Patents by Inventor Harald J. Staab

Harald J. Staab 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).

  • Alignment system and method for wheel assembly
    Patent number: 10406857
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for aligning a rim of a wheel assembly to a wheel hub. The apparatus can include a wheel handler device that is structured to securely engage the wheel assembly. The apparatus can include one or more light emitting devices that project one or more light spots on the face of the wheel hub. The position of one or more light spots relative to another light spot(s) and/or to a reference feature on the face of the hub can provide an indication of the location, orientation, and/or alignment of at least the rim relative to the wheel hub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Harald J. Staab, Jeremy Newkirk, Gregory F. Rossano
  • ALIGNMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WHEEL ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20170057283
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for aligning a rim of a wheel assembly to a wheel hub. The apparatus can include a wheel handler device that is structured to securely engage the wheel assembly. The apparatus can include one or more light emitting devices that project one or more light spots on the face of the wheel hub. The position of one or more light spots relative to another light spot(s) and/or to a reference feature on the face of the hub can provide an indication of the location, orientation, and/or alignment of at least the rim relative to the wheel hub.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Harald J. Staab, Jeremy Newkirk, Gregory F. Rossano