Patents by Inventor Achim KUNZ

Achim KUNZ 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).

  • Patent number: 11623854
    Abstract: A container-treatment machine includes a foaming unit that introduces foaming medium into a container that is filled with a foamable liquid. This causes a foam to form in the container. A sensor downstream obtains an image of the foam and provides it to a controller. The controller decides whether or not to eject the container based on the extent of a foam nose that forms on the container's outer surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: KHS GmbH
    Inventors: Ludwig Clüsserath, Achim Kunz
  • Patent number: 11427452
    Abstract: In order to perform a cleaning-in-place or CIP cleaning of a filling element of a filling machine for the filling of containers with a liquid filling content, at least one closure element can be used, together with the filling element, to form a flushing chamber, in which a filling valve and a filling-level probe are at least partially disposed for the cleaning-in-place cleaning of the filling element. A control unit controls the flow of cleaning medium into the flushing chamber and the performance of at least one electrical measurement with the filling-level probe during the cleaning-in-place cleaning of the filling element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: KHS GmbH
    Inventors: Ludwig Clüsserath, Achim Kunz
  • Publication number: 20220041424
    Abstract: A container filling arrangement for filling bottles and similar containers with a beverage and a method of operating the container filling arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Ludwig CLÜSSERATH, Achim KUNZ
  • Publication number: 20210229971
    Abstract: A container-treatment machine includes a foaming unit that introduces foaming medium into a container that is filled with a foamable liquid. This causes a foam to form in the container. A sensor downstream obtains an image of the foam and provides it to a controller. The controller decides whether or not to eject the container based on the extent of a foam nose that forms on the container's outer surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Applicants: KHS GmbH, KHS GmbH
    Inventors: Ludwig Clüsserath, Achim Kunz
  • Patent number: 8985161
    Abstract: Method of controlling a container filling machine comprising a plurality of filling elements. Each of the filling elements has a flow measuring device which is used to measure the volume of filling material dispensed from its filling element. During filling, the time that a first filling element is open to dispense a predetermined volume of filling material is measured. A second filling element is then opened for essentially the measured time to thereby dispense essentially the predetermined volume of filling material into a second container. As an alternative, a time may be calculated from the measured times of a plurality of filling elements, which calculated time may be used to determine for how long another filling element is opened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: KHS GmbH
    Inventors: Karl Lorenz, Achim Kunz
  • Publication number: 20090159150
    Abstract: A method for the operation of a beverage bottling or container filling arrangement with a filling volume correcting apparatus. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b): A brief abstract of the technical disclosure in the specification must commence on a separate sheet, preferably following the claims, under the heading “Abstract of the Disclosure.” The purpose of the abstract is to enable the Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and gist of the technical disclosure. The abstract shall not be used for interpreting the scope of the claims. Therefore, any statements made relating to the abstract are not intended to limit the claims in any manner and should not be interpreted as limiting the claims in any manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2008
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Inventors: Karl LORENZ, Achim KUNZ