Patents by Inventor Bernd Hoffrichter

Bernd Hoffrichter 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).

  • Right parallelepiped cassette for tape-like recording media, and housing part thereof
    Patent number: 4964588
    Abstract: A right parallelepiped cassette is provided with a guide insert as a separate housing part which can be produced and machined separately and very precisely, contains important guide elements of the cassette and can be oriented in a predetermined manner on reference surfaces of the remainder of the cassette housing and fastened thereon. In a particular embodiment, the cassette contains detachably fastened spacing elements for measuring the alignment of the guide elements. The cassette can advantageously be used for any type of recording media in tape or strip form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1988
    Date of Patent: October 23, 1990
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Bernd Hoffrichter, Bozidar Pavelka, Dietmar Pfefferkorn, Norbert Schaeffer, Klaus Goetz
  • Right parallelepiped cassette for tape-like recording media, and housing part thereof
    Patent number: 4809928
    Abstract: A right parallelepiped cassette is provided with a guide insert as a separate housing part which can be produced and machined separately and very precisely, contains important guide elements of the cassette and can be oriented in a predetermined manner on reference surfaces of the remainder of the cassette housing and fastened thereon. In a particular embodiment, the cassette contains detachably fastened spacing elements for measuring the alignment of the guide elements. The cassette can advantageously be used for any type of recording media in tape or strip form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 1987
    Date of Patent: March 7, 1989
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Bernd Hoffrichter, Bozidar Pavelka, Dietmar Pfefferkorn, Norbert Schaeffer, Klaus Goetz