Patents by Inventor Thomas Valta

Thomas Valta 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: 9186704
    Abstract: A method and a device for sorting identification objects is described, wherein identification objects are fed in a defined sequence, one after the other, to a first transfer position and inspected for defects. Identification objects identified as defect-free are transferred in the first transfer position by a first transfer arrangement to a transfer buffer, and identification objects identified as defective are transported away by a first transport arrangement. The defect-free identification objects are then fed to a first magazine, which is then transported to a second transfer position by a second transport arrangement. The first magazine is then aligned in a first position with a first buffer of a rotatable sorting arrangement, and the defect-free identification objects following the defective identification objects are transported by the first transport arrangement to the second transfer position and transferred by a second transfer arrangement to the first buffer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: Muehlbauer GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Maximilian Kirschbauer, Thomas Valta
  • Publication number: 20140216990
    Abstract: A method and a device for sorting identification objects is described, wherein identification objects are fed in a defined sequence, one after the other, to a first transfer position and inspected for defects. Identification objects identified as defect-free are transferred in the first transfer position by a first transfer arrangement to a transfer buffer, and identification objects identified as defective are transported away by a first transport arrangement. The defect-free identification objects are then fed to a first magazine, which is then transported to a second transfer position by a second transport arrangement. The first magazine is then aligned in a first position with a first buffer of a rotatable sorting arrangement, and the defect-free identification objects following the defective identification objects are transported by the first transport arrangement to the second transfer position and transferred by a second transfer arrangement to the first buffer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: MUEHLBAUER AG
    Inventors: Maximilian Kirschbauer, Thomas Valta
  • Publication number: 20100028107
    Abstract: Devices and methods for successively transporting a plurality of cards arranged in a row, in particular GSM chip cards, between at least one feed path and a first tray element which can be displaced perpendicular to the orientation of the feed path, by means of at least one transfer station within a card processing device, wherein the transfer station comprises at least two transport elements for picking up and depositing individual cards, said transport elements being able to be rotated about a respective axle running perpendicular to the plane of the feed path and of the first tray element, wherein the transport elements can be moved back and forth along the orientation of the first tray element and a second tray element which can be displaced in the direction of the first tray element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2007
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: Muehlbauer, AG
    Inventors: Christian Dobler, Alexander Goedecke, Thomas Valta