Patents by Inventor Michael Diews

Michael Diews 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: 9221243
    Abstract: A doctor-type ink fountain includes a rear wall and a row of flow profiles provided along the rear wall. The flow profiles are obliquely aligned at an acute angle relative to an axis of rotation of a screen roller interacting with the doctor-type ink fountain. A printing press having the doctor-type ink fountain is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: HEIDELBERGER DRUCKMASCHINEN AG
    Inventor: Michael Diews
  • Patent number: 8783175
    Abstract: A printing press includes an anilox printing unit having a screen roller and a feed blade as components, in which ink accumulates on an outer side of the feed blade during printing. A method for operating the anilox printing unit includes removing the accumulated ink from the feed blade by moving one of the two components relative to the other of the two components in a first direction in a first step, causing the accumulated ink to be flattened by the feed blade and to be spread onto the screen roller. The component that was moved in the first direction in the first step may be moved in an opposite, second direction in a second step, causing the accumulated ink to be scraped off the screen roller by the feed blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
    Inventor: Michael Diews
  • Publication number: 20130269556
    Abstract: A doctor-type ink fountain includes a rear wall and a row of flow profiles provided along the rear wall. The flow profiles are obliquely aligned at an acute angle relative to an axis of rotation of a screen roller interacting with the doctor-type ink fountain. A printing press having the doctor-type ink fountain is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: HEIDELBERGER DRUCKMASCHINEN AG
    Inventor: MICHAEL DIEWS
  • Publication number: 20130008327
    Abstract: A printing press includes an anilox printing unit having a screen roller and a feed blade as components, in which ink accumulates on an outer side of the feed blade during printing. A method for operating the anilox printing unit includes removing the accumulated ink from the feed blade by moving one of the two components relative to the other of the two components in a first direction in a first step, causing the accumulated ink to be flattened by the feed blade and to be spread onto the screen roller. The component that was moved in the first direction in the first step may be moved in an opposite, second direction in a second step, causing the accumulated ink to be scraped off the screen roller by the feed blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: HEIDELBERGER DRUCKMASCHINEN AG
    Inventor: Michael DIEWS
  • Patent number: 7887049
    Abstract: A sheet brake system for braking printed sheets includes a plurality of brake elements each circulating about at least one respective geometric revolution axis, and a common drive roll for driving the brake elements. The drive roll circulates about a geometric roll axis and is connected in drive terms to each brake element through a frictional contact of the drive roll. The roll axis is disposed offset eccentrically relative to the at least one revolution axis of each brake element. The brake elements can, for example, be brake bands. A sheet delivery having the sheet brake system and a printing press having the sheet delivery, are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
    Inventors: Albert Maul, Michael Diews
  • Patent number: 7347416
    Abstract: An apparatus for transporting a printing material sheet includes a holding crossmember for holding the printing material sheet and a traveling-wave motor for driving the holding crossmember. The traveling-wave motor has a first traveler and a second traveler for mounting the holding crossmember. The holding crossmember is mounted through a spring suspension. The spring suspension can be, for example, a flexible joint in the form of a flexible bellows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2008
    Assignee: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
    Inventors: Michael Diews, Hendrik Frank, Alexander Matern, Thomas Schaeffer, Ralf Wadlinger, Rolf Waldherr, Ivonne Schleweis
  • Publication number: 20080023907
    Abstract: A sheet brake system for braking printed sheets includes a plurality of brake elements each circulating about at least one respective geometric revolution axis, and a common drive roll for driving the brake elements. The drive roll circulates about a geometric roll axis and is connected in drive terms to each brake element through a frictional contact of the drive roll. The roll axis is disposed offset eccentrically relative to the at least one revolution axis of each brake element. The brake elements can, for example, be brake bands. A sheet delivery having the sheet brake system and a printing press having the sheet delivery, are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2007
    Publication date: January 31, 2008
    Applicant: HEIDELBERGER DRUCKMASCHINEN AG
    Inventors: Albert Maul, Michael Diews
  • Publication number: 20060244204
    Abstract: A sheet brake for a press contains braking elements diverging in the sheet running direction in order to tauten the printing material sheets transversely. The braking elements are driven so as to circulate at a nonuniform speed. The nonuniform speed of the diverging braking elements results in more effective transverse tautening of the printing material sheets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2006
    Publication date: November 2, 2006
    Inventors: Andreas Bottger, Michael Diews, Sven Lippardt, Stefan Maier, Albert Maul, Frank Schramm, Malte Seidler
  • Publication number: 20050189705
    Abstract: A device for aligning sheets in the delivery of a sheet processing machine has leading edge stops that are pivotable about two mutually parallel axes of rotation. The leading edge stops are disposed on a common crossmember, and they can be selectively pivoted downward about one pivot axis or upward about the other pivot axis as desired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2005
    Publication date: September 1, 2005
    Inventor: Michael Diews
  • Publication number: 20050067770
    Abstract: An apparatus for transporting a printing material sheet includes a holding crossmember for holding the printing material sheet and a traveling-wave motor for driving the holding crossmember. The traveling-wave motor has a first traveler and a second traveler for mounting the holding crossmember. The holding crossmember is mounted through a spring suspension. The spring suspension can be, for example, a flexible joint in the form of a flexible bellows.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2004
    Publication date: March 31, 2005
    Inventors: Michael Diews, Hendrik Frank, Alexander Matern, Thomas Schaeffer, Ralf Wadlinger, Rolf Waldherr, Ivonne Schleweis
  • Patent number: 6746012
    Abstract: A method for controlling elements for guiding sheet material and for controlling a surface for holding a sheet pile, which comprises registering, by a first sensor element, a lateral position of the sheet material and, based thereon, moving the surface for holding the sheet pile in a lateral direction, and controlling, via a sensor element for sensing a side edge of the sheet pile, independently of a first guide element, the lateral position of a further guide element, which is disposed on a side of the sheet pile, which is opposite to an aligning member for laterally aligning the sheet material and is assigned to an upper pile region; and a device for performing the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2004
    Assignee: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
    Inventor: Michael Diews
  • Publication number: 20020096820
    Abstract: A method for controlling elements for guiding sheet material and for controlling a surface for holding a sheet pile, which comprises registering, by a first sensor element, a lateral position of the sheet material and, based thereon, moving the surface for holding the sheet pile in a lateral direction, and controlling, via a sensor element for sensing a side edge of the sheet pile, independently of a first guide element, the lateral position of a further guide element, which is disposed on a side of the sheet pile, which is opposite to an aligning member for laterally aligning the sheet material and is assigned to an upper pile region; and a device for performing the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2002
    Publication date: July 25, 2002
    Inventor: Michael Diews