Patents by Inventor Marc Furmannek

Marc Furmannek 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).

  • Coating installation and corresponding operating method
    Patent number: 9573153
    Abstract: The invention relates to a coating installation (1) for coating components (3, 5), in particular for painting aircraft components, having a first coating booth (2), in particular for coating large aircraft components (3), a multi-axis coating robot (7) that positions a coating device, in particular a rotary atomizer, a travel axis (8) for moving the coating robot (7) along the travel axis (8), the travel axis (8) running within the first coating booth (2), and a second coating booth (4), in particular for coating small aircraft components (5). According to the invention, the travel axis (8) for the first coating robot (7) extends as far as into the second coating booth (4), such that the coating robot (7) can optionally coat components (3, 5) in the first coating booth (2) or in the second coating booth (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Durr Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Wulf Heuschen, Hartmut Kmitta, Marc Furmannek
  • COATING INSTALLATION AND CORRESPONDING OPERATING METHOD
    Publication number: 20140331922
    Abstract: The invention relates to a coating installation (1) for coating components (3, 5), in particular for painting aircraft components, having a first coating booth (2), in particular for coating large aircraft components (3), a multi-axis coating robot (7) that positions a coating device, in particular a rotary atomizer, a travel axis (8) for moving the coating robot (7) along the travel axis (8), the travel axis (8) running within the first coating booth (2), and a second coating booth (4), in particular for coating small aircraft components (5). According to the invention, the travel axis (8) for the first coating robot (7) extends as far as into the second coating booth (4), such that the coating robot (7) can optionally coat components (3, 5) in the first coating booth (2) or in the second coating booth (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2012
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Inventors: Wulf Heuschen, Harmut Kmitta, Marc Furmannek