Patents by Inventor Ueli Mattmann

Ueli Mattmann 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).

  • Method and apparatus for transferring printed products conveyed in an shingled flow to a transporter with circulating clamps
    Patent number: 7784784
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for transferring printed products conveyed in a shingled flow in a conveying direction by a conveyor to a transporter positioned above the conveyor. The shingled flow is conveyed with circulating clamps. Each printed product respectively projects with a leading end over a front end of a following printed product in the conveying direction and the circulating clamps respectively clamp the leading end of the printed products. Each printed product is lifted from below along one side of the shingled flow in a transfer region formed by the shingled flow and the above-positioned transporter. After the printed products are is lifted up, a trailing end of each printed product is gripped by a clamp of the transporter and then the printed products are further transported.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: Mueller Martini Holding AG
    Inventors: Rolf Meyerhans, Ueli Mattmann
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSFERRING PRINTED PRODUCTS CONVEYED IN AN SHINGLED FLOW TO A TRANSPORTER WITH CIRCULATING CLAMPS
    Publication number: 20090022573
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for transferring printed products conveyed in a shingled flow in a conveying direction by a conveyor to a transporter positioned above the conveyor. The shingled flow is conveyed with circulating clamps. Each printed product respectively projects with a leading end over a front end of a following printed product in the conveying direction and the circulating clamps respectively clamp the leading end of the printed products. Each printed product is lifted from below along one side of the shingled flow in a transfer region formed by the shingled flow and the above-positioned transporter. After the printed products are is lifted up, a trailing end of each printed product is gripped by a clamp of the transporter and then the printed products are further transported.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2008
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Applicant: Muller Martini Holding AG
    Inventors: Rolf Meyerhans, Ueli Mattmann