Patents by Inventor Hans Guttinger

Hans Guttinger 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).

  • Formation, maintenance and tensioning of a tying loop
    Patent number: 5168686
    Abstract: A tying machine for packaging articles in stack form comprises a band guide (12) limiting the extension of the loop and having a sliding surface (16). During the advance and after the end position has been reached, a winding band (18) is maintained by pneumatic means in a loop form determined essentially by the sliding surface (16), during the band pull-back is drawn out of the band guide (12) without the movement of any mechanical parts and is laid round the packaging articles.The band guide (12) with the sliding surface (16) and lateral guides (36, 38) for maintaining the winding band (18) in a loop form has exclusively pneumatic means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1992
    Assignee: ATS Automatic Taping Systems AG
    Inventor: Hans Guttinger