Patents by Inventor Manfred Lendle

Manfred Lendle 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).

  • Methods and systems for remotely operating a machine tool by means of a mobile communication device
    Patent number: 10152040
    Abstract: This disclosure describes systems and methods for remotely operating machine tools that include a stationary operating device that can operate in a control mode for controlling the machine tool or in a mode without control authorization. The methods include activating a first communication connection between a mobile communication device and the stationary operating device. The methods also include configuring the stationary operating device to operate in a mode without control authorization. The methods further include transferring control authorization from the stationary operating device to the mobile communication device by configuring the mobile communication device to operate in a remote control mode for controlling the machine tool based on transferred control authorization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: TRUMPF Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH + Co. KG
    Inventors: Klaus Bauer, Christian Goerg, Andreas Kahmen, Manfred Lendle, David Heisenberg, Rainer Lohrmann
  • Methods and Systems for Remotely Operating a Machine Tool by Means of a Mobile Communication Device
    Publication number: 20160231724
    Abstract: This disclosure describes systems and methods for remotely operating machine tools that include a stationary operating device that can operate in a control mode for controlling the machine tool or in a mode without control authorization. The methods include activating a first communication connection between a mobile communication device and the stationary operating device. The methods also include configuring the stationary operating device to operate in a mode without control authorization. The methods further include transferring control authorization from the stationary operating device to the mobile communication device by configuring the mobile communication device to operate in a remote control mode for controlling the machine tool based on transferred control authorization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: Klaus Bauer, Christian Goerg, Andreas Kahmen, Manfred Lendle, David Heisenberg, Rainer Lohrmann