Patents by Inventor Joachim Bührer

Joachim Bührer 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).

  • Patent number: 11273945
    Abstract: Presented and described are a device for separately applying additive packaging material, preferably wrapped straws, supplied as an additive packaging material continuous belt, to packages, in particular cardboard composite packages, having a separating organ for separating the additive packaging material of the additive packaging material continuous belt, a supply means for supplying the additive packaging material continuous belt to the separating organ and for relaying the additive packaging material separated by the separating organ, an application means for applying the separated additive packaging materials to the packages and a transport means for transporting the packages along a package transport path to the application means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: SIG Technology AG
    Inventors: Andreas Männle, Daniel Hirt, Joachim Bührer
  • Publication number: 20210380294
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are represented and described for gripping and holding dispensing elements, having a flange and a screw cap, for subsequent application onto packages, wherein the dispensing elements are linearly supplied to the apparatus in an aligned position and wherein each dispensing element is gripped individually by gripper jaws of a gripping device and is applied by means of its flange onto a package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Joachim Bührer, Martin Rüegg, Daniel Weber
  • Publication number: 20210114757
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are represented and described for applying dispensing elements, fixed by means of a gripping device of an applicator and having a flange and a screw cap, onto packages, in particular cardboard/plastic composite packages for dispensable products, wherein each dispensing element is supplied to the gripping device in an aligned position, gripped by gripper jaws of a gripper of the gripping device and is applied by said gripping device by means of its flange onto a package and pressed on there.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Joachim Bührer, Martin Rüegg, Daniel Weber
  • Publication number: 20210078744
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are represented and described for gripping and holding dispensing elements, having a flange and a screw cap, for subsequent application onto packages, wherein the dispensing elements are linearly supplied to the apparatus in an aligned position and wherein each dispensing element is gripped individually by gripper jaws of a gripping device and is applied by means of its flange onto a package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Joachim Bührer, Martin Rüegg, Daniel Weber
  • Publication number: 20200255176
    Abstract: A magazine for temporarily storing at least one package sleeve group having a plurality of flat-folded and upright standing package sleeves and for equipping an unfolding device for the package sleeves following the magazine is represented and described, comprising a supply side supplying the package sleeves, a removal side arranged in a transport direction of the package sleeve group behind the supply side and at least one transport unit movable forwards and backwards along the transport direction to transport the package sleeve group from the supply side to the removal side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2018
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventor: Joachim Bührer
  • Publication number: 20200130880
    Abstract: Presented and described are a device for separately applying additive packaging material, preferably wrapped straws, supplied as an additive packaging material continuous belt, to packages, in particular cardboard composite packages, having a separating organ for separating the additive packaging material of the additive packaging material continuous belt, a supply means for supplying the additive packaging material continuous belt to the separating organ and for relaying the additive packaging material separated by the separating organ, an application means for applying the separated additive packaging materials to the packages and a transport means for transporting the packages along a package transport path to the application means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Andreas Männle, Daniel Hirt, Joachim Bührer