Patents by Inventor Hans Joachim Eberhard

Hans Joachim Eberhard 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: 9187265
    Abstract: The invention is relates to an arrangement for carrying out steps in connection with a distribution of print products, so-called print product distribution. In this arrangement, devices for commissioning and devices for returning print products are combined, with at least one of the devices being involved both in the commissioning and the returning so that error-free commissioning and correct returning are performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: TWI GmbH
    Inventor: Hans-Joachim Eberhard
  • Publication number: 20130270064
    Abstract: The invention is relates to an arrangement for carrying out steps in connection with a distribution of print products, so-called print product distribution. In this arrangement, devices for commissioning and devices for remission of print products are combined, with at least one of the devices being involved both in the commissioning and the remission so that error-free commissioning and a correct remission are performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: TWI GmbH
    Inventor: Hans-Joachim Eberhard
  • Patent number: 5828322
    Abstract: Printed matter is distributed between a source location and a plurality of geographically separate target locations by providing at each of the target locations a location transmitter capable of emitting a unique identifying code and packing at the source location individual orders of the printed matter for the target locations into respective containers and providing each of the containers with a container transmitter capable of generating a unique identifying code. The packed containers for a plurality of the target locations are loaded onto a truck and the codes of the containers being loaded are recorded in a respective portable device on each truck along with the respective target locations. The device continuously electronically determines the position of the truck and guides the loaded truck along a route past the respective plurality of target locations in accordance with the electronically determined truck position, typically by providing optical or audible instructions for the driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 27, 1998
    Inventor: Hans Joachim Eberhard