Patents by Inventor Thomas Bechinger

Thomas Bechinger 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).

  • Apparatus for gathering signatures along a conveying section of a circulating conveyor
    Patent number: 8028821
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for gathering signatures along a conveying section of a circulating conveyor provided with spaced-apart pushers that are attached to a traction mechanism. The apparatus includes a delivery station adapted for being arranged along the conveying section. The delivery station includes a downward slanted conveying path wherein the signatures are supplied via the downward slanted conveying path from the delivery station to the conveyor approximately in synchronism with movement of the circulating conveyor. The conveying path includes a convex conveying section followed by a concave conveying section in the conveying direction for the signatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Mueller Martini Holding AG
    Inventors: Urs Mösli, Thomas Bechinger
  • Apparatus for gathering signatures along a conveying section of a circulating conveyor
    Publication number: 20060180438
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for gathering signatures along a conveying section of a circulating conveyor provided with spaced-apart pushers that are attached to a traction mechanism. The apparatus includes a delivery station adapted for being arranged along the conveying section. The delivery station includes a downward slanted conveying path wherein the signatures are supplied via the downward slanted conveying path from the delivery station to the conveyor approximately in synchronism with movement of the circulating conveyor. The conveying path includes a convex conveying section followed by a concave conveying section in the conveying direction for the signatures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2006
    Publication date: August 17, 2006
    Applicant: MULLER MARTINI HOLDING AG
    Inventors: Urs Mosli, Thomas Bechinger