Patents by Inventor Norbert Herold

Norbert Herold 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).

  • Allocation of printed circuit boards on fitting lines
    Patent number: 10061306
    Abstract: A method for allocating printed circuit boards to the fitting lines of a fitting system configured for fitting printed circuit boards with electronic components includes: determining requirements for fitting each of a plurality of printed circuit boards with respective components; and allocating the printed circuit boards to fitting lines under predetermined conditions by integral linear programming. The allocation is carried out such that differences between the component variances of the fitting lines are minimized. The component variance of a fitting line represent the number of different components configured to be fitted to all printed circuit boards allocated to the fitting line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Daniel Craiovan, Norbert Herold, Thorsten Kemper, Alexander Pfaffinger, Christian Royer
  • Method for fitting printed circuit boards with components
    Patent number: 9974220
    Abstract: A fitting system includes a plurality of fitting lines for fitting printed circuit boards with electronic components. A method for allocating printed circuit boards to the fitting lines includes determining requirements for fitting each of a plurality of printed circuit boards with components with which the plurality of printed circuit boards are to be fitted, determining an amount of printed circuit boards of which the component variances exceed a predetermined value, each component variance representing the number of different components with which a printed circuit board is to be fitted, and allocating the printed circuit boards to the fitting lines under the predetermined conditions via integral linear programming, such that the printed circuit boards of the amount are distributed as uniformly as possible over the fitting lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Daniel Craiovan, Norbert Herold, Thorsten Kemper, Alexander Pfaffinger, Christian Royer
  • Allocation of Printed Circuit Boards to Fitting Lines
    Publication number: 20150195965
    Abstract: A fitting system includes a plurality of fitting lines for fitting printed circuit boards with electronic components. A method for allocating printed circuit boards to the fitting lines includes determining requirements for fitting each of a plurality of printed circuit boards with components with which the plurality of printed circuit boards are to be fitted, determining an amount of printed circuit boards of which the component variances exceed a predetermined value, each component variance representing the number of different components with which a printed circuit board is to be fitted, and allocating the printed circuit boards to the fitting lines under the predetermined conditions via integral linear programming, such that the printed circuit boards of the amount are distributed as uniformly as possible over the fitting lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2013
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Inventors: Daniel Craiovan, Norbert Herold, Thorsten Kemper, Alexander Pfaffinger, Christian Royer
  • Allocation of Printed Circuit Boards on Fitting Lines
    Publication number: 20150160648
    Abstract: A method for allocating printed circuit boards to the fitting lines of a fitting system configured for fitting printed circuit boards with electronic components includes: determining requirements for fitting each of a plurality of printed circuit boards with respective components; and allocating the printed circuit boards to fitting lines under predetermined conditions by integral linear programming. The allocation is carried out such that differences between the component variances of the fitting lines are minimized. The component variance of a fitting line represent the number of different components configured to be fitted to all printed circuit boards allocated to the fitting line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2013
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Inventors: Daniel Craiovan, Norbert Herold, Thorsten Kemper, Alexander Pfaffinger, Christian Royer