Patents by Inventor Tino Heber

Tino Heber 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: 20240045755
    Abstract: A control device and method for correcting a guide value and/or a resulting value of a synchronization function, wherein the guide value and/or the resulting value is/are corrected via a correction function, a correcting range of the correction function being specified via an effective guide value path, where an effective start of the correction function is specified via an effective guide value position, where the corrected guide value of a synchronization function is transferred as an input and/or the corrected resulting value is output as a target value to a successive axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2021
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Tino HEBER, Thomas HESS, Bernhard KOHLHAS, Raimund KRAM, Manfred POPP, Elena SCHÖNBERGER
  • Patent number: 8843232
    Abstract: A control method for a complex consisting of a plurality of multiaxial handling devices arranged in succession and/or side by side, is provided. A complex consisting of a plurality of multiaxial handling devices, arranged in succession and/or side by side, for the execution of multidimensional working and/or handling movements and consisting of at least one conveyor facility for transporting objects is controlled. The handling devices are provided for picking up, processing and setting down the objects being transported along. The guide value for the multidimensional movement sequence of handling devices is modeled on one or more objects transported along by a conveyor facility as a guide value in a distributed multiaxial system with synchronous operation, such as for example in the case of a printing machine, a paper mill or rolling mill or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Guido Hartmann, Tino Heber, Andre Heydenreich, Holger Hüfner, Raimund Kram
  • Patent number: 8386069
    Abstract: A method of synchronizing a pickup of a handling device, a computer readable medium and a control device are disclosed. During movement, a pickup of a multi-axis handling device is synchronized with an object to be picked up which is carried along by a conveyor device. Furthermore, the pickup is synchronized with a moving conveyor device in order to put the object down onto the conveyor device. The pickup is synchronized along a computationally-determined polynomial path of at least the 3rd order between a starting point and a destination point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Guido Hartmann, Tino Heber, Andre Heydenreich, Holger Hüfner, Raimund Kram
  • Patent number: 8155781
    Abstract: In order to improve movement control in an automation system for movement control, profiles for movement control are freely defined via functions. Polynomial interpolations or spline interpolations are used for the defined functions, the interpolations being of a higher degree. The profile for movement control has a command variable and a secondary variable, at least one of which is time-based or position-related.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Johannes Birzer, Tino Heber, Raimund Kram
  • Patent number: 7734360
    Abstract: A method and system for controlling an industrial controller based on technology objects are disclosed. Technology object types may be loaded and instantiated into the run time system of a controller, thereby increasing the functionality and providing technological scaling of the controller. Technology object types may be loaded in the form of technology packages and a user may use the functionality of the invention directly in a user program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Wolfgang Horn, Johannes Birzer, Tino Heber, Raimund Kram, Martin Kiesel
  • Patent number: 7729788
    Abstract: There is described a method and a device for positioning an element of a machine. A setpoint position variable is generated, said setpoint position variable is reduced by means of a limiting variable and a modified setpoint position variable which is forwarded as a setpoint variable to a controller for positioning the element is formed in this manner. An expected setpoint position variable is determined from the modified setpoint position variable, the braking distance of the element is determined from the expected setpoint position variable, and a braking process of the element is initiated if the braking distance matches a target position which is reduced by the expected setpoint position variable. An element of a machine can so be positioned with accuracy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Kay Grammatke, Tino Heber, Raimund Kram
  • Publication number: 20100030375
    Abstract: A control method for a complex consisting of a plurality of multiaxial handling devices arranged in succession and/or side by side, is provided. A complex consisting of a plurality of multiaxial handling devices, arranged in succession and/or side by side, for the execution of multidimensional working and/or handling movements and consisting of at least one conveyor facility for transporting objects is controlled. The handling devices are provided for picking up, processing and setting down the objects being transported along. The guide value for the multidimensional movement sequence of handling devices is modeled on one or more objects transported along by a conveyor facility as a guide value in a distributed multiaxial system with synchronous operation, such as for example in the case of a printing machine, a paper mill or rolling mill or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2009
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Inventors: Guido Hartmann, Tino Heber, Andre Heydenreich, Holger Hüfner, Raimund Kram
  • Publication number: 20100008754
    Abstract: A method of synchronizing a pickup of a handling device, a computer readable medium and a control device are disclosed. During movement, a pickup of a multi-axis handling device is synchronized with an object to be picked up which is carried along by a conveyor device. Furthermore, the pickup is synchronized with a moving conveyor device in order to put the object down onto the conveyor device. The pickup is synchronized along a computationally-determined polynomial path of at least the 3rd order between a starting point and a destination point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2009
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Inventors: Guido Hartmann, Tino Heber, Andre Heydenreich, Holger Hufner, Raimund Kram
  • Patent number: 7561929
    Abstract: A method and system for controlling an industrial controller based on technology objects are disclosed. Technology object types may be loaded and instantiated into the run time system of a controller, thereby increasing the functionality and providing technological scaling of the controller. Technology object types may be loaded in the form of technology packages and a user may use the functionality of the invention directly in a user program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignee: Siemens Aktienegesellschaft
    Inventors: Wolfgang Horn, Johannes Birzer, Tino Heber, Raimund Kram, Martin Kiesel
  • Publication number: 20090125125
    Abstract: A method and system for controlling an industrial controller based on technology objects are disclosed. Technology object types may be loaded and instantiated into the run time system of a controller, thereby increasing the functionality and providing technological scaling of the controller. Technology object types may be loaded in the form of technology packages and a user may use the functionality of the invention directly in a user program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2008
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Wolfgang Horn, Johannes Birzer, Tino Heber, Raimund Kram, Martin Kiesel
  • Publication number: 20080281441
    Abstract: There is described a method and a device for positioning an element of a machine. A setpoint position variable is generated, said setpoint position variable is reduced by means of a limiting variable and a modified setpoint position variable which is forwarded as a setpoint variable to a controller for positioning the element is formed in this manner. An expected setpoint position variable is determined from the modified setpoint position variable, the braking distance of the element is determined from the expected setpoint position variable, and a braking process of the element is initiated if the braking distance matches a target position which is reduced by the expected setpoint position variable. An element of a machine can so be positioned with accuracy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2006
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Inventors: Kay Grammatke, Tino Heber, Raimund Kram
  • Patent number: 6950715
    Abstract: The basic available command library of the run-time system (RTS1-RTS4) of a universal motion control (combined SPS/NC control) can be expanded dynamically and according to the user's specific requirements by loading technology packets TP (with corresponding technology object types TO). Thus, a dynamic scaling of a universal motion control UMC is possible. Due to a consistent integration and communication platform API, the functionality of extremely prepared technology packets TP can also be integrated into the control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2005
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Klaus Wucherer, Johannes Birzer, Karl Hess, Tino Heber, Steffen Kirste
  • Publication number: 20050171622
    Abstract: A method and system for controlling an industrial controller based on technology objects are disclosed. Technology object types may be loaded and instantiated into the run time system of a controller, thereby increasing the functionality and providing technological scaling of the controller. Technology object types may be loaded in the form of technology packages and a user may use the functionality of the invention directly in a user program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2005
    Publication date: August 4, 2005
    Inventors: Wolfgang Horn, Johannes Birzer, Tino Heber, Raimund Kram, Martin Kiesel
  • Patent number: 6912442
    Abstract: The integration of a programmable logic controller (PLC) and a motion control (NC) into a universal motion control (UMC) is realized by a tailored and nonetheless essentially user-configurable run-level model for processing of software tasks. This run-level model consists of types of different user levels and system levels with different priorities. In particular, one of the run levels (FA) can be configured very effectively according to user requirements. Thus, this kind of universal motion control (UMC) can be optimized by software to the particular requirements of the control task and the technical process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2005
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Klaus Wucherer, Armin Amrhein, Karl Hess, Tino Heber, Steffen Kirste
  • Publication number: 20050131563
    Abstract: In order to improve movement control in an automation system for movement control, profiles (P) for movement control are freely defined via functions. Polynomial interpolations or spline interpolations are used for said functions, the interpolations being of a higher degree. The profile (P) for movement control has a command variable (L) and a secondary variable (F), at least one of which is time-based or position-related.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2002
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Inventors: Raimund Kram, Johannes Birzer, Tino Heber
  • Patent number: 6882890
    Abstract: A method and system for controlling an industrial controller based on technology objects are disclosed. Technology object types may be loaded and instantiated into the run time system of a controller, thereby increasing the functionality and providing technological scaling of the controller. Technology object types may be loaded in the form of technology packages and a user may use the functionality of the invention directly in a user program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2005
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Wolfgang Horn, Johannes Birzer, Tino Heber, Raimund Kram, Martin Kiesel
  • Patent number: 6701210
    Abstract: A method for creating and/or optimizing a cam-disk function for a controller for controlling a moving machine element of a numerically controlled production machine during its operating time system, movement of the machine element being described in sections by the cam-disk function, comprising defining individual movement sections by segments and/or points, and interpolating between said movement sections in accordance with prescribable interpolation rules; wherein instructions for inserting said segments and points and for prescribing said interpolating rules are provided at the point in time during the operating time of the system of the machine controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Tino Heber, Holger Hüfner, Gunter Jost, Raimund Kram
  • Publication number: 20030171831
    Abstract: The basic available command library of the run-time system (RTS1-RTS4) of a universal motion control (combined SPS/NC control) can be expanded dynamically and according to the user's specific requirements by loading technology packets TP (with corresponding technology object types TO). Thus, a dynamic scaling of a universal motion control UMC is possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2003
    Publication date: September 11, 2003
    Inventors: Klaus Wucherer, Johannes Birzer, Karl Hess, Tino Heber, Steffen Kirste
  • Publication number: 20030149494
    Abstract: The integration of a programmable logic controller (PLC) and a motion control (NC) into a universal motion control (UMC) is realized by a tailored and nonetheless essentially user-configurable run-level model for processing of software tasks. This run-level model consists of types of different user levels and system levels with different priorities. In particular, one of the run levels (FA) can be configured very effectively according to user requirements. Thus, this kind of universal motion control (UMC) can be optimized by software to the particular requirements of the control task and the technical process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2003
    Publication date: August 7, 2003
    Inventors: Klaus Wucherer, Armin Amrhein, Karl Hess, Tino Heber, Steffen Kirste
  • Patent number: 6600964
    Abstract: Due to the diversity of the requirements to be met for controlling the movement of production machines, a system and method based on a range of hardware modules, which are provided with adequate computing capacity, a real-time operating system and specific basic functionality, a network (for example Profibus) for constructing a decentralized system with distributed control functionality and also operating and monitoring units with planned interfaces is disclosed. The invention comprises a configurable, distributable and programmable control software system for individually adapting the control solution to the client's requirements, with which the planned control solution is distributed among hardware modules and in which an engineering system used for management, configuration, programming, monitoring, debugging and commissioning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Karl Hess, Tino Heber, Wolfgang Horn, Steffen Kirste, Norbert Kosel