Patents by Inventor Reto Furrer

Reto Furrer 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).

  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REMOVING FLAT PRINTED PRODUCTS FROM A STACK AND TRANSFERING THE PRINTED PRODUCTS TO A MOVING TRANSPORTING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20090309289
    Abstract: An apparatus for withdrawing flat printed products from a stack and transporting the printed products, includes a transporting device having a transporting direction and a vertical center plane that extends in the transporting direction, a separating device to separate out the printed products from the stack, and a rotating conveyor having a rotational axis and a conveying direction. The rotating conveyor includes at least one gripper with a gripper plane to grip a separated printed product in the gripper plane and supply the separated printed product to the transporting device. The rotational axis is oriented approximately at a right angle to the center plane of the transporting device, and the gripper plane of the at least one gripper is essentially arranged in the center plane of the transporting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2009
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Applicant: Mueller Martini Holding AG
    Inventors: Pius Geisseler, Reto Furrer, Andreas Schuetz, Giorgio Zancanaro