Patents by Inventor Nico Held

Nico Held 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: 11345046
    Abstract: A gripping unit for the automated assembly of a component having at least one holding region may include at least one assembly gripper configured to grip the component in the at least one holding region. The at least one assembly gripper may include two gripping fingers that may be axially adjustable towards one another into a gripping position where the component is securable between the two gripping fingers, and that may be axially adjustable away from one another into a released position where the component is releasable from the two gripping fingers. The two gripping fingers may include a first gripping finger having a first gripping contour and a second gripping finger having a second gripping contour. The first gripping contour and the second gripping contour may be structured complimentary to the at least one holding region of the component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Inventors: Ralf Berndt, Anabel Gaule, Nico Held, Frank Nastoll, Jochen Schaudt
  • Publication number: 20220041036
    Abstract: A torque transmission device, in particular for a flap of a heating, ventilation, or air conditioning system of a motor vehicle, having a drive lever, an output lever, and having a connecting rod, wherein the drive lever can be rotatably disposed with respect to a first axis and can be connected to a driving element, wherein the output lever can be rotatably disposed with respect to a second axis and can be connected to an element to be driven, wherein the connecting rod is connected in an articulated manner to the drive lever and to the output lever, wherein the connecting rod is formed connected to the drive lever and/or to the output lever by means of a film hinge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicant: MAHLE International GmbH
    Inventors: Jochen SCHAUDT, Ralf REIN, Thomas FREY, Nico HELD
  • Publication number: 20200254626
    Abstract: A gripping unit for the automated assembly of a component having at least one holding region may include at least one assembly gripper configured to grip the component in the at least one holding region. The at least one assembly gripper may include two gripping fingers that may be axially adjustable towards one another into a gripping position where the component is securable between the two gripping fingers, and that may be axially adjustable away from one another into a released position where the component is releasable from the two gripping fingers. The two gripping fingers may include a first gripping finger having a first gripping contour and a second gripping finger having a second gripping contour. The first gripping contour and the second gripping contour may be structured complimentary to the at least one holding region of the component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: Ralf Berndt, Anabel Gaule, Nico Held, Frank Nastoll, Jochen Schaudt