Patents by Inventor Reto Weiss

Reto Weiss 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: 7243404
    Abstract: A web-spreading device and a web-spreading process are provided. The web-spreading device, is provided whereby a first web strand being conveyed and a second web strand being conveyed next to the first web strand in a web-processing machine can be offset in parallel to one another in order to set a spread. A frame supports a first deflecting device (5r; 5r?), which forms a first deflection axis for the first web strand (Br), and a second deflecting device (6r; 6r?), which forms a second deflection axis for the first web strand (Br), which deflection axis is the next deflection axis for the first deflection axis in the conveying direction (F). The first web strand (Br) is offset in parallel by wrapping around the deflecting device (5r, 6r; 5r?, 6r?) and the spread (X; X+Y) is thus set in its entirety or in part. At least one of the deflecting devices (5r, 6r; 5r?, 6r?) is mounted adjustably along an adjustment path in the frame (2) in order to set the spread (X; X+Y).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2007
    Assignee: WIFAG Maschinenfabrik
    Inventor: Reto Weiss
  • Publication number: 20050034616
    Abstract: A web-spreading device and a web-spreading process are provided. The web-spreading device, is provided whereby a first web strand being conveyed and a second web strand being conveyed next to the first web strand in a web-processing machine can be offset in parallel to one another in order to set a spread. A frame supports a first deflecting device (5r; 5r?), which forms a first deflection axis for the first web strand (Br), and a second deflecting device (6r; 6r?), which forms a second deflection axis for the first web strand (Br), which deflection axis is the next deflection axis for the first deflection axis in the conveying direction (F). The first web strand (Br) is offset in parallel by wrapping around the deflecting device (5r, 6r; 5r?, 6r?) and the spread (X; X+Y) is thus set in its entirety or in part. At least one of the deflecting devices (5r, 6r; 5r?, 6r?) is mounted adjustably along an adjustment path in the frame (2) in order to set the spread (X; X+Y).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2004
    Publication date: February 17, 2005
    Inventor: Reto Weiss
  • Patent number: 6778863
    Abstract: The invention relates to a computer application in the field of control, monitoring, modification and/or optimization of processes which comprise real process sequences of discrete events, so-called “discrete event dynamic systems”, which cannot usually be described by systems of (differential) equations. Such processes occur for example in technical developments as well as in other business activities in the industrial or tertiary sector. Such a real process is reflected in a process model which is connected to the real process via at least one interface. If the interface(s) is/are bi-directional, real process data can be transmitted into the model directly, i.e. without data conversion, and thus the real process can be monitored; in the model, simulations can be carried out with changed process data; and finally if the result of the simulation is successful, process modifications can be transferred directly to the real process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2004
    Assignee: IvyTeam AG
    Inventors: Heinz Lienhard, Bruno Buetler, Marco Poli, Reto Weiss, Urs-Martin Kuenzi, Mati Pentus
  • Publication number: 20020066073
    Abstract: This invention relates to the structure and design of a method and a system for designing and implementing Web and similar applications in an automated, computerized way, in particular without any computer programming. In principle, this is achieved by literally drawing a process model expressing what the desired Web application should do, then preferably simulating and/or testing the desired application, and finally automatically enabling the application by using the process model as the controlling engine of the designed application. The latter is done by uploading the designed process model to a server or computer network thus implementing it as run-time application. No other workflow system or similar additional software nor any special hardware is required.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2001
    Publication date: May 30, 2002
    Inventors: Heinz Lienhard, Bruno Buetler, Marco Albert Poli, Reto Weiss, Urs-Martin Kuenzi, Mati Pentus