Patents by Inventor Stefan Brecht

Stefan Brecht 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: 11884064
    Abstract: A printing device may include two printers for printing to the front side and the back side of a recording medium. The physical page length of at least one print image applied onto the front side of the recording medium is determined. The required page length of at least one print image to be applied onto the back side of the recording medium is adapted to the determined page length. At least one print line of the print image for the back side is printed repeatedly if the required page length for application of the rear print page onto the back side of the recording medium is smaller than the determined page length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Canon Production Printing Holding B.V.
    Inventors: Martin Stockmar, Stefan Brecht, Hubert Drexler
  • Publication number: 20220097359
    Abstract: A printing device may include two printers for printing to the front side and the back side of a recording medium. The physical page length of at least one print image applied onto the front side of the recording medium is determined. The required page length of at least one print image to be applied onto the back side of the recording medium is adapted to the determined page length. At least one print line of the print image for the back side is printed repeatedly if the required page length for application of the rear print page onto the back side of the recording medium is smaller than the determined page length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: Canon Production Printing Holding B.V.
    Inventors: Martin Stockmar, Stefan Brecht, Hubert Drexler
  • Patent number: 7466948
    Abstract: A transfer printing station is provided with a transfer roller for transfer of a toner image generated on an intermediate carrier onto at least one recording medium in a transfer printing region of the transfer printing station. A drive unit causes the transfer roller to move towards the intermediate carrier as an ON position or away from the intermediate carrier as an OFF position, the drive unit being designed such that it is position-controlled when moving towards the ON position, and is torque controlled in the ON position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2008
    Assignee: Oce Printing Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Brecht, Friedrich Meschenmoser, Christian Kürmeier, Stephan Kühne
  • Patent number: 7260340
    Abstract: In order to be able to supply a rotating transfer roller in a transfer printing station of an electrophotographic printing device with a high voltage, a system and method is proposed that comprises a voltage transfer device with an elastically borne brush, a compensation device with a bushing standing under spring force, and a monitoring device with a Hall switch. For voltage transfer, the brush is pressed onto the voltage connection location of the transfer roller. For compensation of the axial play of the transfer roller, the bushing is pressed onto the bearing of the transfer roller. For monitoring as to whether a transfer roller is connected with the device, the Hall switch is used which checks whether the bushing has been moved or not.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2007
    Assignee: Oce Printing Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Ullrich, Stefan Brecht, Friedrich Meschenmoser
  • Publication number: 20070081836
    Abstract: A transfer printing station is provided comprising a transfer roller for transfer of a toner image generated on an intermediate carrier onto at least one recording medium in a transfer printing region of the transfer printing station. A drive unit causes the transfer roller to move towards the intermediate carrier as an ON position or away from the intermediate carrier as an OFF position, the drive unit being designed such that it is positioned-controlled when moving towards the ON position, and is torque controlled in the ON position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2004
    Publication date: April 12, 2007
    Applicant: OCE PRINTING SYSTEMS GMBH
    Inventors: Stefan Brecht, Friedrich Meschenmoser, Christian Kurmeier, Stephan Kuhne
  • Publication number: 20060045556
    Abstract: In order to be able to supply a rotating transfer roller in a transfer printing station of an electrophotographic printing device with a high voltage, a system and method is proposed that comprises a voltage transfer device with an elastically borne brush, a compensation device with a bushing standing under spring force, and a monitoring device with a Hall switch. For voltage transfer, the brush is pressed onto the voltage connection location of the transfer roller. For compensation of the axial play of the transfer roller, the bushing is pressed onto the bearing of the transfer roller. For monitoring as to whether a transfer roller is connected with the device, the Hall switch is used which checks whether the bushing has been moved or not.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2004
    Publication date: March 2, 2006
    Inventors: Michael Ullrich, Stefan Brecht, Friedrich Meschenmoser
  • Patent number: 6874418
    Abstract: In electrographic printing devices which print a printing material, for example paper webs, there exists a problem in the case of a malfunction that the printing material has to be removed from the printing unit as this occurs it should be avoided that drive rollers for the printing material are dirtied by non-fixed toner images. To avoid this, a cutting device is provided that presents a reel cutter that is guided in a guide groove of a guide tube. When a malfunction occurs, the cutting device is activated, the reel cutter cuts the printing material, and the cut sections of the printing material are pulled out of the printing unit separately.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2005
    Assignee: Oce Printing Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Ullrich, Stefan Brecht, Friedrich Meschenmoser
  • Patent number: 6681467
    Abstract: In processing web material, the material is passed through a guiding arrangement which has a plurality of guide elements. In order to enable removing the guide element for repair without disturbing the web material, each of the guide elements is provided with a lifting arrangement which is concentric to the guide element and is movable from one angular position withdrawn from the path of the elongated material engaging the guide element to a second position lifting the elongated material off of the guide element so that the guide element can be axially withdrawn from the machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2004
    Assignee: Océ Printing Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Werner Fuchs, Stefan Brecht
  • Publication number: 20030188647
    Abstract: In electrographic printing devices which print a printing material, for example paper webs, there exists a problem in the case of a malfunction that the printing material has to be removed from the printing unit as this occurs it should be avoided that drive rollers for the printing material are dirtied by non-fixed toner images. To avoid this, a cutting device is provided that presents a reel cutter that is guided in a guide groove of a guide tube. When a malfunction occurs, the cutting device is activated, the reel cutter cuts the printing material, and the cut sections of the printing material are pulled out of the printing unit separately.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2003
    Publication date: October 9, 2003
    Inventors: Michael Ullrich, Stefan Brecht, Friedrich Meschenmoser
  • Publication number: 20020148926
    Abstract: In processing web material, the material is passed through a guiding arrangement which has a plurality of guide elements. In order to enable removing the guide element for repair without disturbing the web material, each of the guide elements is provided with a lifting arrangement which is concentric to the guide element and is movable from one angular position withdrawn from the path of the elongated material engaging the guide element to a second position lifting the elongated material off of the guide element so that the guide element can be axially withdrawn from the machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2002
    Publication date: October 17, 2002
    Inventors: Werner Fuchs, Stefan Brecht
  • Patent number: 6314265
    Abstract: A printer or copier has a transfer printing station for electrostatic transfer of toner from a photoconductor to the recording medium. A pressure contact element is provided on the recording medium guide elements to ensure contact of the recording medium with the photoconductor during transfer. Supporting rollers of a slightly greater diameter than the pressure contact element are provided at each end thereof bearing on the photoconductor as spacer elements to define a minimum spacing between the pressure contact element and the intermediate carrier. The contact pressure element(s) may also be mounted on pivotable levers movable by an eccentric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2001
    Assignee: Océ Printing Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Kuermeier, Alexander Kreiter, Alex Windhager, Stefan Brecht, Anton Stuerzer, Friedrich Meschenmoser
  • Patent number: 6098864
    Abstract: An apparatus for transporting a band-shaped recording medium in an electrographic printing or copying device, includes a drive cylinder, a pressure cylinder mounted displaceably relative to the drive cylinder, and a pressure spring effecting a contact pressure of the pressure cylinder on the drive cylinder, wherein the recording medium is transported between the drive cylinder and the pressure cylinder by friction, and the drive cylinder adjoins the recording medium with a contact surface, and wherein the force effect of pressure spring is divided into a first, radial force component acting perpendicularly to the contact surface and a second force component received by a guide face guiding the pressure cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2000
    Assignee: Oce Printing Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Werner Fuchs, Christian Selmer, Stefan Brecht, Hans Taubenberger