Patents by Inventor Hans Schuhmacher

Hans Schuhmacher 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).

  • Conveyor apparatus having pivotable load-bearing elements
    Patent number: 5642802
    Abstract: A conveyor apparatus has a plurality of pivotable load-bearing elements which are disposed one behind the other and travel along an endless track that has at least one unloading station where the load-bearing elements are unloaded by a pivoting action. Two switching elements disposed at the unloading station are switchable individually between an inactive state and an active state for pivoting the load-bearing element. One of the switching elements is divided into first and second switching parts so that a load-bearing element disposed in the region of the unloading station can be operated selectively with one or the other of the switching parts for the purpose of pivoting the load-bearing element for unloading.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 1, 1997
    Assignee: Grapha-Holding AG
    Inventors: Willi Maier, Hans Schuhmacher