Patents by Inventor Karl Heinz Briehl

Karl Heinz Briehl 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).

  • Front loading stud welding head
    Patent number: 8344280
    Abstract: The invention relates to a joining head arrangement for joining components, such as studs, onto a workpiece. The joining head arrangement comprises a housing and a slide that is mounted on the housing and is movable, by means of a linear drive, in a joining direction in relation to the housing. The joining head further comprises a component holder, arranged on the slide, and operable to hold a component during a joining operation. A feed device delivers components, at a transfer location, to the component holder. The component holder is rotatable about an axis, which is aligned transversely relative to the joining direction, from a transfer position to a joining position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Newfrey LLC
    Inventors: Michael Schneider, Karl Heinz Briehl, Alexander Schug, Jochen Hain
  • FRONT LOADING STUD WELDING HEAD
    Publication number: 20100276400
    Abstract: The invention relates to a joining head arrangement for joining components, such as studs, onto a workpiece. The joining head arrangement comprises a housing and a slide that is mounted on the housing and is movable, by means of a linear drive, in a joining direction in relation to the housing. The joining head further comprises a component holder, arranged on the slide, and operable to hold a component during a joining operation. A feed device delivers components, at a transfer location, to the component holder. The component holder is rotatable about an axis, which is aligned transversely relative to the joining direction, from a transfer position to a joining position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2010
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Applicant: Newfrey LLC
    Inventors: Michael SCHNEIDER, Karl Heinz BRIEHL, Alexander SCHUG, Jochen HAIN