Patents by Inventor Thomas BRUECKL

Thomas BRUECKL 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: 11794561
    Abstract: A device for applying a rubber profile to a surface comprises a robot arm moving and guiding a guide head into a position to apply the rubber profile along a defined contour on the surface. A feed device connected to the guide head feeds the rubber profile onto the surface at a defined speed. A guide element on the guide head guides the rubber profile. The feed device includes a motorized drive roller, with a profiled circumferential surface, and a counter-element with a passage for the rubber profile formed between the drive roller and the counter-element, such that the profiled circumferential surface engages the rubber profile A control unit detects the speed of the guide head where the rubber profile is applied to the surface and controls a drive roller such that the rubber profile is advanced on the basis of this speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: AyTec Automation Gmbh
    Inventors: Christian Ruhland, Juergen Gollwitzer, Wolfgang Thurmer, Thomas Brueckl
  • Publication number: 20220016963
    Abstract: A device for applying a rubber profile to a surface comprises a robot arm moving and guiding a guide head into a position to apply the rubber profile along a defined contour on the surface. A feed device connected to the guide head feeds the rubber profile onto the surface at a defined speed. A guide element on the guide head guides the rubber profile. The feed device includes a motorized drive roller, with a profiled circumferential surface, and a counter-element with a passage for the rubber profile formed between the drive roller and the counter-element, such that the profiled circumferential surface engages the rubber profile A control unit detects the speed of the guide head where the rubber profile is applied to the surface and controls a drive roller such that the rubber profile is advanced on the basis of this speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Applicant: AyTec Automation GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Ruhland, Juergen Gollwitzer, Wolfgang Thurmer, Thomas Brueckl
  • Patent number: 11045914
    Abstract: A device for aligning a door seal when the door seal is applied to a door of a motor vehicle includes a receiving device for receiving the door in a defined manner, a holding device arranged on the receiving device for holding the door, a guiding device arranged on the receiving device and having a guiding strip for aligning the door seal in relation to the door when the door seal is applied to the door, and a rotation device for turning the receiving device about at least one axis of rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thomas Brueckl, Lukas Langgaertner
  • Publication number: 20190001450
    Abstract: A device for aligning a door seal when the door seal is applied to a door of a motor vehicle includes a receiving device for receiving the door in a defined manner, a holding device arranged on the receiving device for holding the door, a guiding device arranged on the receiving device and having a guiding strip for aligning the door seal in relation to the door when the door seal is applied to the door, and a rotation device for turning the receiving device about at least one axis of rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Thomas BRUECKL, Lukas LANGGAERTNER