Patents by Inventor Michael Tomzig

Michael Tomzig 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).

  • Method of connecting strips
    Patent number: 8061581
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of connecting of strips to an endless strip with a clamping arrangement (110, 120) with a clamping device (110-r, 120-r) on the inlet side and a clamping device (110-1, 120-1) on the outlet side, a cutting arrangement (155) with an upper cutter (150) and a lower cutter (130) and with a joining arrangement, wherein in a first step the clamping devices are opened and two strip ends are introduced, and in a subsequent step in the next step the strip ends are introduced, and in a subsequent step in the next step the strip ends are cut by means of the cutting arrangement, before they are moved into a joining position and are joined there.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: SMS Siemag AG
    Inventors: Holger Behrens, Robert Berg, Lutz Kuemmel, Manuel Bendler, Ralf-Hartmut Sohl, Peter De Kock, Michael Tomzig
  • METHOD OF CONNECTING STRIPS
    Publication number: 20110225791
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of connecting of strips to an endless strip with a clamping arrangement (110, 120) with a clamping device (110-r, 120-r) on the inlet side and a clamping device (110-1, 120-1) on the outlet side, a cutting arrangement (155) with an upper cutter (150) and a lower cutter (130) and with a joining arrangement, wherein in a first step the clamping devices are opened and two strip ends are introduced, and in a subsequent step in the next step the strip ends are introduced, and in a subsequent step in the next step the strip ends are cut by means of the cutting arrangement, before they are moved into a joining position and are joined there.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Inventors: Holger BEHRENS, Robert Berg, Lutz KUEMMEL, Manuel Bendler, Ralf-Hartmut Sohl, Peter De Kock, Michael Tomzig
  • Device for the connecting of strips
    Patent number: 8011556
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device (100) for the connecting of strips to an endless strip with a clamping arrangement (110, 120) with a clamping device (110-r, 120-r) on the inlet side and a clamping device (110-l, 120-l) on the outlet side, a cutting arrangement (155) with an upper cutter (150) and a lower cutter (130) and with a joining arrangement, in which at least the clamping device (110-r, 120-r) on the inlet side and/or the clamping device (110-l, 120-l) on the outlet side is constructed as a premountable unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: SMS Siemag Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Holger Behrens, Robert Berg, Lutz Küemmel, Manuel Bendler, Ralf-Hartmut Sohl, Peter De Kock, Michael Tomzig
  • DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE CONNECTING OF STRIPS
    Publication number: 20110036901
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device (100) for the connecting of strips to an endless strip with a clamping arrangement (110, 120) with a clamping device (110-r, 120-r) on the inlet side and a clamping device (110-l, 120-l) on the outlet side, a cutting arrangement (155) with an upper cutter (150) and a lower cutter (130) and with a joining arrangement, in which at least the clamping device (110-r, 120-r) on the inlet side and/or the clamping device (110-l, 120-l) on the outlet side is constructed as a premountable unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2008
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Inventors: Holger Behrens, Robert Berg, Lutz Kuemmel, Manuel Bendler, Ral-Hartmut Sohl, Peter De Kock, Michael Tomzig
  • Apparatus for the connection of strips
    Patent number: 7735706
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus and a method for clamping, cutting, and joining strips to a continuous strip. Said device comprises a clamping device (125), a cutting device (155), and a joining device (195). The clamping device, cutting device, and joining device are kinematically coupled to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: SMS Siemag Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Ralf-Hartmut Sohl, Peter de Kock, Michael Tomzig
  • Apparatus for the Connection of Strips
    Publication number: 20090084828
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus and a method for clamping, cutting, and joining strips to a continuous strip. Said device comprises a clamping device (125), a cutting device (155), and a joining device (195). The clamping device, cutting device, and joining device are kinematically coupled to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2007
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Inventors: Ralf-Hartmut Sohl, Peter de Kock, Michael Tomzig