Patents by Inventor Lothar Hug

Lothar Hug 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).

  • Interchangeable cartridge system for a straightening machine and method for operating said straightening machine
    Patent number: 8336354
    Abstract: A straightening machine (1) having upper straightening rollers (5.1, 5.2, . . . ) and lower straightening rollers (6.1, 6.2, . . . ) is provided, with the straightening rollers being drivable via coupling elements (5.1?, 5.2?, . . . ; 6.1?, 6.2? . . . ). The upper straightening rollers and the lower straightening rollers are arranged in upper and lower interchangeable cartridges, respectively, together with the pertaining coupling elements, with the cartridges being removable from the straightening machine. The straightening machine provides that at least one of the upper and lower interchangeable cartridges is configured to be separable in such a manner that the relevant straightening rollers (6.1, 6.2, . . . ) can be exchanged optionally together with at least the pertaining coupling elements (5.1?, 5.2?, . . . ; 6.1?, 6.2? . . . ) by removing the entire upper and/or lower interchangeable cartridge or without the pertaining coupling elements by removing only part of the relevant interchangeable cartridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Kohler Maschinebau GmbH
    Inventors: Uwe Haag, Lothar Hug, Günter Keller, Wolfgang Leser
  • INTERCHANGEABLE CARTRIDGE SYSTEM FOR A STRAIGHTENING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAID STRAIGHTENING MACHINE
    Publication number: 20110005289
    Abstract: A straightening machine (1) having upper straightening rollers (5.1, 5.2, . . . ) and lower straightening rollers (6.1, 6.2, . . . ) is provided, with the straightening rollers being drivable via coupling elements (5.1?, 5.2?, . . . ; 6.1?, 6.2? . . . ). The upper straightening rollers and the lower straightening rollers are arranged in upper and lower interchangeable cartridges, respectively, together with the pertaining coupling elements, with the cartridges being removable from the straightening machine. The straightening machine provides that at least one of the upper and lower interchangeable cartridges is configured to be separable in such a manner that the relevant straightening rollers (6.1, 6.2, . . . ) can be exchanged optionally together with at least the pertaining coupling elements (5.1?, 5.2?, . . . ; 6.1?, 6.2? . . . ) by removing the entire upper and/or lower interchangeable cartridge or without the pertaining coupling elements by removing only part of the relevant interchangeable cartridge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2008
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicant: KOHLER MASCHINENBAU GMBH
    Inventors: Uwe Haag, Lothar Hug, Gunter Keller, Wolfgang Leser