Patents by Inventor Stephan Schultz

Stephan Schultz 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: 7949009
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for transmitting multiturn modulo control axis data which includes at least one control axis position value (600°-604°; 245°-248°) and an associated control axis modulo value (720°; 360°) in one communication system which includes at least two participants, at least one real-time data transmission channel (CH1) being provided for the cyclic transmission of data between the participants; the at least one control axis position value (600°-604°; 245°-248°) is transmitted together with the associated control axis modulo value (720°; 360°) in one data telegram (22; 33).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Stephan Schultze
  • Patent number: 7940803
    Abstract: A method for data transmission via data networks, in particular via ethernet-based data networks, having at least two participants; the data networks have at least one topological real-time field and one topological non-real-time field, and data telegrams sent via the data networks have at least one real-time part and at least one non-real-time part. By a coupling unit, data telegrams from the non-real-time field which arrive inside the real-time part are delayed and transmitted to the non-real-time part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Stephan Schultze
  • Patent number: 7924888
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for exchanging data between stations or nodes (111, 121, 122, 123, 131, 132, 133, 141, 142, 143) from different realtime capable networks (120, 130, 140) and from non-realtime capable networks (110). To this end, data is generated in a realtime capable network (120, 130, 140), a time stamp is added, and at least two of the realtime capable networks (120, 130, 140) are synchronized with one another. The invention also relates to a method for exchanging data between stations or nodes (111, 121, 122, 123, 131, 132, 133, 141, 142, 143) from realtime capable networks (120, 130, 140) and from non-realtime capable networks (110), during which trigger signals of different stations (111, 121, 122, 123, 131, 132, 133, 141, 142, 143), particularly from different networks (110, 120, 130, 140) are combined or linked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Bosch Rexroth AG
    Inventors: Stephan Schultze, Jens Reckwell, Klaus Goldbach, Clemens Atzmueller, Thilo Reick
  • Publication number: 20110062205
    Abstract: A method for operating a web-processing machine having at least one first driven transport roller (2) that transports a material web (10), at least one second transport roller (4) that transports the material web (10), and at least one treatment unit (8) that treats the web, at least one transport roller (2, 4) comprising a drive device (12, 14), and at least one drive device (12) being controlled by a control device (20), and control of said drive device (12) being accomplished as a function of elongation properties of the material web (10), such that when taking into account the elongation properties of the material web (10), a damping of said elongation properties is also taken into account.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2009
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Holger Schnabel, Stephan Schultze
  • Patent number: 7891530
    Abstract: In a method for axial correction in a processing machine (100), which has at least two driven transport axles (110, 115) for transporting and processing a product web (101), at least one non-driven or driven processing axle (111, 112, 113, 114), and at least one additional non-driven axle (102, 121, 122, 123, 124), wherein the product web (101) is divisible into at least one web-tensioning segment, a web-tensioning segment is delimited by two clamping points (110-115). The clamping points are embodied in the form of driven transport or processing axles. During a rotation speed change of a clamping point (110-115) a web-tensioning segment is delimited, a pilot control of this clamping point (110-115) delimiting the web-tensioning segment and/or of a processing axle (111-114) situated in this web-tensioning segment is carried out, taking into account a moment of inertia of a non-driven axle (102, 121-124) situated in this web-tensioning section, and a corresponding processing machine (100).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Stephan Schultze, Holger Schnabel
  • Publication number: 20110022785
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for programming and/or diagnosis of a memory-programmable controller, having at least one memory-programmable function component. For programming, a predetermined programming system is used. In the context of this programming system variables are predetermined, and information exchange sequences are used for the programming. Results of the programming are output during at least one programming mode via an output device, and input information is at least in part stored permanently in memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2010
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Inventors: Stefan RIEDMANN, Wolfgang Paul, Stephan Schultze
  • Publication number: 20100310131
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for determining a quality standard for a product processed by a processing machine, in particular a printing press, having at least two printing units, in which the processing positions of the at least two printing units relative to one another are determined, and based on the determined processing positions, the quality standard is ascertained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2010
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Inventors: David SCHMITT, Holger Schnabel, Hans-Juergen Doeres, Michael Seubert, Stephan Schultze
  • Patent number: 7835404
    Abstract: With a method for synchronization in a redundant communication system that includes a central participant and at least one further participant, at least one of the further participants being synchronized with the central participant, and, to this end, at least two telegrams containing synchronization information being transmitted by the central participant to the at least one further participant, if there is a transmission error involving a telegram containing synchronization information, it is still possible to carry out synchronization due to the fact that, based on the synchronization information contained in the at least two telegrams, resultant synchronization information is obtained and is used to synchronize the further participants with the central participant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: Bosch Rexroth AG
    Inventors: Rigobert Kynast, Ludwig Leurs, Thomas Schmid, Stephan Schultze
  • Publication number: 20100280644
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for determining at least one controller parameter of a control element in a web tension control circuit for a processing machine for processing a web of material, in particular a shaftless printing press. The at least one controller parameter is determined as a function of at least one parameter characterizing the web of material, at least one parameter characterizing the processing machine, and at least one idle time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Inventors: Holger Schnabel, Stephan Schultze, Mario Goeb
  • Publication number: 20100269720
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods for web tension adjustment in a processing machine for processing a web of goods, in particular in a shaftless printing press, in which downstream web tension segments are decoupled from an adjustment of the web tension in a first web tension segment defined upstream by a first clamping point and downstream by a second clamping point. To that end, the first clamping point is subjected to a first control instruction, which is generated using a first dynamic element with a non-constant transmission function, and the second clamping point is acted upon by a second control instruction, which is generated using a second dynamic element with a non-constant transmission function. As a result of the provisions of the invention, for decoupling the downstream web tension segments from the web tension adjustment and so forth, it is unnecessary to pilot-control the corresponding downstream clamping points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2010
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Inventors: Holger SCHNABEL, Stephan Schultze, Mario Goeb
  • Patent number: 7798382
    Abstract: A method for regulating a web tension of a continuous materials which is moving using a transport device with a web-tension controller, includes determining controller characteristic parameters, and using for the determining of controller characteristic parameters a characteristic which is specifiable as a function and/or at several support points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Bosch Rexroth AG
    Inventors: Christian Zentgraf, Stephan Schultze
  • Patent number: 7760753
    Abstract: A method for data transmission between participants communicating by means of a data bus, in which as high a transmission likelihood for additional data as possible is to be assured by providing that in the exchange of data telegrams between the participants within the cycle time 13a predetermined for one transmission cycle 13, at least one first and at least one second time slot 11, 12 are used, and the first time slot 11 serves to forward process data and the second time slot 12 serves to forward additional data, and the length of the data telegrams representing the additional data is predeterminable within the length of the corresponding time slot 12.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: Bosch Rexroth AG
    Inventors: Stephan Schultze, Ludwig Leurs, Rigobert Kynast, Thomas Schmid
  • Publication number: 20100138568
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for programming a safety-oriented programmable logic controller (10) which is connectable to a device (3) which performs a device-integrated safety function and may be activated using predetermined, first data (100), in which case the programmable logic controller (10) is equipped with at least one first program part (1, 1?) for providing second data (200) for activating the device-integrated safety function, and with a second program part (2) for automatically converting the second data (200) into the first data (100); the present invention also relates to a related router function block (2) for a PLC (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2009
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Inventors: Jochen Ost, Michael Muehlbauer, Michael Seubert, Stephan Schultze
  • Patent number: 7680119
    Abstract: A network station for a data network for receiving external data and for transmitting device-internally prepared data has a repeater for transmitting an external data packet received at a data input to a data output, a first data preparation unit for transmitting an internal data packet generated from the prepared data via the data output, having a switching device for interrupting the data path between the data input and the data output, a control unit that is connected to the switching device in order, in a first operating mode, to block the transmission of the received external data packet via the data output if the internal data packet is currently being transmitted via the data output by the data preparation unit, and to permit the transmission of the received data packet by the repeater via the data output if no internal data packet is currently being transmitted via the first data preparation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Bosch Rexroth AG
    Inventors: Rigobert Kynast, Ludwig Leurs, Thomas Schmid, Stephan Schultze
  • Publication number: 20090293746
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for operating a printing press (2), with which a control for register and a control for at least one printing press module of the printing press (2) are carried out jointly by an automation device (36). The present invention also relates to an automation device (36) that is designed to interact with a printing press (2), and in which functionalities for controlling at least one printing press module and for register control are integrated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2008
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Inventors: Stephan Schultze, Holger Schnabel
  • Publication number: 20090283002
    Abstract: A method for printing correction using a register control unit for a multicolor printing press equipped with at least one printing station having at least on printing cylinder for performing a printing procedure on a printing material, includes per printing procedure printing at least two printing regions and for each printing region at least one respectively associated printing mark on the printing material using the at least one printing cylinder, detecting the position of at least one printing mark per printing region using at least one sensor, executing an evaluation in the register control unit by comparing each detected position of a printing mark with a respective reference position in order to control a relative movement of the printing material to the printing cylinder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2009
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Inventor: Stephan Schultze
  • Patent number: 7552678
    Abstract: In a method for registration correction for a multicolor rotary printing press in an acceleration phase, having at least one registration correction device with correction parameters for operation of constant speed, and having a motion controller for controlling the print roller speed, if the registration correction device is acted upon in the acceleration phase by at least one fixed set of the correction parameters, which differs from the correction parameters at constant speed, and/or in the acceleration phase, a correction profile that is modified compared to constant speed is used, and/or information about the presence of the acceleration phase is supplied by the motion controller to the registration correction device, then it can be attained that in both methods, during the acceleration phase, the corrector continues to remain active, and even in this phase, it compensates for registration deviations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignee: Bosch Rexroth AG
    Inventors: Hans-Juergen Doeres, Stephan Schultze
  • Publication number: 20090161691
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for transmitting multiturn modulo control axis data which includes at least one control axis position value (600°-604°; 245°-248°) and an associated control axis modulo value (720°; 360°) in one communication system which includes at least two participants, at least one real-time data transmission channel (CH1) being provided for the cyclic transmission of data between the participants; the at least one control axis position value (600°-604°; 245°-248°) is transmitted together with the associated control axis modulo value (720°; 360°) in one data telegram (22; 33).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Inventor: Stephan Schultze
  • Publication number: 20090162126
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for regulating a web tension and/or a register of a processing machine used to process a material web (101), in particular a shaftless printing press (100), the material web (101) being processed in at least one processing unit (111-114, 121-124, 131-134); the elasticity module of the material comprising the material web (101) is changed by moisture entering the material comprising the material web, and/or by moisture leaving the material comprising the material web (101), a quantity that represents the addition of moisture to the material comprising the material web (101) and/or the loss of moisture from the material comprising the material web (101) being taken into account in the regulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Inventors: Stephan Schultze, Holger Schnabel
  • Publication number: 20090164030
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for programming and/or diagnosing a stored-program controller that includes at least one programmable function block, a specified programming system being used for programming, and, within the scope of this programming system, variables are specified and information-exchange sequences are used for programming; according to the present invention, results of the programming or diagnosis are output via a display device during at least one programming mode, and the information-exchange sequences are assigned to the function block and are made available as predefined information-exchange sequences of this programmable function block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Inventors: Stephan Schultze, Wolfgang Paul