Patents by Inventor Wolfgang Blunck

Wolfgang Blunck 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).

  • Apparatus for interrupting a light beam, in particular a laser light beam
    Patent number: 8827500
    Abstract: An apparatus (10) for interrupting a light beam, in particular a laser light beam, with a light beam deflection device (24), wherein the light beam deflection device (24) is arrangeable in the light path of the light beam. An apparatus (10) is characterized in that the light beam deflection device (24) is arranged on a bendable material strip (18), wherein the material strip (18) is held on one side on one end and magnetizable or magnetic sections (20, 22) are arranged on the area facing away from the held end of the material strip (18), preferably on both sides of the material strip (18), wherein a magnet (40, 42) is provided for each section arranged on the material strip (18) and wherein the sections (20, 22) are or can be brought in engagement with the magnetic field of each magnet (40, 42).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Kendrion Kuhnke Automation GmbH
    Inventors: Jochen Stegelmann, Torsten Grunwald, Wolfgang Blunck, Manfred Rufer
  • APPARATUS FOR INTERRUPTING A LIGHT BEAM, IN PARTICULAR A LASER LIGHT BEAM
    Publication number: 20130229811
    Abstract: An apparatus (10) for interrupting a light beam, in particular a laser light beam, with a light beam deflection device (24), wherein the light beam deflection device (24) is arrangeable in the light path of the light beam. An apparatus (10) is characterized in that the light beam deflection device (24) is arranged on a bendable material strip (18), wherein the material strip (18) is held on one side on one end and magnetizable or magnetic sections (20, 22) are arranged on the area facing away from the held end of the material strip (18), preferably on both sides of the material strip (18), wherein a magnet (40, 42) is provided for each section arranged on the material strip (18) and wherein the sections (20, 22) are or can be brought in engagement with the magnetic field of each magnet (40, 42).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2012
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: KUHNKE AUTOMATION GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Jochen Stegelmann, Torsten Grunwald, Wolfgang Blunck, Manfred Rufer