Patents by Inventor Felix HELLMEIER

Felix HELLMEIER 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).

  • Tape-laying device and tape-laying method for flexibly and quickly laying tapes with different widths
    Patent number: 10882261
    Abstract: A tape-laying apparatus includes a material feeder configured to feed tapes, and a laying device configured for picking up and placing tapes onto a laying table. The laying device includes a transporter and a vacuum. The vacuum is connected to the transporter such that at least one tape is configured to be held on the transporter by a negative pressure generated by the vacuum. The transporter includes at least two endless transport belts, which circulate around deflection rollers. The transport belts run parallel to one another in a same transport plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: DIEFFENBACHER GMBH MASCHINEN—UND ANLAGENBAU
    Inventors: Matthias Graf, Felix Hellmeier, Klaus Jung
  • TAPE-LAYING DEVICE AND TAPE-LAYING METHOD FOR FLEXIBLY AND QUICKLY LAYING TAPES WITH DIFFERENT WIDTHS
    Publication number: 20190240929
    Abstract: A tape-laying apparatus includes a material feeder configured to feed tapes, and a laying device configured for picking up and placing tapes onto a laying table. The laying device includes a transporter and a vacuum. The vacuum is connected to the transporter such that at least one tape is configured to be held on the transporter by a negative pressure generated by the vacuum. The transporter includes at least two endless transport belts, which circulate around deflection rollers. The transport belts run parallel to one another in a same transport plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2017
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Applicant: DIEFFENBACHER GMBH MASCHINEN- UND ANLAGENBAU
    Inventors: Matthias GRAF, Felix HELLMEIER, Klaus JUNG