Patents by Inventor Michael Mennig

Michael Mennig 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: 12683347
    Abstract: A wire processing center includes a plurality of processing modules located on or at a rotary table. The processing modules are driven via a common control and are configured to assemble cables with different cross-sections and/or to provide cable ends with contacts or the like and have a storage for cable cross-sections to be processed and/or the assembled cables. The processing modules are positioned on a rotary table which is provided with a driver in order to orient one processing module at a time with respect to at least one processing station arranged in the circumferential region of the rotary table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2026
    Assignee: ZOLLER & FRÖHLICH GMBH
    Inventors: Christoph Fröhlich, Michael Mennig, Hans Leupolz, Steffen Hartinger
  • Patent number: 12355218
    Abstract: An automatic cutting machine includes a feed for cables and a transport device for feeding a cable according to a predetermined cable length and a cutting device for cutting a cable to length. The automatic cutting machine has a multiple infeed which is designed to feed different cable cross-sections or cable types. The multiple infeed has a plurality of tubes which are each associated with a cable cross-section/a cable type and which are tiltably mounted on an adjusting slide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: ZOLLER & FRÖHLICH GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Mennig, Marius Lang, Gregor Koch, Hans Leupolz
  • Patent number: 11953876
    Abstract: A modular wire processing center comprises a plurality of individual processing modules that are controlled by a central control unit. The plurality of processing modules includes an automatic crimper and at least two further processing modules selected from the group of an automatic cutter, a marking system, a stripping unit, a terminal feeding device, a wire feeding unit and a wire discharging/bundling unit. The processing modules are designed as independently operable individual processing units and are positioned with the control unit on a mobile platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignees: ZOLLER & FRÖHLICH GMBH, WEIDMÜLLER INTERFACE GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Christoph Fröhlich, Hans Leupolz, Michael Mennig, Lars Brakemeier, Farhad Sarrafzadegan, Faysal Dogan, Daniel Weingart
  • Patent number: 11942745
    Abstract: A crimping machine includes a storage arrangement having a plurality of feeding bowls for separated contact elements. The crimping machine further includes a device for transporting the contact elements to a crimp head. At least some of the feeding bowls are designed with a common vibration driver and can be driven via a common control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: ZOLLER & FRÖHLICH GMBH
    Inventors: Christoph Fröhlich, Hans Leupolz, Steffen Hartinger, Michael Mennig, Richard Buchner
  • Publication number: 20230318269
    Abstract: An automatic cutting machine includes a feed for cables and a transport device for feeding a cable according to a predetermined cable length and a cutting device for cutting a cable to length. The automatic cutting machine has a multiple infeed which is designed to feed different cable cross-sections or cable types. The multiple infeed has a plurality of tubes which are each associated with a cable cross-section/a cable type and which are tiltably mounted on an adjusting slide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: ZOLLER & FRÖHLICH GMBH
    Inventors: Michael MENNIG, Marius Lang, Gregor KOCH, Hans Leupolz
  • Publication number: 20230291162
    Abstract: A wire processing center includes a plurality of processing modules located on or at a rotary table. The processing modules are driven via a common control and are configured to assemble cables with different cross-sections and/or to provide cable ends with contacts or the like and have a storage for cable cross-sections to be processed and/or the assembled cables. The processing modules are positioned on a rotary table which is provided with a driver in order to orient one processing module at a time with respect to at least one processing station arranged in the circumferential region of the rotary table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Christoph Fröhlich, Michael Mennig, Hans Leupolz, Steffen Hartinger
  • Publication number: 20210210918
    Abstract: A crimping machine includes a storage arrangement having a plurality of feeding bowls for separated contact elements. The crimping machine further includes a device for transporting the contact elements to a crimp head. At least some of the feeding bowls are designed with a common vibration driver and can be driven via a common control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Applicant: ZOLLER & FRÖHLICH GMBH
    Inventors: Christoph FRÖHLICH, Hans LEUPOLZ, Steffen HARTINGER, Michael MENNIG, Richard BUCHNER
  • Publication number: 20210181704
    Abstract: A modular wire processing center comprises a plurality of individual processing modules that are controlled by a central control unit. The plurality of processing modules includes an automatic crimper and at least two further processing modules selected from the group of an automatic cutter, a marking system, a stripping unit, a terminal feeding device, a wire feeding unit and a wire discharging/bundling unit. The processing modules are designed as independently operable individual processing units and are positioned with the control unit on a mobile platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2019
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Christoph Fröhlich, Hans Leupolz, Michael Mennig, Lars Brakemeier, Farhad Sarrafzadegan, Faysal Dogan, Daniel Weingart