Patents by Inventor Siegfried Weber

Siegfried Weber 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: 5660022
    Abstract: An apparatus for pushing bag packages or similar compliant articles into folding boxes which includes first and second endless conveying devices. Open folding boxes are conveyed on the first conveying device to a bag filling station and the bag packages are conveyed in the region of the filling section in alignment with the folding boxes by the second conveying device. For pushing the bag packages into the folding boxes, a pusher rod in combination with a pivotably arranged lever having a covering tongue are used. Guiding the lever by a contact-pressure element and guide member achieves low loading on the bag packages which permits a simple construction of the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 26, 1997
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Guenther-Eberhard Lade, Walter Dietrich, Eberhard Krieger, Siegfried Weber, Richard Kerth
  • Patent number: 5557021
    Abstract: A novel Phillips catalyst for the copolymerization of ethylene with .alpha.-olefins, contains, as a catalytically active component, a finely divided, aluminum silicate-supported, phosphorus-containing chromium catalyst. This can be prepared by applying at least one organic phosphorus(III), (IV) and/or (V) compound and at least one chromium(III) compound which does not react with said phosphorus compounds under the reaction conditions used, in succcession in any order or simultaneously, to a finely divided aluminum silicate hydrogel or xerogel with formation of a catalyst intermediate and activating the catalyst intermediate at elevated temperatures in an oxidizing atmosphere, with the result that the chromium catalyst is formed. The novel Phillips catalyst gives ethylene/.alpha.-olefin copolymers in which the comonomers are more uniformly distributed over the copolymer chains than is the case with ethylene/.alpha.-olefin copolymers which have been prepared with the aid of conventional Phillips catalysts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 17, 1996
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Hans-Joachim Mueller, Kaspar Evertz, Siegfried Weber, Guido Funk, Rainer Konrad, Roland Saive
  • Patent number: 5480852
    Abstract: A novel Phillips catalyst for the copolymerization of ethylene with .alpha.-olefins, contains, as a catalytically active component, a finely divided, aluminum silicate-supported, phosphorus-containing chromium catalyst. This can be prepared by applying at least one organic phosphorus(III), (IV) and/or (V) compound and at least one chromium(III) compound which does not react with said phosphorus compounds under the reaction conditions used, in succcession in any order or simultaneously, to a finely divided aluminum silicate hydrogel or xerogel with formation of a catalyst intermediate and activating the catalyst intermediate at elevated temperatures in an oxidizing atmosphere, with the result that the chromium catalyst is formed. The novel Phillips catalyst gives ethylene/.alpha.-olefin copolymers in which the comonomers are more uniformly distributed over the copolymer chains than is the case with ethylene/.alpha.-olefin copolymers which have been prepared with the aid of conventional Phillips catalysts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 2, 1996
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Hans-Joachim Mueller, Kaspar Evertz, Siegfried Weber, Guido Funk, Rainer Konrad, Roland Saive
  • Patent number: 5324697
    Abstract: A novel Phillips catalyst for the homopolymerization of ethylene and the copolymerization of ethylene with .alpha.-olefins contains as catalytically active components a specific chromium catalyst on an aluminum phosphate support and cocatalysts of the formula I to IV, ##STR1## where M is lithium, sodium and potassium,M.sup.1 is magnesium and zinc,M.sup.2 is boron and aluminum,R is C.sub.1 -C.sub.10 -alkyl and C.sub.6 -C.sub.20 -aryl,R.sup.1 is R and C.sub.1 -C.sub.10 -alkoxy and C.sub.6 -C.sub.20 -aryloxy,X is chlorine, bromine and iodine,n is 0, 1 and 2The chromium catalyst on an aluminum phosphate support can be obtained by applying chromium compounds to a finely divided aluminum phosphate with a P:A1 molar ratio near to or equal to 1 and a pore volume of >1 cm.sup.3 /g and activating the resulting intermediate at elevated temperatures in an oxidizing atmosphere. The novel Phillips catalyst has an exceptionally long duration of activity and its productivity can be increased further by adding hydrogen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 1992
    Date of Patent: June 28, 1994
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Hans-Joachim Mueller, Rainer Konrad, Guenther Schweier, Siegfried Weber, Roland Saive, Peter Koelle
  • Patent number: 5164353
    Abstract: A supported catalyst for ethene polymerization by Phillips catalysis is disclosed. The supported catalyst is prepared by (1) mixing a porous silicate in an inert, organic liquid to produce a silicate suspension, (2) providing an ester of phosphoric acid or phosphorous acid, (3) mixing an organic liquid, a chromium compound, and a trialkylaluminum compound to produce a chromium compound/aluminum compound and combining the silicate suspension, the phosphorus compound and the chromium compound/aluminum compound suspension. This resulting suspension is evaporated to dryness to form a catalyst intermediate. The catalyst intermediate is heated in nitrogen, then heated in an oxygen-containing atmosphere, and then heated again in nitrogen to produce an activated catalyst. The activated catalyst is suspended in an organic liquid and treated with an alkyl boron compound to produce the desired supported catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 17, 1992
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Siegfried Weber, Guido Funk
  • Patent number: 5145053
    Abstract: A conveyor system in a packaging machine having leading and trailing drivers, which are disposed on endless parallel conveyor chains. To adjust the drivers to various sized boxes, the conveyor chains are adjustable transversely to the conveyor direction and are adjustable in phase. The chain wheels guiding the outer conveyor chains having the trailing drivers are disposed in a manner fixed against relative rotation, and one chain wheel is additionally axially displaceably disposed on the drive shaft. The middle chain wheel, which guides the conveyor chain having the leading drivers, is mounted on a hollow shaft disposed in a rotatable and axially displaceable manner on the drive shaft; this hollow shaft penetrates the hub of one outer chain wheel and has an aperture for an adjusting spring that connects the hub to the drive shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1992
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Eberhard Krieger, Walter Dietrich, Siegfried Weber
  • Patent number: 5116303
    Abstract: A magazine for flat articles, in particular folding boxes lying flat, including a horizontal conveyor apparatus for receiving a supply stack of folded boxes and a vertical receiving chute from which the folding boxes can be withdrawn in succession and delivered to a conveyor in an open condition. In order to keep the pressure on the lowermost folding boxes in the receiving chute constant, the receiving chute is refilled with folding boxes as needed from the conveyor apparatus, so that the stack height in the receiving chute remains constant. The transfer of folding boxes from the supply stack on the conveyor apparatus into the receiving chute is effected via a gap, through which the horizontally delivered holding boxes, resting obliquely, are purposefully tipped via rollers or via a support podium into the receiving chute at the transition from the conveyor apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 26, 1992
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Walter Dietrich, Eberhard Krieger, Siegfried Weber
  • Patent number: 5061231
    Abstract: An apparatus for taking folded flat blanks out of a magazine and transferring them to a conveyor apparatus of a box-making machine is disposed between the vertically oriented magazine and the conveyor apparatus extending horizontally beneath it at some distance therefrom. The apparatus has three suction cups offset by 120.degree., on a star-shaped rotor which travel over a self-contained cycloid path (C) having four reversal points (F, G, H, I) and concave arcs between them. This cycloid path is generated by a revolving crank that rotatably supports the rotor with an eccentricity (E) and by a planetary gear associated with the crank, the sun gear of which is disposed coaxially with the axis of rotation of the crank, and the planet gear of which is firmly connected coaxially to the rotor; an intermediate gear is incorporated between the sun gear and the planet gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 29, 1991
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Walter Dietrich, Eberhard Krieger, Siegfried Weber
  • Patent number: 5054761
    Abstract: An apparatus for taking flat erectable blanks out of a magazine and transferring them to a conveyor apparatus has a rotor, on the circumference of which suction cups are distributed, offset uniformly. The rotor is rotatably supported as a planet part in a rotating planet carrier and upon revolving is additionally rotated about its shaft by a planetary gear. In this process the suction cups travel over a self-contained cycloid path (C) having four reversal points (F, G, H, I) and intervening concave arcs. For acting upon the articles, for instance pressing on a foldable box or rotating it about a transverse axis, a cam disk is rotatable supported on the shaft of the rotor and is hindered from rotating with the rotor by being coupled to a rocker arm supported in stationary fashion. A lever guided by a roller in the cam race acts upon a pivotable pressing prong or upon the rotatably supported suction cup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 8, 1991
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Walter Dietrich, Eberhard Krieger, Siegfried Weber
  • Patent number: 5034481
    Abstract: Ultrahigh molecular weight ethylene polymers are prepared in the gas phase in a thoroughly mixed bed of finely divided polymer by continuous introduction of the monomer into a polymerization system at 60.degree.-120.degree. C. and 5-60 bar in the presence of a reaction product of a titanium-containing catalyst and an antistat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 23, 1991
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Guido Funk, Siegfried Weber, Juergen Kerth, Rainer Hemmerich
  • Patent number: 5034480
    Abstract: Ultrahigh molecular weight ethylene polymers are prepared in the gas phase in a thoroughly mixed bed of finely divided polymer by continuous introduction of the monomer into a polymerization system at 60.degree.-120.degree. C. and 5-60 bar in the presence of a reaction product of a titanium-containing catalyst and an antistat and in the presence of a monohydric or polyhydric alcohol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 23, 1991
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Guido Funk, Siegfried Weber, Rainer Hemmerich