Patents by Inventor Helmut Gottsmann

Helmut Gottsmann 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).

  • Printing plane adjusting mechanism
    Patent number: 4365900
    Abstract: Disclosed is a printing plane adjusting mechanism for a typewriter or similar machine wherein a paper handling system including a platen defining the printing plane is finely as well as coarsely adjustable by a single lever relative to a printing element to establish a predetermined normal distance between the printing plane and printing element or varied distances other than normal to accommodate paper packs of varying thickness. Adjustment of the normal distance or gap is effected without loosening or tightening screws.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 1980
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1982
    Assignee: Triumph Adler, A.G.
    Inventors: Helmut Gottsmann, Rolf Theilen
  • Single keylever multiple action control for typewriters
    Patent number: 4215944
    Abstract: A typewriter having a carriage return line indexing key to initiate in parallel a powered carriage return and a powered line indexing operation is provided with linkage associated with the carriage return action which assures initiation of the line indexing operation should the keylever depression be sufficient to initiate a carriage return operation but insufficient to initiate the line index operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 1978
    Date of Patent: August 5, 1980
    Assignee: Triumph Werke Nurnberg A.G.
    Inventors: Helmut Gottsmann, Gunter Scheinpflug