Patents by Inventor Norbert Gottstein

Norbert Gottstein 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 transferring platforms movable on rollers from a conveyor to a cross-conveyor
    Patent number: 5195629
    Abstract: A device for transferring platforms movable on rollers from one conveyor onto another cross-over conveyor, the platforms being driven along the conveyors by motor driven friction wheels positioned along the conveyor so as to contact the outer surfaces of the platform. A pair of friction wheels are mounted on a rotatable swing lever of a rotatable friction wheel assembly so that the frictional wheels engage and drive the platform from one conveyor to the other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1993
    Assignee: Mannesmann Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Norbert Gottstein, Klaus Schafer
  • Transport apparatus for an assembly line
    Patent number: 5012917
    Abstract: Transport apparatus for an assembly line for objects such as vehicle bodies. The transport apparatus include a plurality of movable platforms which are positioned in end to end contact with one another. A drive mechanism applies a force to one of the platforms which, in turn, is applied to the remainder of the platforms causing them to move along the assembly line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 7, 1991
    Assignee: Mannesmann Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Arthur Gilbert, Norbert Gottstein, Joachim Rostock