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Engelbert Heinz

Also filed as: HEINZ ENGELBERT

65 granted patents·21 pending applications·205 citations·filing 1997–2025

98Inventor score

Technology areasD06F B65G G01N B07C B25J

Files withKANNEGIESSER H GMBH CO59 BRINGEWATT WILHELM14 HEINZ ENGELBERT3 HERZOG LARS1 JOHNSON CONTROLS GMBH1

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86 records

0197US11208757B2Method and apparatus for ironing and folding laundry itemsKANNEGIESSER H GMBH CO·Filed 2020·Granted Dec 28, 2021·4 cites·19 claims
0297US9988220B2Method and apparatus for feeding items of laundry to a mangle or to some other laundry-treatment arrangementKANNEGIESSER H GMBH CO·Filed 2015·Granted Jun 5, 2018·16 cites·24 claims
0395US9920470B2Method for capturing an item of laundryKANNEGIESSER H GMBH CO·Filed 2015·Granted Mar 20, 2018·12 cites·17 claims
0495US9908152B2Method for sorting laundry items, in particular dirty laundry itemsKANNEGIESSER H GMBH CO·Filed 2015·Granted Mar 6, 2018·10 cites·19 claims
0591US9909252B2Method and device for spreading a laundry itemKANNEGIESSER H GMBH CO·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 6, 2018·5 cites·19 claims
0687US10633198B2Method and apparatus for feeding items of laundry to a laundry-treatment device, in particular to at least one loading conveyorKANNEGIESSER H GMBH CO·Filed 2018·Granted Apr 28, 2020·3 cites·20 claims
0787US6287066B1Device for separating items of laundryKANNEGIESSER H GMBH CO·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 11, 2001·31 cites·5 claims
0886US8028444B2Apparatus for feeding items of laundry to a laundry-treatment arrangement, in particular a mangleKANNEGIESSER H GMBH CO·Filed 2008·Granted Oct 4, 2011·12 cites·21 claims
0982US9187253B2Method of, and apparatus for, transporting and/or measuring items of laundryKANNEGIESSER H GMBH CO·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 17, 2015·14 cites·19 claims
1082US8732995B2Method and apparatus for feeding a laundry article to a mangle or the likeHERZOG LARS·Filed 2010·Granted May 27, 2014·9 cites·15 claims
1175US12428767B2Method for preparing and/or monitoring the wet treatment of items of laundryKANNEGIESSER H GMBH CO·Filed 2024·Granted Sep 30, 2025·0 cites·11 claims
1275US10738416B2Device for sorting of laundry items, preferably laundry items for cleaningKANNEGIESSER H GMBH CO·Filed 2018·Granted Aug 11, 2020·1 cites·11 claims
1373US8567090B2Method of, and apparatus for, treating the waste air from heated laundry machinesBRINGEWATT WILHELM·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 29, 2013·3 cites·13 claims
1472US9365971B2Method of, and apparatus for, folding items of laundryKANNEGIESSER H GMBH CO·Filed 2015·Granted Jun 14, 2016·2 cites·17 claims
1571US8225445B2Method for the wet treatment of items of laundryBRINGEWATT WILHELM·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 24, 2012·2 cites·9 claims
1670US9359716B2Device for mangling laundry itemsKANNEGIESSER H GMBH CO·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 7, 2016·1 cites·21 claims
1769US9630780B2Clamp for an item of laundryKANNEGIESSER H GMBH CO·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 25, 2017·2 cites·18 claims
1869US2025382740A1Method and apparatus for feeding rectangular textile articles to an intake deviceKANNEGIESSER H GMBH CO·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
1966US8142129B2Method and apparatus for feeding items of laundry to a laundry treatment device, in particular a mangleSIELERMANN JUERGEN·Filed 2008·Granted Mar 27, 2012·3 cites·26 claims
2066US7524145B2Method and device for the pneumatic transport of preferably linenKANNEGIESSER H GMBH CO·Filed 2003·Granted Apr 28, 2009·13 cites·9 claims
2165US6364518B1Method and apparatus for manufacturing a plastic material particularly provided with additivesLAWTON C A CO·Filed 1997·Granted Apr 2, 2002·23 cites·14 claims
2265US6089810AMethod and device for separating items of laundryKANNEGIESSER H GMBH CO·Filed 1998·Granted Jul 18, 2000·25 cites·7 claims
2362US2024295059A1Method and device for the wet treatment, in particular the washing and/or spinning, of laundry batches consisting of a plurality of laundry itemsKANNEGIESSER H GMBH CO·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
2461US11542657B2Method for feeding pieces of laundry to an insertion machineKANNEGIESSER H GMBH CO·Filed 2019·Granted Jan 3, 2023·0 cites·19 claims
2561US11377781B2Method and device for feeding laundry pieces to a laundry treatment installationKANNEGIESSER H GMBH CO·Filed 2020·Granted Jul 5, 2022·0 cites·17 claims
2661US11047086B2Method and apparatus for spreading out laundry itemsKANNEGIESSER H GMBH CO·Filed 2019·Granted Jun 29, 2021·0 cites·14 claims
2761US9297110B2Method for sorting laundry items, in particular dirty laundry itemsKANNEGIESSER H GMBH CO·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 29, 2016·1 cites·23 claims
2860US7966682B2Method for smoothing articles of clothing and tunnel finisherKANNEGIESSER H GMBH CO·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 28, 2011·0 cites·17 claims
2960US2014216111A1Method and device for wet treating laundry itemsBRINGEWATT WILHELM·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
3059US10662576B2Method for ironing items of laundry, and band ironerKANNEGIESSER H GMBH CO·Filed 2018·Granted May 26, 2020·0 cites·20 claims
3159US10351991B2Method and device for the transport and/or spreading out of laundry items hanging from clampsKANNEGIESSER H GMBH CO·Filed 2018·Granted Jul 16, 2019·0 cites·14 claims
3258US8407919B2Method for the recovery of waste heat from heated launderette machinesBRINGEWATT WILHELM·Filed 2008·Granted Apr 2, 2013·0 cites·15 claims
3358US7353622B2Method and device for the drying of laundryKANNEGIESSER H GMBH CO·Filed 2003·Granted Apr 8, 2008·3 cites·7 claims
3457US12509815B2Method for treating laundry itemsKANNEGIESSER H GMBH CO·Filed 2022·Granted Dec 30, 2025·0 cites·16 claims
3557US12012289B2Method for gripping textile itemsKANNEGIESSER H GMBH CO·Filed 2021·Granted Jun 18, 2024·0 cites·16 claims
3657US11492740B2Method and apparatus for treating laundryKANNEGIESSER H GMBH CO·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 8, 2022·0 cites·34 claims
3756US12304740B2Method and apparatuses for feeding items of laundry to a laundry machine, such as in particular a mangleKANNEGIESSER H GMBH CO·Filed 2022·Granted May 20, 2025·0 cites·25 claims
3856US11053635B2Method and apparatus for feeding laundry items to, in particular, a mangleKANNEGIESSER H GMBH CO·Filed 2019·Granted Jul 6, 2021·0 cites·13 claims
3956US2012260434A1Method for the wet-treatment of items of laundryBRINGEWATT WILHELM·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
4055US11192725B2Method and device for feeding laundry items to a mangle or the likeKANNEGIESSER H GMBH CO·Filed 2020·Granted Dec 7, 2021·0 cites·17 claims
4155US10400386B2Method and device for the transport and/or spreading-out of laundry items hung on clampsKANNEGIESSER H GMBH CO·Filed 2018·Granted Sep 3, 2019·0 cites·8 claims
4255US8733135B2Method and device for wet treating laundry itemsBRINGEWATT WILHELM·Filed 2006·Granted May 27, 2014·0 cites·18 claims
4355US2009106914A1Method for the wet treatment of laundryBRINGEWATT WILHELM·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
4454US11761144B2Method for feeding items of laundry to a mangle or the likeKANNEGIESSER H GMBH CO·Filed 2022·Granted Sep 19, 2023·0 cites·12 claims
4554US11105037B2Device for mangling laundry itemsKANNEGIESSER H GMBH CO·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 31, 2021·0 cites·20 claims
4654US10934661B2Method and apparatus for loading a clip with an item of laundry, in particular an item of laundry to be sortedKANNEGIESSER H GMBH CO·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 2, 2021·0 cites·10 claims
4754US8151392B2Method for smoothing articles of clothing, and tunnel finisherLITTMANN DIRK·Filed 2007·Granted Apr 10, 2012·1 cites·29 claims
4854US7610644B2Method and apparatus for washing and/or spin-drying laundryKANNEGIESSER H GMBH CO·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 3, 2009·0 cites·26 claims
4954US2008295257A1Method for the wet treatment of items of laundryBRINGEWATT WILHELM·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
5053US11821136B2Method and device for feeding items of laundry to a laundry treatment apparatus, preferably a mangleKANNEGIESSER H GMBH CO·Filed 2022·Granted Nov 21, 2023·0 cites·16 claims

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