Patents by Inventor Peter Gauges

Peter Gauges 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).

  • Stack grasper for sheet-like products and method of palletizing using a stack grasper
    Patent number: 6354793
    Abstract: A stack grasper, in particular for unbound printed products comprises a stack receiving space (22) which is open towards the bottom, a guide (14, 16, 18, 20) at all four sides of the stack receiving space, and a stack support (24, 26) on which the stack lies flat and substantially with its full length and/or width. It has the special feature that the stack support (24, 26) is arranged in the region of the lower end of the guide (14, 16, 18, 20) and is movable into and out of and into the stack receiving space (22) by a horizontal movement. This type of grasper ensures good guidance of the stack and a compact design suitable for a stack grasper attached to the arm of a robot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2002
    Assignee: Gammerler AG
    Inventors: Peter Gämmerler, Peter Gauges, Michael Taffertshofer, Helmut Krickl
  • Method of palletizing sheet-like products using a stack grasper
    Patent number: 6129504
    Abstract: A stack grasper, in particular for unbound printed products comprises a stack receiving space (22) which is open towards the bottom, a guide (14, 16, 18, 20) at all four sides of the stack receiving space, and a stack support (24, 26) on which the stack lies flat and substantially with its full length and/or width. It has the special feature that the stack support (24, 26) is arranged in the region of the lower end of the guide (14, 16, 18, 20) and is movable into and out of and into the stack receiving space (22) by a horizontal movement. This type of grasper ensures good guidance of the stack and a compact design suitable for a stack grasper attached to the arm of a robot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2000
    Assignee: Gammerler AG
    Inventors: Peter Gammerler, Peter Gauges, Michael Taffertshofer, Helmut Krickl