Patents by Inventor Ulrich Meindl

Ulrich Meindl 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).

  • Establishing a wear state of a cutting nozzle
    Patent number: 9200978
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for establishing a wear state of a cutting nozzle of a laser processing machine. An actual state of the cutting nozzle shape is established by a three-dimensional evaluation performed by a nozzle shape sensor and an associated controller. The established actual state of the cutting nozzle shape is compared to a desired state of the cutting nozzle shape, and the wear state of the cutting nozzle is established based on a result of the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: TRUMPF Werkzeungmaschinen GmbH + Co. KG
    Inventors: Ulrich Meindl, Boris Regaard
  • ESTABLISHING A WEAR STATE OF A CUTTING NOZZLE
    Publication number: 20150022827
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for establishing a wear state of a cutting nozzle of a laser processing machine. An actual state of the cutting nozzle shape is established by a three-dimensional evaluation performed by a nozzle shape sensor and an associated controller. The established actual state of the cutting nozzle shape is compared to a desired state of the cutting nozzle shape, and the wear state of the cutting nozzle is established based on a result of the comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: Ulrich Meindl, Boris Regaard