Patents by Inventor Hansjörg Geiger

Hansjörg Geiger 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).

  • Sorting method, sorting installation and sorting system
    Patent number: 6677548
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sorting method for sorting objects, characterised by at least the following sorting steps: a) first sort run, in which objects are input onto parking sections of a first block of parking sections; b) second sort run, in which objects are transferred from the first block of parking sections to a second block of parking sections; and c) third sort run, in which objects are transferred from the second block of parking sections back to the first block of parking sections. The invention also relates to two alternative types of sorting installations which are suitable for carrying out the above sorting method, and to a sorting system which combines a plurality of these sorting installations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Assignee: MTS Modulare Transport Systeme GmbH
    Inventors: Johann Robu, Robby Enderlein, Hansjörg Geiger