Patents by Inventor Hans-Martin Bohnaker

Hans-Martin Bohnaker 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).

  • Method and apparatus for conveying articles
    Patent number: 5971134
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for conveying articles, particularly sheet stacks, the articles (5, 105) being conveyed in a common direction on a connecting conveyor (2) and an accumulating conveyor (3) overlapping with the latter and following articles (5) are connected to previously conveyed articles (105) in accordance with different speeds of the two conveyors. The method or apparatus is characterized in that, at least in the overlap area, the articles are sucked by a suction air device (42) onto the connecting conveyor and/or accumulating conveyor. Preferably the articles are also subject to air blast action in the overlap area of the two conveyors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1999
    Assignee: bielomatik Leuze GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Wolfgang Trefz, Hansjorg Klein, Hans-Martin Bohnaker