Patents by Inventor Patrick Strouhal

Patrick Strouhal 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: 12134550
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for transporting a goods carrier by means of an industrial truck operable in an at least partially automated manner, in which at least the following steps are carried out in an automated manner by the industrial truck: a) acquiring an item of information about the length of the goods carrier, b) checking the acquired information about the length of the goods carrier in relation to a total length of a cargo surface of a cargo platform of the industrial truck, and c) carrying out a multistep loading process or unloading process, comprising at least reloading the goods carrier on the cargo platform if the length of the goods carrier is less than the total length of the cargo surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Roethling, Patrick Strouhal
  • Patent number: 12116252
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for sensing information concerning the extent of a product carrier, which can be transported by means of a guided vehicle that can be operated in an at least partially automated manner, in at least one direction of extent, in which at least the following steps are carried out in an automated manner by the guided vehicle: a) driving to an initial position, predefined in relation to the product carrier, the reaching of the initial position being detected by means of a sensor device of the guided vehicle, b) driving a predefined distance along the direction of extent, starting from the initial position, c) carrying out a further detection operation by means of the same sensor device of the guided vehicle once the predefined distance has been driven.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Roethling, Patrick Strouhal
  • Publication number: 20220119236
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for transporting a goods carrier by means of an industrial truck operable in an at least partially automated manner, in which at least the following steps are carried out in an automated manner by the industrial truck: a) acquiring an item of information about the length of the goods carrier, b) checking the acquired information about the length of the goods carrier in relation to a total length of a cargo surface of a cargo platform of the industrial truck, and c) carrying out a multistep loading process or unloading process, comprising at least reloading the goods carrier on the cargo platform if the length of the goods carrier is less than the total length of the cargo surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Frank Roethling, Patrick Strouhal
  • Publication number: 20220112056
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for sensing information concerning the extent of a product carrier, which can be transported by means of a guided vehicle that can be operated in an at least partially automated manner, in at least one direction of extent, in which at least the following steps are carried out in an automated manner by the guided vehicle: a) driving to an initial position, predefined in relation to the product carrier, the reaching of the initial position being detected by means of a sensor device of the guided vehicle, b) driving a predefined distance along the direction of extent, starting from the initial position, c) carrying out a further detection operation by means of the same sensor device of the guided vehicle once the predefined distance has been driven.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Frank Roethling, Patrick Strouhal