Patents by Inventor Rainer Weihrauch

Rainer Weihrauch 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 for determining the orientation of two shafts connected via two universal joints and a third shaft with a pivot joint
    Patent number: 9366527
    Abstract: A method for measuring and optionally correcting the angular offset of two shafts which are connected to one another by way of two universal joints and a third shaft calls for the measurement heads of an optoelectronic alignment device to be adjustably arranged on the shafts by means of at least one pivot joint on one of the clamping devices, with an adjustment capacity involves matching of the orientation of the measurement heads of the optoelectronic alignment device on the shafts in at least two measurement positions by adjusting the pivot joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: Pruftechnik Dieter Busch AG
    Inventor: Rainer Weihrauch
  • Device and method for determining the orientation of two shafts connected via two universal joints and a third shaft with a pivot joint
    Patent number: 9080862
    Abstract: A device for measuring and optionally correcting the angular offset of two shafts which are connected to one another by way of two universal joints and a third shaft calls for the measurement heads of an optoelectronic alignment device to be adjustably arranged on the shafts by means of at least one pivot joint on one of the clamping devices, with an adjustment capacity. A pertinent method contains matching of the orientation of the measurement heads of the optoelectronic alignment device on the shafts in at least two measurement positions by adjusting the pivot joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: Prüftechnik AG
    Inventor: Rainer Weihrauch
  • METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE ORIENTATION OF TWO SHAFTS CONNECTED VIA TWO UNIVERSAL JOINTS AND A THIRD SHAFT WITH A PIVOT JOINT
    Publication number: 20150042986
    Abstract: A method for measuring and optionally correcting the angular offset of two shafts which are connected to one another by way of two universal joints and a third shaft calls for the measurement heads of an optoelectronic alignment device to be adjustably arranged on the shafts by means of at least one pivot joint on one of the clamping devices, with an adjustment capacity involves matching of the orientation of the measurement heads of the optoelectronic alignment device on the shafts in at least two measurement positions by adjusting the pivot joint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Applicant: Prüftechnik AG
    Inventor: Rainer Weihrauch