Patents by Inventor Stefan Sonderegger

Stefan Sonderegger 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).

  • Patent number: 10926406
    Abstract: A robot for a linear transport system includes a carriage guide rail and first and second XY tables, each with first and second carriages arranged to move independently on the carriage guide rail, and first and second linear guides, each having first and second guide elements which can be moved relative to one another and are configured with an angular offset. The first guide elements of the first and second linear guides are connected via a support structure. The second guide elements of the first and second linear guides are connected to the first and second carriages. The robot can include first and second arm systems connected to one another via an articulated system, with an attached work tool. The first and second arm systems can connect to the support structures of the first and second XY tables via corresponding first and second joints.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Beckhoff Automation GmbH
    Inventors: Uwe Prüssmeier, Armin Pehlivan, Christian Henke, Stefan Sonderegger, Thomas Morscher, Clemens Maier
  • Publication number: 20180222042
    Abstract: A robot for a linear transport system includes a carriage guide rail and first and second XY tables, each with first and second carriages arranged to move independently on the carriage guide rail, and first and second linear guides, each having first and second guide elements which can be moved relative to one another and are configured with an angular offset. The first guide elements of the first and second linear guides are connected via a support structure. The second guide elements of the first and second linear guides are connected to the first and second carriages. The robot can include first and second arm systems connected to one another via an articulated system, with an attached work tool. The first and second arm systems can connect to the support structures of the first and second XY tables via corresponding first and second joints.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Uwe Prüssmeier, Armin Pehlivan, Christian Henke, Stefan Sonderegger, Thomas Morscher, Clemens Maier