Patents by Inventor Erwin Meienberger

Erwin Meienberger 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 processing the projecting spine of a book block suspended from a circulating clamp on a bookbinding machine
    Patent number: 10011139
    Abstract: A device for processing a spine of a book block suspended from a circulating clamp on a conveyor of a bookbinding machine includes a processing device positioned opposite the clamp and facing the spine of the book block. A tensioning device is includes a fixed support roller to act perpendicularly on one side of the clamp and an overhang of the book block, and an adjustable pressing roller to act perpendicularly on another side of the clamp and the overhang of the book block. A controlled adjusting device is connected to the adjustable pressing roller. The controlled adjusting device adjusts the adjustable pressing roller based on a thickness of the book block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: MUELLER MARTINI HOLDING AG
    Inventors: Theo Hug, Harald Alber, Erwin Meienberger, Christian Abegglen
  • DEVICE FOR PROCESSING THE PROJECTING SPINE OF A BOOK BLOCK SUSPENDED FROM A CIRCULATING CLAMP ON A BOOKBINDING MACHINE
    Publication number: 20090311078
    Abstract: A device for processing a spine of a book block suspended from a circulating clamp on a conveyor of a bookbinding machine includes a processing device positioned opposite the clamp and facing the spine of the book block. A tensioning device is includes a fixed support roller to act perpendicularly on one side of the clamp and an overhang of the book block, and an adjustable pressing roller to act perpendicularly on another side of the clamp and the overhang of the book block. A controlled adjusting device is connected to the adjustable pressing roller. The controlled adjusting device adjusts the adjustable pressing roller based on a thickness of the book block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2009
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Inventors: Theo Hug, Harald Alber, Erwin Meienberger, Christian Abegglen