hilderbrand, Gottfried Reinicke
  • Publication number: 20070181542
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a swaging in a workpiece, wherein a laser beam is guided through a beam guide over the surface of the workpiece in order to produce said swaging. The focal position of the laser beam is controlled in such a way that it can be varied at least temporarily in depth direction of the swaging. A device for the production of a swaging (6) in a workpiece (5) has a laser light source (1) for producing a laser beam for removing material, a focus adjustment device (3) for adjusting the focal position of the laser beam, a beam guide (4) for guiding the laser beam (20) over the surface of the workpiece and a control device (7) for controlling the focus adjustment device (3) and the beam guide (4). The control device is designed to control the focal position of the laser beam by means of the focus adjustment device (3) at least temporarily to variable values in depth direction of the swaging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2004
    Publication date: August 9, 2007
    Inventors: Peter Hildebrand, Martin Reisacher, Michael Kuhl, Gottfried Reinicke