Patents by Inventor Nils Braunschweiger

Nils Braunschweiger 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).

  • Gripper system for stacked unit loads
    Patent number: 8162362
    Abstract: There is provided a gripper system for stacked packaged goods. An exemplary gripper system comprises a first gripper unit for gripping a package by a front surface of the package. The exemplary gripper system further comprises a second gripper unit for gripping the package by a second surface that is at a right angle to the front surface, the second gripper unit having a drive device associated therewith, the second gripper unit being adapted to be moved out of a starting position in which the second gripper unit and the drive device as seen from the gripping side of the first gripper unit, are arranged behind the first gripper unit, into a gripping position in which the first gripper unit is positioned for gripping the package by its front surface and the second gripper unit is positioned for gripping the package by its second surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Duetsche Post AG
    Inventors: Nils Braunschweiger, Eckhard Wellbrock, Hermann Franck, Wolfgang Echelmeyer, Kolja Schmidt
  • GRIPPER SYSTEM FOR STACKED UNIT LOADS
    Publication number: 20100032972
    Abstract: There is provided a gripper system for stacked packaged goods. An exemplary gripper system comprises a first gripper unit for gripping a package by a front surface of the package. The exemplary gripper system further comprises a second gripper unit for gripping the package by a second surface that is at a right angle to the front surface, the second gripper unit having a drive device associated therewith, the second gripper unit being adapted to be moved out of a starting position in which the second gripper unit and the drive device as seen from the gripping side of the first gripper unit, are arranged behind the first gripper unit, into a gripping position in which the first gripper unit is positioned for gripping the package by its front surface and the second gripper unit is positioned for gripping the package by its second surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2007
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Inventors: Nils Braunschweiger, Eckhard Wellbrock, Wofgang Echelmeyer, Kolja Schmidt