Patents by Inventor Rüdiger Neumann

Rüdiger Neumann 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: 11453124
    Abstract: A trajectory planning unit for providing a trajectory as a command variable for a control unit for position control of an actuator member of an actuator, wherein the trajectory planning unit is adapted to provide the trajectory on the basis of a target position curve and to limit the trajectory according to at least one limit value comprising a velocity limit value, an acceleration limit value, a braking acceleration limit value and/or a jerk limit value. The trajectory planning unit is adapted to provide the trajectory according to at least one specification value which can be specified, the specification value including an initial velocity value, a final velocity value, an initial acceleration value and/or a final acceleration value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Festo SE & Co. KG
    Inventors: Valentin Falkenhahn, Daniel Klassen, Rüdiger Neumann
  • Patent number: 11454261
    Abstract: A system, including: a fluidic actuator which can be acted upon by a pressurized fluid and has an actuator member, a pressurized fluid provision device which is adapted to carry out a position control of the actuator member and, within the position control, to act upon the fluidic actuator with the pressurized fluid in order to move the actuator member into a prescribed position, and a hose arrangement, including at least one hose via which the fluidic actuator is fluidically connected to the pressurized fluid provision device, wherein the pressurized fluid provision device is adapted to carry out the position control taking into account a system model describing the hose arrangement, the actuator and/or the pressurized fluid provision device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Festo SE & Co. KG
    Inventors: Daniel Klassen, Rüdiger Neumann, Valentin Falkenhahn, David Rager, Gerhard Gommel
  • Patent number: 11255355
    Abstract: An electronic valve controller for an open-loop and closed-loop control of a valve island includes four or eight valve disks having pneumatic valves configured to perform a motion task. Applications for the open-loop and closed-loop control of the valve island can be loaded onto the electronic valve controller. The invention further relates to a valve assembly, which is controlled in an open-loop and closed-loop manner by an electronic valve controller, to a corresponding method, and to a system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Festo SE & Co. KG
    Inventors: Matthias Doll, Rüdiger Neumann, Stefan Elmer, Peter Hofmann, Bernd Schneider
  • Patent number: 11143213
    Abstract: An electronic execution unit controls and regulates a pneumatic valve assembly for a pneumatic movement. An application for controlling and regulating a valve assembly is or can be loaded so that it can be carried out on the electronic execution unit to carry out the pneumatic movement on the pneumatic valve assembly. An electronic valve controller for the open-loop control and closed-loop control of a valve assembly has at least one pneumatic valve for a pneumatic movement task.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Festo SE & Co. KG
    Inventors: Matthias Doll, Rüdiger Neumann, Stefan Elmer, Peter Hofmann, Bernd Schneider, Michael Link
  • Publication number: 20200306966
    Abstract: A trajectory planning unit for providing a trajectory as a command variable for a control unit for position control of an actuator member of an actuator, wherein the trajectory planning unit is adapted to provide the trajectory on the basis of a target position curve and to limit the trajectory according to at least one limit value comprising a velocity limit value, an acceleration limit value, a braking acceleration limit value and/or a jerk limit value. The trajectory planning unit is adapted to provide the trajectory according to at least one specification value which can be specified, the specification value including an initial velocity value, a final velocity value, an initial acceleration value and/or a final acceleration value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Valentin Falkenhahn, Daniel Klassen, Rüdiger Neumann
  • Publication number: 20200309167
    Abstract: A system, including: a fluidic actuator which can be acted upon by a pressurized fluid and has an actuator member, a pressurized fluid provision device which is adapted to carry out a position control of the actuator member and, within the position control, to act upon the fluidic actuator with the pressurized fluid in order to move the actuator member into a prescribed position, and a hose arrangement, including at least one hose via which the fluidic actuator is fluidically connected to the pressurized fluid provision device, wherein the pressurized fluid provision device is adapted to carry out the position control taking into account a system model describing the hose arrangement, the actuator and/or the pressurized fluid provision device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Daniel Klassen, Rüdiger Neumann, Valentin Falkenhahn, David Rager, Gerhard Gommel
  • Publication number: 20190093681
    Abstract: An electronic execution unit controls and regulates a pneumatic valve assembly for a pneumatic movement. An application for controlling and regulating a valve assembly is or can be loaded so that it can be carried out on the electronic execution unit to carry out the pneumatic movement on the pneumatic valve assembly. An electronic valve controller for the open-loop control and closed-loop control of a valve assembly has at least one pneumatic valve for a pneumatic movement task.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Matthias Doll, Rüdiger Neumann, Stefan Elmer, Peter Hofmann, Bernd Schneider, Michael Link
  • Publication number: 20180245608
    Abstract: An electronic valve controller for an open-loop and closed-loop control of a valve island includes four or eight valve disks having pneumatic valves configured to perform a motion task. Applications for the open-loop and closed-loop control of the valve island can be loaded onto the electronic valve controller. The invention further relates to a valve assembly, which is controlled in an open-loop and closed-loop manner by an electronic valve controller, to a corresponding method, and to a system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Matthias Doll, Rüdiger Neumann, Stefan Elmer, Peter Hofmann, Bernd Schneider
  • Patent number: 7207177
    Abstract: A method and a position control device for an electrical-fluid power drive comprising a fluid power and an electrical actuator for driving a force output point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2007
    Assignee: Festo AG & Co.
    Inventors: Rüdiger Neumann, Armin Hartmann
  • Patent number: 6992408
    Abstract: A linear drive device has a stator and an armature able to be moved in relation to the stator in a linear manner. The device furthermore comprises an electrodynamic linear direct drive system and a fluid power drive system. Using the two drive systems it is possible in an independent manner for setting forces to be applied electrodynamically and by fluid power to the armature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2006
    Assignee: Festo AG & Co.
    Inventors: Matthias Finkbeiner, Thomas Feyrer, Rüdiger Neumann, Armin Hartmann
  • Patent number: 4374565
    Abstract: A stand for writing utensils, particularly tubular writing pens, which comprise a lower part that can be placed on a base, and an upper part, that is pivotally mounted on the lower part and has at least one hole for receiving a writing pen. The upper part engages the lower part by means of laterally extending bearing pins, which extend from at least two supports which extend upwardly from the lower part. The invention is significantly characterized in that the bearing pins, 6 and 7, are provided on the upper end region of the supports, 4 and 5, and that within the top part, 10, are guide slots, 16, which are open to the bottom of the upper part and extend upwardly for the bearing pins, 6 and 7. Hence, the top part, 1, may rest in a tilted position due to a frictional cooperation between the guide pins and the guide slots, and a bearing by a longitudinal edge upon the bottom part, 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 1980
    Date of Patent: February 22, 1983
    Assignee: Koh-I-Noor Rapidograph, Inc.
    Inventor: Ruediger Neumann