Patents by Inventor Torsten Albrecht

Torsten Albrecht 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).

  • Method and device for automatically stacking tires on a support
    Patent number: 8244400
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a device for automatically stacking tires (4) on a support (1). According to the method, geometrical data of the tires (4) and/or a digital model of the tires (4) is provided, based on the geometrical data and/or the tire model and a predefinable size of the support (1), an algorithm calculates a stacking pattern for the tires (4) on the support (1) by taking into account a predefined size of the support, said stacking pattern making it possible to store the largest possible number of tires (4) in a stable manner on the support (1). Positional data of the tires (4) are adopted from the stacking pattern and associated trajectories of a handling device for stacking the tires (4) are generated and stored according to the stacking pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: KUKA Roboter GmbH
    Inventors: Norbert Cottone, Daniel Kotzor, Torsten Albrecht, Martin Peghini
  • Method and Device for Automatically Stacking Tires on a Support
    Publication number: 20090306812
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a device for automatically stacking tires (4) on a support (1). According to the method, geometrical data of the tires (4) and/or a digital model of the tires (4) is provided, based on the geometrical data and/or the tire model and a predefinable size of the support (1), an algorithm calculates a stacking pattern for the tires (4) on the support (1) by taking into account a predefined size of the support, said stacking pattern making it possible to store the largest possible number of tires (4) in a stable manner on the support (1). Positional data of the tires (4) are adopted from the stacking pattern and associated trajectories of a handling device for stacking the tires (4) are generated and stored according to the stacking pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2006
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Inventors: Norbert Cottone, Daniel Kotzor, Torsten Albrecht, Martin Pechini