Patents by Inventor Rüdiger GROßE-HEITMEYER

Rüdiger GROßE-HEITMEYER 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).

  • Patent number: 11225386
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for stacking of filled sacks (20) to a pallet-free sack stacking (10) comprising the following: Performing of a first layer (L1) from at least two rows of filled sacks (20), Performing of at least one further layer (L2) from at least two rows of filled sacks (20) on top of the first layer (L1), Covering of the completed sack stacking (10) with at least a stabilized cover (30). The first layer (L1) or the last layer (L9) of the sack stacking with at least two elevating recesses (40) are performed for an elevation with a forklift and between two layers (L8, L9) a mechanically stiffened intermediate space (50) is realized with a floor space (52) which extends between both neighboring layers (L8, L9) and at least a lateral flap (54) which extends along the lateral side (22) of the sacks (20) of one of both neighboring layers (L8, L9) and transverse to the elevating recesses (40).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Windmöller & Hölscher KG
    Inventors: Uwe Köhn, Rafael Imberg, Martin Kölker, Rüdiger Große-Heitmeyer, Andreas Schrödter, Thomas Hawighorst
  • Patent number: 10472107
    Abstract: The invention relates to an advancing device (10) for advancing a film web (200) in a bag filling installation (100, having a main advancing drive (20) with at least one driven main advancing roller (22) for advancing the film web (200), wherein for an adjustment of the tensile stress of the film web (200) in the transport direction (T) of the film web (200) an auxiliary advancing drive (30) is disposed before the main advancing drive (20) with at least one driven auxiliary advancing roller (32) for advancing the film web (200).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: WINDMÖLLER & HÖLSCHER KG
    Inventors: Hans-Ludwig Voss, Oliver Huil, Ralf Udally, Thomas Hawighorst, Rüdiger Große-Heitmeyer, Roman Smid
  • Patent number: 10118736
    Abstract: A sack is formed by first transverse sealing seams from a foil tube, and is provided with at least a first vent channel, which runs largely parallel to the axis of the film tube, and whose inner film layer has first vent openings for venting of the sack interior into the first vent channel. A second vent channel is provided, which is connected to the first vent channel by second vent openings, and which, in turn, has third vent openings, which vent the at least one second vent channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: WINDMOELLER & HOELSCHER KG
    Inventors: Rüdiger Grosse-Heitmeyer, Thomas Knoke, Martin Koelker, Ludger Schulten, Hans-Ludwig Voss, Jan Thorsten Weber, Thomas Hawighorst, Holger Frische
  • Patent number: 10046878
    Abstract: A method for the production and filling of packaging includes unwinding flattened tubular film material from a roll along a primary axis of symmetry thereof, providing the tubular film material via a welding and separating process with a first lateral welding seam perpendicular relative to the axis, and separating the tubular film material along a separation line to provide a hose section. The hose section open at one side is filled, and the still open other side of the hose section is provided with a second lateral welding seam. Two subsequent separation lines are inserted in the hose section at a distance that is less than the distance between the two edges of the hose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: WINDMOELLER & HOELSCHER KG
    Inventors: Thomas Knoke, Ruediger Grosse-Heitmeyer, Thomas Hawighorst
  • Publication number: 20150307290
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for stacking of filled sacks (20) to a pallet-free sack stacking (10) comprising the following: Performing of a first layer (L1) from at least two rows of filled sacks (20), Performing of at least one further layer (L2) from at least two rows of filled sacks (20) on top of the first layer (L1), Covering of the completed sack stacking (10) with at least a stabilized cover (30). The first layer (L1) or the last layer (L9) of the sack stacking with at least two elevating recesses (40) are performed for an elevation with a forklift and between two layers (L8, L9) a mechanically stiffened intermediate space (50) is realized with a floor space (52) which extends between both neighboring layers (L8, L9) and at least a lateral flap (54) which extends along the lateral side (22) of the sacks (20) of one of both neighboring layers (L8, L9) and transverse to the elevating recesses (40).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2015
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Inventors: Uwe Köhn, Rafael Imberg, Martin Kölker, Rüdiger Große-Heitmeyer, Andreas Schrödter, Thomas Hawighorst
  • Publication number: 20140352257
    Abstract: The invention relates to an advancing device (10) for advancing a film web (200) in a bag filling installation (100, having a main advancing drive (20) with at least one driven main advancing roller (22) for advancing the film web (200), wherein for an adjustment of the tensile stress of the film web (200) in the transport direction (T) of the film web (200) an auxiliary advancing drive (30) is disposed before the main advancing drive (20) with at least one driven auxiliary advancing roller (32) for advancing the film web (200).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventors: Hans-Ludwig VOSS, Oliver HUIL, Ralf UDALLY, Thomas HAWIGHORST, Rüdiger GROßE-HEITMEYER, Roman SMID
  • Patent number: 7877966
    Abstract: A machine for forming, filling, and sealing sacks has an unwinding device for a plastic tube, a cross-cutting device that cuts the tube perpendicularly to its principal axis of symmetry and creates tubular pieces in the process, a bottom forming means for forming a sack bottom at one end of the tubular piece, transport equipment to transport the resulting sacks through the machine, a filling station with a feeding element for filling the product in the sack, means of reducing the distance between the product discharge opening of the feed element and the bottom of the sack to be filled, and sealing means to seal the filled sack. The means of reducing the distance is a sack lifting device with which the sack can be lifted in the filling station such that an upper edge of the sack is located above the product discharge opening of the feed element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Windmoeller & Hoelscher KG
    Inventors: Thomas Knoke, Uwe Koehn, Ruediger Grosse-Heitmeyer, Thomas Hawighorst
  • Publication number: 20070294982
    Abstract: The invention describes a machine for forming, filling and sealing (FFS) sacks (8, 11). As device characteristics, it covers an unwinding device (19) for a plastic tube (15), a cross-cutting device (17) that cuts the tube perpendicularly to its principal axis of symmetry and creates tubular pieces in the process, a bottom forming means (13) for forming a sack bottom at one end of the tubular piece, transport equipment (4, 10, 18) to transport the resulting sacks through the machine, a filling station with a feeding element (2) for filling the product (24) in the sack (8, 11), means (3, 4, 5) of reducing the distance between the product discharge opening of the feed element and the bottom of the sack to be filled as well as sealing means to seal the filled sack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2005
    Publication date: December 27, 2007
    Inventors: Thomas Knoke, Uwe Koehn, Ruediger Grosse-Heitmeyer, Thomas Hawighorst
  • Publication number: 20060030470
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process and a device for manufacturing and filling bags that are provided with grip holes and that are formed from tubular material. In known processes these grip holes are inserted into the material before it is wound up into rolls. This process step increases the expenses of the manufacturing and filling of bags provided with grip holes. The objective of the present invention is to propose a process and a device using which bags provided with grip holes can be manufactured and filled more cost-effectively. The present invention is characterized in that, the tubular material (4) is unwound by an unwinding device (2, 3, 5) and fed to a bag-forming device (1) and that the unwound, tubular material (4) or the bags (27) are provided with grip holes (43) in the bag forming device (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2005
    Publication date: February 9, 2006
    Inventors: Hans-Ludwig Voss, Ruediger Grosse-Heitmeyer