Patents by Inventor Thomas Bronnhuber

Thomas Bronnhuber 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).

  • Method for reshaping a plate-like workpiece
    Patent number: 9358601
    Abstract: A method of reshaping a portion of a plate-like workpiece lying on a workpiece support of a machine tool, with the workpiece being movable with respect to the workpiece support. The method comprises folding the portion of the workpiece such that the folded portion of the workpiece has several sides and it is only folded at a side connected to a residual portion of the workpiece lying on the workpiece support, and the folded workpiece portion is raised at a predetermined angle with respect to the residual portion, and reshaping the folded portion of the workpiece to have a segment directed downwardly with respect to the folded portion of the workpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: TRUMPF Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH + Co. KG
    Inventors: Thomas Bronnhuber, Alexander Tatarczyk
  • Method for Reshaping a Plate-Like Workpiece
    Publication number: 20130276503
    Abstract: A method of reshaping a portion of a plate-like workpiece lying on a workpiece support of a machine tool, with the workpiece being movable with respect to the workpiece support. The method comprises folding the portion of the workpiece such that the folded portion of the workpiece has several sides and it is only folded at a side connected to a residual portion of the workpiece lying on the workpiece support, and the folded workpiece portion is raised at a predetermined angle with respect to the residual portion, and reshaping the folded portion of the workpiece to have a segment directed downwardly with respect to the folded portion of the workpiece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2013
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: TRUMPF Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH + Co. KG
    Inventors: Thomas Bronnhuber, Alexander Tatarczyk