Patents by Inventor Kurt GENEFKE

Kurt GENEFKE 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).

  • Substrate handling system comprising a sheet processing machine and at least one alignment device, and method for aligning and/or loosening at least one partial stack of sheets
    Patent number: 11731850
    Abstract: In some examples, a substrate handling system includes a sheet processing machine and at least one alignment device that includes at least four stops. At least one stop is configured as a front stop, at least one stop is configured as a rear stop, and at least two stops are configured as lateral stops. The at least two lateral stops are arranged opposite one another, and the at least one front stop and the at least one rear stop are arranged opposite one another. The alignment device includes at least one support element that is configured as a propping element for propping at least one partial stack of sheets in the alignment device. Further, at least one respective support element is arranged at the at least two lateral stops and at the at least one rear stop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: KOENIG & BAUER AG
    Inventors: Hans Christiansen, Dragan Dragoz, Kurt Genefke, Kaj Verner Madsen, Kim Nielsen, Julian Schubert
  • SUBSTRATE HANDLING SYSTEM COMPRISING A SHEET PROCESSING MACHINE AND AT LEAST ONE ALIGNMENT DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR ALIGNING AND/OR LOOSENING AT LEAST ONE PARTIAL STACK OF SHEETS
    Publication number: 20220396448
    Abstract: In some examples, a substrate handling system includes a sheet processing machine and at least one alignment device that includes at least four stops. At least one stop is configured as a front stop, at least one stop is configured as a rear stop, and at least two stops are configured as lateral stops. The at least two lateral stops are arranged opposite one another, and the at least one front stop and the at least one rear stop are arranged opposite one another. The alignment device includes at least one support element that is configured as a propping element for propping at least one partial stack of sheets in the alignment device. Further, at least one respective support element is arranged at the at least two lateral stops and at the at least one rear stop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventors: Hans CHRISTIANSEN, Dragan DRAGOZ, Kurt GENEFKE, Kaj Verner MADSEN, Kim NIELSEN, Julian SCHUBERT