Patents by Inventor Uwe Luz

Uwe Luz 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: 9346629
    Abstract: A transferring device for transferring and/or receiving cans, can blanks, or other containers out of or into a transferring or respectively receiving axis (U) which extends at an angle to a transport path (T), with multiple suction elements (3), which can be moved along the transport path (T) during transfer, each of which has at least one suction opening (4), and which can be connected to a negative pressure source, in order to retain the cans, can blanks, or other containers by means of suction during transport along the transport path (T), wherein the suction elements (3) are designed and/or arranged in a movable manner between a retracted and an extended position at least along some sections of the transferring and/or receiving axis (U), characterized in that the suction elements (3) are designed and arranged so as to be reversibly deformable during the movement along the transferring and/or receiving axis (U) such that the movement of the suction openings (4) together with the suctioned cans, can blanks
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: Mall Herlan MB GmbH
    Inventors: Uwe Luz, Uwe Reich
  • Patent number: 9321599
    Abstract: A transport device for goods, comprising a transfer device for transferring the goods (4) from a delivering conveying device (3) of the transport device to a discharging conveying device (6) of the transport device having an endless transport element (8) which can be driven in a circulating manner, having a first drive (15) for driving a first section (7) of the endless transport element (8), which first section (7) is intended to receive the goods (4) and is assigned to the delivering conveying device (3), and a second drive (17) for driving a second section (16) of the endless transport element (8), which second section (16) is intended to dispense the received goods (4) and is assigned to the discharging conveying device (6), wherein the endless transport element (8) is arranged on a carriage (9) which is held by a carriage carrier, and the carriage (9) can be adjusted along a carriage axis by way of a speed difference between the first and the second drive (15, 17).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: MALL HERLAN MB GMBH
    Inventors: Uwe Luz, Uwe Reich
  • Publication number: 20150225183
    Abstract: A transport device for goods, comprising a transfer device for transferring the goods (4) from a delivering conveying device (3) of the transport device to a discharging conveying device (6) of the transport device having an endless transport element (8) which can be driven in a circulating manner, having a first drive (15) for driving a first section (7) of the endless transport element (8), which first section (7) is intended to receive the goods (4) and is assigned to the delivering conveying device (3), and a second drive (17) for driving a second section (16) of the endless transport element (8), which second section (16) is intended to dispense the received goods (4) and is assigned to the discharging conveying device (6), wherein the endless transport element (8) is arranged on a carriage (9) which is held by a carriage carrier, and the carriage (9) can be adjusted along a carriage axis by way of a speed difference between the first and the second drive (15, 17).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2013
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Applicant: MALL HERLAN MB GMBH
    Inventors: Uwe Luz, Uwe Reich
  • Publication number: 20150122615
    Abstract: A transferring device for transferring and/or receiving cans, can blanks, or other containers out of or into a transferring or respectively receiving axis (U) which extends at an angle to a transport path (T), with multiple suction elements (3), which can be moved along the transport path (T) during transfer, each of which has at least one suction opening (4), and which can be connected to a negative pressure source, in order to retain the cans, can blanks, or other containers by means of suction during transport along the transport path (T), wherein the suction elements (3) are designed and/or arranged in a movable manner between a retracted and an extended position at least along some sections of the transferring and/or receiving axis (U), characterized in that the suction elements (3) are designed and arranged so as to be reversibly deformable during the movement along the transferring and/or receiving axis (U) such that the movement of the suction openings (4) together with the suctioned cans, can blanks
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2013
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Applicant: MALL HERLAN MB GMBH
    Inventors: Uwe Luz, Uwe Reich