Patents by Inventor Tim Kirchhoff

Tim Kirchhoff 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: 20240326315
    Abstract: The inventions describes a roller for guiding a film web and for subjecting the film web to an at least partially radially inwardly directed force, wherein openings are provided in the surface for applying the inwardly directed force, wherein the openings can be subjected at least partially to a negative pressure from a negative pressure source. For this purpose, at least one device for increasing the radially inwardly directed force and/or the roller are/is configured such that the film web is movable relative to the roller surface without damage being brought about on the film web.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2022
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Inventor: Tim Kirchhoff
  • Patent number: 12064910
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system (10) for improved introduction of a separating device (40) into a flattened film tube (2) of a blown film line (1), with a cutting device (20) for severing only a first tube side (2.1) of the film tube (2), in particular the film tube (2) which has not yet been flattened. Furthermore, the invention relates to a blown film line (1), as well as a method (100) for producing and providing at least two film webs (6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Windmöller & Hölscher KG
    Inventors: Tim Oberdalhoff, Thomas Sehlleier, Sebastian Martinek, Tim Kirchhoff
  • Publication number: 20240083083
    Abstract: The invention describes a process for starting up a film production in a film manufacturing machine, in particular a blown film machine, by means of a control device, comprising the following steps: detecting a start-up request setting start-up parameters providing film material commencing the film production setting film production parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2020
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Karsten Golubski, Tobias Kulgemeyer, Martin Backmann, Tim Kirchhoff, Jens Althermeler
  • Publication number: 20220193974
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system (10) for improved introduction of a separating device (40) into a flattened film tube (2) of a blown film line (1), with a cutting device (20) for severing only a first tube side (2.1) of the film tube (2), in particular the film tube (2) which has not yet been flattened. Furthermore, the invention relates to a blown film line (1), as well as a method (100) for producing and providing at least two film webs (6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Tim Oberdalhoff, Thomas Sehlleier, Sebastian Martinek, Tim Kirchhoff
  • Publication number: 20220024710
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for winding up a film web, which is created in particular on a film production system, on at least one winding reel, wherein quality features of the winding reel (100) are determined. In order to determine quality features of the winding reel, at least the following steps are carried out: taking out measurements on the winding reel (100) and providing measurement values for the measurements; and filtering out at least one item of characteristic data from the measurement values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventor: Tim Kirchhoff
  • Patent number: 11192744
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for changing a reel and for connecting a new material web to the end of an old material web, with a first reel (101) from which the first material web thereof which is wound thereon can be unwound, a transport device (103), particularly a transport roller, by means of which the first material web can be guided in a guiding region at a transport speed, a second reel (121) with which the new material web can be prepared, a drive device for rotatably driving the second reel, a separating device (142) for cutting through the first material web, by means of which the material web can be cut through in the guiding region or upstream of the guiding region in order to produce a trailing end, and a control and/or regulating device for the mutual adjustment of the trailing end and the beginning (125) of the second material web, such that the trailing end and the beginning of the web are at a distance of more than 0 mm from each other and particularly do not overlap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Windmöller & Hölscher KG
    Inventors: Holger Frische, Gerd Kasselmann, Tim Kirchhoff, Peter Strunk
  • Patent number: 10618763
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for adapting at least one winding parameter of a winding device during winding of a film web on a winding core, having the following steps: —conveying of the film web along a measuring path between a first driven roll and a second driven roll—increasing of the web tension of the film web between the first roll and the second roll—continuous detecting of the drive parameters of the first roll and of the second roll at least in the form of the torque and the circumferential speed, —determining of a stress-strain diagram from the detected drive parameters—adapting of at least one winding parameter of the winding device on the basis of the determined stress-strain diagram in order to achieve a defined elongation of the film web during winding on the winding core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Windmöller & Hölscher KG
    Inventors: Tim Kirchhoff, Frank Hoffmann, Martin Backmann
  • Publication number: 20190016550
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for changing a reel and for connecting a new material web to the end of an old material web, with a first reel (101) from which the first material web thereof which is wound thereon can be unwound, a transport device (103), particularly a transport roller, by means of which the first material web can be guided in a guiding region at a transport speed, a second reel (121) with which the new material web can be prepared, a drive device for rotatably driving the second reel, a separating device (142) for cutting through the first material web, by means of which the material web can be cut through in the guiding region or upstream of the guiding region in order to produce a trailing end, and a control and/or regulating device for the mutual adjustment of the trailing end and the beginning (125) of the second material web, such that the trailing end and the beginning of the web are at a distance of more than 0 mm from each other and particularly do not overlap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2017
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Applicant: Windmöller & Hölscher KG
    Inventors: Holger Frische, Gerd Kasselmann, Tim Kirchhoff, Peter Strunk
  • Patent number: 10011451
    Abstract: A reversing device for a film web, which has a take-off device, has at least one turning device and at least one deflecting roller. The film web can be guided by the take-off device via the at least one turning device and the at least one deflecting roller to a winding device. The axes of the take-off device, the at least one turning device, and the at least one deflecting roller are adjustable in angle relative to one another. The at least one deflecting roller is formed as an expander roller having an expanding capacity which increases towards the end faces of the deflecting roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: WINDMOELLER & HOELSCHER KG
    Inventors: Markus Bussmann, Tim Kirchhoff, Frank Hoffmann
  • Publication number: 20170283201
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for adapting at least one winding parameter of a winding device during winding of a film web on a winding core, having the following steps:—conveying of the film web along a measuring path between a first driven roll and a second driven roll—increasing of the web tension of the film web between the first roll and the second roll—continuous detecting of the drive parameters of the first roll and of the second roll at least in the form of the torque and the circumferential speed,—determining of a stress-strain diagram from the detected drive parameters—adapting of at least one winding parameter of the winding device on the basis of the determined stress-strain diagram in order to achieve a defined elongation of the film web during winding on the winding core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Tim KIRCHHOFF, Frank HOFFMANN, Martin BACKMANN
  • Publication number: 20150158690
    Abstract: The invention relates to a reversing device for a film web, which has a take-off device, at least one turning-device and at least one deflecting roller, wherein the film web can be guided by the take-off device via the at least one turning device and the at least one deflecting roller to a winding device and the axes of the take-off device, the at least one turning device and the at least one deflecting roller are adjustable in angle relative to one another, characterised in that the at least one deflecting roller is formed as an expander roller having an expanding capacity which increases towards the end faces of the deflecting roller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2013
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Inventors: Markus Bussmann, Tim Kirchhoff, Frank Hoffmann