Patents by Inventor Stefan SCHUNKE

Stefan SCHUNKE 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: 20230386283
    Abstract: A safety locking device for a movable guard serves to safeguard a machine. The safety locking device is configured to communicate with a safety control apparatus. The safety locking device comprises at least a first radio module for contactless communication with a portable operating unit. The safety locking device is configured to contactlessly receive a selected command from the portable operating unit and to transmit it to the safety control apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventor: Stefan SCHUNKE
  • Patent number: 11261629
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a safety locking device for interlocking a safety door, having a movable part designed for being fastened to a moving part of the safety door and having a locking element, and a stationary part designed for being fastened to a non-moving part of the safety door. The stationary part includes a receiving section having an opening for the reception of the locking element, where the locking element can be inserted into the receiving section from different insertion directions when the locking element is aligned in the insertion direction. The stationary part includes a latch selectively movable from a locking position into a release position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: SICK AG
    Inventors: Pavel Gerasimov, Stefan Schunke, Julio Sandino Tagaro Plariza
  • Publication number: 20190178014
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a safety locking device for interlocking a safety door, having a movable part designed for being fastened to a moving part of the safety door, the movable part having a locking element, and a stationary part designed for being fastened to a non-moving part of the safety door. The stationary part comprises a receiving section, the receiving section comprising an opening for the reception of the locking element, wherein the locking element can be inserted into the receiving section from different insertion directions when the locking element is aligned in the insertion direction. The stationary part further comprises a latch, the latch being selectively movable from a locking position into a release position, wherein the locking element is secured in the receiving section when the latch is in the locking position and wherein the locking element can be withdrawn from the receiving section when the latch is in the release position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Pavel GERASIMOV, Stefan SCHUNKE, Julio Sandino Tagaro PLARIZA
  • Patent number: D940533
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: SICK AG
    Inventors: Julio Sandino Tagaro Plariza, Pavel Gerasimov, Stefan Schunke