Patents by Inventor Rolf SUTTER

Rolf SUTTER 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).

  • Cutting machine with overview camera
    Patent number: 12330326
    Abstract: A cutting machine for cutting a flat surface having a graphical design with optical registration features is disclosed. The cutting machine includes a working surface for receiving at least one object, a first camera unit arranged so that the field of vision encompasses the whole working surface, a working group above the working surface, and at least one cutting device for cutting the at least one object. A computing unit with a circuit and program code for controlling the cutting machine includes a storage unit, a circuit and program code for evaluating images of the first camera unit to identify registration features of the at least one object in an image of the first camera unit, and being designed to define a cutting path for the cutting device according to at least one stored instruction and based on positions of the registration features in the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: ZÜND SYSTEMTECHNIK AG
    Inventors: Rolf Sutter, Andreas Grüter
  • Cutting machine with overview camera
    Patent number: 11712815
    Abstract: A cutting machine for cutting a flat surface having a graphical design with optical registration features is disclosed. The cutting machine includes a working surface for receiving at least one object, a first camera unit arranged so that the field of vision encompasses the whole working surface, a working group above the working surface, and at least one cutting device for cutting the at least one object. A computing unit with a circuit and program code for controlling the cutting machine includes a storage unit, a circuit and program code for evaluating images of the first camera unit to identify registration features of the at least one object in an image of the first camera unit, and being designed to define a cutting path for the cutting device according to at least one stored instruction and based on positions of the registration features in the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Zünd Systemtechnik AG
    Inventors: Rolf Sutter, Andreas Grüter
  • CUTTING MACHINE WITH OVERVIEW CAMERA
    Publication number: 20230219248
    Abstract: A cutting machine for cutting a flat surface having a graphical design with optical registration features is disclosed. The cutting machine includes a working surface for receiving at least one object, a first camera unit arranged so that the field of vision encompasses the whole working surface, a working group above the working surface, and at least one cutting device for cutting the at least one object. A computing unit with a circuit and program code for controlling the cutting machine includes a storage unit, a circuit and program code for evaluating images of the first camera unit to identify registration features of the at least one object in an image of the first camera unit, and being designed to define a cutting path for the cutting device according to at least one stored instruction and based on positions of the registration features in the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2023
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventors: Rolf SUTTER, Andreas GRÜTER
  • Cutting machine with overview camera
    Patent number: 11400614
    Abstract: Disclosed is a cutting machine for cutting a flat surface having a graphical design with optical registration features. The cutting machine includes a working surface for receiving at least one object, a first camera unit arranged so that the field of vision encompasses the whole working surface, a working group above the working surface, and at least one cutting device for cutting the at least one object. A computing unit with a circuit and program code for controlling the cutting machine includes a storage unit, a circuit and program code for evaluating images of the first camera unit to identify registration features of the at least one object in an image of the first camera unit, and being designed to define a cutting path for the cutting device according to at least one stored instruction and based on positions of the registration features in the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Zünd Systemtechnik AG
    Inventors: Rolf Sutter, Andreas Grüter
  • CUTTING MACHINE WITH OVERVIEW CAMERA
    Publication number: 20220219347
    Abstract: A cutting machine for cutting a flat surface having a graphical design with optical registration features is disclosed. The cutting machine includes a working surface for receiving at least one object, a first camera unit arranged so that the field of vision encompasses the whole working surface, a working group above the working surface, and at least one cutting device for cutting the at least one object. A computing unit with a circuit and program code for controlling the cutting machine includes a storage unit, a circuit and program code for evaluating images of the first camera unit to identify registration features of the at least one object in an image of the first camera unit, and being designed to define a cutting path for the cutting device according to at least one stored instruction and based on positions of the registration features in the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Rolf SUTTER, Andreas GRÜTER
  • CUTTING MACHINE WITH OVERVIEW CAMERA
    Publication number: 20200031009
    Abstract: Disclosed is a cutting machine for cutting a flat surface having a graphical design with optical registration features. The cutting machine includes a working surface for receiving at least one object, a first camera unit arranged so that the field of vision encompasses the whole working surface, a working group above the working surface, and at least one cutting device for cutting the at least one object. A computing unit with a circuit and program code for controlling the cutting machine includes a storage unit, a circuit and program code for evaluating images of the first camera unit to identify registration features of the at least one object in an image of the first camera unit, and being designed to define a cutting path for the cutting device according to at least one stored instruction and based on positions of the registration features in the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Rolf SUTTER, Andreas GRÜTER