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Tim Hesse

Also filed as: HESSE TIM

24 granted patents·27 pending applications·61 citations·filing 2006–2025

93Inventor score

Technology areasB23K H02K G01N C23C F16D

Files withTRUMPF LASER & SYSTEMTECHNIK GMBH26 TRUMPF WERKZEUGMASCHINEN GMBH CO KG12 TRUMPF LASER & SYSTEMTECHNIK SE5 TRUMPF WERKZEUGMASCHINEN GMBH4 PFITZNER DIETER2

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51 records

0197US11135675B2Gas nozzle having a displaceable valve sleeveTRUMPF WERKZEUGMASCHINEN GMBH CO KG·Filed 2021·Granted Oct 5, 2021·6 cites·30 claims
0294US10058953B2Method for monitoring and controlling a laser cutting processTRUMPF WERKZEUGMASCHINEN GMBH CO KG·Filed 2017·Granted Aug 28, 2018·6 cites·5 claims
0393US10603745B2Cutting gas nozzle and laser cutting method having a displaceable sleeve for setting the flow characteristicsTRUMPF WERKZEUGMASCHINEN GMBH CO KG·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 31, 2020·4 cites·10 claims
0488US8777482B2Detecting defects during laser weldingPFITZNER DIETER·Filed 2009·Granted Jul 15, 2014·18 cites·10 claims
0586US11229973B2Detection of hot cracks in laser weldingTRUMPF LASER & SYSTEMTECHNIK GMBH·Filed 2018·Granted Jan 25, 2022·5 cites·16 claims
0685US10115190B2Determining a material type and/or a surface condition of a workpieceTRUMPF WERKZEUGMASCHINEN GMBH CO KG·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 30, 2018·3 cites·22 claims
0781US10300555B2Laser cutting machine and method for cutting workpieces of different thicknessesTRUMPF WERKZEUGMASCHINEN GMBH CO KG·Filed 2015·Granted May 28, 2019·2 cites·13 claims
0881US9457427B2Detecting an incomplete cutting actionTRUMPF WERKZEUGMASCHINEN GMBH CO KG·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 4, 2016·4 cites·20 claims
0978US12275087B2Method for welding sheets with coatings comprising an alloy of aluminum and siliconTRUMPF LASER & SYSTEMTECHNIK GMBH·Filed 2024·Granted Apr 15, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
1078US12142976B2Method for joining copper hairpins and statorTrumpf Laser—und Systemtechnik GmbH·Filed 2020·Granted Nov 12, 2024·1 cites·18 claims
1178US9089926B2Process monitoring the processing of a materialPFITZNER DIETER·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 28, 2015·7 cites·16 claims
1274US11992897B2Apparatus and method for laser machining a workpieceTRUMPF LASER & SYSTEMTECHNIK GMBH·Filed 2023·Granted May 28, 2024·0 cites·15 claims
1374US2020361028A1Gas Nozzle Having a Displaceable Valve SleeveTRUMPF WERKZEUGMASCHINEN GMBH CO KG·Filed 2020·Application pending·0 cites
1473US2025381619A1Jet nozzle having a powder unit and process-gas unitTRUMPF LASER & SYSTEMTECHNIK SE·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
1572US11491583B2Methods and apparatuses for controlling cutting processesTRUMPF WERKZEUGMASCHINEN GMBH CO KG·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 8, 2022·1 cites·19 claims
1671US9849545B2Laser-supported plasma processingTRUMPF WERKZEUGMASCHINEN GMBH CO KG·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 26, 2017·2 cites·22 claims
1771US2025353112A1Jet nozzle having an absorption portion for absorbing back-reflected radiationTRUMPF LASER & SYSTEMTECHNIK SE·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
1871US2025353110A1Jet nozzle having a powder section and an advance sectionTRUMPF LASER & SYSTEMTECHNIK SE·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
1970US2024401205A1Laser cladding method for production of coating layers on mutually opposite surfaces of a componentTRUMPF LASER & SYSTEMTECHNIK GMBH·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
2070US2024399502A1Laser cladding method for producing a coating layer on a componentTRUMPF LASER & SYSTEMTECHNIK GMBH·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
2169US2025353111A1Jet nozzle having a light channel with an oblong cross-sectional areaTRUMPF LASER & SYSTEMTECHNIK SE·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
2269US2024300049A1Method and apparatus for laser build-up weldingTRUMPF LASER & SYSTEMTECHNIK GMBH·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
2368US12409514B2Method for laser welding two coated workpiecesTRUMPF LASER & SYSTEMTECHNIK GMBH·Filed 2022·Granted Sep 9, 2025·0 cites·17 claims
2468US10888954B2Method for monitoring and controlling a laser cutting processTRUMPF WERKZEUGMASCHINEN GMBH CO KG·Filed 2018·Granted Jan 12, 2021·0 cites·5 claims
2568US10751836B2Gas nozzle having a displaceable valve sleeveTRUMPF WERKZEUGMASCHINEN GMBH CO KG·Filed 2017·Granted Aug 25, 2020·0 cites·13 claims
2668US2024109150A1Method and apparatus for the laser processing of a workpieceTRUMPF LASER & SYSTEMTECHNIK GMBH·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
2768US2025339924A1Jet nozzle with opposing injector guidesTRUMPF LASER & SYSTEMTECHNIK SE·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
2868US2024165739A1Method and device for powder injection monitoring during laser beam buildup weldingTRUMPF LASER & SYSTEMTECHNIK GMBH·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
2967US2024082955A1Method and system for laser build-up weldingTRUMPF LASER & SYSTEMTECHNIK GMBH·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
3066US2024375208A1Method for determining a geometrical outcome variable and/or a quality feature of a weld seam on a workpieceTRUMPF LASER & SYSTEMTECHNIK GMBH·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
3165US2023302574A1High-energy glass cuttingTRUMPF LASER & SYSTEMTECHNIK GMBH·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
3264US2024123545A1Method and apparatus for generating a welding contour with multiple laser spots by way of a scanner optical unitTRUMPF LASER & SYSTEMTECHNIK GMBH·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
3364US2023256540A1Method for laser welding two thin workpieces in a region of overlapTRUMPF LASER & SYSTEMTECHNIK GMBH·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
3463US12214444B2Methods and devices for monitoring a welding process for welding glass workpiecesTRUMPF LASER & SYSTEMTECHNIK GMBH·Filed 2021·Granted Feb 4, 2025·0 cites·13 claims
3563US2024383068A1Method for joining two components of a battery by means of scanner weldingTRUMPF LASER & SYSTEMTECHNIK GMBH·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
3661US9061376B2Method and device for laser material processing of a workpieceTRUMPF WERKZEUGMASCHINEN GMBH·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 23, 2015·1 cites·13 claims
3761US2023146425A1Material deposition unit for powder build-up weldingTRUMPF LASER & SYSTEMTECHNIK GMBH·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
3860US9267905B2Detecting defects during laser weldingTRUMPF WERKZEUGMASCHINEN GMBH·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 23, 2016·0 cites·7 claims
3960US2023150055A1Method for monitoring a laser welding process for welding two workpieces with regard to a bridged gapTRUMPF LASER & SYSTEMTECHNIK GMBH·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
4059US2022126396A1Optical apparatus for the laser welding of a workpiece, with a plurality of partial beams having a core zone and a ring zone in the beam profileTRUMPF LASER & SYSTEMTECHNIK GMBH·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
4159US2024024983A1Method for laser welding bent, aluminum-containing bar-type conductors, in particular for an electric motorTRUMPF LASER & SYSTEMTECHNIK GMBH·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
4259US2023111969A1Laser cutting method and laser cutting apparatusTRUMPF LASER & SYSTEMTECHNIK GMBH·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
4359US2024033848A1Method for welding metal-containing, bent bar-type conductors, with intensity redistribution in an initial phase and an end phaseTRUMPF LASER & SYSTEMTECHNIK GMBH·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
4457US2025075333A1Laser system for laser cladding with a powder jet having hard-material particlesTRUMPF LASER & SYSTEMTECHNIK GMBH·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
4556US11786989B2Method for splash-free welding, in particular using a solid-state laserTRUMPF LASER & SYSTEMTECHNIK GMBH·Filed 2021·Granted Oct 17, 2023·0 cites·17 claims
4656US8546721B2Seam position control for laser processingHESSE TIM·Filed 2008·Granted Oct 1, 2013·1 cites·21 claims
4756US2013319980A1Device and Method for Monitoring a Laser Cutting ProcessTRUMPF WERKZEUGMASCHINEN GMBH·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
4854US12157183B2Methods and devices for monitoring a welding process for welding glass workpiecesTRUMPF LASER & SYSTEMTECHNIK GMBH·Filed 2021·Granted Dec 3, 2024·0 cites·12 claims
4952US11517978B2Laser cutting machine and method for cutting workpieces of different thicknessesTRUMPF WERKZEUGMASCHINEN GMBH CO KG·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 6, 2022·0 cites·6 claims
5052US2023219170A1Multi-stage laser stripping of a rod-shaped conductorTRUMPF LASER & SYSTEMTECHNIK GMBH·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites

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