Patents by Inventor Marcus MATZKE

Marcus MATZKE 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).

  • Patent number: 12257620
    Abstract: A joining tool unit including a hold-down device, a linearly movable tool, and a tool counter element. The hold-down device and the tool counter element are provided opposite each other, a workpiece lies on the tool counter element when the workpiece is arranged on the joining tool unit, and the hold-down device is arranged to be supported on a surface of the workpiece. The hold-down device has a light-guiding system, and the light-guiding system is designed to guide a light beam of a light in the direction of a joint location of the workpiece when the workpiece is arranged on the joining tool unit. The light-guiding system is provided on the hold-down device such that the light beam is irradiated onto the joint location solely at an angle which is greater than 0° relative to a movement axis of the linearly movable tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignees: TOX PRESSOTECHNIK GMBH & CO. KG, ALPHA LASER GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Badent, Wolfgang Pfeiffer, Marcus Matzke, Juergen Sollner
  • Patent number: 12059720
    Abstract: A joining tool unit including a hold-down device, a movable tool, a tool counterpart element, a drive unit, a light source and a control unit. The hold-down device and the movable tool are provided opposite the tool counterpart element, the hold-down device being movable in the direction of the tool counterpart element by the drive unit. The joining tool unit joins a workpiece arranged on the joining tool unit by movement of the movable tool relative to the tool counterpart element. The control unit performs open- and/or closed-loop control of the drive unit, and the control unit is designed for open- and/or closed loop control of the light source. The joining tool unit is designed to move the hold-down device in the direction of the tool counterpart element to a position at which the hold-down device and the tool counterpart element touch the workpiece arranged on the joining tool unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2024
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: TOX PRESSOTECHNIK GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Michael Badent, Wolfgang Pfeiffer, Marcus Matzke
  • Publication number: 20240261849
    Abstract: A joining tool unit including a hold-down device, a linearly movable tool, and a tool counter element. The hold-down device and the tool counter element are provided opposite each other, a workpiece lies on the tool counter element when the workpiece is arranged on the joining tool unit, and the hold-down device is arranged to be supported on a surface of the workpiece. The hold-down device has a light-guiding system, and the light-guiding system is designed to guide a light beam of a light in the direction of a joint location of the workpiece when the workpiece is arranged on the joining tool unit. The light-guiding system is provided on the hold-down device such that the light beam is irradiated onto the joint location solely at an angle which is greater than 0° relative to a movement axis of the linearly movable tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2024
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Applicants: TOX PRESSOTECHNIK GMBH & CO. KG, ALPHA LASER GMBH
    Inventors: Michael BADENT, Wolfgang PFEIFFER, Marcus MATZKE, Juergen SOLLNER
  • Publication number: 20240207919
    Abstract: A joining tool unit having a movable tool, a tool counter element, a drive unit, a light-guiding system, a light source, and a monitoring unit. The movable tool and the tool counter element are arranged opposite each other on the joining tool unit, and the light-guiding system is designed to conduct light of the light source in the direction of a joint location of a workpiece when the workpiece is arranged on the joining tool unit, wherein the movable tool can be moved by the drive device in the direction of the tool counter element, and the workpiece is joined by the movement of the movable tool in the direction of the tool counter element when the workpiece is arranged on the joining tool unit. The monitoring unit controls and/or regulate the drive unit and to control and/or regulate the light source and/or a component of the light-guiding system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2024
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Applicant: TOX PRESSOTECHNIK GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Michael BADENT, Wolfgang PFEIFFER, Marcus MATZKE
  • Publication number: 20240181519
    Abstract: A joining tool unit including a hold-down device, a movable tool, a tool counterpart element, a drive unit, a light source and a control unit. The hold-down device and the movable tool are provided opposite the tool counterpart element, the hold-down device being movable in the direction of the tool counterpart element by the drive unit. The joining tool unit joins a workpiece arranged on the joining tool unit by movement of the movable tool relative to the tool counterpart element. The control unit performs open- and/or closed-loop control of the drive unit, and the control unit is designed for open- and/or closed loop control of the light source. The joining tool unit is designed to move the hold-down device in the direction of the tool counterpart element to a position at which the hold-down device and the tool counterpart element touch the workpiece arranged on the joining tool unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2024
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Applicant: TOX PRESSOTECHNIK GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Michael BADENT, Wolfgang PFEIFFER, Marcus MATZKE