Patents by Inventor Axel Schwardt

Axel Schwardt 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).

  • Patent number: 8763785
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for unloading trays loaded with articles using a first supply conveyor on which trays to be unloaded are delivered. The trays include a frame with a peripheral raised edge and a base having at least one aperture and a transport plate for the articles, the transport trays being positioned on the base of the frame. A lowering device is provided for lowering the frame of the tray, substantially without vertical movement of the transport plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Dematic GmbH
    Inventors: Axel Schwardt, Roland Fritzsche
  • Publication number: 20110308918
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for unloading trays loaded with articles using a first supply conveyor on which trays to be unloaded are delivered. The trays include a frame with a peripheral raised edge and a base having at least one aperture and a transport plate for the articles, the transport trays being positioned on the base of the frame. A lowering device is provided for lowering the frame of the tray, substantially without vertical movement of the transport plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2009
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: DEMATIC GMBH
    Inventors: Axel Schwardt, Roland Fritzsche