Patents by Inventor Erik BORMANN

Erik BORMANN 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).

  • Publication number: 20250108532
    Abstract: Examples relate to a blank separating device including an upper blank separating module and a lower blank separating module. The lower blank separating module includes at least three supporting elements that are arranged so as to be positionable in at least three positions in the vertical direction. A positioning module for positioning at least two of the supporting elements includes at least one first stencil and one second stencil. At least one of the stencils is designed to be pressure-resistant and/or inflexible to absorb a force during the separation process, and has a thickness of at least 1 cm and/or of no more than 2 decimeters. The upper stencil is designed to transfer the force into a housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2023
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Inventors: Erik BORMANN, Jun MIZUTANI
  • Patent number: 11904491
    Abstract: A blank separating device includes at least one upper blank separating module, the at least one upper blank separating module having a first relief, the first relief comprising at least three separating elements and/or contact elements, each including an operative surface and/or contact surface. The at least three operative surfaces and/or contact surfaces are individually arrangeable to at least three different distances in a vertical direction with respect to a carrier plate within which the at least three separating elements and/or contact elements are mounted. The blank separating device further includes at least one lower blank separating module that has a second relief comprising a plurality of supporting elements. The second relief matches, at least in complimentary vertical positioning, the first relief of the at least one upper blank separating module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: KOENIG & BAUER AG
    Inventors: Erik Bormann, Jun Mizutani
  • Patent number: 11890770
    Abstract: A blank separating device includes an upper blank separating module and a lower blank separating module. The lower blank separating module includes at least three supporting elements. Each supporting element includes at least one supporting surface for bracing blanks or scrap pieces. Two of the at least three supporting elements are configured as supporting elements of a lower separating tool. The two supporting elements configured as supporting elements of the lower separating tool are each arrangeable in at least three positions in a vertical direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: KOENIG & BAUER AG
    Inventors: Erik Bormann, Jun Mizutani
  • Patent number: 11745377
    Abstract: In some examples, a device for ream-wise and/or pile-wise separating blanks from a pile and/or a ream of sheets includes at least one lower blank separating module and at least one upper blank separating module including an upper separating tool having multiple separating elements arranged in a separating element matrix. A separating element in an activated position has a first distance with respect to a carrier plate, and a separating element in a deactivated position has a second distance with respect to the carrier plate. The at least one upper blank separating module additionally includes at least one upper blank separating tool adapted as a function of the blank shape and/or the number of blanks on a sheet, such as for removing crosspieces when offcut pieces configured as crosspieces are present on a sheet, and/or for separating blanks arranged directly next to one another on a sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: KOENIG & BAUER AG
    Inventors: Erik Bormann, Johannes Helbig, Dietmar Hesse, Jun Mizutani, Johannes Naumann, Mirko Wulf
  • Publication number: 20230191643
    Abstract: In some examples, a blank separating device includes at least one upper blank separating module and at least one lower blank separating module. The at least one upper blank separating module has a relief that includes at least three separating elements and/or contact elements, each including an operative surface and/or contact surface. The at least three operative surfaces and/or contact surfaces are able to each be arranged at at least three different distances in the vertical direction with respect to a carrier plate. Additionally, the at least one lower blank separating module has a relief that is matched to the relief of the at least one upper blank separating module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Erik BORMANN, Jun MIZUTANI
  • Publication number: 20230191642
    Abstract: In some examples, a blank separating device includes an upper blank separating module and a lower blank separating module. The lower blank separating module may include at least three supporting elements, each including at least one supporting surface for bracing blanks or scrap pieces. Further, the at least three supporting elements may be arranged so as to be positionable in at least three positions in the vertical direction, and two of the at least three supporting elements may be configured as supporting elements of a lower separating tool. Additionally, at least two supporting elements of the lower separating tool may each be arranged at least in three positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Erik BORMANN, Jun MIZUTANI
  • Publication number: 20230069199
    Abstract: In some examples, a device for ream-wise and/or pile-wise separating blanks from a pile and/or a ream of sheets includes at least one lower blank separating module and at least one upper blank separating module including an upper separating tool having multiple separating elements arranged in a separating element matrix. A separating element in an activated position has a first distance with respect to a carrier plate, and a separating element in a deactivated position has a second distance with respect to the carrier plate. The at least one upper blank separating module additionally includes at least one upper blank separating tool adapted as a function of the blank shape and/or the number of blanks on a sheet, such as for removing crosspieces when offcut pieces configured as crosspieces are present on a sheet, and/or for separating blanks arranged directly next to one another on a sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Erik BORMANN, Johannes HELBIG, Dietmar HESSE, Jun MIZUTANI, Johannes NAUMANN, Mirko WULF
  • Publication number: 20180099406
    Abstract: The invention pertains to a device for 3-dimensionally positioning a coupling component, which forms part of an actuator-driven coupling structure, wherein said device comprises at least a first coupling element that extends in a first longitudinal direction and can be bidirectionally displaced along its first longitudinal direction by means of a first actuator, a second coupling element that extends in a second longitudinal direction and can be bidirectionally displaced along its second longitudinal direction, which extends orthogonal to the first longitudinal direction, by means of a second actuator, and a lever with a longitudinal lever direction that is mounted pivotably about a pivoting axis, which divides the lever into a work arm and a power arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Inventors: Erik BORMANN, Martin LEHMANN, Maximilian MOHR, Tim ROSER, Sebastian BUESING, Christian WOLF
  • Patent number: 9469156
    Abstract: Wheel hub and method for forming a wheel hub. Wheel hub includes a rim having a circumferential surface with axial ends, and one rim flange being arranged at each axial end of the circumferential surface. The rim includes a fiber-reinforced plastic as a main component and each of the rim flanges is releasably connectable to the rim.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignees: ROEDER PRAEZISION GMBH, FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.
    Inventors: Andreas Bueter, Erik Bormann, Paul Becker, Branko Kupresanin
  • Publication number: 20150069819
    Abstract: Wheel hub and method for forming a wheel hub. Wheel hub includes a rim having a circumferential surface with axial ends, and one rim flange being arranged at each axial end of the circumferential surface. The rim includes a fiber-reinforced plastic as a main component and each of the rim flanges is releasably connectable to the rim.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventors: Andreas BUETER, Erik BORMANN, Paul BECKER, Branko KUPRESANIN