Patents by Inventor Heinz Grueber

Heinz Grueber 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).

  • Publication number: 20120000417
    Abstract: A device for applying a polyurethane mixture to a backstitch side of a greige includes: a tensioning roller rotatable in a first direction; an application roller arranged adjacent to the application roller and rotatable in a second direction opposite to the first direction, the tensioning roller and the application roller positioned transversely and adjacent to a path of travel of the greige on the backstitch side of the greige, the tensioning roller rotatable against a feed direction of the greige, the application roller rotatable in the feed direction of the greige; and a dispenser configured to create a puddle of the polyurethane mixture between the tensioning roller and the application roller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2011
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Inventors: Heinz Grueber, Manfred Grueber, Michael Harnesberger
  • Patent number: 6314771
    Abstract: A device for applying a patterning liquid to a web, particularly to a carpet web, has an exit slit with a plurality of valves distributed over the width of the web and arranged ahead of it, which can all be activated independent of one another, and which each supply the patterning liquid to a specific width section of the application slit. The valves are located as close as possible to the exit location so that the segment from the closing location of the valves to the exit location is as short as possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2001
    Assignee: Eduard Kusters Maschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Karl-Heinz Ahrweiler, Heinz GrĂ¼ber, Alfred Keller, Walter Schumacher