Patents by Inventor Ulf Becker

Ulf Becker 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).

  • High capacity pick and place process
    Patent number: 7730611
    Abstract: A method of accurately placing an object with a pick and place machine provides raw material. A desired surface topography is created in the raw material. The raw material is diced into parts using a bevel cut so that each of the parts has bevel surfaces. A fixture is provided that has a plurality of spaced cavities with each cavity having bevel surfaces constructed and arranged to mate with the bevel surfaces of an associated part. A pick and place machine picks and places each part into an associated cavity such that the bevel surfaces of the part mates with the bevel surfaces of the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc.
    Inventors: Ulf Becker, David Halk
  • HIGH CAPACITY PICK AND PLACE PROCESS
    Publication number: 20080240893
    Abstract: A method of accurately placing an object with a pick and place machine provides raw material. A desired surface topography is created in the raw material. The raw material is diced into parts using a bevel cut so that each of the parts has bevel surfaces. A fixture is provided that has a plurality of spaced cavities with each cavity having bevel surfaces constructed and arranged to mate with the bevel surfaces of an associated part. A pick and place machine picks and places each part into an associated cavity such that the bevel surfaces of the part mates with the bevel surfaces of the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2008
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Inventors: Ulf Becker, David Halk