Patents by Inventor Marco Grabowski

Marco Grabowski 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).

  • METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING A CARRIAGE OF A LINEAR TRANSPORT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20240106364
    Abstract: A linear transport system comprises a first carriage and a second carriage, a linear motor for driving the first carriage and the second carriage and a guide rail. The linear motor comprises a stator and a first and a second rotor. The stator has a plurality of drive coils that are arranged along the guide rail individual motor modules comprise a plurality of drive coils. The first rotor is arranged on the first carriage and the second rotor is arranged on the second carriage. The first carriage has a first magnetic field generator. The second carriage has a second magnetic field generator. The first magnetic field generator differs from the second magnetic field generator at least in terms of its magnetic vector field, wherein the magnetic fields of the magnetic field generators are detected to identify the corresponding carriage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Tobias Schönke, Marco Grabowski, Jan Achterberg, Manuel Bettenworth, Uwe Prüssmeier
  • Method for identifying a carriage of a linear transport system
    Patent number: 11916499
    Abstract: A linear transport system comprises a first carriage and a second carriage, a linear motor for driving the first carriage and the second carriage and a guide rail. The linear motor comprises a stator and a first and a second rotor. The stator has a plurality of drive coils that are arranged along the guide rail individual motor modules comprise a plurality of drive coils. The first rotor is arranged on the first carriage and the second rotor is arranged on the second carriage. The first carriage has a first magnetic field generator. The second carriage has a second magnetic field generator. The first magnetic field generator differs from the second magnetic field generator at least in terms of its magnetic vector field, wherein the magnetic fields of the magnetic field generators are detected to identify the corresponding carriage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Beckhoff Automation GmbH
    Inventors: Tobias Schönke, Marco Grabowski, Jan Achterberg, Manuel Bettenworth, Uwe Prüssmeier
  • METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING A CARRIAGE OF A LINEAR TRANSPORT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210159834
    Abstract: A linear transport system comprises a first carriage and a second carriage, a linear motor for driving the first carriage and the second carriage and a guide rail. The linear motor comprises a stator and a first and a second rotor. The stator has a plurality of drive coils that are arranged along the guide rail individual motor modules comprise a plurality of drive coils. The first rotor is arranged on the first carriage and the second rotor is arranged on the second carriage. The first carriage has a first magnetic field generator. The second carriage has a second magnetic field generator. The first magnetic field generator differs from the second magnetic field generator at least in terms of its magnetic vector field, wherein the magnetic fields of the magnetic field generators are detected to identify the corresponding carriage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2021
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Tobias Schönke, Marco Grabowski, Jan Achterberg, Manuel Bettenworth, Uwe Prüssmeier