Patents by Inventor Andreas Meckbach

Andreas Meckbach 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).

  • Device and method for inductively heating package sleeves
    Patent number: 10562236
    Abstract: A device and method for inductively heating package sleeves including: at least one unit for producing an alternating current, at least one inductor having at least one effective section, and a holding unit having a front holding area and a rear holding area for mounting the inductor, wherein the inductor is connected to the unit for producing an alternating current, and wherein the holding areas arranged in such a way that a gap is formed between the front holding area and the rear holding area, the longitudinal direction of which gap corresponds to the conveying direction of the package sleeves. The effective sections of the at least one inductor may be at least in sections arranged asymmetrically to one another in relation to a center plane lying in the gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: SIG Technology AG
    Inventors: Klaus Baltes, Patrick Kirchner, Andreas Meckbach
  • Device and Method for Inductively Heating Package Sleeves
    Publication number: 20170087762
    Abstract: A device and method for inductively heating package sleeves including: at least one unit for producing an alternating current, at least one inductor having at least one effective section, and a holding unit having a front holding area and a rear holding area for mounting the inductor, wherein the inductor is connected to the unit for producing an alternating current, and wherein the holding areas arranged in such a way that a gap is formed between the front holding area and the rear holding area, the longitudinal direction of which gap corresponds to the conveying direction of the package sleeves. The effective sections of the at least one inductor may be at least in sections arranged asymmetrically to one another in relation to a center plane lying in the gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Klaus Baltes, Patrick Kirchner, Andreas Meckbach