Patents by Inventor Roland Kost

Roland Kost 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: 11427357
    Abstract: A method for bringing together a wrapper and a plurality of inserts can be used to form an advertising means compilation. In a region of a compilation section, the wrapper and the inserts are deposited on one another individually and in succession on a conveying element which is moved in a direction of transport. A leading edge of the wrapper is deposited offset relative to leading edges of the inserts so as to form an excess length of the wrapper. The inserts are deposited on one another, forming a stack, such that the leading edges of the inserts form a common fold edge. The excess length of the wrapper, which lies flat on the conveying element or on the stack of inserts, is folded around the fold edge and, at least in part, around the stack of inserts so as to form the advertising means compilation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: MUELLER MARTINI HOLDING AG
    Inventors: Rolf Meyerhans, Roland Kost
  • Publication number: 20210061501
    Abstract: A method for bringing together a wrapper and a plurality of inserts can be used to form an advertising means compilation. In a region of a compilation section, the wrapper and the inserts are deposited on one another individually and in succession on a conveying element which is moved in a direction of transport. A leading edge of the wrapper is deposited offset relative to leading edges of the inserts so as to form an excess length of the wrapper. The inserts are deposited on one another, forming a stack, such that the leading edges of the inserts form a common fold edge. The excess length of the wrapper, which lies flat on the conveying element or on the stack of inserts, is folded around the fold edge and, at least in part, around the stack of inserts so as to form the advertising means compilation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Rolf Meyerhans, Roland Kost
  • Patent number: 10730714
    Abstract: Personalized printed products are produced in which at least one individually printed sheet is combined with conventionally printed sheets. A plurality of stacks of conventionally printed sheets are made available. In addition, a print material web is made available that contains individual sheet segments and respectively one marking based on information received from a database, or a roll is provided which contains a pre-printed material web containing the sheets segments with respective markings. The markings on the individual sheet segments are read out and information read from the markings is used for selective gathering of conventionally printed sheets that are needed for the personalize printed product. Following the readout of the markings, individually printed sheets are cut from the print material web.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: MUELLER MARTINI HOLDING AG
    Inventors: Rolf Meyerhans, Roland Kost, Hans Leuenberger
  • Publication number: 20180057301
    Abstract: Personalized printed products are produced in which at least one individually printed sheet is combined with conventionally printed sheets. A plurality of stacks of conventionally printed sheets are made available. In addition, a print material web is made available that contains individual sheet segments and respectively one marking based on information received from a database, or a roll is provided which contains a pre-printed material web containing the sheets segments with respective markings. The markings on the individual sheet segments are read out and information read from the markings is used for selective gathering of conventionally printed sheets that are needed for the personalize printed product. Following the readout of the markings, individually printed sheets are cut from the print material web.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicant: MUELLER MARTINI HOLDING AG
    Inventors: Rolf MEYERHANS, Roland KOST, Hans LEUENBERGER
  • Publication number: 20160207649
    Abstract: A method for bringing together a wrapper and a plurality of inserts can be used to form an advertising means compilation. In a region of a compilation section, the wrapper and the inserts are deposited on one another individually and in succession on a conveying element which is moved in a direction of transport. A leading edge of the wrapper is deposited offset relative to leading edges of the inserts so as to form an excess length of the wrapper. The inserts are deposited on one another, forming a stack, such that the leading edges of the inserts form a common fold edge. The excess length of the wrapper, which lies flat on the conveying element or on the stack of inserts, is folded around the fold edge and, at least in part, around the stack of inserts so as to form the advertising means compilation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2016
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: Rolf Meyerhans, Roland Kost
  • Patent number: 8162019
    Abstract: For attaching at least one flat supplementary product to a printed product, one leaf of the printed product is brought from a folded configuration into an essentially horizontal orientation. A supplementary product is attached, especially by an adhesive, to this horizontal leaf, preferably from above. Supplementary products can be attached to the front side and to the rear side of the printed product. The supplementary product is, for example, a commercial sample or a card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Muller Martini Holding AG
    Inventor: Roland Kost
  • Patent number: 8033538
    Abstract: A method for producing a printed product that includes supplying a wire-stitched booklet to a spine processing device such that the booklet includes signatures and a spine. The method includes reshaping the spine in the spine processing device. Following the reshaping, the method further includes supplying a cover to the booklet, applying adhesive to the cover or to the reshaped spine, and combining the cover with the booklet to form the printed product. The method includes discharging the printed product from the spine processing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Mueller Martini Holding AG
    Inventors: Herbert Wicki, Christoph Gysin, Roland Kost, Roger Schwenter
  • Publication number: 20100074713
    Abstract: A method for producing a printed product that includes supplying a wire-stitched booklet to a spine processing device such that the booklet includes signatures and a spine. The method includes reshaping the spine in the spine processing device. Following the reshaping, the method further includes supplying a cover to the booklet, applying adhesive to the cover or to the reshaped spine, and combining the cover with the booklet to form the printed product. The method includes discharging the printed product from the spine processing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2009
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Applicant: Mueller Martini Holding AG
    Inventors: Herbert Wicki, Christoph Gysin, Roland Kost, Roger Schwenter
  • Publication number: 20090038733
    Abstract: For attaching at least one flat supplementary product to a printed product, one leaf of the printed product is brought from a folded configuration into an essentially horizontal orientation. A supplementary product is attached, especially by an adhesive, to this horizontal leaf, preferably from above. Supplementary products can be attached to the front side and to the rear side of the printed product. The supplementary product is, for example, a commercial sample or a card.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2008
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Inventor: Roland Kost
  • Patent number: 7438107
    Abstract: For attaching at least one flat supplementary product to a printed product, one leaf of the printed product is brought from a folded configuration into an essentially horizontal orientation. A supplementary product is attached, especially by an adhesive, to this horizontal leaf, preferably from above. Supplementary products can be attached to the front side and to the rear side of the printed product. The supplementary product is, for example, a commercial sample or a card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: Müller Martini Holding AG
    Inventor: Roland Kost
  • Patent number: 7404550
    Abstract: A wire stitching machine and a method for wire-stitching print products with the wire-stitching machine. At least one stitching head is arranged to move along with a respective print product to be stitched during a stitching operation. A control device is arranged to control the stitching head so that the stitching head is displaced relative to the print product following placement of a first staple by the stitching head in a print product to drive in at least one second staple at a distance to the first staple.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2008
    Assignee: Mueller Martini Holding AG
    Inventors: Stephan Vogel, Roland Kost
  • Publication number: 20060043663
    Abstract: A wire stitching machine and a method for wire-stitching print products with the wire-stitching machine. At least one stitching head is arranged to move along with a respective print product to be stitched during a stitching operation. A control device is arranged to control the stitching head so that the stitching head is displaced relative to the print product following placement of a first staple by the stitching head in a print product to drive in at least one second staple at a distance to the first staple.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2005
    Publication date: March 2, 2006
    Applicant: Muller Martini Holding AG
    Inventors: Stephan Vogel, Roland Kost
  • Publication number: 20050241753
    Abstract: For attaching at least one flat supplementary product to a printed product, one leaf of the printed product is brought from a folded configuration into an essentially horizontal orientation. A supplementary product is attached, especially by an adhesive, to this horizontal leaf, preferably from above. Supplementary products can be attached to the front side and to the rear side of the printed product. The supplementary product is, for example, a commercial sample or a card.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2005
    Publication date: November 3, 2005
    Inventor: Roland Kost