Patents by Inventor Hermann Wursthorn

Hermann Wursthorn 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).

  • Sheet stacking device
    Patent number: 6691874
    Abstract: A sheet stacking device, comprised of a sheet support bed having a plurality of side-by-side rollers that are freely rotatable about an associated roller axis. A drive assembly moves the sheet support bed in a predetermined direction along a closed path. The path has a horizontal upper run and a horizontal lower run, and is dimensioned such that a space exists between the first end and the second end of the sheet support bed as the sheet support bed moves along the path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2004
    Assignee: Nikko Materials USA, Inc.
    Inventor: Hermann Wursthorn
  • Sheet stacking device
    Publication number: 20020088742
    Abstract: A sheet stacking device, comprised of a sheet support bed having a plurality of side-by-side rollers that are freely rotatable about an associated roller axis. A drive assembly moves the sheet support bed in a predetermined direction along a closed path. The path has a horizontal upper run and a horizontal lower run, and is dimensioned such that a space exists between the first end and the second end of the sheet support bed as the sheet support bed moves along the path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2001
    Publication date: July 11, 2002
    Applicant: Gould Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Hermann Wursthorn
  • Sheet stacking device
    Patent number: 6341698
    Abstract: A sheet stacking device comprised of a sheet support bed having a first end and a second end. The sheet support bed is comprised of a plurality of side-by-side rollers, each of the rollers being freely rotatable about an associated roller axis. A drive assembly moves the sheet support bed in a predetermined direction along a closed path, the path having a horizontal upper run and a horizontal lower run, and is dimensioned such that a space exists between the first end and the second end of the sheet support bed as the sheet support bed moves along the path. A roller control assembly for selectively and sequentially controlling rotation of select ones of the rollers at select intervals during a stacking operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Assignee: Ga-Tek Inc.
    Inventor: Hermann Wursthorn