Patents by Inventor Eric W. Bader
Eric W. Bader 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).
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Patent number: 8191883Abstract: A system uses a plurality of sensors to detect and manage conditions within a moving pocket, such as a pocket carrying a flat product from one location to another. The system is particularly useful in connection with a newspaper insert machine. One sensor detects whether the product has been opened properly at a particular time; another sensor detects whether the product has been properly gripped by a gripper at a particular time; another sensor detects whether the pocket is empty at a particular time and another sensor detects whether the pocket is open or closed at a particular time. In the event an error condition is detected, the error condition is corrected by a control system.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2008Date of Patent: June 5, 2012Assignee: Muller Martini Corp.Inventors: Eric W. Bader, Timothy Goszka, James Baird, John R. Shaffer, Richard J. Sterner
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Publication number: 20100038841Abstract: The present invention discloses an improved insert machine for inserting flat material into an open pocket and, more particularly, to a straight line insert machine employed for printed matter such as newspapers. The machine includes an all-electronic control system for controlling machine functions. The control system includes at least one central control computer running under software control and a plurality of network controllers, all coupled together via a controller area network (CAN) bus. Electronic control messages for controlling machine elements are sent among the computers and controllers using a novel message protocol to enable both broadcast messages and individual messages to be employed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2009Publication date: February 18, 2010Applicant: MULLER-MARTINI MAILROOM SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Eric W. Bader, Peter J. Braschoss, Gary L. Davenport, Robert S. James, Darrell E. Pav, Harry C. Noll, JR., Randy R. Seidel, Douglas B. Walter, Barry D. Yeakel, Daniel Langengger
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Publication number: 20090243179Abstract: A system uses a plurality of sensors to detect and manage conditions within a moving pocket, such as a pocket carrying a flat product from one location to another. The system is particularly useful in connection with a newspaper insert machine. One sensor detects whether the product has been opened properly at a particular time; another sensor detects whether the product has been properly gripped by a gripper at a particular time; another sensor detects whether the pocket is empty at a particular time and another sensor detects whether the pocket is open or closed at a particular time. In the event an error condition is detected, the error condition is corrected by a control system.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2008Publication date: October 1, 2009Applicant: MULLER MARTINI MAILROOM SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Eric W. Bader, Timothy Goszka, James Baird, John R. Shaffer, Richard J. Sterner
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Patent number: 7577494Abstract: The present invention discloses an improved insert machine for inserting flat material into an open pocket and, more particularly, to a straight line insert machine employed for printed matter such as newspapers. The machine includes an all-electronic control system for controlling machine functions. The control system includes at least one central control computer running under software control and a plurality of network controllers, all coupled together via a controller area network (CAN) bus. Electronic control messages for controlling machine elements are sent among the computers and controllers using a novel message protocol to enable both broadcast messages and individual messages to be employed.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2005Date of Patent: August 18, 2009Assignee: Muller Martini Mailroom Systems, Inc.Inventors: Eric W. Bader, Peter J. Braschoss, Gary L. Davenport, Robert S. James, Darrell E. Pav, Harry C. Noll, Jr., Randy R. Seidel, Douglas B. Walter, Barry D. Yekel, Daniel Langengger
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Patent number: 6907316Abstract: The present invention discloses an improved insert machine for inserting flat material into an open pocket and, more particularly, to a straight line insert machine employed for printed matter such as newspapers. The machine includes an all-electronic control system for controlling machine functions. The control system includes at least one central control computer running under software control and a plurality of network controllers, all coupled together via a controller area network (CAN) bus. Electronic control messages for controlling machine elements are sent among the computers and controllers using a novel message protocol to enable both broadcast messages and individual messages to be employed.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2003Date of Patent: June 14, 2005Assignee: Graphic Management Associates, Inc.Inventors: Eric W. Bader, Peter J. Braschoss, Gary L. Davenport, Robert S. James, Darrell E. Pav, Harry C. Noll, Jr., Randy R. Seidel, Douglas B. Walter, Barry D. Yekel, Daniel Langengger
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Publication number: 20040073330Abstract: The present invention discloses an improved insert machine for inserting flat material into an open pocket and, more particularly, to a straight line insert machine employed for printed matter such as newspapers. The machine includes an all-electronic control system for controlling machine functions. The control system includes at least one central control computer running under software control and a plurality of network controllers, all coupled together via a controller area network (CAN) bus. Electronic control messages for controlling machine elements are sent among the computers and controllers using a novel message protocol to enable both broadcast messages and individual messages to be employed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2003Publication date: April 15, 2004Inventors: Eric W. Bader, Peter J. Braschoss, Gary L. Davenport, Robert S. James, Darrell E. Pav, Harry C. Noll, Randy R. Seidel, Douglas B. Walter, Barry D. Yeakel, Daniel Langengger