Patents by Inventor Juergen Soellner
Juergen Soellner 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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Publication number: 20180172292Abstract: A device for providing clean air in a beverage filling plant is described. The device includes an inflow channel with at least one filter for pretreating the air sucked in via a supply-air feed. The inflow channel is adjoined by a first outflow channel with at least one filter for treating the air pretreated in the inflow channel for feeding into a filling cleanroom of the beverage filling plant. The inflow channel is adjoined by a second outflow channel for treating the air pretreated in the inflow channel for feeding into a blowing cleanroom for the blow-molding of plastic containers. A dehumidifying device for dehumidifying the pretreated air is arranged in the second outflow channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2016Publication date: June 21, 2018Inventors: Franz BRAUN, Holger MUELLER, Juergen SOELLNER, Max BRIKMANN
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Patent number: 9908650Abstract: A method for producing containers (10) filled with liquid, more particularly drinks containers, wherein plastic preforms are shaped into plastic containers (10) by means of a shaping device (2), these plastic containers are transported to a filling device (4) and are filled with a liquid by means of this filling device, wherein, on their transport path between the shaping device (2) and the filling device (4) the containers (10) are cooled, at least partly, by being charged with a liquid medium. According to the invention the containers are transported, at least during filling, within a clean room (20) which is delimited from an environment by means of a sealing device (62).Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2013Date of Patent: March 6, 2018Assignee: Krones AGInventors: Jürgen Söllner, Holger Müller
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Patent number: 9682163Abstract: A method and apparatus for the sterilization of plastics material pre-forms, wherein the plastics material pre-forms are conveyed by a conveying device along a pre-determined conveying path and are sterilized at least for a time during this conveying by being acted upon with a flowable sterilization agent, wherein the plastics material pre-forms are conveyed at least for a time inside a housing. According to the method and apparatus, at least one portion of the housing is heated at least for a time and/or during the sterilization procedure by a heating source independent of the sterilization agent.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2015Date of Patent: June 20, 2017Assignee: KRONES AGInventors: Michael Loy, Juergen Soellner, Hans-Peter Schiessl
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Patent number: 9656812Abstract: The invention relates to a device (100) for sterilizing plastic parisons (1), with a sterilization chamber (3) and a transport device (2) disposed at least partially inside the sterilization chamber (3) for moving the plastic parisons (1) within the sterilization chamber (3), wherein the transport device (2) has at least one gripping system (4) for engaging round and supporting the plastic parisons (1) by means of a gripping clamp (41), wherein the gripping system (4) has a displacement means (5) for displacement during sterilization within the sterilization chamber of contact surfaces (1A) of the plastic parisons (1) which are shielded by the gripping system (4) from a sterilizing medium and/or sterilizing radiation.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2013Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignee: KRONES AG, BÖHMERWALDSTRASSE 5Inventors: Klaus Voth, Roland Laumer, Gerald Hüttner, Jürgen Söllner, Michael Loy
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Patent number: 9616609Abstract: An apparatus for the shaping of plastics material pre-forms into plastics material containers, with a plurality of shaping stations which are arranged on a movable carrier, wherein the shaping stations have blow molds which are used for receiving the plastic pre-forms and inside which the plastic pre-forms are shaped into the plastic containers, and wherein the shaping stations have stressing devices which are movable relative to the plastic pre-forms and which act upon the pre-forms arranged in the blow molds with a sterile flowable medium to expand them, with a clean room, inside which the shaping stations are conveyed, wherein this clean room is arranged or demarcated from the environment by means of at least one wall. At least one supply device is provided for supplying a flowable control medium to at least one shaping station), wherein this supply device (60) is sealed off from the clean room.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2012Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: KRONES AGInventors: Klaus Voth, Juergen Soellner
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Patent number: 9421701Abstract: An apparatus is provided for molding plastic preforms into plastic containers, including a transport unit, on which a plurality of molding stations is provided and which moves the molding stations along a predefined transport path, wherein the molding stations respectively have blow mold parts that are movable relative to each other, the parts are movable relative to each other for opening and closing blow molds; and including a clean room that surrounds a transport path, along which the molding stations are transported, and which is separated from an environment by at least one wall; wherein the apparatus includes a cooling system for cooling at least one element of the respective molding stations; and wherein the apparatus includes a supply unit that supplies a gaseous medium to the clean room. The apparatus also includes a drying unit for drying the gaseous medium supplied to the clean room via the supply unit.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2013Date of Patent: August 23, 2016Assignee: KRONES AGInventors: Franz Braun, Juergen Soellner, Holger Mueller
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Patent number: 9345801Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 18, 2011Date of Patent: May 24, 2016Assignee: KRONES AGInventors: Oliver Martini, Juergen Soellner, Ulrich Lappe, Michael Dahmen, Eduard Handschuh, Michael Neubauer
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Patent number: 9339573Abstract: An apparatus (1) for the sterilization of plastics material containers (10), and in particular of plastics material pre-forms (10), with a conveying device (2) which conveys the plastics material containers (10) along a pre-set conveying path, with at least one stressing device (4) which acts upon an external surface of the plastics material containers to be sterilized with a flowable medium. According to the invention the stressing device is arranged in such a way that it acts upon a pre-set area of the plastics material containers (10)—situated below an aperture of the plastics material pre-forms—with the sterilization medium.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2014Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignee: KRONES AGInventors: Katharina Seidenberg, Bettina Kohl, Michael Loy, Juergen Soellner, Marina Goldbach, Robert Schmitt, Ute Bedoe
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Patent number: 9149972Abstract: An apparatus for shaping preforms of plastic includes a plurality of shaping stations arranged on a movable carrier. The shaping stations each have blowing molds which are arranged in blowing mold carriers and serve to accommodate the preforms of plastic. The shaping stations are conveyed within a clean chamber which is separated from its surroundings by of at least one wall. A sterilization device charges regions lying within the clean chamber with a flowable sterilization agent for sterilization thereof.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2012Date of Patent: October 6, 2015Assignee: KRONES AGInventors: Michael Neubauer, Juergen Soellner
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Patent number: 9149970Abstract: An apparatus for shaping plastics material pre-forms to form plastics material containers may include a conveying device which conveys the containers along a pre-set conveying path, a stressing device which acts upon the containers with a flowable medium in order to expand them, a reservoir for storing the flowable medium, and a supply device which delivers the flowable medium from the reservoir to the container. A valve device controls the supply of the flowable medium into the containers, in order to expand the containers. The apparatus includes a first feed line in order to supply a flowable sterilization medium to the supply line between the reservoir and the container to be treated or in a removal line for the flowable medium, which removes the flowable medium from the containers.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2011Date of Patent: October 6, 2015Assignee: KRONES AGInventors: Oliver Martini, Juergen Soellner, Michael Dahmen, Josef Hausladen, Ulrich Lappe, Klaus Voth
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Patent number: 9114563Abstract: Apparatus for the shaping of plastics material pre-forms into containers includes at least one blow mold with two blow mold parts movable with respect to each other. The blow mold forms a cavity inside which the pre-forms may be shaped into the containers. The apparatus includes a stressing device which acts upon the pre-forms with a flowable medium for their expansion, a conveying device which conveys the blow mold along a pre-set conveying path, and a clean room inside which the blow mold may be conveyed during the expansion of the pre-forms. An inner wall of the blow mold facing the pre-form has at least one opening through which a flowable medium may be removed out of the cavity during the expansion procedure. A flow connection provided between the opening and the clean room is sealed off from a non-sterile environment of the clean room.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2012Date of Patent: August 25, 2015Assignee: KRONES AGInventors: Michael Neubauer, Juergen Soellner, Florian Geltinger
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Publication number: 20150231290Abstract: A method for the sterilization of plastics material pre-forms, wherein the plastics material pre-forms are conveyed by a conveying device (2) along a pre-determined conveying path and are sterilized at least for a time during this conveying by being acted upon with a flowable sterilization agent, wherein the plastics material pre-forms are conveyed at least for a time inside a housing (4). According to the invention at least one portion of the housing (4) is heated at least for a time and/or during the sterilization procedure by a heating source independent of the sterilization agent.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2015Publication date: August 20, 2015Applicant: KRONES AGInventors: Michael LOY, Juergen SOELLNER, Hans-Peter SCHIESSL
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Publication number: 20150225098Abstract: A method for producing containers (10) filled with liquid, more particularly drinks containers, wherein plastic preforms are shaped into plastic containers (10) by means of a shaping device (2), these plastic containers are transported to a filling device (4) and are filled with a liquid by means of this filling device, wherein, on their transport path between the shaping device (2) and the filling device (4) the containers (10) are cooled, at least partly, by being charged with a liquid medium. According to the invention the containers are transported, at least during filling, within a clean room (20) which is delimited from an environment by means of a sealing device (62).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2013Publication date: August 13, 2015Applicant: Krones AGInventors: Jürgen Söllner, Holger Müller
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Patent number: 9050744Abstract: At least one blow-molding station is arranged on a conveying device. The blow-molding station includes a blow-mold that forms a cavity into which plastics material pre-forms are expanded by a gaseous medium, supplied by a stressing device. A clean room at least partially surrounds the blow-molding station. A stretching unit stretches the plastics material pre-forms along their longitudinal direction with a stretch bar that is insertable into the plastics material pre-forms. The stretching unit includes a drive device for moving the stretch bar. The blow molding station includes a receiving space with at least one wall for receiving the stretch bar. In operation, the drive device is positioned outside the receiving space at least part of the time. A gaseous medium at a pressure higher than ambient pressure in a non-sterile environment of the receiving space is supplied to the receiving space.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2012Date of Patent: June 9, 2015Assignee: KRONES, AGInventors: Florian Geltinger, Juergen Soellner, Yasin Kerim
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Patent number: 9004904Abstract: An apparatus for molding plastic preforms into plastic containers, includes a clean room, at least one blow station having a blow mold for shaping the plastic preforms by at least one process pressure, and a venting device for venting or reducing the process pressure into the atmosphere. The venting device has at least one venting valve through which pressure can be vented into the atmosphere via a sound absorber, and a pressure drop safety device for closing the venting valve before the atmospheric pressure level on the venting device is reached.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2012Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignee: Krones AGInventors: Eduard Handschuh, Juergen Soellner
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Publication number: 20150069271Abstract: A system for sterilizing plastic containers and in particular plastic parisons with a transport device which transports the plastic parisons along a predetermined transport path (P), has a first sterilizing device which is suitable for applying radiation to an external surface of the plastic containers in order to sterilise this external surface, and a second sterilizing device which is suitable for applying radiation to an internal surface of the plastic containers in order to sterilise this internal surface. At least one holding device is disposed on the transport device and has an engaging element which can be introduced into a mouth region of the plastic container in order to hold it, wherein at least one component of the second sterilizing device is integrated into this holding device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2014Publication date: March 12, 2015Inventors: Juergen Soellner, Hans Scheuren, Holger Mueller
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Patent number: 8944794Abstract: A device for forming plastic preforms into plastic containers with a mobile carrier on which is arranged a plurality of blowing stations, each comprising blow mold carrier parts to hold blow mold parts, wherein at least one of these blow mold carrier parts is mobile in relation to the other blow mold carrier part, and wherein the blowing stations each comprise a carrier element to carry at least one blow mold carrier part. The device includes a clean room within which the plastic preforms can be expanded into plastic containers. The blow mold carrier parts together with the carrier element form a unit which can be demounted as a whole from the carrier.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2012Date of Patent: February 3, 2015Assignee: Krones AGInventors: Florian Geltinger, Eduard Handschuh, Josef Hausladen, Thomas Hoellriegl, Ulrich Lappe, Michael Neubauer, Thomas Philipp, Juergen Soellner, Klaus Voth
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Patent number: 8936455Abstract: A device for transforming parisons into containers with a plurality of transforming stations which are disposed on a movable carrier, wherein the transforming stations each have blow molds, within which the parisons can be transformed into containers by a supply of a flowable medium, and blow mold supports for holding these blow molds, wherein the blow mold supports have at least two blow mold support parts which are movable relative to one another for opening and closing the blow molds, with a clean room which is demarcated with respect to the surroundings by means of at least one wall and which at least partially surrounds the individual transforming stations, so that the transforming stations are movable within this clean room, and with at least one supply unit in order to supply flowable sterilizing medium to at least one region of the transforming stations which are movable within the clean room.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2012Date of Patent: January 20, 2015Assignee: Krones AGInventors: Klaus Voth, Florian Geltinger, Michael Neubauer, Juergen Soellner, Josef Hausladen, Eduard Handschuh
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Publication number: 20140290487Abstract: A device for filtering untreated air in an air supply of a clean room of a beverage treatment system, having more than one filter element and a pressure differential measuring assembly, in which the filter elements are connected to the pressure differential measuring assembly for pressure measurement such that a respective first pressure pick-up is arranged upstream of the respective filter element and a second pressure pick-up.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2012Publication date: October 2, 2014Applicant: KRONES AGInventors: Franz Braun, Juergen Soellner, Josef Doblinger
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Patent number: 8844585Abstract: An apparatus for filling containers with a liquid and, in particular, with a beverage, with a plurality of filling elements which in each case have an outlet in order to pour the beverage into the containers, as well as a valve device in order to control the supply of the liquid into the containers, with a conveying device which conveys the containers along a pre-set conveying path at least for a time during the filling thereof with the liquid, and with a cleaning device which acts with a cleaning medium upon at least one region contacted by the liquid to be filled. At least one filling element is designed in such a way that the cleaning medium is freely discharged out of this filling element during a cleaning operation.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2011Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: Krones AGInventors: Roland Laumer, Manfred Schmid, Juergen Soellner