Patents by Inventor KONRAD HINTERMAIER

KONRAD HINTERMAIER 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).

  • Patent number: 10213781
    Abstract: Method for aligning single elements (4) arranged in receiving pockets (3) of a transfer means (2), wherein the receiving pockets (3) are arranged in rows and are moved stepwise from one station into a following station, comprising the following steps: determining in which receiving pockets (3) incorrectly aligned single elements (4) are present, ejecting the single elements (4) determined as incorrectly aligned from the associated receiving pockets (3), turning the ejected single elements (4) by 180°, and re-inserting the turned single elements (4) into the associated receiving pockets (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: HEKUMA GMBH
    Inventors: Anton Geissler, Konrad Hintermaier
  • Patent number: 9950880
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for orienting elements, in particular filter elements (F), for fitting injection-molded parts, in particular pipette tips (P), comprising an accommodating container (1a) for accommodating the filter elements (F) as bulk material, a sieve plate (1), which forms the bottom of the accommodating container and which has bores (11) for accommodating individual filter elements (F), a buffer plate (2), which is arranged under the sieve plate (1) and which has bores (2.1) corresponding to the bores of the buffer plate (2) and which is arranged below the buffer plate in such way that the transfer plate can moved in relation to the buffer plate (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: HEKUMA GMBH
    Inventors: Christian Faltenbacher, Manuel Hilpert, Konrad Hintermaier
  • Publication number: 20170080414
    Abstract: Method for aligning single elements (4) arranged in receiving pockets (3) of a transfer means (2), wherein the receiving pockets (3) are arranged in rows and are moved stepwise from one station into a following station, comprising the following steps: determining in which receiving pockets (3) incorrectly aligned single elements (4) are present, ejecting the single elements (4) determined as incorrectly aligned from the associated receiving pockets (3), turning the ejected single elements (4) by 180°, and re-inserting the turned single elements (4) into the associated receiving pockets (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2015
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: ANTON GEISSLER, KONRAD HINTERMAIER
  • Publication number: 20160083201
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for orienting elements, in particular filter elements (F), for fitting injection-molded parts, in particular pipette tips (P), comprising an accommodating container (1a) for accommodating the filter elements (F) as bulk material, a sieve plate (1), which forms the bottom of the accommodating container and which has bores (11) for accommodating individual filter elements (F), a buffer plate (2), which is arranged under the sieve plate (1) and which has bores (2.1) corresponding to the bores of the buffer plate (2) and which is arranged below the buffer plate in such way that the transfer plate can moved in relation to the buffer plate (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Applicant: HEKUMA GMBH
    Inventors: CHRISTIAN FALTENBACHER, MANUEL HILPERT, KONRAD HINTERMAIER