Patents by Inventor Paul MESS

Paul MESS 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 for sorting articles, and sorting device
    Patent number: 11772131
    Abstract: A sorting device and a method for sorting articles at delivery points are shown, the sorting device having a conveying device comprising transport platforms that are movable along a transport direction for transporting the articles and for delivering the articles to the delivery points, with the transport platforms having a bearing surface for the articles and with at least one transport platform having a first delivery device for vertically delivering the articles from the bearing surface to at least one first delivery point. To provide a sorting device for reliable and careful joint sorting of articles with different transport and delivery requirements, at least one transport platform has a second delivery device for laterally delivering the articles from the bearing surface to at least one second delivery point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: KNAPP AG
    Inventors: Heiko Süss, Bernhard Pürschl, Marc Pendl, Paul Mess, Franz Mathi
  • METHOD FOR SORTING ARTICLES, AND SORTING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20230139511
    Abstract: A sorting device and a method for sorting articles at delivery points are shown, the sorting device having a conveying device comprising transport platforms that are movable along a transport direction for transporting the articles and for delivering the articles to the delivery points, with the transport platforms having a bearing surface for the articles and with at least one transport platform having a first delivery device for vertically delivering the articles from the bearing surface to at least one first delivery point. To provide a sorting device for reliable and careful joint sorting of articles with different transport and delivery requirements, at least one transport platform has a second delivery device for laterally delivering the articles from the bearing surface to at least one second delivery point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Heiko SÜSS, Bernhard PÜRSCHL, Marc PENDL, Paul MESS, Franz MATHI