Patents by Inventor Markus Kreutel

Markus Kreutel 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).

  • Production station for workpieces, in particular vehicle body parts, and production system
    Patent number: 11975413
    Abstract: A production station for vehicle body parts is configured in a modular manner and has at least two production cells (8, 10; 12, 14), each of which has a separate work area (16, 18; 20, 22). The work areas have uniformly disposed robots (64, 66, 68, 70) and receiving arrangements (32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42) that interact with the robots. At least one transport arrangement (56) for required components (58, 60, 62) and workpieces (44, 46) is provided for both production cells (8, 10; 12, 14). A receiving arrangement store (24, 26; 28, 30; 110) with all of the receiving arrangements is assigned to each production cell (8, 10; 12, 14), and a transport arrangement (48, 50; 52, 54; 111) is provided for at least one production cell. The production cells are coupled to one another via a connecting axle (102) having at least one connecting robot (104).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Dr. Ing h. c. F. Porsche AG
    Inventors: Johannes Christoph Boehmer, Alexander Eckert, Markus Kreutel, Andreas Wachtel
  • PRODUCTION STATION FOR WORKPIECES, IN PARTICULAR VEHICLE BODY PARTS, AND PRODUCTION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20230249297
    Abstract: A production station for vehicle body parts is configured in a modular manner and has at least two production cells (8, 10; 12, 14), each of which has a separate work area (16, 18; 20, 22). The work areas have uniformly disposed robots (64, 66, 68, 70) and receiving arrangements (32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42) that interact with the robots. At least one transport arrangement (56) for required components (58, 60, 62) and workpieces (44, 46) is provided for both production cells (8, 10; 12, 14). A receiving arrangement store (24, 26; 28, 30; 110) with all of the receiving arrangements is assigned to each production cell (8, 10; 12, 14), and a transport arrangement (48, 50; 52, 54; 111) is provided for at least one production cell. The production cells are coupled to one another via a connecting axle (102) having at least one connecting robot (104).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2021
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Johannes Christoph Boehmer, Alexander Eckert, Markus Kreutel, Andreas Wachtel