Patents by Inventor Rainer Miehlich

Rainer Miehlich 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).

  • Publication number: 20220270902
    Abstract: A component conveying instrument comprising a first and second conveying instrument for conveying a component. The first conveying instrument is arranged to transfer the component to the second conveying instrument at a transfer location. The component conveying instrument further comprises an adjustment unit for adjusting one of the conveying instruments relative to the other conveying instrument along at least one or about at least one adjustment axis and an imaging unit. The imaging unit captures at least one image of the transfer location showing an end region of the first conveying instrument, and an end region of the second conveying instrument. The component conveying instrument also comprises an analyzing unit for analyzing the image, where the analyzing unit is coupled to the adjusting unit and is adapted to determine an asymmetry measure between the end region of the first conveying instrument and the end region of the second conveying instrument.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2020
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventor: Rainer Miehlich
  • Patent number: 11099134
    Abstract: An optical examination device is designed to detect properties of a semiconductor component. The device comprises a first illumination arrangement, a second illumination arrangement and an imaging device, where the first illumination arrangement emits infrared light onto a first surface of the semiconductor component, which faces away from the imaging device (camera). The infrared light fully penetrates the semiconductor component at least proportionally. The second illumination arrangement emits visible light onto a second surface of the semiconductor component, which faces the imaging device. The imaging device is designed and arranged to detect the light spectrum emitted from both the first and the second illumination arrangement, and as a result of a subsequent image evaluation on the basis of both the visible and the infrared light spectrum, to provide a separate image reduction for determining property defects or damage of the semiconductor component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: MUEHLBAUER GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Uladimir Prakapenka, Stephan Spichtinger, Rainer Miehlich
  • Publication number: 20210010944
    Abstract: An optical examination device is designed to detect properties of a semiconductor component. The device comprises a first illumination arrangement, a second illumination arrangement and an imaging device, where the first illumination arrangement emits infrared light onto a first surface of the semiconductor component, which faces away from the imaging device (camera). The infrared light fully penetrates the semiconductor component at least proportionally. The second illumination arrangement emits visible light onto a second surface of the semiconductor component, which faces the imaging device. The imaging device is designed and arranged to detect the light spectrum emitted from both the first and the second illumination arrangement, and as a result of a subsequent image evaluation on the basis of both the visible and the infrared light spectrum, to provide a separate image reduction for determining property defects or damage of the semiconductor component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Uladimir Prakapenka, Stephan Spichtinger, Rainer Miehlich
  • Patent number: 10347514
    Abstract: A component-handling device for removing components from a structured component supply and for storing the removed components at a reception device, where the reception device is newly adjusted after being initially put into operation after the replacement of device components or after maintenance work, in order to comply with the precision requirements when handling the components. The component-handling device has a self-adjustment device which permits it to adjust the device efficiently in terms of time and with high precision without manual intervention by an operator. The self-adjustment device is composed of a multiplicity of optical sensors and a controller. Adaptation of the measurement results acquired by means of the optical sensors using position sensors and property sensors installed originally for component inspection during fabrication gives rise to a high degree of process reliability and at the same time permits device components to be inspected for damage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Muehlbauer GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Konstantin Koch, Markus Ferstl, Franz Brandl, Rainer Miehlich, Siarhei Lakhadanau
  • Publication number: 20180303015
    Abstract: A component-handling device for removing components from a structured component supply and for storing the removed components at a reception device, where the reception device is newly adjusted after being initially put into operation after the replacement of device components or after maintenance work, in order to comply with the precision requirements when handling the components. The component-handling device has a self-adjustment device which permits it to adjust the device efficiently in terms of time and with high precision without manual intervention by an operator. The self-adjustment device is composed of a multiplicity of optical sensors and a controller. Adaptation of the measurement results acquired by means of the optical sensors using position sensors and property sensors installed originally for component inspection during fabrication gives rise to a high degree of process reliability and at the same time permits device components to be inspected for damage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2016
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Konstantin Koch, Markus Ferstl, Franz Brandl, Rainer Miehlich, Siarhei Lakhadanau
  • Patent number: 8948905
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for positioning electronic components to be transferred in relation to a discharging device. The discharging device includes a slide for at least one electronic component and a housing surrounding the slide. The electronic components are provided by a first carrier, which comprises a first side facing the discharging device and a second side facing away from the discharging device. An image data acquisition device captures image data of a region in which the slide is set up. A control determines positional data of the electronic component to be transferred and for generating control commands from the positional data. An actuator moves the first carrier and the discharging device in relation to each other in response to the control commands to change an offset between a longitudinal axis of the slide and a center axis of the electronic component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Muehlbauer GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Uladimir Prakapenka, Rainer Miehlich
  • Publication number: 20140142740
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for positioning electronic components to be transferred in relation to a discharging device. The discharging device includes a slide for at least one electronic component and a housing surrounding the slide. The electronic components are provided by a first carrier, which comprises a first side facing the discharging device and a second side facing away from the discharging device. An image data acquisition device captures image data of a region in which the slide is set up. A control determines positional data of the electronic component to be transferred and for generating control commands from the positional data. An actuator moves the first carrier and the discharging device in relation to each other of in response to the control commands to change an offset between a longitudinal axis of the slide and a center axis of the electronic component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2012
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Inventors: Uladimir Prakapenka, Rainer Miehlich