Patents by Inventor Robert Stangl

Robert Stangl 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 for processing flat, flexible objects, for example plastic or paper cards
    Patent number: 5941681
    Abstract: The apparatus has, along with a magazine in which flat, flexible objects such as cords are stored in a stack, a retaining device for holding the stack in the magazine. Symmetrically disposed retaining elements aligned parallel to the surface of the objects are provided in the retaining device. The form of the retaining elements is selected such that an object of the stack can be singled by being arched past the retaining elements and an object can also be stacked in the magazine by being arched past the retaining elements. A gripping device is provided for moving the objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1999
    Assignee: Giesecke & Devrient GmbH
    Inventors: Karl Heinz Piotrowski, Keong-Swee Lee, Robert Stangl