Patents by Inventor Manfred Bonetsmüller

Manfred Bonetsmüller 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 feeding a plurality of flat elements lying flat on one another, in particular carton blanks, to a packaging apparatus
    Patent number: 10773909
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus (10) for feeding a plurality of flat elements (12) lying flat on one another, in particular carton blanks, to a packaging apparatus (V), comprising: a first feed section (18) having a conveying device (46), of which the conveying surface (22a1) intended to support the flat elements (12) is formed from a material which, with respect to the interaction with the flat elements (12), has a predetermined coefficient of adhesive friction, and a second feed section (20), which falls toward the packaging apparatus (V), wherein the inclination of the first feed section (18) and the inclination of the second feed section (20) toward the packaging apparatus (V) are different from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: SOMIC Verpackungsmaschinen GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Manfred Bonetsmüller, Norbert Eder
  • APPARATUS FOR FEEDING A PLURALITY OF FLAT ELEMENTS LYING FLAT ON ONE ANOTHER, IN PARTICULAR CARTON BLANKS, TO A PACKAGING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20190193885
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus (10) for feeding a plurality of flat elements (12) lying flat on one another, in particular carton blanks, to a packaging apparatus (V), comprising: a first feed section (18) having a conveying device (46), of which the conveying surface (22a1) intended to support the flat elements (12) is formed from a material which, with respect to the interaction with the flat elements (12), has a predetermined coefficient of adhesive friction, and a second feed section (20), which falls toward the packaging apparatus (V), wherein the inclination of the first feed section (18) and the inclination of the second feed section (20) toward the packaging apparatus (V) are different from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Manfred Bonetsmüller, Norbert Eder