Patents by Inventor Stephan Schäufele

Stephan Schäufele 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: 10551820
    Abstract: A method for calculating an optimized trajectory via a simulation program and an optimization routine, wherein the trajectory is provided via the simulation program and adapted to boundary conditions, where the method includes a loop in which, as individual steps, a first trajectory is provided, a further trajectory, and the adaptation of the further trajectory is modified based on the boundary conditions, such that the optimized trajectory is a trajectory which has been provided based on an extremal or predetermined parameter, where the optimized trajectory is provided after the calculation by a control device for moving a holder for a component, and where at least one component and the production machine are displayed in a 3D display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Alexandre Bonay, Stephan Hoja, Frank Knoche, Michael Meier, Ulrich Wolfgang Lorenz, Stephan Schaeufele
  • Publication number: 20180150056
    Abstract: A method for calculating an optimized trajectory via a simulation program and an optimization routine, wherein the trajectory is provided via the simulation program and adapted to boundary conditions, where the method includes a loop in which, as individual steps, a first trajectory is provided, a further trajectory, and the adaptation of the further trajectory is modified based on the boundary conditions, such that the optimized trajectory is a trajectory which has been provided based on an extremal or predetermined parameter, where the optimized trajectory is provided after the calculation by a control device for moving a holder for a component, and where at least one component and the production machine are displayed in a 3D display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2016
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: Alexandre Bonay, Stephan HOJA, Frank KNOCHE, Michael MEIER, Ulrich Wolfgang LORENZ, Stephan SCHAEUFELE
  • Patent number: 9874868
    Abstract: A method for calculating an optimized trajectory with a simulation program and an optimization routine includes making available a trajectory and adjusting it to boundary conditions, implementing a loop having the steps of a provision of one first trajectory, a modification of a (further) trajectory and adjustment of the (further) trajectory on the basis of boundary conditions, using as the optimized trajectory a trajectory which has been made available on the basis of an extremal or predetermined parameter, and, after being calculated, making available the optimized trajectory to a control device in order to move a holder for a component part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Ulrich Wolfgang Lorenz, Stephan Schäufele
  • Patent number: 9346095
    Abstract: A die cushion drive includes a first pump, operated by a first electrical machine and at least one hydraulic cylinder having first and second chambers, with the first chamber in fluid communication with the first pump. A die cushion mechanically connected to the hydraulic cylinder. During a controlled movement of the die cushion, a pressure regulation and a preliminary control are active, with a second pump being coupled to a second electrical machine. During preliminary control, the second electrical machine is operated as a generator, with a first valve being used as an adjustment element of the pressure regulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Frank Knoche, Johannes Kurz, Oleg Schlegel, Stephan Schäufele
  • Publication number: 20150343733
    Abstract: A method for calculating an optimized trajectory with a simulation program and an optimization routine includes making available a trajectory and adjusting it to boundary conditions, implementing a loop having the steps of a provision of one first trajectory, a modification of a (further) trajectory and adjustment of the (further) trajectory on the basis of boundary conditions, using as the optimized trajectory a trajectory which has been made available on the basis of an extremal or predetermined parameter, and, after being calculated, making available the optimized trajectory to a control device in order to move a holder for a component part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Ulrich Wolfgang Lorenz, Stephan SCHÄUFELE
  • Patent number: 8955789
    Abstract: In a method and a device for winding an acentric coil former, the coil former is set into a rotary motion with a winder drive, wherein the rotary motion of the coil former causes a wire attached to the coil former to be wound onto the coil former and unwound from a drum operatively connected to a brake drive, and the winder drive or the brake drive, or both, are controlled based on a rotation position of the coil former. The wire is unwound from the drum with a non-constant speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: David Bitterolf, Elmar Schäfers, Stephan Schäufele
  • Publication number: 20140090441
    Abstract: A die cushion drive includes a first pump, operated by a first electrical machine and at least one hydraulic cylinder having first and second chambers, with the first chamber in fluid communication with the first pump. A die cushion mechanically connected to the hydraulic cylinder. During a controlled movement of the die cushion, a pressure regulation and a preliminary control are active, with a second pump being coupled to a second electrical machine. During preliminary control, the second electrical machine is operated as a generator, with a first valve being used as an adjustment element of the pressure regulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Frank Knoche, Johannes Kurz, Oleg Schlegel, Stephan Schäufele
  • Publication number: 20130026278
    Abstract: In a method and a device for winding an acentric coil former, the coil former is set into a rotary motion with a winder drive, wherein the rotary motion of the coil former causes a wire attached to the coil former to be wound onto the coil former and unwound from a drum operatively connected to a brake drive, and the winder drive or the brake drive, or both, are controlled based on a rotation position of the coil former. The wire is unwound from the drum with a non-constant speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2012
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: David Bitterolf, Elmar Schäfers, Stephan Schäufele