Patents by Inventor Achim Gauss

Achim Gauss 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: 10857725
    Abstract: A device for coating of workpieces, which preferably includes, at least in sections, wood, wooden materials, plastics, aluminium or the like. The device includes a feed device for feeding a coating material, a pressing device for pressing the coating material onto a surface of the workpiece, a conveyor device for causing a relative motion between the pressing device and the respective workpiece, and a first joining device for applying and/or activating an adhesive agent on a coating material fed by the feed device and/or a surface to be coated of the workpiece. The device further includes at least a second joining device for applying and/or activating an adhesive agent on a coating material fed by the feed device and/or a surface to be coated of the workpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Homag Holzbearbeitungssysteme AG
    Inventors: Johannes Schmid, Achim Gauss, Joachim Fetscher
  • Publication number: 20190224908
    Abstract: A device for coating of workpieces, which preferably includes, at least in sections, wood, wooden materials, plastics, aluminium or the like. The device includes a feed device for feeding a coating material, a pressing device for pressing the coating material onto a surface of the workpiece, a conveyor device for causing a relative motion between the pressing device and the respective workpiece, and a first joining device for applying and/or activating an adhesive agent on a coating material fed by the feed device and/or a surface to be coated of the workpiece. The device further includes at least a second joining device for applying and/or activating an adhesive agent on a coating material fed by the feed device and/or a surface to be coated of the workpiece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Johannes Schmid, Achim Gauss, Joachim Fetscher
  • Patent number: 10307956
    Abstract: The invention concerns a device (1) for the coating of workpieces (2) which preferably consist, at least in sections, of wood, wooden materials, plastics, aluminium or the like, comprising: a feed means (10) for feeding a coating material (12), a pressing means (20) for pressing the coating material (12) onto a surface (2a) of a workpiece (2), a conveyor means (4) for causing a relative motion between the pressing means (20) and the respective workpiece (2), and a first joining means (30; 50) for applying and/or activating an adhesive agent on a coating material (12) fed by the feed means (10) and/or a surface to be coated of the workpiece (2), characterized in that the device further comprises at least a second joining means (40; 60) for applying and/or activating an adhesive agent on a coating material (12) fed by the feed means (10) and/or a surface to be coated of a workpiece (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: HOMAG HOLZBEARBEITUNGSSYSTEME AG
    Inventors: Johannes Schmid, Achim Gauss, Joachim Fetscher
  • Publication number: 20170106581
    Abstract: The invention concerns a device (1) for the coating of workpieces (2) which preferably consist, at least in sections, of wood, wooden materials, plastics, aluminium or the like, comprising: a feed means (10) for feeding a coating material (12), a pressing means (20) for pressing the coating material (12) onto a surface (2a) of a workpiece (2), a conveyor means (4) for causing a relative motion between the pressing means (20) and the respective workpiece (2), and a first joining means (30; 50) for applying and/or activating an adhesive agent on a coating material (12) fed by the feed means (10) and/or a surface to be coated of the workpiece (2), characterized in that the device further comprises at least a second joining means (40; 60) for applying and/or activating an adhesive agent on a coating material (12) fed by the feed means (10) and/or a surface to be coated of a workpiece (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Johannes Schmid, Achim Gauss, Joachim Fetscher
  • Patent number: 9579844
    Abstract: A method for coating workpieces (10), preferably in sheet form, which preferably consist at least in certain portions of wood, wood-based materials, plastic or the like, with the following method steps: providing a workpiece (10) having at least one workpiece surface (12), in which the workpiece surface (12) is improved by applying at least a first curable liquid to the workpiece surface (12) and at least partially curing the first liquid (16); exposing the workpiece (10) to energy, at least on the workpiece surface (12) and/or a coating (14) that is intended to be applied to the workpiece surface (12); and applying the coating (14), in particular of an edge (14), to the liquid-coated workpiece surface (12) and preferably pressing the edge (14) onto a liquid-coated workpiece surface (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: HOMAG HOLZBEARBEITUNGSSYSTEME AG
    Inventors: Johannes Schmid, Klaus Reich, Achim Gauss
  • Patent number: 8863804
    Abstract: The present invention provides a device for coating a workpiece, which comprises at least a deflector means for feeding a material web, downstream of which a pressure means for applying the material web to workpiece surface is arranged, wherein preferred pressure and deflector means comprise cylinders, rollers and/or shoes, wherein the device further comprises at least an energy source, the point of action of which lies in the region of the pressure means, in particular in a region of the pressure means which contacts the material web at least in portions. The device is configured to apply the material web onto the workpiece surface in the inline and/or offline method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Homag Holzbearbeitungssysteme AG
    Inventor: Achim Gauss
  • Patent number: 8366260
    Abstract: The invention discloses a process for printing of panel-shaped workpieces, in particular in the region of an edge, in which a section of a panel-shaped workpiece to be printed is subjected first of all to one or a plurality of pre-treatment stages which are selected from a) pre-cleaning, b) degreasing, c) improvement of the adhesion and wetting properties and d) reduction of the electrostatic charge, and in which the pre-treated section to be printed is subsequently printed with a desired pattern, in particular by means of inkjet printing. The invention also provides an apparatus for performing said process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Homag Holzbearbeitungssysteme AG
    Inventors: Achim Gauss, Johannes Schmid, Ludwig Albrecht, Karl Frey
  • Publication number: 20120305168
    Abstract: A method for coating workpieces (10), preferably in sheet form, which preferably consist at least in certain portions of wood, wood-based materials, plastic or the like, with the following method steps: providing a workpiece (10) having at least one workpiece surface (12), in which the workpiece surface (12) is improved by applying at least a first curable liquid to the workpiece surface (12) and at least partially curing the first liquid (16); exposing the workpiece (10) to energy, at least on the workpiece surface (12) and/or a coating (14) that is intended to be applied to the workpiece surface (12); and applying the coating (14), in particular of an edge (14), to the liquid-coated workpiece surface (12) and preferably pressing the edge (14) onto a liquid-coated workpiece surface (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2011
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: HOMAG Holzbearbeitungssysteme AG
    Inventors: Johannes Schmid, Klaus Reich, Achim Gauss
  • Patent number: 8176704
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for sticking edging material (12, 10) onto lightweight building boards (1) comprising two thin-walled outer layers (2, 4) and a core layer (6) of lightweight filler material disposed between the outer layers, having the steps: provision of a lightweight building board (1), a decor edge (10) and a stabilizing edge (12), and sticking on of the decor edge (10) and/or the stabilizing edge (12) in the region of a narrow surface (1?) of the lightweight building board (1). The process according to the invention is characterized in that the stabilizing edge (12) is introduced into a section between two outer layers (2, 4) in the region of the narrow surface (1?) without having first created a recess of at least one outer layer and/or of the core layer in this section, said recess corresponding substantially to the stabilizing edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Homag Holzbearbeitungssysteme AG
    Inventors: Achim Gauss, Peter Rathgeber, Johannes Schmid
  • Publication number: 20120073748
    Abstract: The present invention provides a device for coating a workpiece, which comprises at least a deflector means for feeding a material web, downstream of which a pressure means for applying the material web to workpiece surface is arranged, wherein preferred pressure and deflector means comprise cylinders, rollers and/or shoes, wherein the device further comprises at least an energy source, the point of action of which lies in the region of the pressure means, in particular in a region of the pressure means which contacts the material web at least in portions. The device is configured to apply the material web onto the workpiece surface in the inline and/or offline method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: HOMAG HOLZBEARBEITUNGSSYSTEME AG
    Inventor: Achim GAUSS
  • Patent number: 8092863
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods for manufacturing lightweight building boards (1) starting from a workpiece (2) which comprises two thin-walled cover layers (4, 6) and at least one core layer (8) which is disposed between the cover layers (4, 6) and is made of a light filling material, the at least one core layer (8) possessing cavities and having a lower average density than the cover layers. The method comprises the following steps: forming in the workpiece (2) at least one groove (10) which extends through at least one first cover layer (4) and at least partly through the at least one core layer (8) and circumscribes at least a portion of a contour of the lightweight building board (1) to be manufactured; introducing a hardenable mass (12) into the at least one groove (10); at least partly hardening the hardenable mass (12); and making a separating cut along the at least one groove (10), so the at least partly hardened mass (12) is separated in the longitudinal direction of the groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Homag Holzbearbeitungssysteme AG
    Inventors: Johannes Schmid, Achim Gauss
  • Patent number: 8038236
    Abstract: The invention provides a device for patterning workpieces, having: an ink-jet printing means having a plurality of nozzles from which drops of ink can be expelled, a workpiece carrier means for carrying the workpiece to be patterned, a conveyor means for bringing about a relative movement between the workpiece to be patterned and the printing means, and a detection means for detecting the relative position between the ink-jet printing means and at least one surface to be patterned of the respective workpiece to be patterned. The device according to the invention is characterised in that the detection means is disposed and configured so as to be in a predetermined, fixed relationship to the ink-jet printing means and/or to detect at least the distance between the ink-jet printing means and at least one surface to be patterned of the respective workpiece to be patterned, at least during printing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Homag Holzbearbeitungssysteme AG
    Inventors: Achim Gauss, Ludwig Albrecht
  • Patent number: 7954216
    Abstract: The invention relates to a multifunctional unit for machining workpieces preferably consisting at least partially of wood, wood materials, plastics or the like, with a plurality of vertical drill spindles, a plurality of horizontal drill spindles, and at least one fixed saw comprising at least one saw blade with a horizontal axis of rotation. The multifunctional unit according to the invention is characterised in that it is mounted and driven by a mounting means in such a way that it may be rotated about at least one vertical axis of rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Homag Holzbearbeitungssysteme AG
    Inventors: Gotthilf Sturm, Achim Gauss
  • Patent number: 7914098
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device (1) for patterning workpieces (2), which preferably consist at least partially of wood, wood materials or the like, having an ink-jet printing means (10) having a plurality of nozzles (12) from which drops of ink can be expelled, a workpiece carrier means (20) for carrying the workpiece (2) to be patterned, a conveyor device for bringing about a relative movement between the workpiece (2) to be patterned and the printing means (10). The device according to the invention is characterised in that it further has at least one image detection sensor (46).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Homag Holzbearbeitungssysteme AG
    Inventors: Ludwig Albrecht, Karl Frey, Achim Gauss
  • Patent number: 7877953
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for sticking edging material (10, 12) onto lightweight building boards (1) comprising two thin-walled outer layers (2, 4) and a core layer (6) of lightweight filler material disposed between the outer layers (2, 4), having the steps: provision of a lightweight building board (1), a decor edge (10) and a stabilizing edge (12), and sticking on of the decor edge (10) and/or the stabilizing edge (12) in the region of a narrow surface (1?) of the lightweight building board (1). The process according to the invention is characterized in that at least the stabilizing edge (12) comprises a synthetic fiber material, preferably a cellulose-based fiber material, particularly paperboard material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Homag Holzbearbeitungssyteme AG
    Inventor: Achim Gauss
  • Publication number: 20100269971
    Abstract: The invention concerns a device (1) for the coating of workpieces (2) which preferably consist, at least in sections, of wood, wooden materials, plastics, aluminium or the like, comprising: a feed means (10) for feeding a coating material (12), a pressing means (20) for pressing the coating material (12) onto a surface (2a) of a workpiece (2), a conveyor means (4) for causing a relative motion between the pressing means (20) and the respective workpiece (2), and a first joining means (30; 50) for applying and/or activating an adhesive agent on a coating material (12) fed by the feed means (10) and/or a surface to be coated of the workpiece (2), characterized in that the device further comprises at least a second joining means (40; 60) for applying and/or activating an adhesive agent on a coating material (12) fed by the feed means (10) and/or a surface to be coated of a workpiece (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2010
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Applicant: HOMAG HOLZBEARBEITUNGSSYSTEME AG
    Inventors: Johannes SCHMID, Achim GAUSS, Joachim FETSCHER
  • Patent number: 7721873
    Abstract: The present invention discloses chain links for the circulating transport chain of a machine tool, which comprise: a pair of rollers which determine the direction of circulation of the chain link by way of the direction in which they roll, over the rollers which is or are placed at a distance from the pair of rollers in the direction of circulation of the chain link and draw a plane as they roll against the roller pair; and a transverse guide, guiding the chain link transverse to its direction of circulation and is either free from rollers transverse to the direction of circulation of the chain link between the pair of rollers or has a transverse guide roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Homag Holzbearbeitungssysteme AG
    Inventors: Achim Gauss, Peter Rathgeber
  • Patent number: 7607532
    Abstract: The invention relates to a workpiece support device (10) for a continuously operating machine (1) for machining panel-shaped workpieces that are preferably made, at least in part, of wood, wood materials, or the like, the workpiece support device comprising at least one endlessly revolving belt (20) that is designed to support conveyed workpieces (2) at least sectionally, further comprising a stationary guide member (12) for the belt (20), the guide member having two deflection components (14) on which the belt is deflected. The workpiece support device in accordance with the invention is characterized in that the belt (20) comprises a plurality of layers extending in the belt's longitudinal direction, at least one of the layers being designed as a flexible layer which, at least in the belt's transverse direction, is less rigid than at least one of the other layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Assignee: Homag Holzbearbeitungssysteme AG
    Inventors: Achim Gauss, Peter Rathgeber
  • Publication number: 20090183972
    Abstract: The present invention discloses chain links are proposed for the circulating transport chain of a machine tool, which comprise: a pair of rollers which determine the direction of circulation of the chain link by way of the direction in which they roll, over the rollers which is or are placed at a distance from the pair of rollers in the direction of circulation of the chain link and draw a plane as they roll against the roller pair; and a transverse guide, guiding the chain link transverse to its direction of circulation and is either free from rollers transverse to the direction of circulation of the chain link between the pair of rollers or has a transverse guide roller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2007
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Applicant: Homag Holzbearbeitungssysteme AG
    Inventors: Achim Gauss, Peter Rathgeber
  • Publication number: 20090120249
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for refining workpieces, which preferably consist at least partially of wood, wood materials or the like, having an ink-jet printing means having a plurality of nozzles from which drops of ink can be expelled, a workpiece carrier means for carrying the workpiece to be patterned, a conveyor device for bringing about a relative movement between the workpiece to be refined and the printing means. The device according to the invention is characterised in that it further has at least one machining means for machining the workpiece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2007
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Inventors: Achim Gauss, Ludwig Albrecht, Johannes Schmid