Patents by Inventor Stefan Wick

Stefan Wick 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: 11945141
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the production of foamed areal polyurethane(PUR)/polyisocyanurate(PIR) moldings, where a polyurethane/polyisocyanurate reaction mixture is injected into a mold that is under elevated pressure and then a depressurization takes place, and the foaming process is thus induced, and after the reaction the molding is demolded, and to a mold for carrying out the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Covestro Deutschland AG
    Inventors: Stefan Hopf, Stephan Moers, Achim Wick, Christian Windeck
  • Patent number: 11447353
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sheet alignment device (5) for a machine for the processing of sheets (B) consisting of a thin, flat material such as paper, cardboard or film, with a feed section, at least one sensor (30, 32) for determining the position and/or alignment of the sheet (B) and also at least two alignment modules (10), each having an alignment roller (12), to which a drive device (14) is assigned in each case, whereby there is assigned to each alignment module (10) a swivel device (16), with which the alignment roller (10) can be swivelled around a swivel axis (A) perpendicular to the feed section. The invention relates also to a machine for the processing of sheets (B) consisting of a thin, flat material such as paper, cardboard or film, whereby a sheet alignment device (5) of the aforementioned type is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: BOBST GRENCHEN AG
    Inventor: Stefan Wick
  • Patent number: 11292680
    Abstract: Sheet feeder (4) for a machine (1) for the processing of sheet material such as paper or films, having a drive shaft (10), which extends substantially perpendicular to a sheet feeding direction and is provided with at least one suction gripper (12), which is rotated above the sheet material, when the drive shaft (10) is driven, wherein the suction gripper (12) is repositionable between an inactive position, in which it does not cooperate with the sheet material, and an active position, in which it can grip on the top side of the sheet material and carry this along.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Bobst Grenchen AG
    Inventor: Stefan Wick
  • Patent number: 10889456
    Abstract: A handling system (100) for handling stackable flat elements, in particular carton elements. The system (100) includes a supporting table (102) on which at least an edge portion (303) of a stack (101) of flat elements is supportable, a clamping device (103) configured for clamping a first part (113) of the edge portion of the stack (101) to the supporting table (102), and a lifting device (104) configured for lifting a second part (114) of the stack (101) from the supporting table (102).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: BOBST GRENCHEN AG
    Inventor: Stefan Wick
  • Patent number: 10865522
    Abstract: A control system (100) for a functional section (I, II, III) of a paper processing device (140). The control system (100) has at least one safety-monitoring camera (110, 120, 130) which is arranged in the functional section (I, II, III) such that a functional region of the functional section (I, II, III) can be captured by the safety-monitoring camera (110, 120, 130). An operating unit (101) of the system (100) is designed to operate the functional section (I, II, III), and image data of the at least one safety-monitoring camera (110, 120, 130) can be selected by the operating unit (101). A display unit (103) is configured to display the selected image data such that a user allows or blocks the operation of the functional section (I, II, III) based on the displayed image data. A safety device (102) is coupled to the safety-monitoring camera (110, 120, 130) and the operating unit (101), and the safety device (102) receives image data of the safety-monitoring camera (110, 120, 130).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: Bobst Grenchen AG
    Inventor: Stefan Wick
  • Publication number: 20200283249
    Abstract: Sheet feeder (4) for a machine (1) for the processing of sheet material such as paper or films, having a drive shaft (10), which extends substantially perpendicular to a sheet feeding direction and is provided with at least one suction gripper (12), which is rotated above the sheet material, when the drive shaft (10) is driven, wherein the suction gripper (12) is repositionable between an inactive position, in which it does not cooperate with the sheet material, and an active position, in which it can grip on the top side of the sheet material and carry this along.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Applicant: BOBST GRENCHEN AG
    Inventor: Stefan WICK
  • Publication number: 20200270084
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sheet alignment device (5) for a machine for the processing of sheets (B) consisting of a thin, flat material such as paper, cardboard or film, with a feed section, at least one sensor (30, 32) for determining the position and/or alignment of the sheet (B) and also at least two alignment modules (10), each having an alignment roller (12), to which a drive device (14) is assigned in each case, whereby there is assigned to each alignment module (10) a swivel device (16), with which the alignment roller (10) can be swivelled around a swivel axis (A) perpendicular to the feed section. The invention relates also to a machine for the processing of sheets (B) consisting of a thin, flat material such as paper, cardboard or film, whereby a sheet alignment device (5) of the aforementioned type is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Applicant: BOBST GRENCHEN AG
    Inventor: Stefan WICK
  • Patent number: 10414607
    Abstract: A portioning system for portioning stackable flat carton elements in a stack (101) for further processing. A feeder device (105) includes a lifting platform (106) and a pushing platform (107), wherein the feeder device (105) is movable along a linear path (108) for pushing the stack (101) to a delivery position. The feeder device (105) is further movable along a lifting direction (110) having at least a component parallel to the gravity direction. The feeder device (105) is configured such that the lifting platform (106) is movable partially below the flat elements defining the stack (101) such that an edge portion (111) of the stack (101) is arranged on the lifting platform (106) for being liftable by the lifting platform (106). The feeder device (105) is further configured such that the stack (101) is pushable by the pushing platform (107) along the linear path (108) until the stack (101) is arranged at the delivery position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: BOBST GRENCHEN AG
    Inventor: Stefan Wick
  • Publication number: 20190211505
    Abstract: A control system (100) for a functional section (I, II, III) of a paper processing device (140). The control system (100) has at least one safety-monitoring camera (110, 120, 130) which is arranged in the functional section (I, II, III) such that a functional region of the functional section (I, II, III) can be captured by the safety-monitoring camera (110, 120, 130). An operating unit (101) of the system (100) is designed to operate the functional section (I, II, III), and image data of the at least one safety-monitoring camera (110, 120, 130) can be selected by the operating unit (101). A display unit (103) is configured to display the selected image data such that a user allows or blocks the operation of the functional section (I, II, III) based on the displayed image data. A safety device (102) is coupled to the safety-monitoring camera (110, 120, 130) and the operating unit (101), and the safety device (102) receives image data of the safety-monitoring camera (110, 120, 130).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventor: Stefan WICK
  • Publication number: 20190047805
    Abstract: A handling system (100) for handling stackable flat elements, in particular carton elements. The system (100) includes a supporting table (102) on which at least an edge portion (303) of a stack (101) of flat elements is supportable, a clamping device (103) configured for clamping a first part (113) of the edge portion of the stack (101) to the supporting table (102), and a lifting device (104) configured for lifting a second part (114) of the stack (101) from the supporting table (102).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2017
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventor: Stefan WICK
  • Patent number: 10167150
    Abstract: A feeder system for feeding a stack (101) of stackable flat, carton elements to a processing device: A delivery ramp (103) includes a receiving surface (104) on which an edge portion (111) and a center portion (116) of the stack (101) is arrangeable. A transport device (125) includes a supporting platform on which at least a further edge portion (115) of the stack (101) is supportable, wherein the supporting platform is arranged adjacent to the receiving surface (104) such that the further edge portion (115) of the stack (101) may be received. A downholder element (117), adjusts a size of a gap (705) between the downholder element and a supporting platform, such that the further edge portion (115) of the stack (101) is clampable between them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: BOBST GRENCHEN AG
    Inventors: Maurizio Gugel, Stefan Wick
  • Patent number: 10124971
    Abstract: A transfer system for transferring a stack (101) of flat elements to a processing device includes a delivery ramp (103) with a receiving surface (104) for receiving the stack (101), a first comb structure (121) having at least one first supporting platform (123) on which at least an edge portion (115) of the stack (101) is supportable, wherein the first comb structure (121) is mounted to the delivery ramp (103), and a second comb structure (122) having at least two second supporting platforms (124) on which at least the edge portion (115) of the stack (101) is supportable, wherein the second comb structure (122) is configured for supplying the stack (101) to the processing device. The first supporting platform (123) and the second supporting platforms (124) are arranged along a first direction (109), one after another, in an interleaved manner such that the edge portion (115) is supportable on the first supporting platform (123) and the second supporting platforms (124).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: BOBST GRENCHEN AG
    Inventor: Stefan Wick
  • Publication number: 20180321970
    Abstract: Described herein is a system for controlling background execution of an application based on a stored policy. The stored policy can be defined by an enterprise administrator. The policy controls an ability of an application to execute in the background. The system includes a background access manager component that, in response to a request to execute in the background received from the application, determines whether or not to allow the application to execute in the background based upon the policy, a user-configured master control policy and/or relevant system state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2017
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Alan CORTES, Jason Scott HOLMES, Richard Andrew POSPESEL, Timothy Michael KURTZMAN, Stefan WICK
  • Publication number: 20170355540
    Abstract: A transfer system for transferring a stack (101) of flat elements to a processing device includes a delivery ramp (103) with a receiving surface (104) for receiving the stack (101), a first comb structure (121) having at least one first supporting platform (123) on which at least an edge portion (115) of the stack (101) is supportable, wherein the first comb structure (121) is mounted to the delivery ramp (103), and a second comb structure (122) having at least two second supporting platforms (124) on which at least the edge portion (115) of the stack (101) is supportable, wherein the second comb structure (122) is configured for supplying the stack (101) to the processing device. The first supporting platform (123) and the second supporting platforms (124) are arranged along a first direction (109), one after another, in an interleaved manner such that the edge portion (115) is supportable on the first supporting platform (123) and the second supporting platforms (124).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Inventor: Stefan WICK
  • Publication number: 20170349392
    Abstract: A feeder system for feeding a stack (101) of stackable flat, carton elements to a processing device: A delivery ramp (103) includes a receiving surface (104) on which an edge portion (111) and a center portion (116) of the stack (101) is arrangeable. A transport device (125) includes a supporting platform on which at least a further edge portion (115) of the stack (101) is supportable, wherein the supporting platform is arranged adjacent to the receiving surface (104) such that the further edge portion (115) of the stack (101) may be received. A downholder element (117), adjusts a size of a gap (705) between the downholder element and a supporting platform, such that the further edge portion (115) of the stack (101) is clampable between them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicant: BOBST GRENCHEN AG
    Inventors: Maurizio GUGEL, Stefan WICK
  • Publication number: 20170349391
    Abstract: A portioning system for portioning stackable flat carton elements in a stack (101) for further processing. A feeder device (105) includes a lifting platform (106) and a pushing platform (107), wherein the feeder device (105) is movable along a linear path (108) for pushing the stack (101) to a delivery position. The feeder device (105) is further movable along a lifting direction (110) having at least a component parallel to the gravity direction. The feeder device (105) is configured such that the lifting platform (106) is movable partially below the flat elements defining the stack (101) such that an edge portion (111) of the stack (101) is arranged on the lifting platform (106) for being liftable by the lifting platform (106). The feeder device (105) is further configured such that the stack (101) is pushable by the pushing platform (107) along the linear path (108) until the stack (101) is arranged at the delivery position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventor: Stefan WICK
  • Patent number: 8803824
    Abstract: Methods and systems for enabling a tablet input object is described. A tablet input object can take various inputs from touch, a mouse, and a pen and send their information to an application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Alexander J. Zotov, Reed L. Townsend, Steven P. Dodge, Todd M. Landstad, Olumuyiwa M. Durojaiye, Stefan Wick, Vijayakumar Rangasamy
  • Patent number: 8633902
    Abstract: A multi-touch plug-in system is described herein that exposes multi-touch data for web application developers to consume in a platform independent way. The multi-touch plug-in system receives platform-specific touch data from an operating system or touch hardware, interprets the platform-specific touch data to convert the platform-specific touch data to generic touch data, and provides the generic touch data to a hosted application running within a plug-in sandbox. Often, sandboxed environments only allow identified, trusted plug-ins to execute. By managing multi-touch data within a trusted plug-in, the plug-in can ensure that hosted applications are properly restricted to well-defined behavior, while still allowing rich features such as multi-touch interaction. Thus, the multi-touch plug-in system brings rich multi-touch interaction to a web browsing environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph Smith, Sam J. George, Stefan Wick, Todd A. Torset, Jesse Bishop
  • Publication number: 20110216028
    Abstract: Methods and systems for enabling a tablet input object is described. A tablet input object can take various inputs from touch, a mouse, and a pen and send their information to an application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2011
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Alexander J. Zotov, Reed L. Townsend, Steven P. Dodge, Todd M. Landstad, Olumuyiwa M. Durojaiye, Stefan Wick, Vijayakumar Rangasamy
  • Patent number: 7986307
    Abstract: A system for enabling a tablet input object is described. A tablet input object can take various inputs from touch, a mouse, and a pen and send their information to an application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Alexander J Zotov, Reed L. Townsend, Steven P Dodge, Todd M Landstad, Olumuyiwa M Durojaiye, Stefan Wick, Vijayakumar Rangasamy