This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent and 1 EPO patent. Top assignee: Sms Group Gmbh. Active years: 2026.
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Company Filing History:
Years Active: 2026
Title: Tim Küppers and His Patent for Precision Thread Cutting.
Introduction
Tim Küppers is an inventor based in Nettetal, Germany. His patent work concerns the production and measurement of threads on metal tubes, combining machining with optical inspection and machine-tool control.
Latest Patents
Küppers is associated with 1 patent: “Method for Producing a Thread on at Least One End of at Least One Metal Tube and Thread-Cutting Facility.” The invention describes using a CNC-controlled machine tool to cut a thread while optically measuring the thread profile and, where applicable, its sealing lip. Measurement data are electronically evaluated and used by a closed-loop control unit to generate commands that adjust the machine tool. The patent also describes a corresponding thread-cutting facility.
Career Highlights
Küppers is associated with SMS group GmbH. His patent highlights an approach to thread production that integrates optical measurement and feedback control into the machining process.
Collaborations
Helge Dähndel and Jochen Schmitz are identified as Küppers’s coworkers. The available information does not specify their roles in the patent or their contributions to the invention.
Conclusion
Tim Küppers’s patent focuses on improving the control and inspection of metal-tube thread production through optical measurement and CNC-based feedback.
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