Patents by Inventor Olivier MUHLBAUER

Olivier MUHLBAUER 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).

  • Publication number: 20230356973
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a stacker module (28) for a folder-gluer machine (1). The stacker module comprises a loading surface (90) configured to receive a plurality of folding boxes and to descend vertically as the number of folding boxes on the loading surface increases, and a linearly movable ejector (76) configured to be moved from a retracted position (RP) to an extended position (DP).The stacker further comprises an upper guide (110), configured to move between a clearing position (CP) which is vertically distant from the upper surface of the stack, and a guiding position (GP), in which the upper guide is located closer to the upper surface of the stack, and wherein the upper guide is in the guiding position when the ejector is moved from the retracted position to the evacuation position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Applicant: BOBST MEX SA
    Inventors: Olivier FAVRE, Raoul MICHOUD, Jonas DUBOUX, Olivier MUHLBAUER, Nicolas BRIZZI, Dimitri FAVINI, Pierre MALHERBE
  • Publication number: 20230264917
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a transfer module (26) for a folder-gluer machine (1), the transfer module comprising a lower conveyor (36) and an upper conveyor (38) adapted to receive a folding box (2) therebetween and to transport the folding box in a direction of transportation (D) towards a downstream-located loading surface (90) in a stacker module. The upper conveyor (36) of the transfer module extends further in the direction of transportation than the lower conveyor (38) and the lower conveyor comprises a first conveyor belt (38a) and second conveyor belt (38b), each having an inlet end (67a, 67b) and an outlet end (65a, 65b), and wherein the outlet ends are displaceable in the direction of transportation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Applicant: BOBST MEX SA
    Inventors: Olivier FAVRE, Raoul MICHOUD, Jonas DUBOUX, Olivier MUHLBAUER, Nicolas BRIZZI, Dimitri FAVINI, Pierre MALHERBE