Patents by Inventor MANFRED HAEUSSLER

MANFRED HAEUSSLER 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).

  • Patent number: 9931848
    Abstract: A digital printing machine includes a printing material transport device, an inkjet print head having a nozzle plate, and a capping element. The inkjet print head is adjustable into a first print head position relative to the capping element and the capping element is adjustable into a capping position relative to the inkjet print head. The capping element temporarily covers the nozzle plate when the inkjet print head is in the first print head position and the capping element is simultaneously in the capping position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
    Inventors: Andreas Mueller, Jochen Renner, Matthias Zapf, Ralf Steinmetz, Michael Oestreicher, Burkhard Wolf, Manfred Haeussler, David Ehrbar
  • Patent number: 9878564
    Abstract: A digital printing machine includes a printing bar for inkjet printing. The printing bar is mounted to be movable into a working position and into a retracted position. An adjustable roll and a spring-mounted roll form a first assembly and are disposed opposite one another. A rail forms a second assembly and is located between the adjustable roll and the spring-mounted roll when the printing bar is in the working position and is not located between the adjustable roll and the spring-mounted roll when the printing bar is in the retracted position. One of the two assemblies is disposed on the printing bar and the other of the two assemblies is separate from the printing bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
    Inventors: Andreas Mueller, Burkhard Wolf, Jochen Renner, Matthias Zapf, David Ehrbar, Markus Moehringer, Ralf Steinmetz, Manfred Haeussler
  • Patent number: 9815307
    Abstract: A method for avoiding collisions in a digital inkjet printing machine, a method and a device for actuator-based lifting movement of inkjet heads. A sensor/camera monitors the sheets as they travel towards the inkjet heads. In order to avoid collisions, the inkjet heads are raised and lowered again individually and in an oscillation-optimized manner when a defective sheet is detected. The machine does not need to be stopped in the event of defective sheets. Advantageously, rejects can thus be reduced and the performance of the machine can be exploited better.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
    Inventors: Andreas Mueller, Jochen Renner, Matthias Zapf, Ralf Steinmetz, Michael Oestreicher, Burkhard Wolf, Manfred Haeussler, David Ehrbar, Alexander Knabe
  • Publication number: 20170259598
    Abstract: A digital printing machine includes a printing bar for inkjet printing. The printing bar is mounted to be movable into a working position and into a retracted position. An adjustable roll and a spring-mounted roll form a first assembly and are disposed opposite one another. A rail forms a second assembly and is located between the adjustable roll and the spring-mounted roll when the printing bar is in the working position and is not located between the adjustable roll and the spring-mounted roll when the printing bar is in the retracted position. One of the two assemblies is disposed on the printing bar and the other of the two assemblies is separate from the printing bar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: ANDREAS MUELLER, BURKHARD WOLF, JOCHEN RENNER, MATTHIAS ZAPF, DAVID EHRBAR, MARKUS MOEHRINGER, RALF STEINMETZ, MANFRED HAEUSSLER
  • Publication number: 20170173959
    Abstract: A digital printing machine includes a printing material transport device, an inkjet print head having a nozzle plate, and a capping element. The inkjet print head is adjustable into a first print head position relative to the capping element and the capping element is adjustable into a capping position relative to the inkjet print head. The capping element temporarily covers the nozzle plate when the inkjet print head is in the first print head position and the capping element is simultaneously in the capping position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: ANDREAS MUELLER, JOCHEN RENNER, MATTHIAS ZAPF, RALF STEINMETZ, MICHAEL OESTREICHER, BURKHARD WOLF, MANFRED HAEUSSLER, DAVID EHRBAR
  • Publication number: 20170072722
    Abstract: A method for avoiding collisions in a digital inkjet printing machine, a method and a device for actuator-based lifting movement of inkjet heads. A sensor/camera monitors the sheets as they travel towards the inkjet heads. In order to avoid collisions, the inkjet heads are raised and lowered again individually and in an oscillation-optimized manner when a defective sheet is detected. The machine does not need to be stopped in the event of defective sheets. Advantageously, rejects can thus be reduced and the performance of the machine can be exploited better.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: ANDREAS MUELLER, JOCHEN RENNER, MATTHIAS ZAPF, RALF STEINMETZ, MICHAEL OESTREICHER, BURKHARD WOLF, MANFRED HAEUSSLER, DAVID EHRBAR, ALEXANDER KNABE
  • Patent number: 9533845
    Abstract: A method and a device for combining an auxiliary stack and a main stack include a rake carrying the auxiliary stack and being abruptly movable out of a stack area to prevent sheets that contact the rake from being entrained and to preserve the structure of the stack. A sheet-fed printing press or sheet punching machine having the device is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
    Inventors: Andreas Mueller, Georg Grasmueck, Manfred Haeussler, Jens Kloss, Burkhard Wolf, Johannes Schubert
  • Patent number: 9499358
    Abstract: A device for combining an auxiliary stack with a main stack includes an auxiliary stack carrier which holds the auxiliary stack and which can be moved out of the stack area for combining the stacks. A holding device firmly holds a lower sheet of the auxiliary stack and an upper sheet of the main stack as the auxiliary stack carrier is moved out of the stack area, in order to maintain a good stack structure. A sheet-fed printing press or sheet punching machine having the device is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
    Inventors: Burkhard Wolf, Andreas Mueller, Georg Grasmueck, Manfred Haeussler, Jens Kloss, Johannes Schubert
  • Publication number: 20160075528
    Abstract: A device for combining an auxiliary stack with a main stack includes an auxiliary stack carrier which holds the auxiliary stack and which can be moved out of the stack area for combining the stacks. A holding device firmly holds a lower sheet of the auxiliary stack and an upper sheet of the main stack as the auxiliary stack carrier is moved out of the stack area, in order to maintain a good stack structure. A sheet-fed printing press or sheet punching machine having the device is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Inventors: BURKHARD WOLF, ANDREAS MUELLER, GEORG GRASMUECK, MANFRED HAEUSSLER, JENS KLOSS, JOHANNES SCHUBERT
  • Publication number: 20160075527
    Abstract: A method and a device for combining an auxiliary stack and a main stack include a rake carrying the auxiliary stack and being abruptly movable out of a stack area to prevent sheets that contact the rake from being entrained and to preserve the structure of the stack. A sheet-fed printing press or sheet punching machine having the device is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Inventors: ANDREAS MUELLER, GEORG GRASMUECK, MANFRED HAEUSSLER, JENS KLOSS, BURKHARD WOLF, JOHANNES SCHUBERT
  • Patent number: 9278821
    Abstract: A device and a method for raising and positioning an object, for example a sheet from a sheet stack, uses a whirlwind to generate a negative pressure for generating a retaining force and uses interference air for releasing the retaining force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
    Inventors: Manfred Haeussler, Burkhard Wolf, Andreas Mueller, Jochen Renner, Matthias Zapf
  • Publication number: 20150225193
    Abstract: A device and a method for raising and positioning an object, for example a sheet from a sheet stack, uses a whirlwind to generate a negative pressure for generating a retaining force and uses interference air for releasing the retaining force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Inventors: MANFRED HAEUSSLER, BURKHARD WOLF, ANDREAS MUELLER, JOCHEN RENNER, MATTHIAS ZAPF