Patents by Inventor Timo Zimmermann

Timo Zimmermann 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: 20220281125
    Abstract: Device for handling and/or processing parts, having first and second subassemblies separably connectable by a connection interface that results from a first contact section of the first subassembly being plugged and/or pressed in a connecting direction onto a second contact section of the second subassembly in a first orientation specified relative to the second contact section. The connection interface includes an electrical interface for transmitting electrical power and/or communication signals between the subassemblies and a fluid interface for transporting fluid between the subassemblies. The first and second contact sections are configured so the connection interface also results if the first contact section is plugged or pressed in the connecting direction onto the second contact section in a further orientation. The further orientation corresponds to the first orientation aside from a rotation of the first contact section by a specified angle about a rotation axis running in the connecting direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Friedrich DURAND, Tobias FRASCH, Timo ZIMMERMANN, Johannes HOOS, Markus TRICK
  • Publication number: 20220147014
    Abstract: Operating device for a machining device configured to machine workpieces consisting preferably at least in sections of wood, said operating device comprising: a display device, and a selection device, wherein the operating device is configured such that on the selection device, a user can select machining operations on a workpiece and that, based on the selected machining operations, a 3D model corresponding to the machined workpiece is shown in the display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Jochen AXT, Andreas HAHN, Timo ZIMMERMANN
  • Patent number: 10639803
    Abstract: An interface module designed for installing a pneumatically actuated gripping device on a robot arm includes a first fastening interface for installation on the robot arm and a second fastening interface for installation of the gripping device. First pneumatic connections serve for the connection to a pressure source and a pressure sink, while second pneumatic connections serve for the fluidic connection to the gripping device. The interface module contains a control valve device, by way of which the gripping device is pneumatically actuatable and which is, in turn, controllable by means of valve control signals, which are provided by an internal electronic control unit, which communicates with an external electronic control device. A robot equipped with such an interface module is further proposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: FESTO SE & CO. KG
    Inventors: Michael Zanker, Timo Zimmermann
  • Publication number: 20190315000
    Abstract: An interface module designed for installing a pneumatically actuated gripping device on a robot arm includes a first fastening interface for installation on the robot arm and a second fastening interface for installation of the gripping device. First pneumatic connections serve for the connection to a pressure source and a pressure sink, while second pneumatic connections serve for the fluidic connection to the gripping device. The interface module contains a control valve device, by way of which the gripping device is pneumatically actuatable and which is, in turn, controllable by means of valve control signals, which are provided by an internal electronic control unit, which communicates with an external electronic control device. A robot equipped with such an interface module is further proposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Michael Zanker, Timo Zimmermann
  • Patent number: D920930
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: HOMAG GMBH
    Inventors: Arne Weigel, Viktor Tjuvikov, Timo Zimmermann
  • Patent number: D942941
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Homag GMBH
    Inventors: Arne Weigel, Viktor Tjuvikov, Timo Zimmermann