Patents by Inventor Horst Bernhard

Horst Bernhard 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 and device for drawing in a strip of material
    Patent number: 6360665
    Abstract: Coded retrievable signal information is applied to a paper web leading end prior to the paper web being directed to a print unit in a rotary, web-fed printing press. This signal information is scanned by signal reading devices and is forwarded to adjusting elements along the path of travel of the web through the press. These adjusting elements set the path of web travel to its final destination and also synchronize the printing units and the cutting units for the paper web.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2002
    Assignee: Koenig & Bauer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Manfred Wolfgang Hartmann, Horst Bernhard Michalik
  • Device for adjusting folding jaws
    Patent number: 6358192
    Abstract: The clearance or gap between cooperating pairs of folding jaws in a folding jaw system is adjustable by using a roller and a control cam. The control cam has an axial width that is several times greater than the roller track. The control cam is inclined across its axial width and the control cam and roller are shiftable axially with respect to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2002
    Assignee: Koenig & Bauer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Horst Bernhard Michalik
  • Folding apparatus of low overall height for use in a web-fed rotary press
    Patent number: 6338707
    Abstract: A folding apparatus that is useable in a web-fed rotary printing press has a lower overall structural height. The folding apparatus includes a web delivery device and a folding cylinder group. The folding cylinder group is arranged generally at 90° to the direction of the feed of the material web to the web delivery device, which may include longitudinal fold formers. The material web is directed into the folding cylinder group in an essentially horizontal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2002
    Assignee: Koenig & Bauer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Horst Bernhard Michalik
  • Method and device for cleaning guide rollers in a web-fed rotary press
    Patent number: 6332929
    Abstract: Guide rollers in a web-fed rotary printing press are cleaned by a web of material that is provided with signal information, such as a bar code or a punch code. The retrievable signal information is used by one or more signal reading devices that are used to apply cleaning agent to the web and to create a speed differential between the guide roller and the material web.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2001
    Assignee: Koenig & Bauer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Manfred Wolfgang Hartmann, Horst Bernhard Michalik
  • Devices for driving a guide roller
    Patent number: 6328195
    Abstract: A guide roller is driven in an intermittent manner. A driven draw-in mechanism is used to draw in a paper or other continuous web of material. The drive mechanism for the web guide roller is accelerated to a paper feed speed prior to the arrival of the start of the paper web at the guide rollers. A coupling is provided between the draw-in mechanism and the guide roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2001
    Assignee: Koenig & Bauer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Horst Bernhard Michalik, Wolfgang Günter Ruckmann
  • Device for drawing in a web of endless fabric
    Patent number: 6321967
    Abstract: An endless web of material, such as a web of paper, is drawn into a device by using moving traction devices along the path of web travel. Web guide rollers that support the web in the device are accelerated before the arrival of the leading end or the beginning of the material web.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2001
    Assignee: Koenig & Bauer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Horst Bernhard Michalik, Manfred Wolfgang Hartmann
  • Paper web for a web fed rotary printing press
    Patent number: 6289777
    Abstract: A moving paper strip or web is cross-perforated by a perforation roller in cooperation with a counter roller. The perforation roller has a plurality of axially spaced retractable perforation plungers. These perforation plungers form a helical line of plungers on the circumference of the perforation roller to perforate left rising or right rising tear line extending in a direction oblique to a paper web movement direction to form a draw-in tip after separating the paper web along the tear line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2001
    Assignee: Kongg & Bauer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Manfred Wolfgang Hartmann, Horst Bernhard Michalik
  • Method and device for cross-folding signatures
    Patent number: 6234947
    Abstract: Signatures that are cross-folded to form cross folded products can be formed without damaging the product whether the cross-folded product is thick or thin. The signatures are given a pre-fold by a pre-fold cylinder that utilizes a plurality of pre-fold gripping element systems. The pre-folded product is carried by the pre-fold cylinder to a pair of folding rollers which finish fold the cross-folded signatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2001
    Assignee: Koenig & Bauer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Horst Bernhard Michalik
  • Process and device for producing multi-layered newspaper products with a tabloid section
    Patent number: 6139003
    Abstract: A device is provided for the production of multi-layered longitudinally folded newspaper products with a tabloid section having a variable number of pages in one layer of the newspaper product. An additional longitudinal separating device is placed upstream, in the direction of the travel of the web, of the longitudinal former.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: Koenig & Bauer-Albert Akiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Horst Bernhard Michalik, Otto Theodor Weschenfelder
  • Apparatus for moving point needles
    Patent number: 6128988
    Abstract: Point needles in a conveying cylinder of a rotary press are caused to follow a curve course which securely fastens a web to the cylinder while eliminating transport damage to the printed products as well as reducing paper waste. The needle tips of the point needles are moved along their path by the superimpositioning of two pivot movements, one of which is accomplished by a point holder arm and the second of which is accomplished by a rocker. The two cooperate to form a level four member swivel joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2000
    Assignee: Koenig & Bauer-Albert Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Bernd Anton Hillebrand, Horst Bernhard Michalik
  • Turning-bar arrangement
    Patent number: 6047922
    Abstract: A turning bar arrangement for material webs in a printing press uses first and second pairs of turning bars in a turning deck. The turning bars in the first pair are offset by 90.degree. with respect to the turning bars in the second pair. Ends of the turning bars are supported in linear guides that are longer than the width of the printing press. Ends of the turning bars can project outside of the side frames of the printing press.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2000
    Assignee: Koenig & Bauer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Horst Bernhard Michalik
  • Device for producing folded items
    Patent number: 6024684
    Abstract: Folded products are produced in a web-fed press by directing the printed web to longitudinal formers and then to multi-width transverse folders. The longitudinal formers are supported so that at least selected ones of them can be shifted vertically with respect to the transverse folders. A parallelogram-like linkage is used to shift the longitudinal formers vertically. Vertical shifting of the formers accomplishes transverse shifting of the location of the delivery of formed products from the formers to the multi-width transverse folders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2000
    Assignee: Koenig & Bauer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Edgar Maylander, Horst Bernhard Michalik
  • Paddle wheel for laying out folded products
    Patent number: 5975525
    Abstract: A paddle wheel is used to deliver folded products to a conveyor belt in a shingled fashion. The paddle wheel has a plurality of pockets which are formed by circumferentially spaced curved paddles. The thickness or width of each product receiving product is adjustable by providing a guide strip in each pocket. The end of the guide strip adjacent the bottom of each pocket can be shifted radially with respect to the axis of rotation of each paddle wheel by actuation of a drive assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1999
    Assignee: Koenig & Bauer-Albert Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Manfred Wolfgang Hartmann, Horst Bernhard Michalik
  • Compositions and methods for cystic fibrosis therapy
    Patent number: 5972995
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for therapy of cystic fibrosis and other conditions are provided. The compositions comprise one or more flavones and/or isoflavones capable of stimulating chloride transport in epithelial tissues. Therapeutic methods involve the administration (e.g., orally or via inhalation) of such compositions to a patient afflicted with cystic fibrosis and/or another condition responsive to stimulation of chloride transport.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1999
    Assignee: Children's Hospital Medical Center of Northern California
    Inventors: Horst Bernhard Fischer, Beate Illek
  • Turning rod
    Patent number: 5967456
    Abstract: A turning rod is used to change the direction of travel of a paper web. A guide tube is supported between spaced holders and is provided with air outlets in one side. The guide tube is rotatable about its longitudinal axis through generally 180.degree.. At least one of the guide tube holders has a helical guide groove that will receive a paper web guide belt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1999
    Assignee: Koenig & Bauer-Albert Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Horst Bernhard Michalik
  • Folding device
    Patent number: 5964154
    Abstract: A device for accurately setting a roller gap of a folding device of a rotary web-fed press uses a rotatable threaded spindle with contrarotating threads at both of its ends. A drivable differential screw gear mechanism is associated with each threaded spindle end and operates to pivot two-armed levers that support the folding rollers to thus vary the roller gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1999
    Assignee: Koenig & Bauer-Albert Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Horst Bernhard Michalik
  • Soundproofing
    Patent number: 5865119
    Abstract: Soundproofing of a machine, such as a rotary printing pres, is provided by a plurality of soundproofing doors. Each of these doors is provided with a hinge at each of its four corners. The doors can each be selectively pivoted open or closed about either of two separate pivot axes or can be locked in place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1999
    Assignee: Koenig & Bauer-Albert Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Horst Bernhard Michalik
  • Method for moving point needles on a compound course curve
    Patent number: 5860342
    Abstract: Point needles in a conveying cylinder of a rotary press are caused to follow a curve course which securely fastens a web to the cylinder while eliminating transport damage to the printed products as well as reducing paper waste. The needle tips of the point needles are moved along their path by the superimpositioning of two pivot movements, one of which is accomplished by a point holder arm and the second of which is accomplished by a rocker. The two cooperate to form a level four member swivel joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 19, 1999
    Assignee: Koenig & Bauer-Albert Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Bernd Anton Hillebrand, Horst Bernhard Michalik
  • Cutter bar for a cutting cylinder
    Patent number: 5839343
    Abstract: A cutter bar which is usable in a cutting cylinder to sever paper web trains utilizes spaced clamping strips, that contain spaced pressure strips, to sandwich a cutter blade. The pressure strips have pressure surfaces that extend out adjacent a cutter edge of the cutter blade. These pressure surfaces are compressed radially inwardly during operation of the cutting cylinder. The pressure strips are made of a small-celled, synthetic rubber material and support the cutter in a vibration-damping manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 24, 1998
    Assignee: Koenig & Bauer-Albert Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Horst Bernhard Michalik, Oswald Josef Vath
  • Drive for a folding blade
    Patent number: 5741209
    Abstract: The folding blade spindle of a folding drum is rotatably driven by a single drive train that utilizes only one gear drive pair. The folding drum itself is rotated by a separate drive assembly. The use of only one gear drive pair for the folding blade spindle drive substantially reduces play in the folding blade and promotes accurate folding of printed products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1998
    Assignee: Koenig & Bauer-Albert Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Bernd Anton Hillebrand, Horst Bernhard Michalik