Patents by Inventor Jakob Gerhard

Jakob Gerhard 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: 20150080199
    Abstract: A method and apparatus of moving printed material web includes two processing arrangements arranged one above the other that are optional in operation. A material web is processed either in the upper, first processing arrangement or in the lower, second processing arrangement. In the processing section belonging to the first processing arrangement, the material web is folded about a line parallel to its advancement direction. In the processing section belonging to the second processing arrangement, the material web is separated, along a line parallel to its advancement direction, into two material-web strands, which are then positioned one above the other. The two processing sections having in common a pair of braking rollers and a pair of drawing rollers and also a longitudinal-cutter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Jakob GERHARD, Martin GFELLER
  • Patent number: 8920298
    Abstract: A method and apparatus of moving printed material web includes two processing arrangements arranged one above the other that are optional in operation. A material web is processed either in the upper, first processing arrangement or in the lower, second processing arrangement. In the processing section belonging to the first processing arrangement, the material web is folded about a line parallel to its advancement direction. In the processing section belonging to the second processing arrangement, the material web is separated, along a line parallel to its advancement direction, into two material-web strands, which are then positioned one above the other. The two processing sections having in common a pair of braking rollers and a pair of drawing rollers and also a longitudinal-cutter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Hunkeler AG
    Inventors: Jakob Gerhard, Martin Gfeller
  • Patent number: 8480553
    Abstract: In order to form two longitudinal folds in a material web, there are two plow folding units which extend in the vertical direction and are arranged behind one another in the movement direction of the material web. Each of the plow folding units has two guide elements for the material web, which guide elements are arranged in the manner of a gable or saddle roof. The guide elements are arranged behind one another in the movement direction of the material web and enclose a folding angle between them. The folding angle between the guide elements of the second plow folding unit which is arranged downstream of the first plow folding unit has a magnitude of at least 100°, preferably of at least 140°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Hunkeler AG
    Inventors: Jakob Gerhard, Martin Gfeller
  • Publication number: 20110281707
    Abstract: In order to form two longitudinal folds in a material web, there are two plow folding units which extend in the vertical direction and are arranged behind one another in the movement direction of the material web. Each of the plow folding units has two guide elements for the material web, which guide elements are arranged in the manner of a gable or saddle roof. The guide elements are arranged behind one another in the movement direction of the material web and enclose a folding angle between them. The folding angle between the guide elements of the second plow folding unit which is arranged downstream of the first plow folding unit has a magnitude of at least 100°, preferably of at least 140°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2011
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Applicant: HUNKELER AG
    Inventors: Jakob Gerhard, Martin Gfeller
  • Publication number: 20090289406
    Abstract: A method and apparatus of moving printed material web includes two processing arrangements arranged one above the other that are optional in operation. A material web is processed either in the upper, first processing arrangement or in the lower, second processing arrangement. In the processing section belonging to the first processing arrangement, the material web is folded about a line parallel to its advancement direction. In the processing section belonging to the second processing arrangement, the material web is separated, along a line parallel to its advancement direction, into two material-web strands, which are then positioned one above the other. The two processing sections having in common a pair of braking rollers and a pair of drawing rollers and also a longitudinal-cutter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2009
    Publication date: November 26, 2009
    Applicant: HUNKELER AG
    Inventors: Jakob Gerhard, Martin Gfeller
  • Patent number: 6945923
    Abstract: A method of producing a newspaper having at least one section which is formed from at least one centrally folded printed sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2005
    Assignee: Hunkeler AG
    Inventors: Kurt Graber, Jakob Gerhard
  • Publication number: 20020065184
    Abstract: A method of producing a newspaper (7, 8, 9) comprises at least one section (3, 4, 5) which is formed from at least one centrally folded printed sheet (1), and an apparatus implements the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2001
    Publication date: May 30, 2002
    Applicant: HUNKELER AG
    Inventors: Kurt Graber, Jakob Gerhard
  • Patent number: 6371475
    Abstract: In a drawer (20) of a high-speed printer, individual sheets (24) supplied in an imbricated stream (30) are fed from below to a stack (22) consisting of individual sheets (24). For continuous feed, a conveying means (28) is arranged in the drawer (22). The individual sheets (24) are transferred to the conveying means (28) from a delivery conveyor (36) at a transition point or interface (38).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2002
    Assignee: Hunkeler AG
    Inventor: Jakob Gerhard
  • Patent number: 6363851
    Abstract: A folded, bound printed product comprising a plurality of printed subproducts is produced in that an initial product is printed sequentially in such a manner as to produce a series of printed subproducts which are to be arranged one after the other, the initial product has a weakening line or the printed subproducts are provided with a weakening line, and the printed subproducts are collated, folded and bound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: Hunkeler AG
    Inventors: Jakob Gerhard, Robert Glur