Patents by Inventor Maren Greive

Maren Greive 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).

  • Device for conveying a shingled or imbricated stream of sheets
    Patent number: 5951007
    Abstract: A device for conveying a stream, in particular an imbricated or shingled stream, of sheets to a sheet processing machine, having a conveyor table formed with suction holes, and at least one endless transport belt formed with suction holes extending therethrough and being revolvingly drivable around the conveyor table, includes at least one suction box disposed under the conveyor table and having vacuum applied thereto, the one suction box being connected, via the suction openings formed in the conveyor table, to an underside of the transport belt, the one suction box being individually assigned to the respective one endless transport belt and being formed with a single suction chamber, the one suction box having at least two suction connections spaced apart from one another, as viewed in a sheet transport direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1999
    Assignee: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
    Inventors: Maren Greive, Heiner Luxem