Patents by Inventor Reinald Weiss

Reinald Weiss 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: 11234442
    Abstract: A device for storing, baking, and discharging bakery goods includes a plurality of stations with each station having a housing. The plurality of stations include a storage station for receiving a carrier loaded with bakery goods, a baking station for baking the bakery goods located on the carrier, and a discharging station on which bakery goods can be presented and removed. A robot transports the carrier between the plurality of stations. A carrying device provides suspended mounting of the robot, and the carrying device is supported by at least two of the plurality of stations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Inventor: Reinald Weiss
  • Patent number: 11116332
    Abstract: A dispensing device for holding, presenting, and removing baked bakery goods includes at least one dispensing tray having a supply section that enables stocking of the dispensing tray with bakery goods, a removal section for removing the bakery goods, a transport surface arranged between the supply section and the removal section, and a measuring device. The bakery goods pass the measuring device on their way from the supply section to the removal section, and the measuring device registers the presence or absence of the bakery goods and generates corresponding electrical signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Inventor: Reinald Weiss
  • Patent number: 10897911
    Abstract: Dispensing units for baked products, in particular, baguettes, and devices for dispensing baked products which include a dispensing unit are described. Such dispensing units can be found, for example, in supermarkets, with a continuous baking oven being connected upstream of said dispensing units. At a customer's request by pushing on a button it is possible for various, freshly baked or crisped-up baked products to be dispensed from the dispensing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: R. WEISS VERPACKUNGSTECHNIK GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Reinald Weiss
  • Patent number: 10849326
    Abstract: Devices for discharging bakery goods, to be combined with an upstream continuous baking oven, are described. The device has transfer means for transferring bakery goods from a storage unit to discharging means, wherein the discharging means direct the bakery goods to a discharging compartment. The discharging means include a conveying installation and a dispensing installation, wherein the dispensing installation is suppliable by the conveying installation with bakery goods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: R. WEISS VERPACKUNGSTECHNIK GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Reinald Weiss
  • Publication number: 20200214473
    Abstract: A dispensing device for holding, presenting, and removing baked bakery goods includes at least one dispensing tray having a supply section that enables stocking of the dispensing tray with bakery goods, a removal section for removing the bakery goods, a transport surface arranged between the supply section and the removal section, and a measuring device. The bakery goods pass the measuring device on their way from the supply section to the removal section, and the measuring device registers the presence or absence of the bakery goods and generates corresponding electrical signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventor: Reinald Weiss
  • Publication number: 20200037618
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the optimized provision of goods, in particular baked goods, for customer purchase, in particular in a supermarket, wherein goods are fed to at least one treatment device, in particular, to at least one baking oven and the goods are treated, in particular baked, in the treatment device and offered to customers for purchase. An operator is provided action recommendations via a display of a hardware device for loading the treatment devices with goods to be treated, wherein a computer program installed on a computer is provided for calculating the aforementioned action recommendations. The invention also relates to a corresponding system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventor: Reinald Weiss
  • Patent number: 10499658
    Abstract: Apparatuses and systems are described for conveying and delivering foodstuffs. A foodstuff conveying and delivery apparatus includes a housing in which foodstuffs are conveyed, in particular, to a discharging or output point in order to be removed by a person.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: R. WEISS VERPACKUNGSTECHNIK GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Reinald Weiss
  • Publication number: 20190297899
    Abstract: A device for storing, baking, and discharging bakery goods includes a plurality of stations with each station having a housing. The plurality of stations include a storage station for receiving a carrier loaded with bakery goods, a baking station for baking the bakery goods located on the carrier, and a discharging station on which bakery goods can be presented and removed. A robot transports the carrier between the plurality of stations. A carrying device provides suspended mounting of the robot, and the carrying device is supported by at least two of the plurality of stations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventor: Reinald Weiss
  • Publication number: 20190008164
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for discharging bakery goods, to be combined with an upstream continuous baking oven. The device has transfer means for transferring bakery goods from a storage unit to discharging means, wherein the discharging means direct the bakery goods to a discharging compartment. The discharging means comprise a conveying installation and a dispensing installation, wherein the dispensing installation is suppliable by the conveying installation with bakery goods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Applicant: R. Weiss Verpackungstechnik GMBH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Reinald Weiss
  • Publication number: 20190008165
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a dispensing unit for baked products, in particular, baguettes, and to a device for dispensing baked products which comprises a dispensing unit. Such dispensing units can be found, for example, in supermarkets, with a continuous baking oven being connected upstream of said dispensing units. At a customer's request by pushing on a button it is possible for various, freshly baked or crisped-up baked products to be dispensed from the dispensing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2016
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Applicant: R. Weiss Verpackungstechnik GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Reinald Weiss
  • Publication number: 20180235240
    Abstract: The invention relates to a foodstuff conveying and delivery apparatus having a housing in which foodstuffs are conveyed, in particular, to a discharging or output point in order to be removed by a person.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventor: Reinald Weiss
  • Publication number: 20180139969
    Abstract: A method for selectively baking or crisp baking dough pieces based on a customer request for requested baked goods includes at least one input storage and at least one associated feeding device for respectively storing and feeding various kinds of dough pieces. A throughput baking oven selectively bakes or crisp bakes the dough pieces. The throughput oven has a conveyor for transporting the dough pieces through the baking oven. The throughput oven has only one oven space, and the conveyor has at least two conveyor belts passing through the oven space capable of simultaneously transporting dough pieces through the oven space. At least one output storage receives and stores the baked goods made from the dough pieces. After the customer request made through an operating unit, the requested baked goods are transported from the at least one output storage to the dispensing unit to be dispensed therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2018
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventor: Reinald Weiss
  • Patent number: 9895820
    Abstract: An apparatus for cutting bread into slices includes at least one circular blade which rotates in a cutting plane and is guided between a feed section feeding the bread to be sliced to the blade and a removal section receiving the cut slices of bread. At least one advancing device advances the bread from the feed section towards the knife. The advancing device is designed such that, between two cutting instances, it advances the uncut bread and then withdraws it such that the actually exposed front end of the uncut bread is advanced across the cutting plane by an advance path greater than the predetermined slice thickness and is then withdrawn counter to the direction of advance of the bread.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: R. WEISS VERPACKUNGSTECHNIK GMBH & CO.
    Inventor: Reinald Weiss
  • Patent number: 9538766
    Abstract: An automatic baking machine includes a loading unit having a plurality of carriers on a first conveyor configured for receipt of individual goods to be baked. A downstream oven unit has a transportation device to transport the goods received from the loading unit through the oven unit. A delivery unit is arranged downstream from the oven unit and includes a second conveyor with a plurality of carriers for receipt of baked goods from the transportation device. A vertically stationary linear conveyor is arranged between the first conveyor and the transportation device, wherein the goods to be baked are transferred from the first conveyor to the linear conveyor, conveyed by the linear conveyor in a vertically fixed plane, and transferred from the linear conveyor to the transportation device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: R. Weiss Verpackungstechnik GmbH and Co. KG
    Inventor: Reinald Weiss
  • Publication number: 20160205949
    Abstract: A device for selectively baking or crisp baking dough pieces based on a customer request for requested baked goods includes at least one input storage and at least one associated feeding device for respectively storing and feeding various kinds of dough pieces. A throughput baking oven selectively bakes or crisp bakes the dough pieces. The throughput oven has a conveyor for transporting the dough pieces through the baking oven. The throughput oven has only one oven space, and the conveyor has at least two conveyor belts passing through the oven space capable of simultaneously transporting dough pieces through the oven space. At least one output storage receives and stores the baked goods made from the dough pieces. After the customer request made through an operating unit, the requested baked goods are transported from the at least one output storage to the dispensing unit to be dispensed therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2014
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventor: Reinald Weiss
  • Publication number: 20140366696
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for cutting bread (B) into slices (S), comprising at least one circular blade (14) which rotates in a cutting plane (13) and is guided between a feed section (3) feeding the bread (B) to be sliced to the blade (14) and a removal section (4) receiving the cut slices of bread (S), and further comprising at least one advancing device (21) advancing the bread (B) from the feed section (3) towards the knife (14). The above apparatus is characterized in that the advancing device (21) is designed such that, between two cutting instances, it advances the uncut bread (B) and then withdraws it such that the actually exposed front end of the uncut bread (B) is advanced across the cutting plane (13) by an advance path (v) greater than the predetermined slice thickness (d) and is then withdrawn counter to the direction of advance (P) of the bread.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventor: Reinald Weiss
  • Patent number: 8827068
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for distributing baked goods, for combining with a continuous baking oven (1) arranged upstream of said device, said device comprising a plurality of peripheral carriers (6) for storing the baked goods (B), and transfer means (9, 10, 11, 12) for transferring the baked goods (B) from the carriers (6) to the dispensing means (21, 22, 23, 24) comprising a distribution device (21) and a dispensing compartment (24) for transferring the baked goods (B) from the distribution device (21) to the dispensing compartment (24). The device according to the invention is characterized in that the dispensing means (21, 22, 23, 24) also comprise an intermediate conveyor device (22), the distribution device (21) being loaded with baked goods (B) directly from the transfer means (9, 10, 11, 12) and also from the intermediate conveyor device (22) arranged between the transfer means (9, 10, 11, 12) and the distribution device (21).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: R. Weiss Verpackungstechnik GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Reinald Weiss
  • Publication number: 20120111698
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for distributing baked goods, for combining with a continuous baking oven (1) arranged upstream of said device, said device comprising a plurality of peripheral carriers (6) for storing the baked goods (B), and transfer means (9, 10, 11, 12) for transferring the baked goods (B) from the carriers (6) to the dispensing means (21, 22, 23, 24) comprising a distribution device (21) and a dispensing compartment (24) for transferring the baked goods (B) from the distribution device (21) to the dispensing compartment (24). The device according to the invention is characterised in that the dispensing means (21, 22, 23, 24) also comprise an intermediate conveyor device (22), the distribution device (21) being loaded with baked goods (B) directly from the transfer means (9, 10, 11, 12) and also from the intermediate conveyor device (22) arranged between the transfer means (9, 10, 11, 12) and the distribution device (21).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: R. WEISS VERPACKUNGSTECHNIK GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Reinald Weiss
  • Publication number: 20120067227
    Abstract: The invention relates to an automatic baking machine comprising a loading unit (1) for the especially manual loading of baked goods (B), said loading unit (1) comprising at least one first conveyor device (6) provided with a plurality of preferably peripheral carriers (8) for respectively receiving a plurality of adjacent individual baked goods (B). Said baking machine also comprises an oven unit (20) mounted downstream from the loading unit (1) and having a transport device (22) for transporting the baked goods (B), and a distribution unit (30) mounted downstream of the baking device (20), said distribution unit (30) comprising at least one second conveyor device (32) having a plurality of preferably peripheral carriers (34) for receiving a plurality of baked goods (B) respectively adjacently, wherefrom the baked goods (B) are guided to at least one dispensing compartment (41).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicant: R. WEISS VERPACKUNGSTECHNIK GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Reinald Weiss
  • Patent number: 8113108
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for storing, treating and dispensing items of food, especially baked products, which device comprises at least two sections (2, 3). The inventive device is characterized by a plurality of supports (12) for receiving the items of food (9, 10) and a transport device (17, 20, 21, 22) that configures a closed transport cycle of the supports (12) between the sections (2, 3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Inventor: Reinald Weiss