Patents by Inventor Luca Leocata

Luca Leocata 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).

  • Safety device and safety method
    Patent number: 11048240
    Abstract: The invention relates to a safety device (5) and a safety method for a production station (2) for vehicle body parts (4), and for a conveying means (18) moving into and out of the production station (2) for transporting the workpieces into and out of the production station (2). The production station (2) and the conveying means (18) each have their own controller (13, 21) and their own security circuit (22, 23), wherein the security device (5) connects the security circuits (22, 23) of the production station (2) and of the conveying means (18) located in the production station (2). The security device (5) influences and thereby changes a protection region (29) of a protection device (27) of an intrinsically secure conveying means (18) when moving in and out and within the production station (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: KUKA Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Tobias Zimmermann, Luca Leocata
  • Safety Device and Safety Method
    Publication number: 20190101901
    Abstract: The invention relates t a safety device (5) and a safety method for a production station (2) for vehicle body parts (4), and for a conveying means (18) moving into and out of the production station (2) for transporting the workpieces into and out of the production station (2). The production station (2) and the conveying means (18) each have their own controller (13, 21) and their own security circuit (22, 23), wherein the security device (5) connects the security circuits (22, 23) of the production station (2) and of the conveying means (18) located in the production station (2). The security device (5) influences and thereby changes a protection region (29) of a protection device (27) of an intrinsically secure conveying means (18) when moving in and out and within the production station (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2017
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Applicant: KUKA Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Tobias Zimmermann, Luca Leocata