Patents by Inventor Bernd Rudolf Heimrich

Bernd Rudolf Heimrich 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).

  • Device for covering a danger area on a roll changer and a method for controlling a device
    Patent number: 7784730
    Abstract: A device is provided for use in covering a danger area on a roll changer that can carry at least one roll of material to be directed to a rotary, web-fed printing press. A cover is provided with a drive that can move the cover. A control unit is provided to control the drive for the cover. The cover is closed in a first operational state and is open in a second operational state. The roll of material, that is supported by the roll changer, has a first rotational speed or web speed when the cover is in the first, closed operational state. In the second, cover opened, operational state, the roll of material also has a second rotational or web speed which is greater than zero. A method for controlling a device on a roll changer is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: Koenig & Bauer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Bernd Rudolf Heimrich, Martin Richard Keller, Walter Ritter, Franz Josef Vorwerk
  • Device for Covering a Danger Area On a Roll Changer and a Method for Controlling a Device
    Publication number: 20090127375
    Abstract: A device is provided for use in covering a danger area on a roll changer that can carry at least one roll of material to be directed to a rotary, web-fed printing press. A cover is provided with a drive that can move the cover. A control unit is provided to control the drive for the cover. The cover is closed in a first operational state and is open in a second operational state. The roll of material, that is supported by the roll changer, has a first rotational speed or web speed when the cover is in the first, closed operational state. In the second, cover opened, operational state, the roll of material also has a second rotational or web speed which is greater than zero. A method for controlling a device on a roll changer is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2006
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventors: Bernd Rudolf Heimrich, Martin Richard Keller, Walter Ritter, Franz Josef Vorwerk