Patents by Inventor Sigurd VOELKER

Sigurd VOELKER 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).

  • Publication number: 20230382648
    Abstract: A conveying apparatus for goods comprises at least one goods source which provides the goods by means of conveyor containers, a plurality of goods sinks to which the goods are conveyed, and an endless conveyor which connects the at least one goods source and the goods sinks in terms of conveying technology and has a first conveyor strand and a second conveyor strand which follows the first conveyor strand along a goods conveying direction in the endless conveyor, wherein only the first conveyor strand has a fixed conveyor container entrainment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Sigurd VÖLKER, Dirk SIEKSMEIER, Markus MERTEN, Axel KLEINEKATHÖFER, Pascal REHM
  • Patent number: 11619930
    Abstract: A method of creating orders of individual products comprises a conveying of at least one individual product to an unloading station by means of a respective carrying device, an unloading of the at least one individual product from the carrying device at the unloading station in an order-related manner, a transporting of the at least one individual product of an order to a packing station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Dürkopp Fördertechnik GmbH
    Inventor: Sigurd Voelker
  • Patent number: 11472587
    Abstract: An apparatus serves to provide individual products of a plurality of orders at a packing station of an overhead conveyor installation in an order-related manner. The apparatus has a conveyor track with a conveyor system for conveying the individual products in a suspended manner, an unloading station for unloading the individual products, a feed opening for feeding the individual products, and a discharge opening connected to said feed opening in a conveying manner, the discharge opening being configured to provide individual products of a first order at the packing station, and a parking area for parking individual products of a second order at the packing station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Dürkopp Fördertechnik GmbH
    Inventor: Sigurd Voelker
  • Publication number: 20190377335
    Abstract: A method of creating orders of individual products comprises a conveying of at least one individual product to an unloading station by means of a respective carrying device, an unloading of the at least one individual product from the carrying device at the unloading station in an order-related manner, a transporting of the at least one individual product of an order to a packing station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventor: Sigurd VOELKER
  • Publication number: 20190375527
    Abstract: An apparatus serves to provide individual products of a plurality of orders at a packing station of an overhead conveyor installation in an order-related manner. The apparatus has a conveyor track with a conveyor system for conveying the individual products in a suspended manner, an unloading station for unloading the individual products, a feed opening for feeding the individual products, and a discharge opening connected to said feed opening in a conveying manner, the discharge opening being configured to provide individual products of a first order at the packing station, and a parking area for parking individual products of a second order at the packing station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventor: Sigurd VOELKER
  • Patent number: 9296561
    Abstract: A device for providing items for more than one order from a warehouse according to each particular order comprises at least one temporary storage device linked with the warehouse for temporarily storing items of at least one order, at least one collection zone linked with the at least one temporary storage device for collecting the items of the at least one completed order, and a separation zone having a number of delivery lines for providing the items of the at least one completed order according to the respective order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: DÜRKOPP FÖRDERTECHNIK GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Wend, Dirk Zajonc, Sigurd Völker, Dirk Sieksmeier
  • Patent number: 9169068
    Abstract: Rack storage and retrieval device for a rack storage facility, the rack storage and retrieval device comprising a carriage with a carriage drive to move the carriage on a base, a loading/removing rod that can be displaced by means of a lifting drive transverse to the base, at least one loading drive arranged on the loading/removing rod to load the rack storage facility with goods, and a separating unit for a separate removal of the goods from the rack storage facility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: DUERKOPP FOERDERTECHNIK GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Wend, Dirk Sieksmeier, Sigurd Völker
  • Publication number: 20140303770
    Abstract: A device for providing items for more than one order from a warehouse according to each particular order comprises at least one temporary storage device linked with the warehouse for temporarily storing items of at least one order, at least one collection zone linked with the at least one temporary storage device for collecting the items of the at least one completed order, and a separation zone having a number of delivery lines for providing the items of the at least one completed order according to the respective order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Inventors: Michael WEND, Dirk ZAJONC, Sigurd VÖLKER, Dirk SIEKSMEIER
  • Publication number: 20140037403
    Abstract: Rack storage and retrieval device for a rack storage facility, the rack storage and retrieval device comprising a carriage with a carriage drive to move the carriage on a base, a loading/removing rod that can be displaced by means of a lifting drive transverse to the base, at least one loading drive arranged on the loading/removing rod to load the rack storage facility with goods, and a separating unit for a separate removal of the goods from the rack storage facility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Inventors: Michael Wend, Dirk SIEKSMEIER, Sigurd VÖLKER