Patents by Inventor Gunter Zobl

Gunter Zobl 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: 5709379
    Abstract: Auxiliary device for assisting in singling or separating sheets in an upper region of a sheet pile provided for single-sheet transport in a sheet transport direction within a sheet processing machine, a respective top sheet of the sheet pile being removable therefrom at a given time by at least one singling or separating device including at least one sheet trailing edge blasting or blowing device for feeding the sheet to the sheet processing machine, includes at least one feeler rod disposed at a location transverse to the sheet transport direction for measuring the height of the sheet pile, and respective fanning or loosening blowers disposed laterally of the sheet pile upstream of the feeler rod, as viewed in the sheet transport direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 20, 1998
    Assignee: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
    Inventors: Kurt Lotsch, Paul Nicola, Kurt Sandmeier, Gunter Zobl, Gunter Andl, Klaus Herzog, Wolfgang Kretz, Ulli Zeck, Gabriele Vetter
  • Patent number: 5641159
    Abstract: A synchronizing roller arrangement for transporting sheets into a sheet-processing machine, the synchronizing roller arrangement being mounted on a cyclically rotating shaft and pressable with adjustable contact pressure against a transport roller, and including a rotatably supported element, and a vertically-adjustable element whereon the rotatably supported element is secured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 24, 1997
    Assignee: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
    Inventors: Martin Greive, Gunter Zobl
  • Patent number: 5167410
    Abstract: A device conveys and aligns sheets on a feed table of a printing machine having a single-sheet feeder, an aligning section, and a conveying device revolving on shafts for conveying the sheets in a direction across the aligning section to feed rollers for feeding the sheets to an impression cylinder. Bearings are secured to side frames of the feed table so as to be cyclically adjustable in elevation. The shafts are rotatably mounted in the bearings and are cyclically displaceable laterally to the sheet-conveying direction. A guide device is secured in the side frames. A feed plate is carried by the guide device above the feed table and is laterally adjustable with respect to the position thereof on the guide device. The conveying device includes a revolving conveyor device disposed below the feed plate. The feed plate is formed with aligning edges disposed laterally forward of and behind the revolving conveyor device and constitutes a lateral aligning limit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1992
    Assignee: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
    Inventors: Martin Greive, Walter d'Heureuse, Gunter Zobl
  • Patent number: 4690394
    Abstract: A stack stop assembly is on a sheet feeder of a printing press having an impression cylinder with grippers disposed thereon formed with respective sheet stops. A row of suckers and a pair of conveyor rollers are disposed between the sheet feeder and the impression cylinder. An uppermost sheet of a stack of sheets is liftable at a leading edge thereof by the row of suckers over and beyond stack stops of the stack stop assembly and being feedable to the pair of conveyor rollers for advancing the uppermost sheet to the sheet stops formed on the impression-cylinder grippers. The stack stop assembly includes swivel bearings supporting the stack stops, respectively, at both sides thereof, each of the stack stops having a journal pin to which a pivot arm is secured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 1985
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1987
    Assignee: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
    Inventors: Bernhard Maul, Gunter Zobl, Hans-Jurgen Kusch