US Patent Issued to Heinrich Kuper on July 1 for "Device and method for producing an adhesive thread and for connecting workpieces using the adhesive thread" (German Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,343,895, issued on July 1, was assigned to Heinrich Kuper GmbH (Rietberg, Germany).

"Device and method for producing an adhesive thread and for connecting workpieces using the adhesive thread" was invented by Hans Werner Kespohl (Delbruck, Germany), Heinz Georg Hagenhoff (Delbruck, Germany) and Reinhold Laumeier (Rietberg, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to an adhesive thread device for producing an adhesive thread, comprising a supply means for supplying an adhesive-free crude thread, an adhesive tank for receiving and storing an adhesive granulate, a main heater arranged at a lower portion of the adh...