Patents by Inventor Ingo Kubbe

Ingo Kubbe 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).

  • Drive device for moving a robot or vehicle on flat, inclined or curved surfaces, particularly of a glass construction and robot with drive device
    Patent number: 5959424
    Abstract: Proposed is a device for moving a robot or vehicle on surfaces, particula of a glass construction, which has a support frame provided with wheels, which forms a component part of the robot or vehicle, at least one wheel being in the form of a raisable drive wheel. The drive wheel is made of a material with a high coefficient of friction in the direction of travel, while the other wheels are made of a material with a low coefficient of friction. Furthermore, at least two rope drums, spaced apart, accommodating retaining ropes, and with a drum drive, are provided to hold the support frame. Attached on the support frame are a device for determining the lateral deviation and rotation of the support frame with respect to the linear forward movement and an device for correcting the rotation. A control device controls or regulates the correction device, in dependence on the magnitude of the lateral deviation and rotation. The invention further relates to a robot with the drive device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1999
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft Zur Foerderung Der Angewandten Forschung E.V.
    Inventors: Norbert Elkmann, Ulrich Schmucker, Holger Scharfe, Christian Schoop, Ingo Kubbe