Patents by Inventor Johannes Schaede

Johannes Schaede 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).

  • Publication number: 20070274567
    Abstract: The machine comprises at least a first sheet inspection unit with an inspection cylinder for transporting a printed sheet during inspection, an illumination means and a camera connected to an analysing device, an input transfer cylinder to bring the printed sheet to the at least one inspection unit and an output transfer cylinder to take away the printed sheet from the at least one inspection unit. The inspection unit and the transfer cylinders are arranged in such a manner that the output transfer cylinder takes away the inspected printed sheet only once the inspection is completed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2005
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Inventor: Johannes Schaede
  • Publication number: 20070222206
    Abstract: There is described a printing machine for printing sheets, in particular sheets for the production of securities, banknotes, passports, ID cards and other valuable documents, comprising at least a sheet feeder, a printing unit, a delivery unit with delivery piles for the printed sheets and a sheet transport system for transporting the printed sheets along a transporting path from the printing unit to the delivery piles. The printing machine further comprises a laser perforating unit with at least one laser head disposed along the transporting path of the sheet transport system for perforating the printed sheets, and a first aspiration unit to maintain the printed sheets against an aspiration surface during perforation by said laser perforating unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2005
    Publication date: September 27, 2007
    Inventors: Johannes Schaede, Johann Eitel
  • Publication number: 20070193462
    Abstract: The machine comprises at least a printing cylinder (4), an inking cylinder (5) and a chain gripper transporting system (2,3) with grippers (17). The printing cylinder (4) comprises at least one transversal pit (7) for receiving said chain gripper system (3) such that the inking cylinder (5) inks the planar object (1) while said object (1) is held by said chain gripper system (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2005
    Publication date: August 23, 2007
    Inventor: Johannes Schaede
  • Publication number: 20070181016
    Abstract: The machine comprises at least a transfer cylinder, an impression cylinder, a plate cylinder, a collector cylinder, and a delivery cylinder, each said impression cylinder, plate cylinder and collector cylinder comprising pits with, respectively, gripping means, clamping means and holding means for holding, respectively, at least one sheet, at least one plate and at least one blanket. The number of pits per cylinder and the relative position of said cylinders are such that the pits of the impression cylinder, plate cylinder and collector cylinder pass each other at the same moment during operation of the printing machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2005
    Publication date: August 9, 2007
    Applicant: KBA-GIORI S.A.
    Inventor: Johannes Schaede
  • Publication number: 20060283542
    Abstract: The machine comprises a substrate feeder (1,3,10,11), a laminate feeder (14,15,16) and application means (12,18) for applying said laminate to said substrates. It further comprises cutting means (17,22,23,24) for cutting said laminate (13) between successive substrates (2) during application of said laminate (13) on said substrates (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2004
    Publication date: December 21, 2006
    Inventor: Johannes Schaede
  • Publication number: 20060278110
    Abstract: A doctor blade device (01) for cleaning a surface has a doctor blade (03) and a tub (09) for receiving the material stripped from the surface by the doctor blade. The doctor blade is movable between a position in which it projects out of an opening (13) of the tub and a position in which it is submerged in the tub. A closure element (07) closes the opening in the submerged position of the doctor blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2004
    Publication date: December 14, 2006
    Inventors: Claus-Dieter Barrois, Thomas Hendle, Johannes Schaede
  • Publication number: 20060249040
    Abstract: The invention concerns an installation comprising means controlling printing quality supplied by a printed sheet feeding device. Downstream, printing means print serial numbers and/or affix other elements. The quality of the number printing is controlled by a control device. A transfer device transports the sheets to a stock of three stacks one of which collects the defective sheets. A marking device affix a mark on the sheets considered unsuitable during the quality control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2006
    Publication date: November 9, 2006
    Inventors: Fausto Giori, Johannes Schaede
  • Publication number: 20060243146
    Abstract: The blanket cylinder for an intaglio printing machine comprising a plate cylinder carrying printing plates with engravings corresponding to a specific intaglio structure to be printed on a substrate, and cooperating with an impression cylinder, the blanket cylinder having at least one blanket on which the ink in the different colours is deposited by selector cylinders, each selector cylinder having reliefs with contours corresponding to the area of the intaglio structure to be inked with said colour, the at least one blanket (9) being made of several successive layers (30,31,32) each with different properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2004
    Publication date: November 2, 2006
    Inventor: Johannes Schaede
  • Publication number: 20060231537
    Abstract: The machine has at least a cutting tool (12), a transfer system (7,8) holding said substrate (1) and driving said substrate (1) along a determined direction. The cutting tool (12) comprises a laser beam (13) that can be moved in two perpendicular directions and evacuation means (11,15) to evacuate a cut part of said substrate (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2004
    Publication date: October 19, 2006
    Inventor: Johannes Schaede
  • Publication number: 20060213384
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for checking the quality of articles to be checked, comprising a first inspection device which detects image data of a surface on the front side of the article to be checked and an evaluation device which evaluates the quality of the article to be checked based on the detection result of the inspection device. A second inspection device is provided for detecting a rear side of the articles to be checked and a third inspection device is provided for illuminating the articles to be checked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2004
    Publication date: September 28, 2006
    Applicant: KBA-GIORI S.A.
    Inventors: Gerald Reinhard, Volkmar Schwitzky, Manfred Stohr, Johannes Schaede
  • Publication number: 20060208412
    Abstract: A sheet-processing machine comprises a plurality of modules which are passed through one after the other by the sheets to be processed. The modules each have a sheet input interface and/or a sheet output interface, wherein, in at least one of the modules, the sheet input interface and/or the sheet output interface can optionally be coupled to sheet output interfaces and sheet input interfaces, respectively, of at least two other modules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2004
    Publication date: September 21, 2006
    Inventors: Gerald Reinhard, Volkmar Schwitzky, Manfred Stöhr, Johannes Schaede
  • Patent number: 7096784
    Abstract: The invention concerns an installation comprising means controlling printing quality supplied by a printed sheet feeding device (1–3). Downstream, printing means (12–16) print serial numbers and/or affix other elements. The quality of the number printing is controlled by a control device (17). A transfer device (18) transports the sheets to a stock of three stacks (21, 22, 23) one of which collects the defective sheets. A marking device (19) affix a mark on the sheets considered unsuitable during the quality control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2006
    Assignee: KBA-Giori S.A.
    Inventors: Fausto Giori, Johannes Schaede
  • Publication number: 20060162585
    Abstract: The numbering box for typographic numbering in sheet or web fed printing machines, said box numbering with p digits k*n items on said sheets or web for allowing a sequential collecting of said items in the finishing and collating process of layers of q sheets or of web cut into layers of q sheets, wherein said box carries out a purely sequential actuation for digits 1 to s, where 10S is smaller or equal to q, a purely individually settable actuation for digits s+1 to r, where the maximum number printable by digits 1 to s and s+1 to r is smaller or equal to k*n*q, and a sequential actuation for digits r+1 to p.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2003
    Publication date: July 27, 2006
    Inventor: Johannes Schaede
  • Publication number: 20060162591
    Abstract: The machine comprises at least a plate cylinder carrying printing plates with engravings corresponding to a specific intaglio structure to be printed, and cooperating with an impression cylinder, a collector cylinder (8) on which the ink in the different colours is deposited by selector cylinders (10), each selector cylinder (10) receiving ink of a given colour from a duct roller (11) and each selector cylinder (10) is driven by drive means (20,21,22) in an independent manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2004
    Publication date: July 27, 2006
    Inventor: Johannes Schaede
  • Publication number: 20060145102
    Abstract: The process comprises the following steps: detection of the passage of an edge of the substrate by a first trigger, detection of the passage of said edge of the substrate at least at a first selected checkpoint on the substrate; control of the presence of the detection of the edge of the substrate at said at least first checkpoint between said detection by said triggers and generation of an integrity check failed message in the absence of the detection of the edge of the substrate at said checkpoint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2003
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Inventor: Johannes Schaede
  • Publication number: 20060124016
    Abstract: The Security element for objects (1) such as securities, banknotes, checks, passports and other similar documents comprises a structure (2a, 2b, 2c, 2d) on at least a first surface of said object, said structure being characteristically recognisable by feel along a specific direction over the structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2004
    Publication date: June 15, 2006
    Inventor: Johannes Schaede
  • Publication number: 20060117976
    Abstract: Disclosed is a clamping device (02) for fastening a plate (03) to the periphery of a cylinder (01). Said clamping device (02) comprises a first clamping element (04), a pivotally mounted second clamping element (06), a spring part (07), and a bracing element that is embodied as a pivotable spindle (08) and is movable between a clamping position in which the bracing element maintains the plate in a clamped state between the clamping elements and a released position in which the clamping elements release the plate. The spindle (08) is mounted in a groove so as to be displaceable, is fixed in an intermediate space between the spring part (07) and the second clamping element (06), and is pressed against the second clamping element by means of the spring part in the clamping position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2003
    Publication date: June 8, 2006
    Inventors: Gunther Hoier, Johannes Schaede
  • Patent number: 7049619
    Abstract: The apparatus has at least one optical sensor (7, 8), which emits a light beam (13, 14), inclined at an angle in relation to the surface of the pallet (2), and irradiates the surface of the pallet (2) at a point of reflection, and supports (9, 10) with cylinders for displacing the point of reflection by a predetermined distance over the surface of the pallet (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2006
    Assignee: KBA-GIORI S.A.
    Inventors: Thilo Hahn, Johannes Schaede
  • Publication number: 20050241445
    Abstract: The machine comprises at least a cutting tool (11) and a first cylinder (3) supporting said substrate (8) and driving said substrate with gripper means (5) around a first axis of rotation (6), a second cylinder (10) comprising the cutting tool (11) having the shape of said opening, said cutting cylinder (10) rotating around a second axis of rotation (12) parallel to the first axis of rotation. The second axis is mounted on lateral displacement means (22) to bring said second cylinder (10) in a cutting position with respect to the first cylinder (3). Evacuation means (15) are provided to evacuate the cut part (21) of the substrate (8).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2003
    Publication date: November 3, 2005
    Inventor: Johannes Schaede
  • Publication number: 20050224731
    Abstract: The apparatus has at least one optical sensor (7, 8), which emits a light beam (13, 14), inclined at an angle in relation to the surface of the pallet (2), and irradiates the surface of the pallet (2) at a point of reflection, and supports (9, 10) with cylinders for displacing the point of reflection by a predetermined distance over the surface of the pallet (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2001
    Publication date: October 13, 2005
    Applicant: KBA-GIORI S.A.
    Inventors: Thilo Hahn, Johannes Schaede