Patents by Inventor Peter Koechling

Peter Koechling 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).

  • Method and apparatus for ultrasonic welding
    Patent number: 8360300
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for ultrasonic welding of a first workpiece to a second workpiece is disclosed. The two workpieces are clamped between a sonotrode and an anvil so that the two workpieces are in mechanical contact with each other, the first workpiece is in mechanical contact with the sonotrode and the second workpiece rests on the anvil. Fluid is introduced between the second workpiece and the anvil so that the second workpiece at least partly rests on the fluid. Ultrasonic vibrations are applied to the first workpiece by the sonotrode for a period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Guido Strotmann, Peter Koechling, Christian Steininger