Patents by Inventor Johannes Kurth
Johannes Kurth 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).
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Patent number: 10173318Abstract: In a method according to the invention for controlling a peripheral component (1) of a robot system (2), a power output, in particular a force, of the peripheral component is adjusted on the basis of an ascertained force (F1; m3g+m3d(x3)2/dt2), said force acting dependent on at least one robot pose, in particular a robot path (x3(t)).Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2011Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Assignee: KUKA Deutschland GmbHInventor: Johannes Kurth
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Patent number: 9102061Abstract: A process module library according to the invention for programming a manipulator process, in particular an assembly process, comprises a plurality of parametrisable process modules (“search( )”, “peg_in_hole( )”, “gear( )”, “screw( )”) for carrying out a sub-process which in particular is common to different manipulator processes. Each of the process modules comprises a plurality of basic commands of a common set of basic commands for carrying out a basic operation, in particular an atomic or molecular operation, and a process module can be linked, in particular mathematically, to a further process module and/or a basic command. During programming, a manipulator can be controlled by means of a functional module of a graphic programming environment (100).Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2011Date of Patent: August 11, 2015Assignee: KUKA Roboter GmbHInventors: Volker Schmirgel, Gerhard Hietmann, Sebastian Reitelshofer, Simon Klumpp, Johannes Kurth
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Patent number: 8682487Abstract: The present invention relates to a multi-directionally movable vehicle (10, 20) and to a method for operating the multi-directionally movable vehicle (10, 20). The vehicle (10, 20) has a vehicle body (11, 12), a plurality of multi-directionally movable wheels (13) which are rotatably arranged on the vehicle body (11, 12) and have the purpose of moving the vehicle (10), and a plurality of lighting devices (14, 15) which are each assigned to one of the wheels (13) and which can be activated as a function of the selected or intended direction of travel of the vehicle (10) in order to indicate visually to the outside the direction of travel of the vehicle (10) by means of one or more activated lighting devices (14, 15).Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2009Date of Patent: March 25, 2014Assignee: KUKA Laboratories GmbHInventors: Johannes Kurth, Günter Schreiber, Mario Selic
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Patent number: 8649906Abstract: In order to increase the safety of a robot that may come into contact with other robots, objects or humans, the invention provides that said robot comprises at least two joints and parts that are moveable in relation to each other via at least one joint. At least one sensor (31) is arranged on at least one moveable part (3, 4, 5?, 6, 7), detecting torque. Sensor components (21?, 22.1, 22.2) of the sensor (31) are designed for the redundant detection of a torque, or for the redundant detection of a torque of at least two sensors (31) are provided, and redundant evaluation units are provided for the redundant evaluation. In order to increase safety, the invention further provides a method for monitoring torque on a robot of said kind, wherein at least a torque on at least one movable part (3, 4, 5?, 6, 7) is redundantly detected and redundantly evaluated on at least one moveable part (3, 4, 5?, 6, 7) by means of two sensor components of a sensor (31) or by means of two sensors (31).Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2008Date of Patent: February 11, 2014Assignee: KUKA Laboratories GmbHInventors: Rainer Bischoff, Eugen Heinze, Ralf Koeppe, Johannes Kurth, Gunter Schreiber, Uwe Zimmermann
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Publication number: 20130238132Abstract: In a method according to the invention for controlling a peripheral component (1) of a robot system (2), a power output, in particular a force, of the peripheral component is adjusted on the basis of an ascertained force (F1; m3g+m3d(x3)2/dt2), said force acting dependent on at least one robot pose, in particular a robot path (x3(t)).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2011Publication date: September 12, 2013Applicant: KUKA Roboter GmbHInventor: Johannes Kurth
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Publication number: 20120317535Abstract: A process module library according to the invention for programming a manipulator process, in particular an assembly process, comprises a plurality of parametrisable process modules (“search( )”, “peg_in_hole( )”, “gear( )”, “screw( )”) for carrying out a sub-process which in particular is common to different manipulator processes. Each of the process modules comprises a plurality of basic commands of a common set of basic commands for carrying out a basic operation, in particular an atomic or molecular operation, and a process module can be linked, in particular mathematically, to a further process module and/or a basic command. During programming, a manipulator can be controlled by means of a functional module of a graphic programming environment (100).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2011Publication date: December 13, 2012Applicant: KUKA LABORATORIES GMBHInventors: Volker Schmirgel, Gerhard Hietmann, Sebastian Reitelshofer, Simon Klumpp, Johannes Kurth
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Publication number: 20110098855Abstract: The present invention relates to a multi-directionally movable vehicle (10, 20) and to a method for operating the multi-directionally movable vehicle (10, 20). The vehicle (10, 20) has a vehicle body (11, 12), a plurality of multi-directionally movable wheels (13) which are rotatably arranged on the vehicle body (11, 12) and have the purpose of moving the vehicle (10), and a plurality of lighting devices (14, 15) which are each assigned to one of the wheels (13) and which can be activated as a function of the selected or intended direction of travel of the vehicle (10) in order to indicate visually to the outside the direction of travel of the vehicle (10) by means of one or more activated lighting devices (14, 15).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2009Publication date: April 28, 2011Applicant: KUKA ROBOTER GMBHInventors: Johannes Kurth, Günter Schreiber, Mario Selic
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Publication number: 20110037839Abstract: The invention relates to methods for determining the position of an industrial robot (1, 81) relative to an object (M, 82) as well as correspondingly equipped industrial robots (1, 81). In one of said methods, a 2D camera (17) that is mounted on the industrial robot (1) is moved into at least two different positions, an image (20, 30) of an object (M) that is stationary relative to the surroundings of the industrial robot (1) is generated in each of the positions, the images (20, 30) are displayed, a graphic model (16) of the object (M) is superimposed on the images (20, 30), points (21A, 22A, 31A, 32A) of the graphic model (16) are manually assigned to corresponding points (21A, 21B, 31A, 31B) in the two images (20, 30), and the position of the industrial robot (1) relative to the object (M) is determined on the basis of the points (21A, 22A, 31A, 32A) of the model (16) assigned to the corresponding points (21B, 22B, 31B, 32B).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2008Publication date: February 17, 2011Applicant: KAKA Roboter GmbHInventors: Johannes Kurth, Andreas Sedlmayr
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Publication number: 20100324733Abstract: In order to increase the safety of a robot that may come into contact with other robots, objects or humans, the invention provides that said robot comprises at least two joints and parts that are moveable in relation to each other via at least one joint. At least one sensor (31) is arranged on at least one moveable part (3, 4, 5?, 6, 7), detecting torque. Sensor components (21?, 22.1, 22.2) of the sensor (31) are designed for the redundant detection of a torque, or for the redundant detection of a torque of at least two sensors (31) are provided, and redundant evaluation units are provided for the redundant evaluation. In order to increase safety, the invention further provides a method for monitoring torque on a robot of said kind, wherein at least a torque on at least one movable part (3, 4, 5?, 6, 7) is redundantly detected and redundantly evaluated on at least one moveable part (3, 4, 5?, 6, 7) by means of two sensor components of a sensor (31) or by means of two sensors (31).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2008Publication date: December 23, 2010Applicant: KUKA ROBOTER GMBHInventors: Rainer Bischoff, Eugen Heinze, Ralf Koeppe, Johannes Kurth, Gunter Schreiber, Uwe Zimmermann
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Patent number: 4139050Abstract: The plug lifting structure for a stopper in a tundish is coupled, via a single, mechanical connection point, to a hydraulic actuator rod being part of the casting stand, so that removal of the tundish merely requires lowering of that rod to separate the control connection.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 1977Date of Patent: February 13, 1979Assignee: Mannesmann AktiengesellschaftInventors: Josef Glaser, Karl H. Koch, Johannes Kurth