Patents by Inventor Thomas POSPIECH

Thomas POSPIECH 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).

  • Publication number: 20240383629
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for handling of disturbances in a filling and/or closing and/or post-processing installation for the pharmaceutical industry using a manipulator (14), wherein a path along which the manipulator (14) is moved for collision-free handle of the disturbance is planned in such a way that travel paths of the manipulator (14) which influence a primary air supply (5) of primary packaging means and/or of components of the filling and/or closing and/or post-processing installation which are in contact with the primary packaging means are minimized. The invention further relates to a filling and/or closing and/or post-processing installation and a computer program for a filling and/or closing and/or post-processing installation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Applicant: OPTIMA pharma GmbH
    Inventors: Jürgen Rothbauer, Matthias Poslovski, Thomas Pospiech, Julian Schweigert, Matthias Hofmann, Waldemar Mayer, Florian Weippert
  • Publication number: 20240383630
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for monitoring a filling and/or closing installation and/or a post-processing installation, in particular for the pharmaceutical industry, wherein an image of a transport, infeed and/or outfeed region (2, 3, 6) of the filling and/or closing and/or post-processing installation is taken using a camera system (10) and, wherein on the basis of the image, by use of an artificial intelligence model (AI model) (120) that is trained to detect primary packaging means in the transport, infeed and/or outfeed region (2, 3, 6) and to classify detected primary packaging means, it is determined in which image positions primary packaging means are present, and detected primary packaging means are assigned to a class. The invention further relates to a filling and/or closing installation and/or post-processing installation and to a computer program for monitoring a filling and/or closing installation and/or post-processing installation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Applicant: OPTIMA pharma GmbH
    Inventors: Matthias Hofmann, Waldemar Mayer, Matthias Poslovski, Thomas Pospiech, Jürgen Rothbauer, Julian Schweigert, Florian Weippert
  • Patent number: 9694984
    Abstract: A conveying device for conveyed goods, comprising a conveying rake having at least one prong, and a first drive assembly which is operatively connected to the conveying rake. The conveying rake is drivable by the first drive assembly so as to perform a reciprocating movement in the conveying direction and to perform a reciprocating movement in a penetration direction. The conveying device furthermore has a mating rake having at least one prong, and a second drive assembly which is operatively connected to the mating rake. The mating rake is displaceable in the conveying direction in relation to the conveying rake, so as to clamp conveyed goods between the prong of the conveying rake and the assigned prong of the mating rake. A method for operating a conveying device for conveyed goods is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: OPTIMA pharma GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Pospiech, Gerald Thomas, Jürgen Rothbauer
  • Publication number: 20160280466
    Abstract: The invention relates to a conveying device for conveyed goods, comprising a conveying rake (2) having at least one prong (21), and a first drive assembly (3) which is operatively connected to the conveying rake (2), wherein the conveying rake (2) by means of the first drive assembly (3) is drivable so as to perform a reciprocating movement in the conveying direction (I) and to perform a reciprocating movement in the penetration direction (II), wherein the conveying device (1) furthermore has a mating rake (4) having at least one prong (40), and a second drive assembly (5) which is operatively connected to the mating rake (4), wherein the mating rake (4) by means of the second drive assembly is displaceable in the conveying direction (I) in relation to the conveying rake (2), so as to clamp conveyed goods between the prong (21) of the conveying rake and the assigned prong (40) of the mating rake (4). The invention furthermore relates to a method for operating a conveying device (1) for conveyed goods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Applicant: OPTIMA pharma GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas POSPIECH, Gerald THOMAS, Jürgen ROTHBAUER