Patents by Inventor Stefan Grossmann

Stefan Grossmann 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: 20240116297
    Abstract: A laser marking system (200) comprising first and second laser marking heads (201, 202) configured to mark a product (221, 222). The laser marking system comprises a first controller (231) associated with the first laser marking head (201) and a second controller (232) associated with the second laser marking head (202). The first and second controllers (231, 232) are configurable to receive data (205) indicating information to be marked on the product (221, 222), generate laser marking vectors based upon the received data, and control their associated laser marking head (201, 202) based on the laser marking vectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2021
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Christian Wulf, Matthias Fechner, Andreas Luechow, Christian Seuthe, Till Franitza, Peter J Kueckendahl, Stefan Sixel, Stefan Grossmann, Christian Kerker
  • Patent number: 10788306
    Abstract: In order to improve a method for positioning a centre point of a second machine tool unit of a machine tool on a geometric axis of a first machine tool unit of the machine tool, wherein the second machine tool unit has a circular path concentric with the centre point, and wherein the first machine tool unit has a component that is rotatable about the geometric axis, in such a way that said method can be performed by an operator easily, reliably and within a short timeframe, it is proposed that a measuring unit is arranged in a defined manner relative to the geometric axis and the position of the circular path relative to the geometric axis is established using the measuring unit, that the position of the centre point of the circular path in the geometric plane relative to the geometric axis is calculated, and that adjustment paths in the geometric plane, which are associated with the adjustment directions, for positioning the centre point on the geometric axis are calculated, and that the machine tool units a
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Index-Werke GmbH and Co. KG Hahn and Tessky
    Inventors: Stefan Grossmann, Stefan Stifter, Markus Reinert
  • Patent number: 10549796
    Abstract: A cabin suspension arrangement for a utility vehicle, having a plurality of trailing arms that extend in a longitudinal direction, by which a driver's cabin is mounted and can pivoted relative to a vehicle frame. Two of the trailing arms are arranged spaced apart from one another in a transverse direction that extends perpendicularly to the longitudinal direction, are connected to one another by a torsion bar spring that extends in the transverse direction, and are arranged at the same height in a vertical direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction and to the transverse direction, thereby forming a first trailing arm pair. Two other trailing arms are arranged spaced apart from one another in the transverse direction, are arranged at the same height in the vertical direction, and thereby form a second trailing arm pair, which is spaced apart, in the vertical direction, from the first trailing arm pair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignees: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG, DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Eike Helm, Jens Eismann, Stefan Grossmann, Donald E. Young, Jonathan Roth, Byron Manternach
  • Publication number: 20190078868
    Abstract: In order to improve a method for positioning a centre point of a second machine tool unit of a machine tool on a geometric axis of a first machine tool unit of the machine tool, wherein the second machine tool unit has a circular path concentric with the centre point, and wherein the first machine tool unit has a component that is rotatable about the geometric axis, in such a way that said method can be performed by an operator easily, reliably and within a short timeframe, it is proposed that a measuring unit is arranged in a defined manner relative to the geometric axis and the position of the circular path relative to the geometric axis is established using the measuring unit, that the position of the centre point of the circular path in the geometric plane relative to the geometric axis is calculated, and that adjustment paths in the geometric plane, which are associated with the adjustment directions, for positioning the centre point on the geometric axis are calculated, and that the machine tool units a
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Inventors: Stefan Grossmann, Stefan Stifter, Markus Reinert
  • Publication number: 20180201331
    Abstract: A cabin suspension arrangement for a utility vehicle, having a plurality of trailing arms that extend in a longitudinal direction, by which a driver's cabin is mounted and can pivoted relative to a vehicle frame. Two of the trailing arms are arranged spaced apart from one another in a transverse direction that extends perpendicularly to the longitudinal direction, are connected to one another by a torsion bar spring that extends in the transverse direction, and are arranged at the same height in a vertical direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction and to the transverse direction, thereby forming a first trailing arm pair. Two other trailing arms are arranged spaced apart from one another in the transverse direction, are arranged at the same height in the vertical direction, and thereby form a second trailing arm pair, which is spaced apart, in the vertical direction, from the first trailing arm pair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventors: Eike HELM, Jens EISMANN, Stefan GROSSMANN, Donald E. YOUNG, Jonathan ROTH, Byron MANTERNACH
  • Patent number: 9010110
    Abstract: A regulating flap arrangement (1) in a flange connection (2) between a turbine housing of a two-stage exhaust-gas turbocharger and an exhaust manifold of an engine, having a regulating flap plate (5) which is pivotable between an open position and a closed position for opening and closing a connecting opening (6) arranged in the flange connection (2); having an insert ring (7) which is arranged in the connecting opening (6); and having a sealing arrangement (8), wherein the sealing arrangement (8) has two V-rings (8A, 8B), of which a first V-ring (8A) is arranged in a first groove (9) provided adjacent to the connecting opening (6), and the second V-ring (8B) is arranged in a second groove (10) which is arranged, spaced apart radially outward from the first groove (9), in the flange connection (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventor: Stefan Grossmann
  • Patent number: 8606391
    Abstract: It is proposed that an interaction unit which allows a manual interaction is associated with a visualization unit, that a function selection unit which allows an association of a function of a machine tool with this manual interaction is associated with the visualization unit, and that a function data generator unit is provided that generates operating data which correspond to the manual interaction, while taking the associated function into account, and transmits these operating data to a visualization controller in order to represent, on the visualization unit, using visualization elements, the function specified by the manual interaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Index-Werke GmbH & Co. KG Hahn & Tessky
    Inventors: Eberhard Beck, Stefan Grossmann, Joerg Junginger, Matthias Eisele
  • Publication number: 20130291538
    Abstract: A regulating flap arrangement (1) in a flange connection (2) between a turbine housing of a two-stage exhaust-gas turbocharger and an exhaust manifold of an engine, having a regulating flap plate (5) which is pivotable between an open position and a closed position for opening and closing a connecting opening (6) arranged in the flange connection (2); having an insert ring (7) which is arranged in the connecting opening (6); and having a sealing arrangement (8), wherein the sealing arrangement (8) has two V-rings (8A, 8B), of which a first V-ring (8A) is arranged in a first groove (9) provided adjacent to the connecting opening (6), and the second V-ring (8B) is arranged in a second groove (10) which is arranged, spaced apart radially outward from the first groove (9), in the flange connection (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2012
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Applicant: BORGWARNER INC.
    Inventor: Stefan Grossmann
  • Publication number: 20120265330
    Abstract: It is proposed that an interaction unit which allows a manual interaction is associated with a visualization unit, that a function selection unit which allows an association of a function of a machine tool with this manual interaction is associated with the visualization unit, and that a function data generator unit is provided that generates operating data which correspond to the manual interaction, while taking the associated function into account, and transmits these operating data to a visualization controller in order to represent, on the visualization unit, using visualization elements, the function specified by the manual interaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: Index-Werke GmbH & Co. KG Hahn & Tessky
    Inventors: Eberhard Beck, Stefan Grossmann, Joerg Junginger, Matthias Eisele
  • Patent number: 7684890
    Abstract: In order to improve a simulation system for representing actions of machining units of a machine tool, in particular actions in the machining of a workpiece, in accordance with a CNC machining program complex by means of at least one first visualization unit in the form of actions of virtual machining units of a virtual machine tool, comprising an action control, which has at least one first data processing unit, which establishes control commands for actions of the virtual machining units by a control program processing CNC blocks of the CNC machining program complex, and a visualization control, which has at least one second data processing unit, which represents actions of the virtual machining units on the first visualization unit by a visualization program on the basis of configuration data of a stored machine model and the control commands determined by the action control, in such a way that it can be operated more easily, it is proposed that the simulation system comprises an operating control with a t
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: Index-Werke GmbH & Co. KG Hahn & Tessky
    Inventors: Stefan Grossmann, Eberhard Beck
  • Publication number: 20070061037
    Abstract: In order to improve a simulation system for representing actions of machining units of a machine tool, in particular actions in the machining of a workpiece, in accordance with a CNC machining program complex by means of at least one first visualization unit in the form of actions of virtual machining units of a virtual machine tool, comprising an action control, which has at least one first data processing unit, which establishes control commands for actions of the virtual machining units by a control program processing CNC blocks of the CNC machining program complex, and a visualization control, which has at least one second data processing unit, which represents actions of the virtual machining units on the first visualization unit by a visualization program on the basis of configuration data of a stored machine model and the control commands determined by the action control, in such a way that it can be operated more easily, it is proposed that the simulation system comprises an operating control with a t
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2006
    Publication date: March 15, 2007
    Applicant: Index-Werke GmbH & Co. KG Hahn & Tessky
    Inventors: Stefan Grossmann, Eberhard Beck
  • Patent number: 4638734
    Abstract: An arrangement for printing machine plate cylinder adjustment to zero position includes an evaluation circuit which is interposed between a potentiometer which issues an electrical signal representative of the instantaneous position of an adjustment transmission driven by a motor, and motor protection devices for the two senses of rotation of the motor. The evaluation circuit is operative for generating respective control signals for a right-hand end position, for a left-hand end position, for a right-hand switching point, and for a left-hand switching point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 1986
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1987
    Assignee: EB Kombinat Polygraph "Werner Lamberz" Leipzig
    Inventors: Stefan Grossmann, Erhard Nitzsche
  • Patent number: 4635546
    Abstract: An arrangement for printing machine plate cylinder adjustment to zero position includes an evaluation circuit which is interposed between a potentiometer which issues an electrical signal representative of the instantaneous position of an adjustment transmission driven by a motor, and motor protection devices for the two senses of rotation of the motor. The evaluation circuit includes an A/D converter unit which is connected at its input side with the potentiometer and at its output side via at least one equivalence circuit and a flip-flop with respective AND-gates which are arranged ahead of the motor protection devices and are also connected at their inputs directly to an output of the A/D converter unit, and at least one additional AND-gate which is connected via at least one up-counter with the equivalence circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 1986
    Date of Patent: January 13, 1987
    Assignee: VEB Kombinat Polygraph "Werner Lamberz" Leipzig
    Inventors: Stefan Grossmann, Erhard Nitzsche