Patents by Inventor Frank Sommerer

Frank Sommerer 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).

  • Patent number: 12275264
    Abstract: A bookbinding machine (100) is proposed. The bookbinding machine (100) comprises processing stations (205a-205e) for processing book blocks (215a-215d) and transport elements (210a-210d) for transporting the book blocks (215a-215d) across them. A plurality of endless conveyors (225a-225c) are arranged in a wrap-around succession, each carrying one or more conveying elements (305a1,305a2;305b;305c). A driving system (235-240) drives the endless conveyors (225a-225c) to cause each conveying element (305a1,305a2;305b;305c) in succession to engage a transport element (210a-210d), to convey the transport element (210a-0210d) along a transport path (220) for an active section of the corresponding endless conveyor (225a-225c) and then to disengage the transport element (210a-210d). A bookbinding plant comprising one or more of these bookbinding machines (100) is also proposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: MECCANOTECNICA S.P.A.
    Inventors: Thomas Friese, Frank Sommerer
  • Publication number: 20240286426
    Abstract: A bookbinding machine (100) is proposed. The bookbinding machine (100) comprises processing stations (205a-205e) for processing book blocks (215a-215d) and transport elements (210a-210d) for transporting the book blocks (215a-215d) across them. A plurality of endless conveyors (225a-225c) are arranged in a wrap-around succession, each carrying one or more conveying elements (305a1,305a2;305b;305c). A driving system (235-240) drives the endless conveyors (225a-225c) to cause each conveying element (305a1,305a2;305b;305c) in succession to engage a transport element (210a-210d), to convey the transport element (210a-0210d) along a transport path (220) for an active section of the corresponding endless conveyor (225a-225c) and then to disengage the transport element (210a-210d). A bookbinding plant comprising one or more of these bookbinding machines (100) is also proposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2022
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Inventors: Thomas Friese, Frank Sommerer
  • Patent number: 12059917
    Abstract: A bookbinding machine (100) is proposed. The bookbinding machine (100) comprises a driving system (225) for driving transport elements (210a-210c) of book blocks (215a-215c) in succession across at least one engagement processing station 5 (205d) and one or more disengagement processing stations (205a,205e) which process the book blocks while stationary therein. Control means (120) stop the driving system (225) when each of the transport elements (210b) is at the engagement processing station (205d) engaged with the driving system (225) and other transport elements (210a,210c) are at the disengagement processing stations (205a,205e) disengaged from the driving system (225). A bookbinding plant comprising one or more of these bookbinding machines (100) is also proposed. Moreover, a corresponding method for operating a bookbinding machine (100), a computer program and a computer program product for implementing the method are proposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: Meccanotecnica S.p.A.
    Inventors: Thomas Friese, Frank Sommerer, Jan Wruck
  • Publication number: 20240183465
    Abstract: A pipe clip that is designed with identical L-shaped fingers on opposite sides, serving as connecting devices, which can be connected, by pivoting, to pipe clips that bear on one another with the sides thereof, so that a row of pipe clips can be formed, of which only every second, third, or fifth has to be screwed to, for example, a wall or ceiling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2021
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Applicant: SOMA GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Frank SOMMER, Andreas MASSOLD
  • Publication number: 20230034300
    Abstract: A bookbinding machine (100) is proposed. The bookbinding machine (100) comprises a driving system (225) for driving transport elements (210a-210c) of book blocks (215a-215c) in succession across at least one engagement processing station 5 (205d) and one or more disengagement processing stations (205a,205e) which process the book blocks while stationary therein. Control means (120) stop the driving system (225) when each of the transport elements (210b) is at the engagement processing station (205d) engaged with the driving system (225) and other transport elements (210a,210c) are at the disengagement processing stations (205a,205e) disengaged from the driving system (225). A bookbinding plant comprising one or more of these bookbinding machines (100) is also proposed. Moreover, a corresponding method for operating a bookbinding machine (100), a computer program and a computer program product for implementing the method are proposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2020
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicant: Meccanotecnica S.p.A.
    Inventors: Thomas Friese, Frank Sommerer, Jan Wruck
  • Patent number: 10723162
    Abstract: The invention relates to an adhesive binder with a machine frame, a plurality of processing stations that are attached to the machine frame, at least two transport clamps for transporting book blocks, at least one closed guide track for the transport clamps, and at least one device for changing the overhang of the book blocks. To realize a technology-required change in the overhang in an easy and secure manner, the at least one device for changing the overhang of the book blocks is arranged in such a way as to operate jointly with a lower edge of at least one of the transport clamps, so that the lower edge can be positioned in several first planes of the adhesive binder, which extend parallel to the at least one closed guide track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: MUELLER MARTINI HOLDING AG
    Inventors: Frank Sommerer, Thomas Friese
  • Patent number: 10601055
    Abstract: The invention relates to a filter with a gasket applied in line shape at an edge of the filter. The invention suggests to apply the gasket with a nozzle which facilitates a gasket that is thinner and/or whose protrusion beyond the filter is lower than this would be feasible for example through injection molding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Inventors: Andreas Massold, Frank Sommer
  • Patent number: 10232390
    Abstract: The invention relates to a plastic injection molded cover for a liquid container for a spray gun. The cover includes an elongated tapered filter arranged in a connecting spout and including a filter frame which a integrally provided in one piece with the cover and into which a filter medium is embedded. The covers are stackable, wherein the filters are inserted into each other and can be longer than a distance of stacked covers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Inventors: Andreas Massold, Frank Sommer, Markus Zeymer
  • Publication number: 20170358807
    Abstract: The invention relates to a filter with a gasket applied in line shape at an edge of the filter. The invention suggests to apply the gasket with a nozzle which facilitates a gasket that is thinner and/or whose protrusion beyond the filter is lower than this would be feasible for example through injection molding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Inventors: Andreas Massold, Frank Sommer
  • Publication number: 20170056903
    Abstract: The invention relates to a plastic injection molded cover for a liquid container for a spray gun. The cover includes an elongated tapered filter arranged in a connecting spout and including a filter frame which a integrally provided in one piece with the cover and into which a filter medium is embedded. The covers are stackable, wherein the filters are inserted into each other and can be longer than a distance of stacked covers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Andreas Massold, Frank Sommer, Markus Zeymer
  • Patent number: 9493142
    Abstract: The invention relates to a lid which is pivotably attached by a link at a filling spout (1) of a windshield washing water container. The invention proposes to provide the link with pinions which are received in support eyelets with an intermediary space there between. During injection molding the intermediary space is filled by slides of an injection molding tool so that the lid is injection moldable in one step together with the filling spout.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Inventors: Frank Sommer, Andreas Massold
  • Patent number: 9394133
    Abstract: A device for delivering print shop products supplied in a product stream in two separate stacks contains a transport belt on which the print shop products are deposited, a first deflection roller, a second deflection roller arranged in an horizontal plane with the first deflection roller, a third deflection roller arranged below the second deflection roller, and a stationary fourth deflection roller arranged below the third deflection roller and guiding the transport belt. An actuator jointly moves the second and third deflection rollers in parallel with a horizontal plane from a first delivery position, in which the print shop products are transported to a first stop, into a second delivery position, in which the print shop products are transported to a further stop. First and second first adjustment devices change a distance between the bottom of the respective first and second product receiving spaces and the horizontal plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Mueller Martini Holding AG
    Inventors: Jens Knoefel, Lutz Richter, Frank Sommerer
  • Patent number: 9205356
    Abstract: The invention relates to a filter made from an open porous solid material which is made from droplets that are arranged at one another and bonded together at contact portions through hardening, wherein open pores are provided between the droplets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Inventors: Andreas Massold, Frank Sommer
  • Publication number: 20150151228
    Abstract: The invention relates to a filter made from an open porous solid material which is made from droplets that are arranged at one another and bonded together at contact portions through hardening, wherein open pores are provided between the droplets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2014
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Inventors: Andreas Massold, Frank Sommer
  • Publication number: 20150104730
    Abstract: The invention relates to a filter with a gasket applied in line shape at an edge of the filter. The invention suggests to apply the gasket with a nozzle which facilitates a gasket that is thinner and/or whose protrusion beyond the filter is lower than this would be feasible for example through injection molding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventors: Andreas Massold, Frank Sommer
  • Publication number: 20150059127
    Abstract: The invention relates to a lid which is pivotably attached by a link at a filling spout (1) of a windshield washing water container. The invention proposes to provide the link with pinions which are received in support eyelets with an intermediary space there between. During injection molding the intermediary space is filled by slides of an injection molding tool so that the lid is injection moldable in one step together with the filling spout.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: FRANK SOMMER, Andreas Massold
  • Patent number: 8840351
    Abstract: A book binding machine includes a collating machine, a perfect binder and a transfer device disposed between the collating machine and the perfect binder. The collating machine and the perfect binder are actuated by a common control device. In each case, one transport segment is assigned to a respective book block clamp by the control device. The control device also has a program which, if a defective or missing book block clamp is detected, actuates the collating machine in such a way that no book block is collated for that book block clamp. A method for operating a book binding machine is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
    Inventors: Michael Adler, Frank Sommerer, Andreas Steinert
  • Patent number: D949665
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Inventors: Frank Sommer, Andreas Massold
  • Patent number: D988836
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: SOMA GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Frank Sommer, Andreas Massold
  • Patent number: D1008001
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: SOMA GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Frank Sommer, Andreas Massold