Patents by Inventor Dieter Kopitz

Dieter Kopitz 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).

  • Apparatus for strapping articles and profile strip, in particular for covering the band channel of the article-strapping apparatus
    Patent number: 7637208
    Abstract: Apparatus for strapping articles, wherein the band channel (28) of the band guiding frame (13) is covered by profile strips, which consist of an elastic material, preferably an elastically curing polyurethane elastomer casting mass, into which are embedded wear and/or sliding elements in the form of metal helical spring elements (34), the helical spring axes of which run essentially parallel to the band channel (28), and the coils of which project a little bit from the elastic material into the interior (28) of the band channel and form curved sliding surfaces (35) running essentially transversely to the band channel, so that the strapping band essentially only comes into contact with the metallic sliding surfaces of the spring elements during the exit from the band channel, and thereby does not damage the elastic material of the profile strips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignees: Cyklop GmbH, Maschinenfabrik Gerd Mosca AG
    Inventors: Udo Reiche, Dieter Kopitz
  • Apparatus for Strapping Articles and Profile Strip, in Particular for Covering the Band Channel of the Article-Strapping Apparatus
    Publication number: 20090266247
    Abstract: Apparatus for strapping articles, wherein the band channel (28) of the band guiding frame (13) is covered by profile strips, which consist of an elastic material, preferably an elastically curing polyurethane elastomer casting mass, into which are embedded wear and/or sliding elements in the form of metal helical spring elements (34), the helical spring axes of which run essentially parallel to the band channel (28), and the coils of which project a little bit from the elastic material into the interior (28) of the band channel and form curved sliding surfaces (35) running essentially transversely to the band channel, so that the strapping band essentially only comes into contact with the metallic sliding surfaces of the spring elements during the exit from the band channel, and thereby does not damage the elastic material of the profile strips.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2006
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Inventors: Udo Reiche, Dieter Kopitz