Patents by Inventor Gunther Weber

Gunther Weber 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: 10071496
    Abstract: A blade mount for a cutting machine, in particular for a food slicing machine, includes a contact surface for a blade, a mount section for the blade projecting axially from the contact surface and at least one torque transmission element which projects axially from the contact surface, which is radially spaced apart from the mount section, which engages into the blade and in which a mount is formed for fastening the blade to the blade mount. Additionally, a blade is matched thereto, to a handling apparatus for assembling the blade at the blade mount, and to a system of blade mount, blade and handling apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: WEBER MASCHINENBAU GMBH BREIDENBACH
    Inventor: Gunther Weber
  • Patent number: 9764490
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the simultaneous multiple track cutting of several food products, in which the products are cut by means of a common cutting apparatus, in particular a high performance slicer, which has at least one cutting blade which rotates about a blade axis in a cutting plane and/or revolves about a central axis in a planetary motion manner and to which the products are supplied in multiple tracks, and in which blank cuts are carried out in at least a passive track and/or in which the supply of the respective product is suspended at least at times, while the respective product is sliced in at least one other active track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: WEBER MASCHINENBAU GMBH BREIDENBACH
    Inventor: Günther Weber
  • Publication number: 20160207152
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a cutting blade for a device for cutting food products, especially a high-performance slicer, where a single-piece blank having a basic structure of the cutting blade is produced, and the blank is machined and then separated into at least two segments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventor: Gunther Weber
  • Publication number: 20160199996
    Abstract: The invention relates to a handling device for handling a rotary cutter comprising at least two segments, said cutter being in particular a curved or circular blade, in particular for the transport of said blade to and the mounting and/or dismantling thereof on or from a blade receiving element which is preferably on a device for sharpening rotary cutters or a device for slicing food products. Said handling device comprises at least two receiving parts, each receiving part being designed to receive one segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2014
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventor: Gunther Weber
  • Patent number: 9375859
    Abstract: An apparatus for slicing food products, in particular sausage, meat or cheese, includes a product support for at least one product, a cutting blade which is disposed after the product support and to which the product can be supplied along a conveying direction, and at least one product holder movable along the conveying direction and cooperating with the product at least at times during the slicing procedure, wherein the product support has a loading zone which is disposed between a starting position and an end position of the product holder and in which the product support can be loaded with the product and wherein the product holder is movable from the end position back into the start position while bypassing the loading zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: Weber Maschinenbau GmbH Breidenbach
    Inventor: Günther Weber
  • Publication number: 20150290828
    Abstract: The invention relates to a blade mount for a cutting machine, in particular for a food slicing machine, comprising a contact surface for a blade, a mount section for the blade projecting axially from the contact surface and at least one torque transmission element which projects axially from the contact surface, which is radially spaced apart from the mount section, which engages into the blade and in which a mount is formed for a fastening means for fastening the blade to the blade mount. The invention further relates to a blade matched thereto, to a handling apparatus for assembling the blade at the blade mount and to a system of blade mount, blade and handling apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2015
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventor: Gunther Weber
  • Patent number: 9102072
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cutting blade that can be rotationally driven in which a stabilization area provided in the form of at least one bulge is provided between a central fixing area and an edge area whose outer periphery is provided in the form of a cutting edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: Weber Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Günther Weber, Matthias Kraft
  • Publication number: 20150209970
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for forming total portions which at least comprise product slices which are cut off from a plurality of food products, having a machine assembly having a plurality of machine units comprising a plurality of slicing apparatus and a placement device which comprises at least one placement region travelable between the slicing apparatus, having a display device, having an evaluation device communicating with the display device, and having a system control which communicates with individual controls associated with the machine units and with the configuration device, wherein a respective total portion can be created from a plurality of different individual portions by means of the display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2015
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventor: Gunther Weber
  • Patent number: 9073227
    Abstract: The invention relates to a blade for cutting food products, in particular sausages, comprising a cutter having two partial cutters disposed tapered toward each other in a curved surface. The invention further relates to a cutting device for cutting food products, having a blade and having a holder on which the blade is rotatably disposed. The cutting device is designed so that an end piece can be sliced off of a product, the longitudinal axis thereof being oriented substantially perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the blade, by a rotary motion of the blade. The invention further relates to a method for processing a food product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: WEBER MASCHINENBAU GMBH BREIDENBACH
    Inventor: Günther Weber
  • Patent number: 9021768
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for conveying articles, in particular product slices produced by simultaneous slicing of a plurality of food products or respective portions including a plurality of product slices, wherein the articles are conveyed in a conveying direction on a main conveying path in multitracks in desired arrangements formed by articles from different tracks, in particular in rows extending transverse to the conveying direction, incomplete arrangements of articles having at least one deficient point are expelled onto a secondary conveying path and desired arrangements are formed from the articles forming the incomplete arrangements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Weber Mashinenbau GmbH Breidenbach
    Inventor: Günther Weber
  • Patent number: 8931382
    Abstract: An apparatus for slicing food products includes a product feed which feeds a product to be sliced along a product feed direction through a cutting plane in which at least one cutting blade moves. The position of the cutting blade is adjustable relative to the product. A control unit is provided which is designed to automatically adjust the position of the cutting blade for the optimization of the blade wear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Weber Maschinenbau GmbH Breidenbach
    Inventor: Günther Weber
  • Patent number: 8887602
    Abstract: An apparatus for handling portions of products, in particular food products, includes a product conveyor which conveys the portions sequentially along a conveying direction and at least one sensor which serves to determine the weight of the conveyed portions. The apparatus includes an automatic weight compensation unit which is arranged in the vicinity of the product conveyor and which serves additionally to place at least one single product on a portion in dependence on the determined weight of the portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Weber Maschinenbau GmbH Breidenbach
    Inventor: Günther Weber
  • Patent number: 8892239
    Abstract: The disclosure describes a method for cutting a food product into slices for producing portions by taking into account the target weight thereof. Information about a remainder of the food product to be sliced is used to control corresponding actuators for a successive food product to be sliced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Weber Maschinenbau GmbH Breidenbach
    Inventor: Günther Weber
  • Patent number: 8757361
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus having a product conveyor drivable in a conveying direction and a transverse drive by which the product conveyor is movable in a direction transverse to the conveying direction. The product conveyor is coupled to a compensation mass by means of which forces can be compensated which occur by a transverse movement of the product conveyor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Weber Maschinenbau GmbH Breidenbach
    Inventor: Günther Weber
  • Patent number: 8759694
    Abstract: An apparatus for handling portions of products, in particular food products, having a product conveyor which conveys the portions after one another to at least one main conveyor track along a direction of conveying and having at least one sensor for recognizing portions of incorrect weight. A correction track is provided which has a first conveying section and a second conveying section. The first conveying section serves to branch off portions of incorrect weight from the main conveying track and to convey them to a weight correction station. The second conveying section serves to supply weight-corrected portions back to the main conveying track. The first conveying track and the second conveying track are separated from one another in the region of the weight correction station by an interruption of the correction track which prevents a transfer of portions of incorrect weight from the first conveying section to the second conveying section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Weber Maschinenbau GmbH Breidenbach
    Inventor: Günther Weber
  • Patent number: 8651000
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cutting device for slicing food products, comprising a driven circular blade rotating about a blade axis revolving on a track about a center axis, and a cover element rotatable relative to the circular blade on the side of the circular blade facing away from a product to be sliced. A holding device is provided that is designed for counteracting the self-rotation of the cover element about the blade axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Weber Maschinenbau GmbH Breidenbach
    Inventor: Günther Weber
  • Patent number: 8596175
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cutting device for slicing food products, comprising a driven circular blade rotating about a blade axis revolving on a track about a center axis, and a cover element rotatable relative to the circular blade on the side of the circular blade facing away from a product to be sliced. The cover element is driven by an auxiliary drive, such that it rotates relative to the circular blade about the blade axis. The auxiliary drive is diverted from a drive of the circular blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Weber Maschinenbau GmbH Breidenbach
    Inventor: Günther Weber
  • Publication number: 20130035221
    Abstract: An apparatus for slicing food products includes a cutting blade which moves in a cutting plane to cut off slices from at least one product supplied to the cutting plane and includes a blade changing device which is designed to replace the cutting blade automatically with a replacement cutting blade on the presence of a change criterion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2012
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicant: Weber Maschinenbau GmbH Breidenbach
    Inventor: Günther Weber
  • Publication number: 20120298483
    Abstract: The invention relates to a drive apparatus having a coaxial shaft arrangement which includes a plurality of drive shafts which are arranged coaxially to one another at least regionally and whose respective axes of rotation lie on a common rotational drive axis; and an electric drive motor which includes a rotor arrangement which includes a plurality of rotors arranged coaxially to one another at least regionally and/or behind one another, with the axis of rotation of each rotor lying on the common rotational drive axis and forming one of the drive shafts or being connected to one of the drive shafts, wherein the drive motor is controllable such that the rotors can be driven independently of one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2012
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicant: WEBER MASCHINENBAU GMBH BREIDENBACH
    Inventor: Günther Weber
  • Publication number: 20120222526
    Abstract: An apparatus for driving an object is provided, having a cutting blade for slicing food products. The apparatus includes an electric drive motor that is configured to drive the object to make rotational movements about an axis, and to make axial movements generally parallel to the axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2010
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Applicant: WEBER MASCHINENBAU GMBH BREIDENBACH
    Inventor: Günther Weber