Patents by Inventor Franz Gmeiner
Franz Gmeiner 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).
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Patent number: 8926314Abstract: A transport device and a transport method for a container treatment plant as well as a blow molding machine is provided. The transport device comprises at least one transport star for transporting receptacles to or away from a treatment station of the container treatment plant, wherein the at least one transport star is arranged obliquely to the treatment station.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2013Date of Patent: January 6, 2015Assignee: Krones AGInventors: Jochen Forsthoevel, Franz Gmeiner
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Patent number: 8893757Abstract: An apparatus for applying labels to containers is provided. In one embodiment, the process of applying the labels to the container is carried out by means of a laser unit. In another embodiment, a cutting unit is provided for the apparatus, which cutting unit likewise uses a laser and is arranged at least partially inside a cutting roller. In preferred embodiments, the complete application process, i.e. in particular including the bonding of the end sections of the label, is carried out by means of the laser unit.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2009Date of Patent: November 25, 2014Assignee: Krones AGInventors: Franz Gmeiner, Heinz Humele
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Patent number: 8640719Abstract: A bottle cleaning machine and to a method for cleaning bottles with a bottle transporting device for transporting the bottles to be cleaned and with spraying nozzles. The bottle transporting device is configured such that the bottles are transported past the spraying nozzles along a substantially spiral transportation path, and preferably about a horizontal axis.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2010Date of Patent: February 4, 2014Assignee: Krones AGInventor: Franz Gmeiner
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Publication number: 20130216642Abstract: A transport device and a transport method for a container treatment plant as well as a blow molding machine is provided. The transport device comprises at least one transport star for transporting receptacles to or away from a treatment station of the container treatment plant, wherein the at least one transport star is arranged obliquely to the treatment station.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2013Publication date: August 22, 2013Applicant: Krones AGInventors: Jochen Forsthoevel, Franz Gmeiner
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Patent number: 8500438Abstract: A device for the stretch blowing of plastic containers in a continuous single-stage process, having at least one injection rotor, with injection molds for preforms, which are fed via controlled valves from an extruder head and by way of a melt distributor from a central extruder, wherein the axis of the extruder is placed at least essentially in the axis of the injection pipe, and at least the extruder head and the melt distributor can be permanently and synchronously rotationally driven by the injection rotor. A method where, during the manufacture of each preform in the injection mold, injection molding phases and a compression molding or dwell pressure phase are combined and superimposed.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2008Date of Patent: August 6, 2013Assignee: Krones AGInventors: Heinz Humele, Karl-Heinz Achhammer, Wolfgang Hausladen, Franz Gmeiner
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Patent number: 8404175Abstract: A method and a device for the manufacture of plastic packagings, the same being manufactured by stretch blowing a bottle-like preliminary packaging which is, after completion, treated by means of a laser and thus reshaped to the final packaging. Also, a plastic container manufactured according to this method and with this device.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2007Date of Patent: March 26, 2013Assignee: Krones AGInventors: Heinz Humele, Franz Gmeiner, Volker Kronseder
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Patent number: 8109281Abstract: A cleaning assembly for containers, particularly for bottles, having a conveying device on which the containers are arranged by means of a receptacle means. To economically and ecologically improve the cleaning assembly, the receptacle means contains a liquid-tight tubular for an individual cleaning of the containers.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2009Date of Patent: February 7, 2012Assignee: Krones AGInventors: Heinz Humele, Franz Gmeiner, Kersten Thomas, Uerike Thoms, legal representative, Timm Kirchhoff, Bernd Hansen, Jan Momsen
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Publication number: 20100276847Abstract: A device for the stretch blowing of plastic containers in a continuous single-stage process, having at least one injection rotor, with injection molds for preforms, which are fed via controlled valves from an extruder head and by way of a melt distributor from a central extruder, wherein the axis of the extruder is placed at least essentially in the axis of the injection pipe, and at least the extruder head and the melt distributor can be permanently and synchronously rotationally driven by the injection rotor. A method where, during the manufacture of each preform in the injection mold, injection molding phases and a compression molding or dwell pressure phase are combined and superimposed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2008Publication date: November 4, 2010Inventors: Heinz Humele, Karl-Heinz Achhammer, Wolfgang Hausladen, Franz Gmeiner
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Publication number: 20100200020Abstract: A bottle cleaning machine and to a method for cleaning bottles with a bottle transporting device for transporting the bottles to be cleaned and with spraying nozzles. The bottle transporting device is configured such that the bottles are transported past the spraying nozzles along a substantially spiral transportation path, and preferably about a horizontal axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2010Publication date: August 12, 2010Applicant: KRONES AGInventor: FRANZ GMEINER
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Publication number: 20100019414Abstract: A method and a device for the manufacture of plastic packagings, the same being manufactured by stretch blowing a bottle-like preliminary packaging which is, after completion, treated by means of a laser and thus reshaped to the final packaging. Also, a plastic container manufactured according to this method and with this device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2007Publication date: January 28, 2010Applicant: KRONES AGInventors: Heinz Humele, Franz Gmeiner, Volker Kronseder
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Publication number: 20090323753Abstract: An apparatus for inscribing containers may include an inscription unit. The inscription unit may include a plurality of laser light sources and a plurality of light discharge bodies. The light discharge bodies may be arranged next to one another. The laser light sources may be solid-state lasers. Each light discharge body may be connected to a respective one of the laser light sources. The light discharge bodies may be configured to direct laser light from the laser light sources onto containers to be inscribed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2009Publication date: December 31, 2009Applicant: KRONES AGInventors: Franz Gmeiner, Heinz Humele
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Publication number: 20090288686Abstract: A cleaning assembly for containers, particularly for bottles, having a conveying device on which the containers are arranged by means of a receptacle means. To economically and ecologically improve the cleaning assembly, the receptacle means contains a liquid-tight tubular for an individual cleaning of the containers.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2009Publication date: November 26, 2009Applicant: KRONES AGInventors: Heinz Humele, Franz Gmeiner, Kersten Thoms, Uerike Thomas, Timm Kirchhoff, Bernd Hansen, Jan Momsen
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Publication number: 20090188629Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for applying labels to containers. In one embodiment according to the invention, the process of applying the labels to the container is carried out by means of a laser unit. In another embodiment according to the invention, a cutting unit is provided for the apparatus, which cutting unit likewise uses a laser and is arranged at least partially inside a cutting roller. In preferred embodiments, the complete application process, i.e. in particular including the bonding of the end sections of the label, is carried out by means of the laser unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2009Publication date: July 30, 2009Inventors: Franz Gmeiner, Heinz Humele
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Patent number: 5375395Abstract: An apparatus for supplying or removing vessels including a conveyor means to or away from a continuously working packing machine. For adapting the supply or the removal of vessels to the sequence of movements of the packing machine in the best possible manner, the vessels are transported in an essentially closed formation by a conveyor means which is adapted to be driven continuosly at a periodically non-uniform speed in synchronism with the performance of the packing machine.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 1993Date of Patent: December 27, 1994Assignee: Krones AG Hermann Kronseder MaschinenfabrikInventor: Franz Gmeiner