Patents by Inventor Thomas Zscheile

Thomas Zscheile 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).

  • Machine for cutting stacked sheet material and the like
    Patent number: 6715392
    Abstract: A machine for cutting stacked sheet material and like comprising a frame supporting the apparatus, and first and second guideways having first and second fixed guideway members mounted on the frame in a laterally spaced apart relationship, and first and second movable guideway members movably supported by the first and second fixed guideway members and oriented to shift vertically. A knife holder is connected with the first and second movable guideway members adjacent opposite sides thereof, and is configured to be shifted vertically. An actuator is operably connected between the frame and the knife holder for selectively shifting the knife holder vertically. A knife is connected with the knife holder, and includes an edge sharpened for cutting the sheet material when the knife holder is shifted vertically. A pivot bearing rotatably connects the knife holder with at least one of the first and second movable guideway members to facilitate cutting the sheet material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2004
    Assignee: Adolf Mohr Maschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Thomas Zscheile
  • Machine for cutting stacked sheet material and the like
    Publication number: 20020020274
    Abstract: A machine for cutting stacked sheet material and like comprising a frame supporting the apparatus, and first and second guideways having first and second fixed guideway members mounted on the frame in a laterally spaced apart relationship, and first and second movable guideway members movably supported by the first and second fixed guideway members and oriented to shift vertically. A knife holder is connected with the first and second movable guideway members adjacent opposite sides thereof, and is configured to be shifted vertically. An actuator is operably connected between the frame and the knife holder for selectively shifting the knife holder vertically. A knife is connected with the knife holder, and includes an edge sharpened for cutting the sheet material when the knife holder is shifted vertically. A pivot bearing rotatably connects the knife holder with at least one of the first and second movable guideway members to facilitate cutting the sheet material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2001
    Publication date: February 21, 2002
    Inventor: Thomas Zscheile