Patents by Inventor Michael Zufle

Michael Zufle 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).

  • Injection molding machine with control system
    Patent number: 7066725
    Abstract: An injection molding machine includes a plurality of input and output units, a plurality of actuators, a plurality of sensors, and at least one computing unit, wherein a functional assignment of the input and output units, actuators and sensors is established via the computing unit and changeable online. As a result, it can be freely ascertained which input unit communicates with which output unit, in the presence of a plurality of input and output units, and changes in the configuration can easily be taken into account.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2006
    Assignee: Krauss-Maffei Kunststofftechnik GmbH
    Inventor: Michael Züfle
  • Safety feature for an injection molding machine
    Patent number: 6763317
    Abstract: In a method of safeguarding an injection molding machine against execution of a faulty operation, a movement state of a moveable component, e.g. a moveable mold mounting plate of an injection molding machine, is monitored as a drive for the component is activated. Upon detection of no movement or only a minimal movement of the component, the drive is deactivated by a controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2004
    Assignee: Krauss-Maffei Kunststofftechnik GmbH
    Inventor: Michael Züfle
  • Injection molding machine with control system
    Publication number: 20030147984
    Abstract: An injection molding machine includes a plurality of input and output units, a plurality of actuators, a plurality of sensors, and at least one computing unit, wherein a functional assignment of the input and output units, actuators and sensors is established via the computing unit and changeable online. As a result, it can be freely ascertained which input unit communicates with which output unit, in the presence of a plurality of input and output units, and changes in the configuration can easily be taken into account.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2003
    Publication date: August 7, 2003
    Applicant: KRAUSS-MAFFEI KUNSTSTOFFTECHNIK GMBH,
    Inventor: Michael Zufle
  • Safety feature for an injection molding machine
    Publication number: 20030109953
    Abstract: In a method of safeguarding an injection molding machine against execution of a faulty operation, a movement state of a moveable component, e.g. a moveable mold mounting plate of an injection molding machine, is monitored as a drive for the component is activated. Upon detection of no movement or only a minimal movement of the component, the drive is deactivated by a controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2002
    Publication date: June 12, 2003
    Applicant: KRAUSS-MAFFEI KUNSTSTOFFTECHNIK GMBH
    Inventor: Michael Zufle