Patents by Inventor Karl-Christoph Happich

Karl-Christoph Happich 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 the automatic unfastening of glass sheets suspended from pincer-like gripping machines
    Patent number: 4274792
    Abstract: An apparatus for automatically unfastening sheets of glass which are suspended vertically from pincer-like gripping means including a lifting element for lifting a sheet of glass towards the gripping means. A release means for moving the gripping means out of engagement with the sheet is included when a sheet is raised by the lifting means. The lifting means includes at least one gripper element which is movable in a horizontal direction to grip a surface of a sheet of glass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 1979
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1981
    Assignee: Saint Gobain Industries
    Inventors: Mario Roth, Werner Pagel, Heinz-Bernd Rissmann, Karl-Christoph Happich