Patents by Inventor Gunter Pritschow

Gunter Pritschow 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).

  • Apparatus for determining the position of a tool holder and/or a workpiece holder
    Patent number: 6070335
    Abstract: An apparatus for detecting the position of a holder for a tool or a workpiece has a frame and drive units connected to the frame. Rods connect the drive units to the holder. At least one load-free measuring arm is freely extendable between two measuring points. Elements for detecting a position of the at least one measuring arm within a reference space are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2000
    Inventor: Gunter Pritschow
  • Device for generating a defined position and orientation of at least one platform
    Patent number: 5960672
    Abstract: A device for generating a defined position and orientation of at least one platform includes rod elements arranged in at least one four-bar linkage. The at least one four-bar linkage is pivotably connected to the platform. The angular position of the at least one four-bar linkage is motorically adjustable for changing an orientation of the platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1999
    Assignee: VDW Verein Deutscher Werkzeugmaschinenfabriken e.V.
    Inventors: Gunter Pritschow, Karl-Heinz Wurst
  • Device for moving a body in space
    Patent number: 5916328
    Abstract: A device for moving a rod body in a space includes a frame and connecting arms connected to the frame and having at least two degrees of freedom. The rod body is pivotably connected to the connecting arms. At least one drive is connected to each one of the connecting arms for controlling an active degree of freedom. The rod body has a first end point and a second end point. The first end point defines a spatial position within the space. The first and second end points together define the orientation of the rod body in the space. The connecting arms serve to control the first and second end points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1999
    Assignee: VDW Verein Deutscher Werkzeugmashinenfabrikan e.v.
    Inventors: Gunter Pritschow, Karl-Heinz Wurst