Patents by Inventor Gerald Zohrer

Gerald Zohrer 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).

  • Transport system for conveying workpiece between first and second media
    Patent number: 5017073
    Abstract: A lock chamber for conveying a workpiece from one medium (U.sub.0) into another medium (U.sub.7) which comprises a lever (11) acting as a transport system and pivotably mounted in the chamber on one side. With lock gates (5a, 5b) moves aside the lever (11) can swing out by a required degree into the respective media (U.sub.7, U.sub.0). With the design of the transport system as unilaterally mounted levers (11), the volume of the lock chamber is largely independent of the trajectory of the lever and the volume can be minimized (FIG. 1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 21, 1991
    Assignee: Balzers Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Gregor Strasser, Gerald Zohrer, Roman Schertler, Heinrich Fischer