Patents by Inventor Kay-Eric Schmidt

Kay-Eric Schmidt 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).

  • Contact protection apparatus for covering a pinching gap adjacent to a roller
    Patent number: 11440738
    Abstract: A contact protection structure can be positioned on a belt body to prevent a pinching gap, where the belt body presents a conveyor belt deflected by a roller, and where a roller holder supporting the roller and attachable to the belt body also supports the contact protection structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Wipotec GmbH
    Inventors: Kay-Eric Schmidt, Markus Jochen Walter
  • Eingreifschutz
    Publication number: 20210245961
    Abstract: A contact protection structure can be positioned on a belt body to prevent a pinching gap, where the belt body presents a conveyor belt deflected by a roller, and where a roller holder supporting the roller and attachable to the belt body also supports the contact protection structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Applicant: Wipotec GmbH
    Inventors: Kay-Eric Schmidt, Markus Jochen Walter
  • Modular conveyor body unit for conveyor systems
    Patent number: 10370192
    Abstract: A conveyor device includes at least three lift columns, a lower conveyor body, and an upper conveyor body. The upper conveyor body is adjustable in its height relative to the lower conveyor body. The lift columns project at least partially above the upper conveyor body without lengthwise supports acting in the transport direction. The upper conveyor body together with one or more cross members on which the upper conveyor body is supported may be formed as a modular unit which is mountable and removable from the conveying system as a unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Wipotec GmbH
    Inventors: Oliver Günther, Kay-Eric Schmidt
  • Modular Conveyor Body Unit for Conveyor Systems
    Publication number: 20190016534
    Abstract: A conveyor device includes at least three lift columns, a lower conveyor body, and an upper conveyor body. The upper conveyor body is adjustable in its height relative to the lower conveyor body. The lift columns project at least partially above the upper conveyor body without lengthwise supports acting in the transport direction. The upper conveyor body together with one or more cross members on which the upper conveyor body is supported may be formed as a modular unit which is mountable and removable from the conveying system as a unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Applicant: Wipotec GmbH
    Inventors: Oliver Günther, Kay-Eric Schmidt
  • Conveyor system with height-adjustable conveyor bodies
    Patent number: 10081493
    Abstract: A conveyor device includes at least three lift columns, a lower conveyor body, and an upper conveyor body. The upper conveyor body is adjustable in its height relative to the lower conveyor body. The lift columns project at least partially above the upper conveyor body without lengthwise supports acting in the transport direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: Wipotec GmbH
    Inventors: Oliver Günther, Kay-Eric Schmidt
  • Conveyor System with Height-Adjustable Conveyor Bodies
    Publication number: 20180037419
    Abstract: A conveyor device includes at least three lift columns, a lower conveyor body, and an upper conveyor body. The upper conveyor body is adjustable in its height relative to the lower conveyor body. The lift columns project at least partially above the upper conveyor body without lengthwise supports acting in the transport direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicant: Wipotec GmbH
    Inventors: Oliver Günther, Kay-Eric Schmidt