Patents by Inventor Othmar Amrein

Othmar Amrein 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: 8330067
    Abstract: The apparatus, which serves for the optical inspection of workpieces, comprises a transport device driven by a drive unit, which transport device is supplied with workpieces delivered by a loading device, which workpieces are transported by the transport device to at least one inspection position, where an optical inspection is performed, and further to at least one discharge position, where the inspected workpieces are selectively extractable by a discharge device. According to the invention, a plurality of transparent receiving bodies are firmly mounted or rotatably supported on the transport device, each of the receiving bodies comprising a recess, into which the workpieces can be inserted individually or in groups, and wherein an inspection radiation can be guided through each receiving body in order to image the held workpieces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Sontec AG
    Inventors: Karl Zurkirchen, Christoph Stohler, Nicolai Ruedi, Othmar Amrein
  • Publication number: 20110100883
    Abstract: The apparatus, which serves for the optical inspection of workpieces, comprises a transport device driven by a drive unit, which transport device is supplied with workpieces delivered by a loading device, which workpieces are transported by the transport device to at least one inspection position, where an optical inspection is performed, and further to at least one discharge position, where the inspected workpieces are selectively extractable by a discharge device. According to the invention, a plurality of transparent receiving bodies are firmly mounted or rotatably supported on the transport device, each of the receiving bodies comprising a recess, into which the workpieces can be inserted individually or in groups, and wherein an inspection radiation can be guided through each receiving body in order to image the held workpieces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2010
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: SONTEC AG
    Inventors: Karl ZURKIRCHEN, Christoph STOHLER, Nicolai RUEDI, Othmar AMREIN