Patents by Inventor Eduard Handschuh

Eduard Handschuh 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: 11939200
    Abstract: Apparatus for treating containers includes a handling device for the containers wherein the handling devices has a movable carrier with which the containers can be moved on a transport path, and wherein the handling devices is assigned at least one handling station, wherein the transport speed of the handling device can be controlled in such a way that the transport speed of the handling device can be synchronised with the transport speed of the transport device and/or a further transport device during transfer and/or discharge of the containers and the transport speed of the handling device can be reduced after the transfer of the containers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: KRONES AG
    Inventors: Tobias Raith, Martin Kammerl, Klaus Voth, Eduard Handschuh, Robert Aumer, Jochen Krueger, Michael Neubauer
  • Patent number: 11865762
    Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for transforming plastic preforms into plastic containers having at least one transforming station which has a blow molding device, within which the plastic preforms are able to be transformed into the plastic containers by application with a flowable medium, having an application device which applies the flowable medium to the plastic preforms and having a stretching device which has a rod-like body which is able to be introduced into the plastic preforms, in order to stretch the plastic preforms at least temporarily during their transforming process in the longitudinal direction thereof, wherein the stretching device has a drive device for moving the rod-like body as well as a control device for controlling the drive device and wherein the apparatus has a valve arrangement which controls the application of the plastic preforms with the flowable medium with at least two different pressure levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: KRONES AG
    Inventors: Eduard Handschuh, Klaus Voth
  • Patent number: 11834217
    Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for treating containers and in particular plastic containers having a container treatment unit, wherein the apparatus has a main transport device which is suitable and intended to transport the containers along a predetermined transport path, wherein the container treatment device has at least two treatment devices which are suitable and intended to treat the containers in a predetermined manner, having a feed and discharge unit which is suitable and intended to feed containers to be treated to the at least first treatment unit and to discharge containers already been treated from the first treatment device and having a media supply unit which is suitable and intended to feed media to the at least one first treatment unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: KRONES AG
    Inventors: Bernhard Domeier, Benedikt Boettcher, Eduard Handschuh, Klaus Voth
  • Publication number: 20220234876
    Abstract: Apparatus for treating containers includes a handling device for the containers wherein the handling devices has a movable carrier with which the containers can be moved on a transport path, and wherein the handling devices is assigned at least one handling station, wherein the transport speed of the handling device can be controlled in such a way that the transport speed of the handling device can be synchronised with the transport speed of the transport device and/or a further transport device during transfer and/or discharge of the containers and the transport speed of the handling device can be reduced after the transfer of the containers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Tobias RAITH, Martin KAMMERL, Klaus VOTH, Eduard HANDSCHUH, Robert AUMER, Jochen KRUEGER, Michael NEUBAUER
  • Publication number: 20210146595
    Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for transforming plastic preforms into plastic containers having at least one transforming station which has a blow molding device, within which the plastic preforms are able to be transformed into the plastic containers by application with a flowable medium, having an application device which applies the flowable medium to the plastic preforms and having a stretching device which has a rod-like body which is able to be introduced into the plastic preforms, in order to stretch the plastic preforms at least temporarily during their transforming process in the longitudinal direction thereof, wherein the stretching device has a drive device for moving the rod-like body as well as a control device for controlling the drive device and wherein the apparatus has a valve arrangement which controls the application of the plastic preforms with the flowable medium with at least two different pressure levels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Eduard Handschuh, Klaus Voth
  • Publication number: 20210094718
    Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for treating containers and in particular plastic containers having a container treatment unit, wherein the apparatus has a main transport device which is suitable and intended to transport the containers along a predetermined transport path, wherein the container treatment device has at least two treatment devices which are suitable and intended to treat the containers in a predetermined manner, having a feed and discharge unit which is suitable and intended to feed containers to be treated to the at least first treatment unit and to discharge containers already been treated from the first treatment device and having a media supply unit which is suitable and intended to feed media to the at least one first treatment unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Bernhard Domeier, Benedikt Boettcher, Eduard Handschuh, Klaus Voth
  • Patent number: 10786940
    Abstract: Provided is a device for treating containers and in particular plastic containers, including a first transport device having a continuous carrier on which a first plurality of transport elements are moveably arranged, each having at least one retainer for retaining plastic preforms and being designed and configured to transport said plastic preforms along a first transport path, and including at least one heating device arranged along the first transport path in order to heat the plastic preforms at least in sections during their transportation along the first transport path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: KRONES AG
    Inventors: Klaus Voth, Eduard Handschuh
  • Publication number: 20190134877
    Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for transforming plastic parisons into plastic containers with a transport device which transports the plastic parisons along a predetermined transport path, with at least one transforming station which is arranged in a stationary manner along this transport path. The transforming station has a blow mould which can be opened and closed and which in a closed state forms a cavity inside which the plastic parisons can be transformed into the plastic containers by the application of a gaseous medium. The transforming station has a closing unit in order to close the blow mould and this closing unit has at least one component of the blow mould which is movable relative to another component of the blow mould.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Applicant: KRONES AG
    Inventors: CHRISTIAN STOIBER, EDUARD HANDSCHUH, KLAUS VOTH, ROBERT SCHEIBENPFLUG, KONRAD SENN, ADAM BIALEK
  • Publication number: 20190099936
    Abstract: Provided is a device for treating containers and in particular plastic containers, including a first transport device having a continuous carrier on which a first plurality of transport elements are moveably arranged, each having at least one retainer for retaining plastic preforms and being designed and configured to transport said plastic preforms along a first transport path, and including at least one heating device arranged along the first transport path in order to heat the plastic preforms at least in sections during their transportation along the first transport path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventors: KLAUS VOTH, EDUARD HANDSCHUH
  • Publication number: 20190070861
    Abstract: A direct printing machine for printing containers with a direct print, having at least one stationary direct printing station with a direct print head, an ink supply system for supplying ink to the direct print head, and with a conveyor for conveying the containers past at the direct printing station, the ink supply system comprising a supply line and/or a return line for the printing ink, for producing ink flow from a supply tank to the direct print head and/or back, wherein the ink supply system comprises at least one header tank arranged in the supply line and/or the return line for setting a meniscus pressure of the printing ink, and a valve terminal is arranged between the header tank and the direct print head to interrupt the ink flow over the direct print head and to produce it in a bypass line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Johannes REGENSBURGER, Eduard HANDSCHUH, Martin WAGNER, Viktor GETTE
  • Patent number: 9976669
    Abstract: A container treatment plant and a method for displacing an element of a valve or a diverting unit of a container treatment plant. The container treatment plant comprises at least one element for treating containers. The element is part of a valve or a diverting unit. The container treatment plant also comprises a displacing unit for displacing the element between a first position and a second position, wherein the displacing unit comprises a magnetically operating actuator such that a rotary motion caused by the actuator displaces the element with the aid of a mechanism between its first and second positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: KRONES AG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Hahn, Eduard Handschuh, Klaus Voth, Dieter Finger, Florian Geltinger, Hartmut Davidson, Martin Seger
  • Patent number: 9925711
    Abstract: An apparatus (1) for the shaping of plastics material pre-forms (10) into plastics material containers (20) with a movable carrier (2) on which is arranged at least one shaping station (4), wherein the shaping station has a blow molding device (6), and wherein the shaping station additionally has a stressing device (12) which acts upon the plastics material pre-forms with a flowable medium for their expansion, wherein the shaping station additionally has a rod-like body (14) which is capable of being inserted into the plastics material pre-forms in order to stretch them in the longitudinal direction (L) thereof, wherein the shaping station has a drive device (24) which moves the rod-like body (14) with respect to the plastics material pre-form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: KRONES AG
    Inventors: Dieter Finger, Eduard Handschuh, Florian Geltinger, Markus Haller
  • Patent number: 9919469
    Abstract: An apparatus for molding plastic preforms into plastic containers, includes an application unit for applying a gaseous medium onto the plastic performs. The application unit includes at least one valve unit for controlling the gaseous medium to be supplied to the plastic preform. The valve unit has a working piston that is movable between at least two positions, and a control piston that is movable between at least two positions. Movement of the control piston is coupled, at least at times, to movement of the working piston. The valve unit includes a sealing unit that substantially prevents a gas flow between the working chamber and the control chamber at least in one position of the working piston and a membrane body that seals at least one area of the control piston against at least one area of the control chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: KRONES AG
    Inventors: Eduard Handschuh, Florian Geltinger, Frank Winzinger
  • Patent number: 9849623
    Abstract: Hollow part manufacturing machine includes at least one mold in which hollow parts can be manufactured by application of a pressurized medium, a valve unit, having at least two valves, wherein an inlet of a second valve is connected to a second pressure accumulator, which is pressurized under a second pressure, and an outlet of the second valve is connected to a blow nozzle via a channel. The inlet of a first valve is connected to a first pressure accumulator that is under a first pressure and the outlet of the first valve is also connected to the blow nozzle via a channel. During at least a part of the molding process, the blow nozzle seals the material to be molded, and/or the mold, relative to the environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: KRONES AG
    Inventors: Eduard Handschuh, Paul Brinster, Thomas Hoellriegl, Christoph Brandl
  • Patent number: 9573315
    Abstract: An apparatus for shaping plastics material pre-forms into containers includes a blow molding station on a movable conveying device. The station has a blow mold forming a cavity in which the pre-forms are expandable by a gaseous medium. A stressing device acts upon the pre-forms with the gaseous medium to expand them. A clean room surrounds the blow molding station at least in part. A stretching unit stretches the pre-forms along their longitudinal direction and includes a stretch bar movable with respect to the plastics material pre-forms. The stretch bar is insertable into the pre-forms. The station has a receiving space with a wall for receiving the stretch bar, which is movable relative to the receiving space and which surrounds the stretch bar at least in part. A flexible sealing device, which separates a sterile room area from a non-sterile room area, is arranged inside the receiving space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: KRONES AG
    Inventors: Michael Neubauer, Yasin Kerim, Eduard Handschuh
  • Publication number: 20160245423
    Abstract: A container treatment plant and a method for displacing an element of a valve or a diverting unit of a container treatment plant. The container treatment plant comprises at least one element for treating containers. The element is part of a valve or a diverting unit. The container treatment plant also comprises a displacing unit for displacing the element between a first position and a second position, wherein the displacing unit comprises a magnetically operating actuator such that a rotary motion caused by the actuator displaces the element with the aid of a mechanism between its first and second positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Applicant: KRONES AG
    Inventors: Wolfgang HAHN, Eduard HANDSCHUH, Klaus VOTH, Dieter FINGER, Florian GELTINGER, Hartmut DAVIDSON, Martin SEGER
  • Patent number: 9345801
    Abstract: An apparatus and method are described for cleaning gas in blow moulding machines for shaping plastics material pre-forms to form plastics material containers. The apparatus includes at least one gas-processing device, which is capable of filtering the gas in a sterile manner and/or of reducing a quantity of an oxidative disinfecting/sterilizing agent contained in the gas flowing through and/or flowing past, is arranged in at least one gas line which is a gas supply line or a gas removal line of a blowing station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: KRONES AG
    Inventors: Oliver Martini, Juergen Soellner, Ulrich Lappe, Michael Dahmen, Eduard Handschuh, Michael Neubauer
  • Patent number: 9321211
    Abstract: An apparatus (1) for the transforming of plastics material preforms (10) into plastics material containers with a blow molding nozzle (2) arranged on a blow molding piston (14) extending in a predetermined longitudinal direction (L), in order to act upon these plastics material preforms with a gaseous medium for the expansion thereof, with an attachment device in order to supply the gaseous medium to the blow molding nozzle (2), and with at least one connecting line (22) which conveys the gaseous medium from the attachment device to the blow molding nozzle. According to the invention at least one portion of this connecting line (22) extends obliquely with respect to the longitudinal direction (L).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Krones AG
    Inventors: Eduard Handschuh, Florian Geltinger
  • Publication number: 20160107368
    Abstract: Hollow part manufacturing machine includes at least one mould in which hollow parts can be manufactured by application of a pressurised medium, a valve unit, having at least two valves, wherein an inlet of a second valve is connected to a second pressure accumulator, which is pressurised under a second pressure, and an outlet of the second valve is connected to a blow nozzle via a channel. The inlet of a first valve is connected to a first pressure accumulator that is under a first pressure and the outlet of the first valve is also connected to the blow nozzle via a channel. During at least a part of the moulding process, the blow nozzle seals the material to be moulded, and/or the mould, relative to the environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventors: Eduard Handschuh, Paul Brinster, Thomas Hoellriegl, Christoph Brandl
  • Patent number: 9266276
    Abstract: The invention relates to a shaping apparatus (1) for the shaping of plastics material pre-forms (10) into plastics material containers (10A) with a plurality of blow moulding stations (8) and with at least one control device (55; 55A; 55B; 55C) for the control of blow molding pressures and/or volume flows at the blow molding stations (8), in which the at least one control device (55; 55A; 55B; 55C) comprises at least one control valve (56) with a control piston part (58) which is guided in a cylinder part (57) and by means of which a cross-section (59) of a blow molding air duct (60) is capable of being closed, wherein the control device (55; 55A; 55B; 55C) has a drive unit (61) operating in an electromagnetic manner in order to effect a change in position of the control piston part (58) inside the cylinder part (57) and thus also to control the blow molding pressures and/or volume flows at the blow molding stations (8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Krones AG
    Inventors: Dieter Finger, Eduard Handschuh, Florian Geltinger, Klaus Voth