Patents by Inventor Thomas Kollmar

Thomas Kollmar 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: 11247327
    Abstract: A support rail for a robot platform. The support rail is an elongate component having a metal guide rail, provided on an outer side, for guiding the robot platform. The platform has, in a downward-facing subsection, a lower metal connection flange for fastening the support rail on an underlying surface, such as a factory floor, and, in an upward-facing subsection, on an outer side, an upper metal connection flange for mounting the metal guide rail. The support rail has a concrete support structure, on the outer side of which the lower metal connection flange and the upper connection flange or the guide rail are mounted. The upper metal connection flange, the lower metal connection flange and/or the guide rail are secured on the support structure by ties engaging positively in the support structure, and/or via a connecting inner frame surrounded by the support structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: IPR—INTELLIGENTE PERIPHERIEN FUER ROBOTER GMBH
    Inventors: Fredy Doll, Thomas Kollmar, Joachim Strack
  • Publication number: 20190047138
    Abstract: A support rail for a robotic platform having a support structure of concrete, a lower metallic connection flange and an upper connection flange or a guide rail disposed on an external side of the support structure. The lower connection flange, on the one hand, and the upper connection flange or the guide rail, respectively, on the other hand, are connected by a rigid metallic exoskeleton structure provided on the external side of the support structure and surrounding at least partially or completely the support structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Fredy Doll, Thomas Kollmar
  • Publication number: 20190047139
    Abstract: A support rail for a robot platform displaceable in a translatory manner. This support rail is configured in the manner of an elongate construction element having at least one metallic guide rail for guiding the robot platform, the metallic guide rail being provided on the external side and extending in a main direction of extent. The support rail has at least one lower metallic connection flange for fastening the support rail on a sub-base such as a shed floor or to a gantry base, and on an external side, has at least one upper metallic connection flange for attaching the metallic guide rail and/or directly the at least one metallic guide rail. The support rail is designed having a support structure of concrete, and the support rail has a metallic tension structure embedded in the support structure of concrete and under tensile stress in the main direction of extent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Fredy DOLL, Thomas KOLLMAR
  • Publication number: 20180272522
    Abstract: A support rail for a robot platform. The support rail is an elongate component having a metal guide rail, provided on an outer side, for guiding the robot platform. The platform has, in a downward-facing subsection, a lower metal connection flange for fastening the support rail on an underlying surface, such as a factory floor, and, in an upward-facing subsection, on an outer side, an upper metal connection flange for mounting the metal guide rail. The support rail has a concrete support structure, on the outer side of which the lower metal connection flange and the upper connection flange or the guide rail are mounted. The upper metal connection flange, the lower metal connection flange and/or the guide rail are secured on the support structure by ties engaging positively in the support structure, and/or via a connecting inner frame surrounded by the support structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2017
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Fredy DOLL, Thomas KOLLMAR, Joachim STRACK
  • Publication number: 20180207792
    Abstract: A cross carriage for a gantry system for moving workpieces, loads and the like, formed of several construction plates arranged in adjacent parallel planes. Longitudinally and/or transversely extending hollow profiled elements are arranged between at least two of the construction plates and several or all of the construction plates and/or hollow profiled elements are predominantly formed of a plastic material, preferably a carbon fiber-reinforced plastic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2016
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: Jörg MATTHEUS, Thomas KOLLMAR
  • Patent number: 9669502
    Abstract: A manufacturing apparatus (2) for components (3), which has at least one movable loading station (20) designed as a tool magazine (13) and having reception points (39) with different tools (4, 5, 6, 7) for different component types A-I. The loading station (20) is connected to one or more machining stations (20, 22?) at which at least one machining device (23) and at least one handling device (24) for handling and releasing the components (3) from the tool (4, 5, 6, 7, 8) are arranged. The selected Figure is FIG. 5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: KUKA Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Johann Hesse, Thomas Kollmar, Bruno Emerich, Roland Heck, Paul Geistdörfer, Ella Geistdörfer, Thomas Ziegler
  • Publication number: 20120011696
    Abstract: A manufacturing apparatus (2) for components (3), which has at least one movable loading station (20) designed as a tool magazine (13) and having reception points (39) with different tools (4, 5, 6, 7) for different component types A-I. The loading station (20) is connected to one or more machining stations (20, 22?) at which at least one machining device (23) and at least one handling device (24) for handling and releasing the components (3) from the tool (4, 5, 6, 7, 8) are arranged. The selected Figure is FIG. 5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Inventors: Johann Hesse, Thomas Kollmar, Bruno Emerich, Roland Heck, Paul Geistdörfer, Ella Geistdörfer, Thomas Ziegler
  • Patent number: 8056200
    Abstract: A manufacturing apparatus (2) for components (3), which has at least one movable loading station (20) designed as a tool magazine (13) and having reception points (39) with different tools (4, 5, 6, 7) for different component types A-I. The loading station (20) is connected to one or more machining stations (20, 22?) at which at least one machining device (23) and at least one handling device (24) for handling and releasing the components (3) from the tool (4, 5, 6, 7, 8) are arranged. The selected Figure is FIG. 5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: KUKA Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Johann Hesse, Thomas Kollmar, Bruno Emerich, Roland Heck, Paul Geistdörfer, Ella Geistdöerfer, legal representative, Thomas Ziegler
  • Publication number: 20090001763
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a system for mounting at least four lateral doors (6, 7, 8, 9) on a vehicle body (5) comprising door holes (30, 31). Several lateral doors (6, 7, 8, 9) are mounted jointly on one side of the vehicle in an assembly station (2, 3) and are jointly retained, measured, and aligned by a positioning mechanism (13) encompassing a measuring and aligning device (17). Preferably, the door is fastened from the inside of the body by means of a fastening device (19) located on the opposite side of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2006
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Inventors: Bruno Emerich, Johann Hesse, Thomas Kollmar
  • Publication number: 20080220955
    Abstract: A manufacturing apparatus (2) for components (3), which has at least one movable loading station (20) designed as a tool magazine (13) and having reception points (39) with different tools (4, 5, 6, 7) for different component types A-I. The loading station (20) is connected to one or more machining stations (20, 22?) at which at least one machining device (23) and at least one handling device (24) for handling and releasing the components (3) from the tool (4, 5, 6, 7, 8) are arranged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2006
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Applicants: Kuka Schweissanlagen GmbH, Kuka Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Johann Hesse, Thomas Kollmar, Bruno Emrich, Roland Heck, Paul Geistdorfer, Thomas Ziegler