Patents by Inventor Jan-Erik Schneider

Jan-Erik Schneider 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).

  • Apparatus for handling tobacco bags
    Patent number: 7937916
    Abstract: For the purpose of handling tobacco bags (10) made of sheet material, a plurality of unfilled bags (10) are fed to a transfer station (29) and transferred simultaneously, by a transfer subassembly (31), to a further-processing subassembly, namely to a bag turret (30) arranged above a bag conveyor (28). During transfer, the bags (10) are transported along an upwardly directed movement path and turned through 180° in the process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: Focke & Co. (GmbH & Co. KG)
    Inventors: Jörg Thierig, Jan-Erik Schneider
  • APPARATUS FOR HANDLING TOBACCO BAGS
    Publication number: 20090193762
    Abstract: For the purpose of handling tobacco bags (10) made of sheet material, a plurality of unfilled bags (10) are fed to a transfer station (29) and transferred simultaneously, by a transfer subassembly (31), to a further-processing subassembly, namely to a bag turret (30) arranged above a bag conveyor (28). During transfer, the bags (10) are transported along an upwardly directed movement path and turned through 180° in the process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2009
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Inventors: Jorg Thierig, Jan-Erik Schneider