Patents by Inventor Gerhard Middelberg

Gerhard Middelberg 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).

  • Publication number: 20220388219
    Abstract: The invention describes a blown foil system for producing a foil web with at least one extruder for providing a melt-like plastic, a blowing head with a circumferential die gap, with which the melt-like plastic can be transformed into a foil bubble emerging from the die gap, with at least one liquid cooling device for cooling the foil bubble, wherein a liquid can be supplied to the outer periphery and/or to the inner periphery of the foil bubble by means of the liquid cooling device, with a flat laying device by means of which the foil bubble can be formed into a double-layer foil web, wherein the two layers are in contact at least partially and in particular substantially over the full surface, and with at least one stretch unit for stretching the foil web in the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Martin Backmann, Markus Bussmann, Gerhard Middelberg, Till Bergmann
  • Patent number: 11186012
    Abstract: A method changes the material from a feed mixture to a subsequent mixture in a feed device of an extruder, the method comprising the steps of detecting a change request for changing the material, emptying a mixing area of a mixing device of the feed device, identifying the completion of the emptying of the mixing area, and filling the mixing area of the mixing device with the subsequent mixture after the completion of the emptying has been identified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: WINDMÖLLER & HÖLSCHER KG
    Inventors: Martin Backmann, Tobias Kulgemeyer, Gerhard Middelberg
  • Publication number: 20200047374
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for changing the material from a feed mixture to a subsequent mixture in a feed device of an extruder, comprising the following steps: detecting a change request for changing the material, emptying a mixing area of a mixing device of the feed device, identifying the completion of the emptying of the mixing area, and filling the mixing area of the mixing device with the subsequent mixture after the completion of the emptying has been identified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicant: Windmöller & Hölscher KG
    Inventors: Martin BACKMANN, Tobias KULGEMEYER, Gerhard MIDDELBERG
  • Patent number: 10144167
    Abstract: The invention relates to a monitoring method for monitoring the energy requirement of an extrusion installation (10), comprising the following steps: Setting of a balancing limit (20), in whose balancing space (22) the extrusion installation (10) is assembled, Monitoring of at least one energy flow (30) into the balancing space (22), Monitoring of a feed flow (40) of granules in the extrusion installation (10), Determining the relation between the at least one energy flow (30) and the feed flow (40).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Windmöller & Hölscher KG
    Inventors: Martin Backmann, Gerhard Middelberg, Markus Bussmann, Jens Minnerup
  • Patent number: 9617107
    Abstract: A web-guiding or sheet-guiding machine has at least one roller nip, and at least one roller, which delimits the roller nip or is located downstream of the roller nip on a transport path, that is driven by an electric drive. A power controller is assigned to the electric drive, and the machine has a safety device to monitor whether foreign bodies are penetrating the roller nip and/or whether a specified torque for the drive is being maintained. The safety device has a first measuring device to monitor at least one first electric variable of the power to the drive by the power controller, a second measuring device to measure a second physical variable having a functional relationship with the first electric variable, and a computer module to compare time sequences of the two variables and generate warning signals in the event of deviations in the time sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: WINDMOELLER & HOELSCHER KG
    Inventor: Gerhard Middelberg
  • Publication number: 20140175142
    Abstract: The invention relates to a web-guiding or sheet-guiding machine, in which webs or sheets are transported along a transport path (z), and which has at least one roller nip, it being possible for at least one of the rollers, which delimits the roller nip or is located downstream of the roller nip on the transport path, to be driven by an electric drive. A power controller is assigned to the electric drive, and the web-guiding or sheet-guiding machine is equipped with a safety device, which makes it possible to monitor whether foreign bodies are penetrating into the roller nip and/or whether a specified torque for the drive is being maintained. The safety device here comprises a first measuring device, which can monitor at least one first electric variable of the power made available to the drive by the power controller. The safety device comprises a second measuring device, which can measure a second physical variable having a functional relationship with the first electric variable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2013
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: Windmoeller & Hoelscher
    Inventor: Gerhard MIDDELBERG
  • Patent number: 7845844
    Abstract: An extruder device includes an extruder worm and a worm drive that has a drive motor, which is provided with a rotor. The rotor is connected to the extruder worm during operation in such a way that the rotor and extruder worm rotate at the same speed during operation. The rotor can be connected to detachable torque-transmitting elements which transmit torque between the rotor and the extruder worm and which can be detached when refitting occurs. The detachable torque-transmitting elements include a torque-transmission point at which torque is transmitted from a bushing to a connecting section which is at least partially encompassed by the bushing. The torque-transmission point in an axial direction is located outside the rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: Windmoeller & Hoelscher KG
    Inventors: Gerhard Middelberg, Werner Hülsmeier, Hans-Udo Beckmann
  • Patent number: 7552889
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device (1) for winding sheet-shaped material (4), that comprises longitudinally cutting devices (11, 12, 13, 14), that cuts the sheet-shaped material (4) into different strips and winds it up on each of the winding sleeves (7a, 7b) arranged on the strips and in which at least one winding sleeve support (20) is provided on which the winding sleeves (7a, 7b) can be arranged in such a manner that each strip is wound up on a winding sleeve (7a, 7b) intended for it and in which sources of light (16) are arranged in such a manner that they can be used to illuminate the cutting positions of the sheet-shaped material (4) and/or the longitudinally cutting devices (11, 12, 13, 14) and at least one winding sleeve support (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignee: Windmoeller & Hoelscher KG
    Inventor: Gerhard Middelberg
  • Publication number: 20090108044
    Abstract: The invention relates to a web-guiding or sheet-guiding machine, in which webs or sheets are transported along a transport path (z), and which has at least one roller nip, it being possible for at least one of the rollers, which delimits the roller nip or is located downstream of the roller nip on the transport path, to be driven by an electric drive. A power controller is assigned to the electric drive, and the web-guiding or sheet-guiding machine is equipped with a safety device, which makes it possible to monitor whether foreign bodies are penetrating into the roller nip and/or whether a specified torque for the drive is being maintained. The safety device here comprises a first measuring device, which can monitor at least one first electric variable of the power made available to the drive by the power controller. The safety device comprises a second measuring device, which can measure a second physical variable having a functional relationship with the first electric variable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2006
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Inventor: Gerhard Middelberg
  • Publication number: 20070166421
    Abstract: The invention relates to an extruder device comprising an extruder worm (4) and a worm drive (1,2) comprising a drive motor (1), which is provided with a rotor (8). The rotor (8) is connected to the extruder worm (4) during operation in such a way that the rotor (8) and extruder worm (4) rotate at the same speed during operation. The rotor can be connected to detachable torque-transmitting elements (6, 14, 15) which transmit torque between the rotor (8) and the extruder worm (4) and which can be detached when refitting occurs. The detachable torque-transmitting elements (6, 14, 15) include a torque-transmission point at which torque is transmitted from one bushing (14) to a connecting section which is at least partially encompassed by the bushing (14). The torque-transmission point in an axial direction is located outside the rotor (8).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2004
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Inventors: Gerhard Middelberg, Werner Hulsmeier, Hans-Udo Beckmann
  • Publication number: 20070102557
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device (1) for winding sheet-shaped material (4), that comprises longitudinally cutting devices (11, 12, 13, 14), that cuts the sheet-shaped material (4) into different strips and winds it up on each of the winding sleeves (7a, 7b) arranged on the strips and in which at least one winding sleeve support (20) is provided on which the winding sleeves (7a, 7b) can be arranged in such a manner that each strip is wound up on a winding sleeve (7a, 7b) intended for it and in which sources of light (16) are arranged in such a manner that they can be used to illuminate the cutting positions of the sheet-shaped material (4) and/or the longitudinally cutting devices (11, 12, 13, 14) and at least one winding sleeve support (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2004
    Publication date: May 10, 2007
    Inventor: Gerhard Middelberg
  • Patent number: 7090483
    Abstract: An extruder which converts preferably granular plastic material into the melted state and which includes an extruder screw rotating within a cylinder and connected to a drive unit having a motor and at least one rotor so that the drive unit provides torque for rotary motion of the extruder screw. The extruder screw and the rotor exhibit the same speed in operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
    Assignee: Windmoeller & Hoelscher KG
    Inventor: Gerhard Middelberg
  • Publication number: 20030012838
    Abstract: Depicted is an extruder (1), which converts preferably granular plastic material into the melted state and which comprises at least one
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2002
    Publication date: January 16, 2003
    Inventor: Gerhard Middelberg