Patents by Inventor Heiko Ebhardt

Heiko Ebhardt 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).

  • Method for connecting tapes, tape connecting device, processing system and use
    Patent number: 12534324
    Abstract: A tape connecting device (1) and a method for connecting a first tape to a second tape for providing a tape string. In the tape connecting device (1) when continuously conveying the first tape an end section of the first tape is connected to a start section of the second tape by an adhesive connection by a liquid (in particular water) arranged in a connecting section. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for connecting two tapes, a processing system and a use of a method. The inventive tape connecting device (1) and the method can in particular be used for a continuous provision of a security tape for a security document as a banknote.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2026
    Assignee: Georg Sahm GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Heiko Ebhardt, Ernst Döring, Sascha Möbs
  • METHOD FOR CONNECTING TAPES, TAPE CONNECTING DEVICE, PROCESSING SYSTEM AND USE
    Publication number: 20220089397
    Abstract: The method relates to tape connecting device (1) and a method for connecting a first tape to a second tape for providing a tape string. In the tape connecting device (1) when continuously conveying the first tape an end section of the first tape is connected to a start section of the second tape by an adhesive connection by a liquid (in particular water) arranged in a connecting section. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for connecting two tapes, a processing system and a use of a method. The inventive tape connecting device (1) and the method can in particular be used for a continuous provision of a security tape for a security document as a banknote.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Heiko Ebhardt, Ernst Döring, Sascha Möbs