Patents by Inventor Karl Neugebauer

Karl Neugebauer 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).

  • Product carrier for use during internal transport and treatment of garments and method for same
    Patent number: 5897004
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for transporting product carriers comprising hangers for carrying products, a loading station for loading the hangers in product carriers including a slot for insertion of the hangers and a pivotable spring-loaded lock for locking the hangers in the slot of the product carrier, a buffer station from which hangers are transported to the loading station, a carrier station from which product carriers are transported to the loading station, means for inserting hangers in the slot at the loading station so that the hangers are locked in the slot and carried by the product carrier, control means for guiding the movement of the product carriers in the apparatus and for releasing the lock from the locking position so that the hangers are released at a predetermined point in the apparatus. The product carrier and a method for transporting hangers are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 27, 1999
    Assignee: AB Metric Interconveyor
    Inventors: Karl Neugebauer, Anders L. Hansen