Patents by Inventor Heinz Mockli

Heinz Mockli 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: 8342317
    Abstract: A device and method for transport of flexible, two dimensional products and performance of associated production processing of those products, by which the flexible, two-dimensional products are serially conveyed to a workstation and are conveyed away from the workstation again by the same gripper transporter, which enables the workstation to be selectively removed from the production process being performed along the transport path of the printed products, and to be selectively re-introduced again the transport path, in a flexible manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Ferag AG
    Inventor: Heinz Möckli
  • Patent number: 8245611
    Abstract: A method for transporting two-dimensional, flexible products, in particular printed products, such as newspapers and magazines or parts thereof, with which the product is conveyed from one gripper of a conveyor device, freely held along a conveyor path at least in regions, and the product grasped by the gripper at the edge which is not to be cut, on the conveyor path, is brought into active connection with cutting means of a cutting station in a manner such that at least one edge of the product is cut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Ferag AG
    Inventors: Heinz Möckli, Erwin Müller
  • Publication number: 20120007303
    Abstract: A device and method for transport of flexible, two dimensional products and performance of associated production processing of those products, by which the flexible, two-dimensional products are serially conveyed to a workstation and are conveyed away from the workstation again by the same gripper transporter, which enables the workstation to be selectively removed from the production process being performed along the transport path of the printed products, and to be selectively re-introduced again the transport path, in a flexible manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: Ferag AG
    Inventor: Heinz Möckli
  • Publication number: 20110214545
    Abstract: A device for cutting flexible, two-dimensional products. The device including a first and a second cutting means (5, 12), between which the two-dimensional products (2) may be cut essentially by way of an impulse cut. A method is also put forward for cutting by way of the impulse cut.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2011
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Applicant: Ferag AG
    Inventors: Heinz Möckli, Erwin Müller
  • Patent number: 7857299
    Abstract: Folded inserts (B) are added to folded or bound printed products (P) which, held individually by transfer grippers (6), are conveyed in an essentially continuous fashion, in that the inserts are placed on the folded or rear edges of the printed products in a manner whereby their fold (8) is aligned with the folded or rear edge of the latter. If necessary, the inserts (B) are attached by gluing or stapling to the folded or rear edges of the printed products (P). For adding small inserts the printed products (P) can be conveyed with their folded or rear edges held by the transfer grippers (6) of a printed product conveyor (1) and the insert (B) can be placed next to the gripper (6). If the inserts are larger (B), an auxiliary conveyor takes over the printed products for the placement of the inserts. Such placement of inserts (B) into printed products (P) is simple and can, in particular, be implemented with conventional device components and easily integrated into existing equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: FERAG AG
    Inventor: Heinz Möckli
  • Publication number: 20100198675
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for interaction between a user (32, 24), for example, a newspaper publisher, and at least one receiver (A, B, C) to whom a printed product (12, 23, 23a, 23b, 23c, 26) comprising at least one RFID tag (14, 14a, 14b, 14c) is delivered. At least one specific piece of additional information (a, b, c, 42) is stored in at least one RFID tag (14, 14a, 14b, 14c) for the purposes of interaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2008
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicant: Ferag AG
    Inventor: Heinz Möckli
  • Publication number: 20100032476
    Abstract: A method for processing flexible, two-dimensional products (30, 32, 36, 38) during the print further processing, in which at least one product is provided with an RFID tag (100, 200, 200a, 200b). The RFID tag or tags (100, 200, 200a, 200b) contains or contain at least one piece of control information and/or at least one piece of product information. This information is used for inspecting and/or controlling a work step for the products (30, 32, 36, 38).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2007
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Applicant: Ferag AG
    Inventor: Heinz Möckli
  • Patent number: 7591223
    Abstract: A device and method for transport of flexible, two dimensional products and performance of associated production processing of those products, by which the flexible, two-dimensional products are serially conveyed to a workstation and are conveyed away from the workstation again by the same gripper transporter, which enables the workstation to be selectively removed from the production process being performed along the transport path of the printed products, and to be selectively re-introduced again the transport path, in a flexible manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2009
    Assignee: Ferag AG
    Inventor: Heinz Möckli
  • Publication number: 20090165613
    Abstract: With a device for cutting flexible, two-dimensional products, first and second cutting means (5, 12) are provided, between which the two-dimensional products (2) may be cut essentially by way of an impulse cut. A method is also put forward for cutting by way of the impulse cut.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2009
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: Ferag AG
    Inventors: Heinz Mockli, Erwin Muller
  • Publication number: 20090102116
    Abstract: Folded inserts (B) are added to folded or bound printed products (P) which, held individually by transfer grippers (6), are conveyed in an essentially continuous fashion, in that the inserts are placed on the folded or rear edges of the printed products in a manner whereby their fold (8) is aligned with the folded or rear edge of the latter. If necessary, the inserts (B) are attached by gluing or stapling to the folded or rear edges of the printed products (P). For adding small inserts the printed products (P) can be conveyed with their folded or rear edges held by the transfer grippers (6) of a printed product conveyor (1) and the insert (B) can be placed next to the gripper (6). If the inserts are larger (B), an auxiliary conveyor takes over the printed products for the placement of the inserts. Such placement of inserts (B) into printed products (P) is simple and can, in particular, be implemented with conventional device components and easily integrated into existing equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2006
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Applicant: FERAG AG
    Inventor: Heinz Mockli
  • Publication number: 20080149464
    Abstract: A device and method for transport of flexible, two dimensional products and performance of associated production processing of those products, by which the flexible, two-dimensional products are serially conveyed to a workstation and are conveyed away from the workstation again by the same gripper transporter, which enables the workstation to be selectively removed from the production process being performed along the transport path of the printed products, and to be selectively re-introduced again the transport path, in a flexible manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2008
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Inventor: Heinz Mockli
  • Publication number: 20060201307
    Abstract: With a device for cutting flexible, two-dimensional products, first and second cutting means (5, 12) are provided, between which the two-dimensional products (2) may be cut essentially by way of an impulse cut. A method is also put forward for cutting by way of the impulse cut.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2006
    Publication date: September 14, 2006
    Inventors: Heinz Mockli, Erwin Muller
  • Publication number: 20060179988
    Abstract: A method for transporting two-dimensional, flexible products, in particular printed products, such as newspapers and magazines or parts thereof, with which the product is conveyed from one gripper of a conveyor device, freely held along a conveyor path at least in regions, and the product grasped by the gripper at the edge which is not to be cut, on the conveyor path, is brought into active connection with cutting means of a cutting station in a manner such that at least one edge of the product is cut.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2006
    Publication date: August 17, 2006
    Inventors: Heinz Mockli, Erwin Muller
  • Publication number: 20050236757
    Abstract: A device and method for transport of flexible, two dimensional products and performance of associated production processing of those products, by which the flexible, two-dimensional products are serially conveyed to a workstation and are conveyed away from the workstation again by the same gripper transporter, which enables the workstation to be selectively removed from the production process being performed along the transport path of the printed products, and to be selectively re-introduced again the transport path, in a flexible manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Publication date: October 27, 2005
    Inventor: Heinz Mockli