Patents by Inventor Ralf Loettgen

Ralf Loettgen 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).

  • Platform carrier and an assembly for additive manufacturing
    Patent number: 11161303
    Abstract: A platform carrier that is mountable on a machine table of an additive manufacturing machine. The platform carrier is exchangeable and has a rigid construction. In an embodiment, at least one heating element is integrated in the platform carrier. In an embodiment, a plurality of fixing modules for connecting a build plate onto the platform carrier is integrated in the platform carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: SYSTEM 3R INTERNATIONAL AB
    Inventors: Urs Markwalder, Romain Dubreuil, Ralf Loettgen
  • PLATFORM CARRIER AND AN ASSEMBLY FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
    Publication number: 20200023581
    Abstract: A platform carrier that is mountable on a machine table of an additive manufacturing machine. The platform carrier is exchangeable and has a rigid construction. In an embodiment, at least one heating element is integrated in the platform carrier. In an embodiment, a plurality of fixing modules for connecting a build plate onto the platform carrier is integrated in the platform carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Urs Markwalder, Romain Dubreuil, Ralf Loettgen
  • Method and an operator support system for assisting an operator in setting machine parameters
    Patent number: 6957121
    Abstract: A method is provided for assisting an operator in setting optimized machine parameters of a machine tool. The machine parameters are used for controlling the machining. The method comprises manual selecting priority values for at least two mutually dependent target values representing the machining performance and automatically determining the machine parameters based on the selected priority values. A corresponding operator support system is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2005
    Assignee: Mikron Comp-Tec AG
    Inventors: Ralf Löttgen, Marc Etienne, Jean-Phillippe Besuchet