Patents by Inventor Herbert Illenberger

Herbert Illenberger 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).

  • Device and method for stabilizing a paper web at a time before the web is cut
    Patent number: 5779184
    Abstract: A device is provided for stabilizing a paper web in an unwinding and splicing station. The splicing station includes a primary paper roll and a secondary paper roll. A suction trough extends across a width of the paper web and includes a suction zone adjacent the paper web. The paper web unwinds from the secondary paper roll and passes the suction trough. The suction zone extends substantially across the width of the paper web and is configured to effect a substantially uniform vacuum in its area, wherein the unwinding paper web runs evenly over the suction zone area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1998
    Assignee: Voith Sulzer Papiermaschinen GmbH
    Inventors: Bernd Kaufmann, Herbert Illenberger