Patents by Inventor Karsten Ruetz

Karsten Ruetz 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).

  • Publication number: 20220055152
    Abstract: An apparatus for introducing a parting agent into a hollow workpiece before or during processing of the hollow workpiece by using a laser processing machine, includes an introduction section with a nozzle for dispensing the parting agent and a centering element which is disposed on the introduction section and serves for centering the introduction section within the hollow workpiece. A loading station, a system and a method are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Florian Jarsch, Karsten Ruetz
  • Publication number: 20220023974
    Abstract: A laser pipe cutting machine for cutting pipes or profiled sections using a laser beam generated by a laser unit, includes a machine bed on which a feed station is provided for feeding pipes or profiled sections to be processed along an x-axis, and a push-through chuck through which the pipe or profiled section is pushed to a cutting head. The cutting head is movably disposed along a y-axis running perpendicularly to the x-axis and along a z-axis running perpendicularly to the y-axis. The machine bed is equipped with an axis support on which the cutting head is movably mounted and the push-through chuck is disposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2019
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Karsten Ruetz, Florian Jarsch, Philipp Matt
  • Patent number: 11179810
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to systems and methods for machine-cutting workpieces in plate form or bar form and also to a machine tool, with a laser machining device, and a workpiece support, by which a workpiece to be machined in the laser machining device is received, and with a workpiece moving device, by which the workpiece to be machined is held and moved in relation to the laser machining device, wherein with a machining head a laser beam is directed onto the workpiece to be machined and a clearance or recess is introduced into the workpiece and the clearance is machined with a flow drill and widened to a final size of a borehole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: TRUMPF Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH + Co. KG
    Inventors: Karsten Ruetz, Norbert Beier, Juergen Hohenadel, Simon Reinwald, Florian Jarsch
  • Publication number: 20210354233
    Abstract: A laser tube cutting machine for the cutting processing of tubes with a workpiece moving device, which receives the tube and moves it relative to a push-through device supporting the tube, which is guided by clamping jaws of the push-through device. A laser machining device is associated with the push-through device and has a processing head which directs a laser beam emerging from the processing head onto the tube. A tool of a processing device mechanical processes the tube, which tool is moveable in at least one direction of movement relative to the tube. At least one counterholder is movable into a working position for abutting against the tube, which counterholder acts in the opposite direction to the direction of application of force of the tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2019
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventor: KARSTEN RUETZ
  • Patent number: 10864604
    Abstract: A laser processing machine has a processing area and a laser processing device. A workpiece can be processed by the laser processing device at a processing location via emission of laser radiation to generate a processing product. An environment of the processing area is shielded against the laser radiation by a protective housing. The processing product can be moved in a discharge direction to pass a boundary of the protective housing that is flexible in the discharge direction. A product rest, arranged below the processing location in the vertical direction and extending in the discharge direction, functions to store the processing product. In the vertical direction below the processing location, the protective housing extends in the discharge direction, forming an extension with which the protective housing extends over the product rest. The boundary limits the extension in the discharge direction and is arranged above the product rest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: TRUMPF Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH + Co. KG
    Inventors: Philipp Matt, Thomas Haeberle, Florian Jarsch, Karsten Ruetz
  • Publication number: 20190030649
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to systems and methods for machine-cutting workpieces in plate form or bar form and also to a machine tool, with a laser machining device, and a workpiece support, by which a workpiece to be machined in the laser machining device is received, and with a workpiece moving device, by which the workpiece to be machined is held and moved in relation to the laser machining device, wherein with a machining head a laser beam is directed onto the workpiece to be machined and a clearance or recess is introduced into the workpiece and the clearance is machined with a flow drill and widened to a final size of a borehole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Karsten Ruetz, Norbert Beier, Juergen Hohenadel, Simon Reinwald, Florian Jarsch
  • Publication number: 20190009374
    Abstract: A laser processing machine has a processing area and a laser processing device. A workpiece can be processed by the laser processing device at a processing location via emission of laser radiation to generate a processing product. An environment of the processing area is shielded against the laser radiation by a protective housing. The processing product can be moved in a discharge direction to pass a boundary of the protective housing that is flexible in the discharge direction. A product rest, arranged below the processing location in the vertical direction and extending in the discharge direction, functions to store the processing product. In the vertical direction below the processing location, the protective housing extends in the discharge direction, forming an extension with which the protective housing extends over the product rest. The boundary limits the extension in the discharge direction and is arranged above the product rest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: Philipp Matt, Thomas Haeberle, Florian Jarsch, Karsten Ruetz