Patents by Inventor Jan Knau

Jan Knau 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).

  • Assembly plant for assembling industrial products
    Patent number: 7306088
    Abstract: An assembly plant, in particular for assembling motor vehicles, which permits design of final assembly of motor vehicles so that it is as flexible as possible in terms of space. A central elongated assembly hall is provided in which essentially automated assembly regions are provided and finger-like partial regions having essentially manual workplaces are provided projecting at a right angle from the longitudinal side. A change in the sequence in the manual regions can be accomplished easily by an extension of the finger-like partial regions at the head end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2007
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Werner Fenzl, Gerd Schlage, Jan Knau
  • Assembly plant for assembling industrial products
    Publication number: 20050087426
    Abstract: An assembly plant, in particular for assembling motor vehicles, which permits design of final assembly of motor vehicles so that it is as flexible as possible in terms of space. A central elongated assembly hall is provided in which essentially automated assembly regions are provided and finger-like partial regions having essentially manual workplaces are provided projecting at a right angle from the longitudinal side. A change in the sequence in the manual regions can be accomplished easily by means of an extension of the finger-like partial regions at the head end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2004
    Publication date: April 28, 2005
    Inventors: Werner Fenzl, Gerd Schlage, Jan Knau