Patents by Inventor Utz Schorn

Utz Schorn 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).

  • Patent number: 8245554
    Abstract: A mechanical arrangement for processing sheet metal includes a sheet metal processing device, a transport device configured to position a sheet metal workpiece relative to the sheet metal processing device, the transport device including at least one workpiece carrier that is movable along a transport path that extends along a first transport line and a second transport line, and at least two X-guides and at least two Y-guides, the X-guides arranged parallel with the first transport line and the Y-guides arranged parallel with the second transport line. The at least two X-guides and the at least two Y-guides are configured to be coupled to each other by a transfer device to form a transport course, the workpiece carrier circulates along the X-guides and the Y-guides, and the transfer device is configured to move the workpiece carrier from one of the X-guides to one of the Y-guides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignees: TRUMPF Sachsen GmbH, TRUMPF Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH + Co. KG
    Inventors: Harry Thonig, Klaus Vogel, Norbert Gruhl, Michael Haecker, Wolf Klaiber, Eberhard Wahl, Utz Schorn, Martin Petera, Karel Vincke
  • Patent number: 8203097
    Abstract: A mechanical apparatus maintains and/or cleans support strips of a workpiece support that forms a support plane for supporting workpieces. The mechanical apparatus includes a transport device for moving the workpiece support along a transport axis X and a service device that has a tool for processing the support strips. The service device is movable by means of a mechanical movement unit along a movement axis Y that is arranged at an angle relative to the transport axis X and/or along a movement axis Z that is arranged at an angle relative to the transport axis X and that is different from the movement axis Y, with the movement of the workpiece support along the transport axis X and the movement of the service device along the movement axis Y and/or along the movement axis Z being controllable in a coordinated manner by means of a control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignees: TRUMPF Sachsen GmbH, TRUMPF Werkzeugmashinen GmbH + Co. KG
    Inventors: Wolf Klaiber, Harry Thonig, Klaus Vogel, Eberhard Wahl, Utz Schorn, Martin Petera, Karel Vincke, Norbert Gruhl
  • Publication number: 20090184097
    Abstract: A mechanical apparatus maintains and/or cleans support strips of a workpiece support that forms a support plane for supporting workpieces. The mechanical apparatus includes a transport device for moving the workpiece support along a transport axis X and a service device that has a tool for processing the support strips. The service device is movable by means of a mechanical movement unit along a movement axis Y that is arranged at an angle relative to the transport axis X and/or along a movement axis Z that is arranged at an angle relative to the transport axis X and that is different from the movement axis Y, with the movement of the workpiece support along the transport axis X and the movement of the service device along the movement axis Y and/or along the movement axis Z being controllable in a coordinated manner by means of a control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2009
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Applicants: TRUMPF Sachsen GmbH, TRUMPF WERKZEUGMASCHINEN GMBH + CO. KG
    Inventors: Wolf Klaiber, Harry Thonig, Klaus Vogel, Eberhard Wahl, Utz Schorn, Martin Petera, Karel Vincke, Norbert Gruhl
  • Publication number: 20090107206
    Abstract: A mechanical arrangement for processing sheet metal includes a sheet metal processing device, a transport device configured to position a sheet metal workpiece relative to the sheet metal processing device, the transport device including at least one workpiece carrier that is movable along a transport path that extends along a first transport line and a second transport line, and at least two X-guides and at least two Y-guides, the X-guides arranged parallel with the first transport line and the Y-guides arranged parallel with the second transport line. The at least two X-guides and the at least two Y-guides are configured to be coupled to each other by a transfer device to form a transport course, the workpiece carrier circulates along the X-guides and the Y-guides, and the transfer device is configured to move the workpiece carrier from one of the X-guides to one of the Y-guides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2008
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Applicants: TRUMPF SACHSEN GMBH, TRUMPF WERKZEUGMASCHINEN GMBH + CO. KG
    Inventors: Harry Thonig, Klaus Vogel, Norbert Gruhl, Michael Haecker, Wolf Klaiber, Eberhard Wahl, Utz Schorn, Martin Petera, Karel Vincke