Patents by Inventor Steffen Haas

Steffen Haas 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: 11638936
    Abstract: A cleaning device includes: a treatment container; a workpiece carrier arranged in the treatment container and configured to hold at least one workpiece; at least one nozzle configured to discharge a cleaning jet directed onto the workpiece carrier and mounted such that the at least one nozzle is moveable on a circulation track about the workpiece carrier and is pivotable about a pivoting axis extending parallel to an axis of rotation of the workpiece carrier; a pivoting device configured to pivot the at least one nozzle; and a controller configured to control a circulating movement of the at least one nozzle on the circulation track and a pivoting movement of the at least one nozzle, such that a specified point on a surface of the workpiece is impacted repeatedly by the cleaning jet at a respectively different angle, within a specified timeframe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignees: MAFAC—E. SCHWARZ GMBH & CO., KG MASCHINENFABRIK
    Inventors: Stefan Schaal, Steffen Haas
  • Publication number: 20220388039
    Abstract: A cleaning device includes: a treatment container; a workpiece carrier arranged in the treatment container and configured to hold at least one workpiece; at least one nozzle configured to discharge a cleaning jet directed onto the workpiece carrier and mounted such that the at least one nozzle is moveable on a circulation track about the workpiece carrier and is pivotable about a pivoting axis extending parallel to an axis of rotation of the workpiece carrier; a pivoting device configured to pivot the at least one nozzle; and a controller configured to control a circulating movement of the at least one nozzle on the circulation track and a pivoting movement of the at least one nozzle, such that a specified point on a surface of the workpiece is impacted repeatedly by the cleaning jet at a respectively different angle, within a specified timeframe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Stefan Schaal, Steffen Haas
  • Publication number: 20200316652
    Abstract: A method for cleaning at least one workpiece and a cleaning device are described. The method includes: cleaning at least one workpiece held by a workpiece carrier in a treatment container, by at least one nozzle which discharges a cleaning jet directed onto the workpiece. The cleaning includes: specifying a rotational speed of the workpiece carrier and a circulation speed of the at least one nozzle on a circulation track about the workpiece carrier; rotating the workpiece carrier at the specified rotational speed; moving the at least one nozzle at the specified circulation speed about the workpiece carrier; and pivoting the at least one nozzle about a pivoting axis extending parallel to an axis of rotation of the workpiece carrier such that a specified point on a surface of the workpiece is impacted repeatedly by the cleaning jet at a respectively different angle, within a specified timeframe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Stefan Schaal, Steffen Haas