Patents by Inventor Gerd Heikaus

Gerd Heikaus 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: 8053056
    Abstract: A stretch film for the packing of goods, particularly for the packing of goods stacked on a pallet, comprises a prestretched main film (10). The main film (10) is reinforced by reinforcement strips (12) extending in the longitudinal direction. The reinforcement strips (12) are made from film strips of prestretched film which have been folded a plurality of times in the longitudinal direction. Between two adjacent reinforcement strips (12), the main film (10) can comprise two mutually staggered rows of holes (16,18). This stretch film with perforations (14) is particularly useful for the packing of food items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Illinios Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Gerd Heikaus, Lothar Heikaus
  • Patent number: 7258298
    Abstract: A preparatory device provided for arranging film roll cores in a condition ready for use for a film roll winding machine, in which the film roll cores are vertically arranged, comprises a supply device for supplying horizontally disposed film roll cores. The supply device is connected with an erecting device serving for moving a film roll core from a horizontal position into a vertical position. With the aid of a transfer device the film roll core is taken out of the erecting device and transferred to the film roll winding machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2007
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventor: Gerd Heikaus
  • Patent number: 7204448
    Abstract: A device for producing film rolls, which is in particular suitable for producing coreless film rolls, comprises a roll holder for receiving a film roll comprising a film sheet to be wound off. The film sheet is wound up to a winding mandrel for producing the preferably coreless film roll. For producing in particular a coreless film roll the winding mandrel comprises a plurality of radially displaceable holding segments extending in longitudinal direction of the winding mandrel. After transfer of the winding mandrel, together with the wound-up film roll, to a transport means, the winding mandrel is transported to a delivery station. The delivery station serving for automatically delivering the wound-up film roll from the winding mandrel comprises a displacement means with the aid of which the holding elements of the winding mandrel are displaced into a delivery position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2007
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventor: Gerd Heikaus
  • Publication number: 20060185330
    Abstract: A wrapping device includes a base body which is connected with support elements and a holding arm. The holding arm has rotatably connected thereto a wrapping arm. The wrapping arm carries a roll holder. At the roll holders a rotatably supported film roll is arranged for being displaced in a predetermined direction for wrapping up objects arranged on a pallet. For transporting the wrapping device, the support elements serve as fastening elements and are of hollow configuration such that support elements of a lift truck can be inserted therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2006
    Publication date: August 24, 2006
    Inventor: Gerd Heikaus
  • Patent number: 7040071
    Abstract: A wrapping device includes a base body which is connected with support elements and a holding arm. The holding arm has rotatably connected thereto a wrapping arm. The wrapping arm carries a roll holder. At the roll holder, a rotatably supported film roll is arranged for being displaced in a predetemined direction for wrapping up objects arranged on a pallet. For transporting the wrapping device, the support elements serve as fastening elements and are of hollow configuration such that support elements of a lift truck can be inserted therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2006
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventor: Gerd Heikaus
  • Publication number: 20050123721
    Abstract: A stretch film for the packing of goods, particularly for the packing of goods stacked on a pallet, comprises a prestretched main film (10). The main film (10) is reinforced by reinforcement strips (12) extending in the longitudinal direction. The reinforcement strips (12) are made from film strips of prestretched film which have been folded a plurality of times in the longitudinal direction. Between two adjacent reinforcement strips (12), the main film (10) can comprise two mutually staggered rows of holes (16,18). This stretch film with perforations (14) is particularly useful for the packing of food items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2001
    Publication date: June 9, 2005
    Inventors: Gerd Heikaus, Lothar Heikaus
  • Publication number: 20050077416
    Abstract: A device for producing film rolls, which is in particular suitable for producing coreless film rolls, comprises a roll holder for receiving a film roll comprising a film sheet to be wound off. The film sheet is wound up to a winding mandrel for producing the preferably coreless film roll. For producing in particular a coreless film roll the winding mandrel comprises a plurality of radially displaceable holding segments extending in longitudinal direction of the winding mandrel. After transfer of the winding mandrel, together with the wound-up film roll, to a transport means, the winding mandrel is transported to a delivery station. The delivery station serving for automatically delivering the wound-up film roll from the winding mandrel comprises a displacement means with the aid of which the holding elements of the winding mandrel are displaced into a delivery position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2002
    Publication date: April 14, 2005
    Inventor: Gerd Heikaus
  • Publication number: 20050072873
    Abstract: A preparatory device provided for arranging film roll cores in a condition ready for use for a film roll winding machine, in which the film roll cores are vertically arranged, comprises a supply device for supplying horizontally disposed film roll cores. The supply device is connected with an erecting device serving for moving a film roll core from a horizontal position into a vertical position. With the aid of a transfer device the film roll core is taken out of the erecting device and transferred to the film roll winding machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2002
    Publication date: April 7, 2005
    Inventor: Gerd Heikaus
  • Publication number: 20050016135
    Abstract: A wrapping device comprises a base body which is connected with support elements and a holding arm. The holding arm has rotatably connected thereto a wrapping arm. The wrapping arm carries a roll holder. At the roll holder a rotatably supported film roll is arranged for being displaced in the direction of arrow for wrapping up objects arranged on a pallet. For transporting the wrapping device, the support elements serve as fastening elements and are of hollow configuration such that support elements of a lift truck can be inserted into the former.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2004
    Publication date: January 27, 2005
    Inventor: Gerd Heikaus
  • Patent number: D523209
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2006
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventor: Gerd Heikaus
  • Patent number: D499224
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: Heikaus Vertriebs-GmbH
    Inventors: Gerd Heikaus, Lothar Heikaus