Patents by Inventor Nikolaus Haselberger
Nikolaus Haselberger 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).
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Patent number: 11084662Abstract: A transfer apparatus contains a conveying unit, a sorting unit, which is configured for receiving and sorting articles from the conveying unit, and a transfer unit with a feeding unit. The transfer unit forms a transporting connection between the conveying unit and the sorting unit. A discharging unit is positioned on a portion of the conveying unit and is configured to discharge an article onto the transfer unit only when the article is at a predefined minimum distance from a previously discharged article.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2018Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Tim Schiess, Sebastian Hahn, Nikolaus Haselberger, Carsten Aschpurwis
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Publication number: 20200189856Abstract: A transfer apparatus contains a conveying unit, a sorting unit, which is configured for receiving and sorting articles from the conveying unit, and a transfer unit with a feeding unit. The transfer unit forms a transporting connection between the conveying unit and the sorting unit. A discharging unit is positioned on a portion of the conveying unit and is configured to discharge an article onto the transfer unit only when the article is at a predefined minimum distance from a previously discharged article.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2018Publication date: June 18, 2020Inventors: TIM SCHIESS, SEBASTIAN HAHN, NIKOLAUS HASELBERGER, CARSTEN ASCHPURWIS
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Patent number: 10065215Abstract: A sorting device for articles has at least two main conveyor lines, each conveying consecutively arranged articles, at least two feeder devices, which respectively feed the articles to one of the main conveyor lines, at least two recognition devices for detecting a sorting destination for each article, a plurality of sorting outlets arranged at the end of each main conveyor line, each assigned to sorting destinations, and to which the articles are transported. The sorting device further has at least two connecting conveyor lines, each branching off the main conveyor lines at branch points, by way of which the articles can be conveyed from one main conveyor line to another main conveyor line. The articles can be temporarily stored in a storage device, which feeds temporarily stored articles to one of the main conveyor lines in the direction of conveyance before at least one of the branch points.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2015Date of Patent: September 4, 2018Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Peter Berdelle-Hilge, Nikolaus Haselberger
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Publication number: 20170274422Abstract: A sorting device for articles has at least two main conveyor lines, each conveying consecutively arranged articles, at least two feeder devices, which respectively feed the articles to one of the main conveyor lines, at least two recognition devices for detecting a sorting destination for each article, a plurality of sorting outlets arranged at the end of each main conveyor line, each assigned to sorting destinations, and to which the articles are transported. The sorting device further has at least two connecting conveyor lines, each branching off the main conveyor lines at branch points, by way of which the articles can be conveyed from one main conveyor line to another main conveyor line. The articles can be temporarily stored in a storage device, which feeds temporarily stored articles to one of the main conveyor lines in the direction of conveyance before at least one of the branch points.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2015Publication date: September 28, 2017Inventors: PETER BERDELLE-HILGE, NIKOLAUS HASELBERGER
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Publication number: 20120118797Abstract: A sorting method and a sorting configuration for sorting two types of articles, particularly two types of flat mail items, on the basis of a prescribed order among the possible values of a prescribed sorting feature. The articles of the first type are sorted on the basis of the order and divided into sequences of sorted articles. A first supply and feed device in a sorting installation takes these sequences to holding apparatuses, so that each holding apparatus contains a respective sequence. A second supply and feed device takes the articles of the second article type to a respective holding apparatus. A transportation device produces a succession of sequences and articles of the second article type and transfers the succession to sorting outputs of the sorting installation. In the sorting outputs all articles have been sorted on the basis of the prescribed order.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2011Publication date: May 17, 2012Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Peter Berdelle-Hilge, Nikolaus Haselberger, Wolf-Stephan Wilke, Armin Zimmermann
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Patent number: 7683284Abstract: The sorting device according to the present invention has at least one mail item buffer receptacle, a number of storage pockets for mail items arranged one after another and circulating continuously in a conveyor belt and moved past one or more loading stations. Below straight transfer sections of the conveyors fixed intermediate storage receptacles open at the top are arranged to accept one or more mail items from the loaded storage pockets to be opened under control in the transfer sections. On a transport path below the intermediate storage receptacles there are also continuously circulating mail item containers open at the top as sorting end points assigned to the destination addresses or destination address groups.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2005Date of Patent: March 23, 2010Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Nikolaus Haselberger, Eberhard Mandler, Andre Rompe, Holger Schererz, Wolf-Stephan Wilke, Armin Zimmermann
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Patent number: 7683285Abstract: A sorting device has at least one mail item buffer receptacle, a number of storage pockets for mail items arranged one after another and circulating continuously in a conveyor belt and moved past one or more loading stations. Below straight transfer sections of the conveyors fixed intermediate storage receptacles open at the top are arranged to accept one or more mail items from the loaded storage pockets to be opened under control in the transfer sections. On a transport path below the intermediate storage receptacles there are also continuously circulating mail item containers open at the top as sorting end points assigned to the destination addresses or destination address groups.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2009Date of Patent: March 23, 2010Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Nikolaus Haselberger, Eberhard Mandler, Andre Rompe, Holger Schererz, Wolf-Stephan Wilke, Armin Zimmermann
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Publication number: 20090211953Abstract: A sorting device has at least one mail item buffer receptacle, a number of storage pockets for mail items arranged one after another and circulating continuously in a conveyor belt and moved past one or more loading stations. Below straight transfer sections of the conveyors fixed intermediate storage receptacles open at the top are arranged to accept one or more mail items from the loaded storage pockets to be opened under control in the transfer sections. On a transport path below the intermediate storage receptacles there are also continuously circulating mail item containers open at the top as sorting end points assigned to the destination addresses or destination address groups.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2009Publication date: August 27, 2009Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Nikolaus Haselberger, Eberhard Mandler, Andre Rompe, Holger Schererz, Wolf-Stephan Wilke, Armin Zimmermann
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Patent number: 7493189Abstract: Method for sorting mailings according to the distribution sequence in a sorter unit with circulating pouches, the number of pouches in a pouch circuit being less than the number of mailings for sorting in said sorting run. After all pouches are loaded, the separation and reading of the remaining mailings for the sorting run is carried out and the mailings are divided into one part for corresponding mailing points for the beginning or end of the sequence, and another part for all the charged mailings, which are then buffered. The mailings in the pouches are then sorted according to the sequence. The buffered mailings are placed in the empty pouches and then separated into further distribution sections, when not all buffered mailings fit in the pouches. Once all pouches are filled with the buffered mailings for the subsequent distribution section the next sorting is carried out.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2004Date of Patent: February 17, 2009Assignee: Siemens AGInventors: Peter Berdelle-Hilge, Nikolaus Haselberger
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Publication number: 20070090027Abstract: The sorting device according to the present invention has at least one mail item buffer receptacle, a number of storage pockets for mail items arranged one after another and circulating continuously in a conveyor belt and moved past one or more loading stations. Below straight transfer sections of the conveyors fixed intermediate storage receptacles open at the top are arranged to accept one or more mail items from the loaded storage pockets to be opened under control in the transfer sections. On a transport path below the intermediate storage receptacles there are also continuously circulating mail item containers open at the top as sorting end points assigned to the destination addresses or destination address groups.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2005Publication date: April 26, 2007Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Nikolaus Haselberger, Eberhard Mandler, Andre Rompe, Holger Schererz, Wolf-Stephan Wilke, Armin Zimmermann
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Publication number: 20070027574Abstract: Method for sorting mailings according to the distribution sequence in a sorter unit with circulating pouches, the number of pouches in a pouch circuit being less than the number of mailings for sorting in said sorting run. After all pouches are loaded, the separation and reading of the remaining mailings for the sorting run is carried out and the mailings are divided into one part for corresponding mailing points for the beginning or end of the sequence, and another part for all the charged mailings, which are then buffered. The mailings in the pouches are then sorted according to the sequence. The buffered mailings are placed in the empty pouches and then separated into further distribution sections, when not all buffered mailings fit in the pouches. Once all pouches are filled with the buffered mailings for the subsequent distribution section the next sorting is carried out.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2004Publication date: February 1, 2007Inventors: Peter Berdelle-Hilge, Nikolaus Haselberger