Patents by Inventor Herbert Ludl

Herbert Ludl 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).

  • Construction box for a rapid prototyping system
    Patent number: 8951033
    Abstract: The invention relates to a construction box (200) comprising a front wall (220), a rear wall and two side walls (224, 226), which delimit a construction box interior that houses a height-adjustable construction platform (210). The construction box (200) has dedicated travelling gear (250) integrated in to the construction box for propelling said box (2000 between a construction position, in which the construction box (2000 is positioned within the frame (150) of the system (100) to allow the shaped body to be built up and an additional construction box position, such as a construction box unpacking position, in which the construction box (200) is propelled out of the frame (150) of the system (100) to permit the unpacking of the built-up shaped body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: ExOne GmbH
    Inventors: Rainer Höchsmann, Alexander Müller, Herbert Ludl, Bernd Krabler, Thomas Leinauer
  • CONSTRUCTION BOX FOR A RAPID PROTOTYPING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20130004607
    Abstract: The invention relates to a construction box (200) comprising a front wall (220), a rear wall and two side wails (224, 226), which delimit a construction box interior that houses a height-adjustable construction platform (210). The construction box (200) has dedicated travelling gear (250) integrated in to the construction box for propelling said box (2000 between a construction position, in which the construction box (2000 is positioned within the frame (150) of the system (100) to allow the shaped body to be built up and an additional construction box position, such as a construction box unpacking position, in which the construction box (200) is propelled out of the frame (150) of the system (100) to permit the unpacking of the built-up shaped body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2010
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: Prometal Rct GmbH
    Inventors: Rainer Hoechsmann, Alexander Müeller, Herbert Ludl, Bernd Krabler, Thomas Leinauer