Patents by Inventor Anton Schmitt

Anton Schmitt 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).

  • Machine for producing a sheet
    Patent number: 6029365
    Abstract: A machine for producing a sheet, e.g., paper or cardboard, in which the machine may include a plurality of rolls having a bearing pin located at each end and a bearing device retaining each bearing pin. The bearing device may be utilized to guide the bearing pin on all sides, enabling a base of the bearing device to be arbitrary positioned at an angle 0.degree.<.alpha.<90.degree. with respect to a horizontal reference, e.g., the ground or a base surface. The plurality of rolls may include dryer cylinders and/or sheet guide rolls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 29, 2000
    Assignee: Voith Sulzer Papiermaschinen GmbH
    Inventors: Anton Schmitt, Thomas Mack
  • Heated roll bearing system
    Patent number: 5843282
    Abstract: The invention is directed to an apparatus to produce layers of material, such as paper, carton or cardboard, under use of at least one roll that can be heated in a controlled manner, in particular a dryer cylinder, with tubing attached to the end of the roll that supplies the energy necessary to heat up the roll. Bearings at both ends of the roll are mounted to a seating structure. One of the bearings is a freely carrying bearing and the steam supply is rigidly attached to the seating structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1998
    Assignee: Voith Sulzer Papiermaschinen GmbH
    Inventors: Anton Schmitt, Thomas Mack
  • Exchange device for replacing transport belts in a web producing machine
    Patent number: 5823462
    Abstract: An exchange device for replacing an old transport belt in, e.g., a dryer section of a machine producing a web, e.g., paper or cardboard. The device may include a spooler for simultaneously removing the old transport belt and inserting new transport belt. The exchange device may also include a mobile carrier device that supports the spooler and may guide the spooler to an exchange location within the web production machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1998
    Assignee: Voith Sulzer Papiermaschinen GmbH
    Inventor: Anton Schmitt