Patents by Inventor Andreas Kückelmann

Andreas Kückelmann 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).

  • Publication number: 20160318297
    Abstract: A method of adjusting a roller (18) in a rotary printing press (10), comprising by the steps of: a) mounting the roller (18) in a preparation rack (24) so as to be rotatably supported therein, b) scanning the peripheral surface of the roller, thereby to detect a topography of the roller surface, c) deriving set data for the adjustment of the roller from the topography, and storing the set data, d) mounting the roller in the printing press (10), and e) adjusting the roller in accordance with the set data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventors: Gordon Whitelaw, Georg Grautoff, Andreas Kückelmann
  • Patent number: 8534194
    Abstract: A method of adjusting a roller (18) in a rotary printing press (10), includes the steps of a) mounting the roller (18) in a preparation rack (24) so as to be rotatably supported therein, b) scanning the peripheral surface of the roller, thereby to detect a topography of the roller surface, c) deriving set data for the adjustment of the roller from the topography, and storing the set data, d) mounting the roller in the printing press (10), and e) adjusting the roller in accordance with the set data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Bobst Bielefeld GmbH
    Inventors: Gordon Whitelaw, Georg Grautoff, Andreas Kückelmann
  • Publication number: 20100018419
    Abstract: A method of adjusting a roller (18) in a rotary printing press (10), includes the steps of a) mounting the roller (18) in a preparation rack (24) so as to be rotatably supported therein, b) scanning the peripheral surface of the roller, thereby to detect a topography of the roller surface, c) deriving set data for the adjustment of the roller from the topography, and storing the set data, d) mounting the roller in the printing press (10), and e) adjusting the roller in accordance with the set data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Applicant: FISCHER & KRECKE GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Gordon Whitelaw, Georg Grautoff, Andreas Kückelmann
  • Publication number: 20100011978
    Abstract: A printing press having a roller and scanning equipment adapted to scan the peripheral surface of the roller while the roller rotates in the printing press.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Applicant: FISCHER & KRECKE GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Gordon Whitelaw, Georg Grautoff, Andreas Kückelmann
  • Patent number: 7513197
    Abstract: A method of exchanging printing units at a running rotary printing press, wherein a first printing unit is withdrawn from the printing medium, and a second printing unit for printing the same image with the same register is set against the printing medium, includes the steps of applying to the printing cylinder of the second printing unit, prior to start of the printing operation, a register printing block elevated relative to the regular printing block; prior to changeover of the printing units, setting the second printing unit against the printing medium such that register marks print with the register printing block without an image printing with the regular printing block; detecting register marks and adjusting the second printing unit register by reference to the detected register mark; and with the register adjusted, exchanging the printing units by withdrawing the first printing unit and setting the second printing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: Fischer & Krecke GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Andreas Kückelmann, Wolfgang Brusdeilins, Gordon Whitelaw
  • Patent number: 7484685
    Abstract: A method for knocking-off a web (12) round on a turret winder (10) by a knocking-off device (22) includes a pressure roller (24), in which the knocking-off device (22) and a coil (16) of the winder (10) are, through an abrupt relative movement, brought into a position in which the pressure roller (24) engages the periphery of the coil (16) and the abrupt movement is a pivotal movement (B) of the coil (16) about a pivotal axis that extends in parallel with the axes of rotation thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2009
    Assignee: Fischer & Krecke GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Andreas Kückelmann, Wolfgang Brusdeilins, Gordon Whitelaw
  • Publication number: 20080141886
    Abstract: A method of adjusting a roller (18) in a rotary printing press (10), includes the steps of a) mounting the roller (18) in a preparation rack (24) so as to be rotatably supported therein, b) scanning the peripheral surface of the roller, thereby to detect a topography of the roller surface, c) deriving set data for the adjustment of the roller from the topography, and storing the set data, d) mounting the roller in the printing press (10), and e) adjusting the roller in accordance with the set data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2006
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Applicant: FISCHER & KRECKE GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Gordon Whitelaw, Georg Grautoff, Andreas Kuckelmann
  • Publication number: 20070163456
    Abstract: A flexographic printing cylinder (10, 40) includes a cylinder body (20) made of a carbon fiber composite material and carrying a printing pattern on its peripheral surface (34), the printing pattern being formed by a polymer jacket layer (36) that is formed integrally with the cylinder body (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2007
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Applicants: FISCHER & KRECKE GMBH & CO. KG, INOMETA COATINGS GMBH
    Inventors: Andreas Kuckelmann, Wolfgang Brusdeilins, Bodo Steinmeier, Wilfried Tappe
  • Publication number: 20070144391
    Abstract: A method of exchanging printing units at a running rotary printing press, wherein a first printing unit is withdrawn from the printing medium, and a second printing unit for printing the same image with the same register is set against the printing medium, includes the steps of applying to the printing cylinder of the second printing unit, prior to start of the printing operation, a register printing block elevated relative to the regular printing block; prior to changeover of the printing units, setting the second printing unit against the printing medium such that register marks print with the register printing block without an image printing with the regular printing block; detecting register marks and adjusting the second printing unit register by reference to the detected register mark; and with the register adjusted, exchanging the printing units by withdrawing the first printing unit and setting the second printing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2006
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Applicant: FISCHER & KRECKE GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Andreas Kuckelmann, Wolfgang Brusdeilins, Gordon Whitelaw
  • Publication number: 20070145177
    Abstract: A method for knocking-off a web (12) round on a turret winder (10) by a knocking-off device (22) includes a pressure roller (24), in which the knocking-off device (22) and a coil (16) of the winder (10) are, through an abrupt relative movement, brought into a position in which the pressure roller (24) engages the periphery of the coil (16) and the abrupt movement is a pivotal movement (B) of the coil (16) about a pivotal axis that extends in parallel with the axes of rotation thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2006
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Applicant: FISCHER & KRECKE GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Andreas Kuckelmann, Wolfgang Brusdeilins, Gordon Whitelaw
  • Patent number: 7222568
    Abstract: A method for flexographic multi-color printing, wherein a print medium web is passed continuously through a flexographic printing press having at least two ink units, each ink unit including a printing cylinder, an anilox roller and an ink sup-ply system adapted to supply liquid ink of a specific color to the anilox roller, wherein the inks supplied in the different ink units differ in both, color and mass density, the method including the steps of mounting, in at least one of the ink units, an anilox roller having a larger diameter than the anilox roller of another one of the at least two ink units, and during printing, supplying the ink with the largest mass density to the anilox roller having the larger diameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2007
    Assignee: Fischer & Krecke GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Ron Shemesh, Bodo Steinmeier, Wolfgang Brusdeilins, Gordon Whitelaw, Andreas Kückelmann
  • Patent number: 7114438
    Abstract: Printing machine having at least one impression cylinder (16), characterised in that the impression cylinder (16) has a cylinder body (44) made of a material which, in circumferential direction of the impression cylinder (16) has a linear thermal expansion coefficient of less than 2×10?6 K?1. The material may be a composite material, for example, a material containing carbon fibers, in particular a synthetic resin reinforced with carbon fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2006
    Assignee: Fischer & Krecke GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Wilfried Kolbe, Bodo Steinmeier, Andreas Kückelmann
  • Patent number: 7114437
    Abstract: A method for shifting a doctor blade in its longitudinal direction, the doctor blade being set against a cylinder of a printing machine, wherein the shift movement of the doctor blade is such that, for most of the time of the print operation, the shift velocity of the doctor blade is in a range from 0 to 0.1 m/s, and a printing machine having a doctor blade assembly, including a doctor blade arranged to be set against a cylinder, and a shift mechanism for shifting the doctor blade in its longitudinal direction, such that the shift mechanism is adapted to execute the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2006
    Assignee: Fischer & Krecke GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Wilfried Kolbe, Bodo Steinmeier, Andreas Kückelmann, Klaus Schirrich, Ralf Mulch
  • Patent number: 7111552
    Abstract: Printing machine with a machine frame (10) and at least two cylinders (16, 20) which cooperate during printing, and which are mounted in a framing (12, 14; 24) formed by the machine frame (10). The framing (12, 14; 24) includes a material which has, at least in a direction transverse to the axes of rotation on the cylinders (16, 20), a linear thermal expansion coefficient that is less than 2×10?6 K?1. The material can be a composite material, particularly a carbon fiber reinforced plastic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2006
    Assignee: Fisher & Krecke GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Wilfried Kolbe, Bodo Steinmeier, Andreas Kückelmann
  • Publication number: 20050132910
    Abstract: Gravure printing cylinder with a block carrier (12) having a metallic gravure layer (24) applied to its peripheral surface, with the block carrier being a self-supporting sleeve (12) made of carbon fiber composite material and supported on disks (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2004
    Publication date: June 23, 2005
    Applicant: Fischer & Krecke GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Wilfried Kolbe, Klaus Schirrich, Bodo Steinmeier, Andreas Kuckelmann
  • Publication number: 20050120893
    Abstract: A gravure printing machine having a device (14, 16) for applying ink onto a printing cylinder (10), including an ink supply system (16); wherein a stripping device (14) adapted to strip-off a layer of air that has been entrained by the printing cylinder (10) is arranged at the periphery of the printing cylinder (10) in relation to the ink supply system (16) in such a manner that the printing cylinder (10) will not come into substantial contact with air in a range between the stripping device (14) and the ink supply system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2004
    Publication date: June 9, 2005
    Applicant: Fischer & Krecke GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Wilfried Kolbe, Bodo Steinmeier, Andreas Kuckelmann, Klaus Schirrich, Ralf Mulch
  • Publication number: 20050120894
    Abstract: A method for shifting a doctor blade in its longitudinal direction, the doctor blade being set against a cylinder of a printing machine, wherein the shift movement of the doctor blade is such that, for most of the time of the print operation, the shift velocity of the doctor blade is in a range from 0 to 0.1 m/s, and a printing machine having a doctor blade assembly, including a doctor blade arranged to be set against a cylinder, and a shift mechanism for shifting the doctor blade in its longitudinal direction, such that the shift mechanism is adapted to execute the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2004
    Publication date: June 9, 2005
    Applicant: Fischer & Krecke GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Wilfried Kolbe, Bodo Steinmeier, Andreas Kuckelmann, Klaus Schirrich, Ralf Mulch
  • Publication number: 20050000376
    Abstract: Printing machine with a machine frame (10) and at least two cylinders (16, 20) which cooperate during printing, and which are mounted in a framing (12, 14; 24) formed by the machine frame (10). The framing (12, 14; 24) includes a material which has, at least in a direction transverse to the axes of rotation on the cylinders (16, 20), a linear thermal expansion coefficient that is less than 2×10?6 K-1. The material can be a composite material, particularly a carbon fiber reinforced plastic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2004
    Publication date: January 6, 2005
    Applicant: Fischer & Krecke GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Wilfried Kolbe, Bodo Steinmeier, Andreas Kuckelmann
  • Publication number: 20050000377
    Abstract: Printing machine having at least one impression cylinder (16), characterised in that the impression cylinder (16) has a cylinder body (44) made of a material which, in circumferential direction of the impression cylinder (16) has a linear thermal expansion coefficient of less than 2×10?6 K?1. The material may be a composite material, for example, a material containing carbon fibers, in particular a synthetic resin reinforced with carbon fibers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2004
    Publication date: January 6, 2005
    Applicant: Fischer & Krecke GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Wilfried Kilbe, Bodo Steinmeier, Andreas Kuckelmann
  • Publication number: 20040256791
    Abstract: Device for stacking tube sections (30) for producing bags, with a transporting facility (12), which supplies the tube sections to a stacking station (10), characterized in that the transporting facility (12) has an upper transport (14) and a lower transport (16) and that the lower transport (16) is formed in the region of the stacking station (10) by two endless conveyor belts (44), which revolve above the stacking station outside of the lateral edges of the tube sections (30) and are connected by at least two cross members (48, 50), which are disposed with uniform spacings, the spacings of which corresponding to the spacings between the leading edges of consecutively supplied tube sections (30).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2004
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Applicant: Maschinenbau Wilhelm Kochsiek GmbH
    Inventors: Wilfried Kolbe, Reinhold Hindemith, Wolfgang Brusdeilins, Andreas Kuckelmann