Patents by Inventor Simon Guhl

Simon Guhl 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: 12639666
    Abstract: An order picking system (1) for transporting and providing general cargo (S, S?) and associated method includes a feeding device (2) with a suspension conveyor (21) for feeding the general cargo (S, S?), and a delivery station (22) for delivering the general cargo (S, S?) from the suspension conveyor (2.1) to a transfer device (3) for grouping the conveyed general cargo (S, S?), which transfer device (3) includes a horizontally movable transfer element (31) by which the general cargo (S, S?) can be grouped gravity-driven onto a grouping space (P).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2026
    Assignee: FERAG AG
    Inventors: Marcel Ramseier, Simon Guhl, Roberto Fenile
  • Publication number: 20240311753
    Abstract: An order picking system (1) for transporting and providing general cargo (S, S?) and associated method includes a feeding device (2) with a suspension conveyor (21) for feeding the general cargo (S, S?), and a delivery station (22) for delivering the general cargo (S, S?) from the suspension conveyor (2.1) to a transfer device (3) for grouping the conveyed general cargo (S, S?), which transfer device (3) includes a horizontally movable transfer element (31) by which the general cargo (S, S?) can be grouped gravity-driven onto a grouping space (P).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2024
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Applicant: FERAG AG
    Inventors: Marcel RAMSEIER, Simon GUHL, Roberto FENILE
  • Patent number: 9931722
    Abstract: A conveyor installation for the transportation of articles along a predefined path includes a running rail, at least one running carriage which is freely movable along the running rail, and a driven engagement device which extends at least in sections along the running rail and which includes a multiplicity of engagement elements movable along the running rail. Reliable and quiet operation is achieved in that the engagement elements are movable back and forth between two stable positions, wherein, in the first stable position, the engagement elements can be moved relative to the at least one running carriage past the running carriage without entering into engagement with the running carriage (non-engagement position), and wherein, in the second stable position, the engagement elements, during a movement relative to the at least one running carriage past the running carriage, compulsorily enter into engagement with the at least one running carriage (engagement position).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: FERAG AG
    Inventor: Simon Guhl
  • Publication number: 20170282317
    Abstract: A conveyor installation for the transportation of articles along a predefined path includes a running rail, at least one running carriage which is freely movable along the running rail, and a driven engagement device which extends at least in sections along the running rail and which includes a multiplicity of engagement elements movable along the running rail. Reliable and quiet operation is achieved in that the engagement elements are movable back and forth between two stable positions, wherein, in the first stable position, the engagement elements can be moved relative to the at least one running carriage past the running carriage without entering into engagement with the running carriage (non-engagement position), and wherein, in the second stable position, the engagement elements, during a movement relative to the at least one running carriage past the running carriage, compulsorily enter into engagement with the at least one running carriage (engagement position).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2015
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: FERAG AG
    Inventor: Simon GUHL
  • Patent number: 9643783
    Abstract: A rail-led conveying device includes a conveying vehicle with at least three runner rollers for rolling conveying along a rail guide. Rotation planes of the at least three runner rollers are arranged at an angle of greater than 0° and smaller than 180° relative to one another. The associated conveying installation includes a plurality of such conveying devices as well as a corresponding rail guidance with a rail body. The rail body includes a rail body longitudinal section with three runner surfaces that are arranged on the outer periphery of the rail body and are for the at least three runner rollers of the conveying device. The surface normals of the three runner surfaces are arranged at an angle to one another of greater than 0° and smaller than 180°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: FERAG AG
    Inventors: Roberto Fenile, Simon Guhl
  • Patent number: 9499345
    Abstract: A pacing device for a transfer of individual vehicles of a gravity conveyor onto a conveying device of the gravity conveyor that conveys in a paced manner. Thereby, the pacing device is designed such that the individual vehicles can be assigned to a pace of the conveying device and that the pacing device includes a damping mechanism that gently weakens an impulse of an individual vehicle moving in the direction of the pacing device, the impulse acting upon the pacing device. The pacing device can include a release on which the damping mechanism is formed. The damping mechanism in particular can be designed as an arm with an elastic part-region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: FERAG AG
    Inventors: Roberto Fenile, Simon Guhl
  • Publication number: 20160046444
    Abstract: A rail-led conveying device includes a conveying vehicle with at least three runner rollers for rolling conveying along a rail guide. Rotation planes of the at least three runner rollers are arranged at an angle of greater than 0° and smaller than 180° relative to one another. The associated conveying installation includes a plurality of such conveying devices as well as a corresponding rail guidance with a rail body. The rail body includes a rail body longitudinal section with three runner surfaces that are arranged on the outer periphery of the rail body and are for the at least three runner rollers of the conveying device. The surface normals of the three runner surfaces are arranged at an angle to one another of greater than 0° and smaller than 180°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: Roberto Fenile, Simon Guhl
  • Patent number: 9199796
    Abstract: The device for the transfer of piece goods (70) to a conveying installation (1) comprises at least one goods piece receiver (51) for positioning a goods piece (70) in a transfer zone (Z) of the conveying installation (1). The conveying installation (1) comprises a plurality of conveying elements (10) which are moveable along a conveying path and are for conveying the taken-over piece goods (70). The device moreover comprises a slide mechanism (52) with a slide element (53), by way of which a goods piece (70) can be moved in a push movement out of the goods piece receiver (51) to the conveying element (10) and can be transferred to the conveying element (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: FERAG AG
    Inventors: Roberto Fenile, Simon Guhl
  • Publication number: 20150266677
    Abstract: A pacing device for a transfer of individual vehicles of a gravity conveyor onto a conveying device of the gravity conveyor that conveys in a paced manner. Thereby, the pacing device is designed such that the individual vehicles can be assigned to a pace of the conveying device and that the pacing device includes a damping mechanism that gently weakens an impulse of an individual vehicle moving in the direction of the pacing device, the impulse acting upon the pacing device. The pacing device can include a release on which the damping mechanism is formed. The damping mechanism in particular can be designed as an arm with an elastic part-region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventors: Roberto Fenile, Simon Guhl
  • Publication number: 20140291124
    Abstract: The device for the transfer of piece goods (70) to a conveying installation (1) comprises at least one goods piece receiver (51) for positioning a goods piece (70) in a transfer zone (Z) of the conveying installation (1). The conveying installation (1) comprises a plurality of conveying elements (10) which are moveable along a conveying path and are for conveying the taken-over piece goods (70). The device moreover comprises a slide mechanism (52) with a slide element (53), by way of which a goods piece (70) can be moved in a push movement out of the goods piece receiver (51) to the conveying element (10) and can be transferred to the conveying element (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: Ferag AG
    Inventors: Roberto Fenile, Simon Guhl
  • Publication number: 20100300847
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device (1) and a method for conveying flexible, two-dimensional objects (100, 100), in particular printed products, with a plurality of conveyor elements (10) which are movable in a conveyor direction (F) by a conveyor member (20) drivable along a closed revolving path (U) and which are capable of receiving and conveying at least one object (100, 100?). A stabilisation device (30) with at least one stabilisation member (32, 33, 36) is present for stabilising the objects (100, 100?), in particular in regions (B) of the revolving path (U), in which large accelerations occur. The stabilisation device (30) forms a compliant stabilisation line (34?) or stabilisation surface (34) and presses the objects (100, 100?) against the conveyor element (10) at least in a part of the revolving path. By way of this, one prevents the objects from being displaced relative to the conveyor element (10), which may lead to problems with the further processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Applicant: FERAG AG
    Inventor: Simon Guhl