Patents by Inventor Christofer OVERBECK

Christofer OVERBECK 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 supplying ground or cut tobacco material to a portioning device
    Patent number: 9185934
    Abstract: A device of the tobacco processing industry and method for supplying ground or cut tobacco material having at least 35% moisture content. The device includes a conveyor, a portioner, and a homogenizer device including a needle roller and a picker roller. The needle roller is located downstream, relative to a tobacco conveying direction, of the conveyor and is structured and arranged to receive tobacco material from the conveyor, and the picker roller is structured and arranged to expel tobacco material out of the needle roller in a direction of the portioner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: HAUNI MASCHINENBAU AG
    Inventors: Lutz Guenter, Joern Punzius, Joerg Wittek, Andreas Panz, Christofer Overbeck
  • APPORTIONING APPARATUS FOR A MACHINE IN THE TOBACCO PROCESSING INDUSTRY
    Publication number: 20150075671
    Abstract: Apportioning apparatus for apportioning moist cut or ground tobacco material with moisture content of at least 35%. Apportioning apparatus includes metering unit; weighing cell; and control unit coupled via a first data link to the metering unit and via a second data link to weighing cell. Metering unit is configured to add a predetermined portion of tobacco material to a receptacle, and metering unit and weighing cell are arranged relative to each other such that, while receptacle is being filled by metering unit, a weight of the added tobacco material is detected by weighing cell, and data relative to the detected weight is communicated via first data link to the control unit. Control unit is configured to control metering unit via second data link on the basis of received data relative to weight of added tobacco material such that a predetermined portion of tobacco material is added to receptacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: HAUNI MASCHINENBAU AG
    Inventors: Christofer OVERBECK, Jens BARKEMEYER, Daniel BAUER, Sindy JESKE, Csaba KRESZL
  • DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SUPPLYING GROUND OR CUT TOBACCO MATERIAL TO A PORTIONING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20110284016
    Abstract: A device of the tobacco processing industry and method for supplying ground or cut tobacco material having at least 35% moisture content. The device includes a conveyor, a portioner, and a homogenizer device including a needle roller and a picker roller. The needle roller is located downstream, relative to a tobacco conveying direction, of the conveyor and is structured and arranged to receive tobacco material from the conveyor, and the picker roller is structured and arranged to expel tobacco material out of the needle roller in a direction of the portioner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2011
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Applicant: HAUNI MASCHINENBAU AG
    Inventors: Lutz Günter, Jörn PUNZIUS, Jörg WITTEK, Andreas PANZ, Christofer OVERBECK