Patents by Inventor Andreas Englmeier

Andreas Englmeier 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).

  • Gripper for a tufting machine
    Patent number: 10731282
    Abstract: The invention relates to a gripper for a tufting machine, which has a gripper body and an insert. In the longitudinal direction, the gripper has a holding section and a guiding section. At the end further away from the holding section, in the longitudinal direction, the guiding section terminates in a hook which has an inner side in which a joint gap is arranged between the gripper body and the insert. According to the invention, the gripper is characterised in that a stop means, against which the insert abuts in the longitudinal direction towards the holding section, is arranged on the gripper body in the gripper's guiding section in order to limit the size of the joint gap in the inner side of the hook.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Groz-Beckert KG
    Inventors: Michael Klein, Andreas Englmeier
  • GRIPPER FOR A TUFTING MACHINE
    Publication number: 20180334766
    Abstract: The invention relates to a gripper for a tufting machine, which has a gripper body and an insert. In the longitudinal direction, the gripper has a holding section and a guiding section. At the end further away from the holding section, in the longitudinal direction, the guiding section terminates in a hook which has an inner side in which a joint gap is arranged between the gripper body and the insert. According to the invention, the gripper is characterised in that a stop means, against which the insert abuts in the longitudinal direction towards the holding section, is arranged on the gripper body in the gripper's guiding section in order to limit the size of the joint gap in the inner side of the hook.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2018
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Inventors: Michael Klein, Andreas Englmeier
  • Tufting gripper with spring-biased support of an insert
    Patent number: 8302546
    Abstract: A tufting gripper (16) comprises a pocket (26) with an insert (25) that is associated with a spring means (34) in order to at least temporarily clamp and secure said insert in place in the pocket in a prespecified position. The spring means (34) pushes the insert (25) preferably in the direction of the tip of the gripper and creates a particularly smooth transition at this location between the base body (19) of the tufting gripper (16) and the insert (25), in particular the tip (33) of said insert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Groz-Beckert KG
    Inventors: Ingo Bitzer, Andreas Englmeier
  • TUFTING GRIPPER WITH SPRING-BIASED SUPPORT OF AN INSERT
    Publication number: 20120024209
    Abstract: A tufting gripper (16) comprises a pocket (26) with an insert (25) that is associated with a spring means (34) in order to at least temporarily clamp and secure said insert in place in the pocket in a prespecified position. The spring means (34) pushes the insert (25) preferably in the direction of the tip of the gripper and creates a particularly smooth transition at this location between the base body (19) of the tufting gripper (16) and the insert (25), in particular the tip (33) of said insert.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: Groz-Beckert KG
    Inventors: Ingo Bitzer, Andreas Englmeier