Patents by Inventor Egon Hansch
Egon Hansch 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).
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Patent number: 7922852Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus and a method for affixing a supplementary product (22) to a printed product (36). According to the invention, in order to pick up the supplementary product (22), holding elements (12) driven along a circulation path (26) have at least one suction element (24, 25). In order to bend the initially flat supplementary product (22) in such a way that it can be placed around an edge (36c) of the printed product (36), there is at least one bending element (18). This is capable of acting on the supplementary product (22) held on one side by the suction element (24, 25) in such a way that the said supplementary product (22) is bent at least approximately in a V shape. Holding element (12) and bending element (18) interact with a supporting element (44) in such a way that the supplementary product (22), reaching over an edge (36c) of the printed product (36), is pressed onto two opposite sides (36a, 36b) of the printed product (36).Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2008Date of Patent: April 12, 2011Assignee: Ferag AGInventor: Egon Hansch
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Publication number: 20090044899Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus and a method for affixing a supplementary product (22) to a printed product (36). According to the invention, in order to pick up the supplementary product (22), holding elements (12) driven along a circulation path (26) have at least one suction element (24, 25). In order to bend the initially flat supplementary product (22) in such a way that it can be placed around an edge (36c) of the printed product (36), there is at least one bending element (18). This is capable of acting on the supplementary product (22) held on one side by the suction element (24, 25) in such a way that the said supplementary product (22) is bent at least approximately in a V shape. Holding element (12) and bending element (18) interact with a supporting element (44) in such a way that the supplementary product (22), reaching over an edge (36c) of the printed product (36), is pressed onto two opposite sides (36a, 36b) of the printed product (36).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2008Publication date: February 19, 2009Inventor: Egon Hansch
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Publication number: 20090001654Abstract: In a method and apparatus to separate and transport flexible two-dimensional products, such as paper sheets having an adhesive, the products are supplied via a product supply stack to a separation device. The separation device includes at least one conveyor element. The products at the same time are only stabilized on an edge or a portion thereof and are free at the other portions thereof. The at least one conveyor element separates the products and convey these subsequently to a transfer location. The at least one conveyor element is multi-functional and has a flattened geometry. The at least one conveyor element is moved in a direction of movement essentially parallel to a plane of the product supply stack. The direction of movement moves from one free end of the products to a stabilized region of the products. At the same time, the at least one conveyor element moves below the frontmost product of the supply stack and subsequently seizes the frontmost product at its distant side and further conveys it.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2008Publication date: January 1, 2009Inventor: Egon Hansch
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Patent number: 7451796Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus and a method for affixing a supplementary product (22) to a printed product (36). According to the invention, in order to pick up the supplementary product (22), holding elements (12) driven along a circulation path (26) have at least one suction element (24, 25). In order to bend the initially flat supplementary product (22) in such a way that it can be placed around an edge (36c) of the printed product (36), there is at least one bending element (18). This is capable of acting on the supplementary product (22) held on one side by the suction element (24, 25) in such a way that the said supplementary product (22) is bent at least approximately in a V shape. Holding element (12) and bending element (18) interact with a supporting element (44) in such a way that the supplementary product (22), reaching over an edge (36c) of the printed product (36), is pressed onto two opposite sides (36a, 36b) of the printed product (36).Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2004Date of Patent: November 18, 2008Assignee: Ferag AGInventor: Egon Hansch
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Patent number: 7438108Abstract: In a method and apparatus to separate and transport flexible two-dimensional products, such as paper sheets having an adhesive, the products are supplied via a product supply stack to a separation device. The separation device includes at least one conveyor element. The products at the same time are only stabilized on an edge or a portion thereof and are free at the other portions thereof. The at least one conveyor element separates the products and convey these subsequently to a transfer location. The at least one conveyor element is multi-functional and has a flattened geometry. The at least one conveyor element is moved in a direction of movement essentially parallel to a plane of the product supply stack. The direction of movement moves from one free end of the products to a stabilized region of the products. At the same time, the at least one conveyor element moves below the frontmost product of the supply stack and subsequently seizes the frontmost product at its distant side and further conveys it.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2005Date of Patent: October 21, 2008Assignee: Ferag AGInventor: Egon Hänsch
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Patent number: 7318587Abstract: The invention relates to a method of, and an apparatus for, stabilizing and positioning sheet like articles (16), in particular printed products. In order to prevent the products from buckling and fanning out, the position of an edge (20) of the product (16) counter to and/or in the conveying direction (F) is delimited by a respective trailing and/or leading delimiting element (24, 26), a receiving means (27) for the edge (20) being formed between a respective leading delimiting element (24) and a delimiting element (26) which follows the latter in the conveying direction (F). By virtue of at least one further delimiting element (28) being moved into the conveying stream (54) upstream of, or in, the starting region (S1) of a stabilizing portion (S) of the conveying section (11), the position of the edge (20) in and/or counter to the conveying direction (F) is localized such that the edge (20) passes only into the receiving means (27) and not into the intermediate region (29) between two receiving means (27).Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2004Date of Patent: January 15, 2008Assignee: Ferag AGInventor: Egon Hansch
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Publication number: 20050189696Abstract: In a method and apparatus to separate and transport flexible two-dimensional products, such as paper sheets having an adhesive, the products are supplied via a product supply stack to a separation device. The separation device includes at least one conveyor element. The products at the same time are only stabilized on an edge or a portion thereof and are free at the other portions thereof. The at least one conveyor element separates the products and convey these subsequently to a transfer location. The at least one conveyor element is multi-functional and has a flattened geometry. The at least one conveyor element is moved in a direction of movement essentially parallel to a plane of the product supply stack. The direction of movement moves from one free end of the products to a stabilized region of the products. At the same time, the at least one conveyor element moves below the frontmost product of the supply stack and subsequently seizes the frontmost product at its distant side and further conveys it.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2005Publication date: September 1, 2005Inventor: Egon Hansch
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Publication number: 20050133986Abstract: The invention relates to a method of, and an apparatus for, stabilizing and positioning sheet like articles (16), in particular printed products. In order to prevent the products from buckling and fanning out, the position of an edge (20) of the product (16) counter to and/or in the conveying direction (F) is delimited by a respective trailing and/or leading delimiting element (24, 26), a receiving means (27) for the edge (20) being formed between a respective leading delimiting element (24) and a delimiting element (26) which follows the latter in the conveying direction (F). By virtue of at least one further delimiting element (28) being moved into the conveying stream (54) upstream of, or in, the starting region (S1) of a stabilizing portion (S) of the conveying section (11), the position of the edge (20) in and/or counter to the conveying direction (F) is localized such that the edge (20) passes only into the receiving means (27) and not into the intermediate region (29) between two receiving means (27).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2004Publication date: June 23, 2005Inventor: Egon Hansch
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Publication number: 20050061420Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus and a method for affixing a supplementary product (22) to a printed product (36). According to the invention, in order to pick up the supplementary product (22), holding elements (12) driven along a circulation path (26) have at least one suction element (24, 25). In order to bend the initially flat supplementary product (22) in such a way that it can be placed around an edge (36c) of the printed product (36), there is at least one bending element (18). This is capable of acting on the supplementary product (22) held on one side by the suction element (24, 25) in such a way that the said supplementary product (22) is bent at least approximately in a V shape. Holding element (12) and bending element (18) interact with a supporting element (44) in such a way that the supplementary product (22), reaching over an edge (36c) of the printed product (36), is pressed onto two opposite sides (36a, 36b) of the printed product (36).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2004Publication date: March 24, 2005Inventor: Egon Hansch
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Patent number: 6698742Abstract: A number of circulatory elements arranged one behind the other are driven in a direction of circulation and have a suction element and a supporting element in each case on the first side and on the second side. The circulatory elements receive a supplementary product at the pick-up location and transfer the same, in a first mode of operation, to the respectively preceding circulatory element. In a second mode of operation, no transfer takes place. This results in it being possible for the supplementary products received in the same manner to be brought into abutment optionally against the leading side or trailing side of the printed products and pressed on there.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2002Date of Patent: March 2, 2004Assignee: Ferag AGInventor: Egon Hansch
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Publication number: 20030075853Abstract: A number of circulatory elements arranged one behind the other are driven in a direction of circulation and have a suction element and a supporting element in each case on the first side and on the second side. The circulatory elements receive a supplementary product at the pick-up location and transfer the same, in a first mode of operation, to the respectively preceding circulatory element. In a second mode of operation, no transfer takes place. This results in it being possible for the supplementary products received in the same manner to be brought into abutment optionally against the leading side or trailing side of the printed products and pressed on there.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2002Publication date: April 24, 2003Inventor: Egon Hansch
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Patent number: 6533016Abstract: The apparatus, which serves to join flat supplementary products provided with an adhesive to printed products, has n holding elements which are driven on a circulating path about a first axis, by means of which supplementary products are gripped individually at at least one pick-up point and, after an appropriate rotation about the first axis, can be joined to a printed product at a discharge point.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2000Date of Patent: March 18, 2003Assignee: Ferag AGInventor: Egon Hansch
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Patent number: 6520496Abstract: The apparatus according to the invention, which serves for transporting supplementary products, in particular sheet-like printed products provided with adhesive, from a receiving location to a discharge location, has at least one retaining element which is moved along a continuous circulatory path and by means of which supplementary products can be gripped at the receiving location and released again at a discharge location. By means of a control arrangement, with changeover operation, during the transportation from the receiving location to the discharge location, the retaining element, which is mounted such that it can be rotated about an axis which is located at least more or less perpendicularly to the circulatory path, is optionally left unchanged in a rotary position or rotated about the axis through a certain angle until an end position of the transported supplementary product which is envisaged for further processing has been reached.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2000Date of Patent: February 18, 2003Assignee: Ferag AGInventors: Erwin Müller, Egon Hänsch
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Patent number: 6488274Abstract: The apparatus serves for transporting flexible, sheet-like products, in particular printed products, from a stack, which is positioned at a receiving location, to a discharge location.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2000Date of Patent: December 3, 2002Assignee: Ferag AGInventor: Egon Hansch
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Patent number: 6488278Abstract: The apparatus has a conveying arrangement (10) with clamps (12) which are arranged one behind the other and are driven along the circulatory path (18) in the direction of circulation (U). In the receiving section (16), the mouth (14) of the clamps (12) is directed in the direction of circulation (U) and intended for gripping at the trailing edge (22′), as seen in the direction of circulation (U), a sheet-like article (22) arranged on the bearing element (20). The bearing element (20) has two bearing rails (60, 62), the upstream bearing rail (60), as seen in the direction of circulation (U), being designed such that it can be pushed away by the clamps (12).Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2000Date of Patent: December 3, 2002Assignee: Ferag AGInventor: Egon Hansch
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Publication number: 20020125630Abstract: The apparatus according to the invention, which serves for transporting supplementary products, in particular sheet-like printed products provided with adhesive, from a receiving location to a discharge location, has at least one retaining element which is moved along a continuous circulatory path and by means of which supplementary products can be gripped at the receiving location and released again at a discharge location. By means of a control arrangement, with changeover operation, during the transportation from the receiving location to the discharge location, the retaining element, which is mounted such that it can be rotated about an axis which is located at least more or less perpendicularly to the circulatory path, is optionally left unchanged in a rotary position or rotated about the axis through a certain angle until an end position of the transported supplementary product which is envisaged for further processing has been reached.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2000Publication date: September 12, 2002Inventors: Erwin Muller, Egon Hansch
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Patent number: 6396895Abstract: The invention concerns a device for verifying, in particular for counting, preferably sheet-like articles (10), in particular printing products, having at least one feeler (20) which can be acted on by articles (10) moving in relation to the feeler (20) in a verification region and can be moved from a stable feeling position into a stable evaluating position, a sensor (30) for generating a verification signal when the feeler (20) is in the evaluating position and a returning member (60, 95) for returning the feeler (20) into the feeling position.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 1999Date of Patent: May 28, 2002Assignee: Ferag AGInventor: Egon Hänsch
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Patent number: 6302260Abstract: The apparatus has a first conveyor 10 and a second conveyor 16 mounted immediately downstream thereof. Arranged above the first conveyor 10 is a position changing device 50, whose displacement elements 68 are intended to strike the trailing edge 22′ of fed objects 22 and to feed them to the second conveyor at the correct phase angle. Arranged at the end of the first conveyor 10 is a restraining device 34, whose restraining element 46 projects into the movement path of the leading edges 22′ of the objects 22 and in each case is briefly withdrawn from this restraining position into a release position outside the movement path of the leading edges 22′ when a displacement element 68 is moving an object 22 past it into the delivery nip 30. The restraining device 34 prevents too many objects arriving being fed to the second conveyor 16 out of synchronism.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2000Date of Patent: October 16, 2001Assignee: Ferag AGInventor: Egon Hänsch
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Publication number: 20010004918Abstract: The apparatus, which serves to join flat supplementary products provided with an adhesive to printed products, has n holding elements which are driven on a circulating path about a first axis, by means of which supplementary products are gripped individually at at least one pick-up point and, after an appropriate rotation about the first axis, can be joined to a printed product at a discharge point.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2000Publication date: June 28, 2001Applicant: Ferag AGInventor: Egon Hansch
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Patent number: 5921541Abstract: A suction device for handling light, flat and bendable articles has a suction line and a sucker at an end of the suction line. The sucker has a suction lip made of an elastically deformable material for individually contacting and lifting articles. A lip-deforming bending template having a deforming edge defining a concave shape is displaceable relative to the suction lip so that the suction lip is deformed by contact with the deforming edge to conform to the concave shape. A second bending template can be laterally spaced from the suction lip and have a bending edge for contacting an article lifted by the suction lip, the lip being displaceable relative to the bending edge.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 1996Date of Patent: July 13, 1999Assignee: Ferag AGInventor: Egon Hansch