Patents by Inventor Markus Wolz

Markus Wolz 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 the positionally accurate receiving and depositing of a container using a gantry stacker and gantry stacker for this purpose
    Patent number: 11299376
    Abstract: A gantry stacker having a spreader for containers and including a locating system arranged on the gantry stacker that determines a position of the gantry stacker. To permit a more precise receiving or depositing of containers in a predefined position in a container terminal, sensors are arranged on the gantry stacker, with the sensors and the locating system being connected to a control unit, and the control unit determines a position of the spreader, of a container to be received or of a deposit site from the position of the gantry stacker using the signals from the sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Konecranes Global Corporation
    Inventors: Stefan Klement, Markus Wolz
  • METHOD FOR THE POSITIONALLY ACCURATE RECEIVING AND DEPOSITING OF A CONTAINER USING A GANTRY STACKER AND GANTRY STACKER FOR THIS PURPOSE
    Publication number: 20210101787
    Abstract: A gantry stacker having a spreader for containers and including a locating system arranged on the gantry stacker that determines a position of the gantry stacker. To permit a more precise receiving or depositing of containers in a predefined position in a container terminal, sensors are arranged on the gantry stacker, with the sensors and the locating system being connected to a control unit, and the control unit determines a position of the spreader, of a container to be received or of a deposit site from the position of the gantry stacker using the signals from the sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2018
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventors: Stefan Klement, Markus Wolz