Patents by Inventor Robert Vierbergen

Robert Vierbergen 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).

  • Transport system
    Patent number: 9926141
    Abstract: A transport system for linear movements includes at least two sensors configured to determine a position of one or more carriers along a carrier track. Each of the sensors are interconnected with each other and arranged in a daisy-chained manner along the carrier track. The sensors create a position sensor bus configured to transmit a digital position sensor signal. The transport system further includes a motion controller connected to the sensor bus and configured to control at least one position of the carriers along the carrier track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Robert Vierbergen
  • Transport System
    Publication number: 20160114983
    Abstract: A transport system for linear movements includes at least two sensors configured to determine a position of one or more carriers along a carrier track. Each of the sensors are interconnected with each other and arranged in a daisy-chained manner along the carrier track. The sensors create a position sensor bus configured to transmit a digital position sensor signal. The transport system further includes a motion controller connected to the sensor bus and configured to control at least one position of the carriers along the carrier track.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2015
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventor: Robert Vierbergen