Patents by Inventor Thorsten Finke

Thorsten Finke 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: 11623706
    Abstract: Production system for series production of in particular motor vehicles, includes a container storage area storing containers containing components for production, production shelves, remote from container storage area, from which workers remove components from containers. Transport for transporting containers from container storage area to production shelves. Transport has automated guided vehicle (AGV) on which transport shelf is situated and designed so containers are automatically delivered from transport shelf to production shelves in a conveying direction (delivery direction). Handling device situated on AGV, has a base body and a handling unit situated on base body. Handling unit removes containers from transport shelf in conveying direction and delivering containers to production shelf.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Identytec GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Thorsten Finke
  • Publication number: 20210171141
    Abstract: Production system for series production of in particular motor vehicles, includes a container storage area storing containers containing components for production, production shelves, remote from container storage area, from which workers remove components from containers. Transport for transporting containers from container storage area to production shelves. Transport has automated guided vehicle (AGV) on which transport shelf is situated and designed so containers are automatically delivered from transport shelf to production shelves in a conveying direction (delivery direction). Handling device situated on AGV, has a base body and a handling unit situated on base body. Handling unit removes containers from transport shelf in conveying direction and delivering containers to production shelf.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventor: Thorsten FINKE
  • Publication number: 20200398916
    Abstract: Production system for series production, having a transport for transporting containers from a container storage area to picking shelves. Transport has an automated guided vehicle (AGV) on which a transport shelf is situated, and containers are automatically delivered or deliverable from transport shelf to picking shelves in a conveying direction (delivery direction). Transport shelf has a base body connected or connectable to AGV, and on which a carrier for containers to be transported is situated. Carrier is adjustably situated on base body, transversely with respect to delivery direction and parallel to an essentially horizontal plane. Carrier is adjustable relative to base body, and is designed in such a way that when an AGV is stationarily situated in front of a picking shelf, the position of the carrier relative to picking shelf is adjustable, transversely with respect to the delivery direction and parallel to essentially horizontal plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2018
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventor: Thorsten FINKE
  • Patent number: 10852717
    Abstract: Material logistics system for coordinating transfer of production material so that production material is available as needed at production stations of a manufacturing facility, in particular a series production facility. Thus, multiple sensors are provided for sensing a production material supply at production stations, as well as a central unit in signal-transmitting connection with the sensors and which, based on output signals transmitted from the sensors, determines logistics data relating to the production material for a particular production station. And also, using logistics data, generates control signals for the transfer of production material and provides them for further data processing units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Identytec GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Thorsten Finke
  • Patent number: 10055361
    Abstract: A computer system includes at least one processor, a first mass memory and a second mass memory. The computer system implements a master operating system core, a first operating system core and at least one second operating system core on the processor under control of the master operating system core. The memory controller provides the master operating system core with defined areas of a mass storage medium as a first mass memory and at least one second mass memory, each independent of one another, and controls mapping of the first mass memory and of the at least one second mass memory to the defined areas of the mass storage medium. The master operating system core allows the first operating system core and the at least one second operating system core to have exclusive access to at least one of the mass memories.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Bernd Becker, Thorsten Finke
  • Publication number: 20180004195
    Abstract: Material logistics system for coordinating transfer of production material so that production material is available as needed at production stations of a manufacturing facility, in particular a series production facility. Thus, multiple sensors are provided for sensing a production material supply at production stations, as well as a central unit in signal-transmitting connection with the sensors and which, based on output signals transmitted from the sensors, determines logistics data relating to the production material for a particular production station. And also, using logistics data, generates control signals for the transfer of production material and provides them for further data processing units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventor: Thorsten FINKE
  • Publication number: 20150006795
    Abstract: A computer system includes at least one processor, a first mass memory and a second mass memory. The computer system implements a master operating system core, a first operating system core and at least one second operating system core on the processor under control of the master operating system core. The memory controller provides the master operating system core with defined areas of a mass storage medium as a first mass memory and at least one second mass memory, each independent of one another, and controls mapping of the first mass memory and of the at least one second mass memory to the defined areas of the mass storage medium. The master operating system core allows the first operating system core and the at least one second operating system core to have exclusive access to at least one of the mass memories.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2013
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Bernd Becker, Thorsten Finke