Patents by Inventor Roland Birke

Roland Birke 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: 20060186259
    Abstract: A reel changer of a web-fed printing press includes a load-bearing axle and a carrying arm having at least two carrying-arm segments. A printing-material reel may be mounted or clamped between the carrying-arm segments of the carrying arm. The printing-material reel is displaceable relative to the load-bearing axle using the carrying-arm segments in a production mode. A control system and a safety system which operates independently of the control system both monitor the relative spacing between the carrying-arm segments and blocks the respective carrying-arm segments in the event of an impermissible spacing deviation in the production mode. The safety system includes a separate distance measuring device dedicated to each carrying-arm segment, which distance measuring devices interact with an evaluation device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2006
    Publication date: August 24, 2006
    Inventors: Roland Birke, Bernd Mehlis, Frank Pauer
  • Patent number: 6644586
    Abstract: A winding device for winding a material web into a roll includes a roll carrier with at least two driven roll support members which are each movable between a winding position and an exchange position, a transfer device and a contact pressure device. The roll support members can be driven in two different directions of rotation. A first material web path is provided at the end of which the material web travels in a first direction onto the roll and a second material web path is provided at the end of which the material web travels in a second direction onto the roll. The transfer device includes a first cutting device which is movable from a first side into the material web and a second cutting device which is movable from a second side into the material web.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2003
    Assignee: KKA Kleinewefers Anlagen GmbH
    Inventors: Roland Birke, Heino Sommer
  • Publication number: 20020079401
    Abstract: A winding device for winding a material web into a roll includes a roll carrier with at least two driven roll support members which are each movable between a winding position and an exchange position, a transfer device and a contact pressure device. The roll support members can be driven in two different directions of rotation. A first material web path is provided at the end of which the material web travels in a first direction onto the roll and a second material web path is provided at the end of which the material web travels in a second direction onto the roll. The transfer device includes a first cutting device which is movable from a first side into the material web and a second cutting device which is movable from a second side into the material web.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2001
    Publication date: June 27, 2002
    Applicant: KKA Kleinewefers Anlagen GmbH
    Inventors: Roland Birke, Heino Sommer