Patents by Inventor Tino Henze

Tino Henze 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).

  • Embossing apparatus, and method for embossing cards
    Patent number: 8205547
    Abstract: The invention relates to an embossing apparatus for embossing cards, in particular plastic cards, comprising a feed unit for feeding a card into an embossing region, and an embossing device. The embossing device comprises a displaceable, actuatable embossing die which can be positioned above a position that is to be embossed in the embossing region; a plunger unit which has a displaceable plunger for moving forward the actuatable embossing die, and a striking mechanism for applying pressure to the plunger of the plunger unit in order to carry out an embossing on a card in the embossing region by means of the embossing die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Muehlbauer AG
    Inventors: Alexander Godecke, Martin Dimpfl, Tino Henze, Christian Dobler
  • EMBOSSING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR EMBOSSING CARDS
    Publication number: 20090277346
    Abstract: The invention relates to an embossing apparatus for embossing cards, in particular plastic cards, comprising a feed unit for feeding a card into an embossing region, and an embossing device. The embossing device comprises a displaceable, actuatable embossing die which can be positioned above a position that is to be embossed in the embossing region; a plunger unit which has a displaceable plunger for moving forward the actuatable embossing die, and a striking mechanism for applying pressure to the plunger of the plunger unit in order to carry out an embossing on a card in the embossing region by means of the embossing die.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2007
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Applicant: Muhlbauer-AG
    Inventors: Alexander Godecke, Martin Dimpfl, Tino Henze, Christian Dobler