Patents by Inventor Karl-Heinz Wehking

Karl-Heinz Wehking 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).

  • Self-driving storage device
    Patent number: 10994407
    Abstract: A self-driving storage device for storing and/or transporting body components of motor vehicles, base modules of motor vehicles, or motor vehicles in a final or partially assembled state, the self-driving storage device comprising a base element and a support structure which is arranged on the base element, is designed to receive the body components or the motor vehicles in a final or partially assembled state, and has a plurality of storage spaces with movable storage base elements, wherein the storage device has a movement device which is arranged on the base element and is designed such that the storage device can be moved omnidirectionally in a self-driving manner, in a floor-bound manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: UNIVERSITAET STUTTGART
    Inventors: Karl-Heinz Wehking, Matthias Hofmann, Markus Schroeppel
  • SELF-DRIVING STORAGE DEVICE
    Publication number: 20180311811
    Abstract: A self-driving storage device for storing and/or transporting body components of motor vehicles, base modules of motor vehicles, or motor vehicles in a final or partially assembled state, the self-driving storage device comprising a base element and a support structure which is arranged on the base element, is designed to receive the body components or the motor vehicles in a final or partially assembled state, and has a plurality of storage spaces with movable storage base elements, wherein the storage device has a movement device which is arranged on the base element and is designed such that the storage device can be moved omnidirectionally in a self-driving manner, in a floor-bound manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2016
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Applicant: UNIVERSITAET STUTTGART
    Inventors: Karl-Heinz Wehking, Matthias Hofmann, Markus Schroeppel