Patents by Inventor Andrewas Heisig

Andrewas Heisig 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).

  • Method for loading and unloading a transport device
    Patent number: 8033781
    Abstract: A transport device for transporting elongated substrates through a vacuum coating system comprises an essentially rectangular frame and two groups of holding elements, which are rotatably mounted on opposite sides of the frame in such a manner that any pair of opposite holding elements can be connected to both ends of a substrate. Furthermore, at least one retainer bar is provided that is operatively connected to a group of holding elements in such a manner that the holding elements of this group are moveable in order to increase or decrease by choice their distance from the holding elements of the other group. Also provided are a loading and unloading device for loading and unloading the transport device, and a method for loading and unloading the transport device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Von Ardenne Anlagentechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Johannes Struempfel, Reinhardt Bauer, Andrewas Heisig, Hans-Christian Hecht, Hartmut Freitag, Heiko Richter, Andre Ulbricht, Falk Schwerdtfeger