Patents by Inventor Thomas Hollriegl
Thomas Hollriegl 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: 11577444Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for processing containers and in particular for reshaping plastic preforms into plastic containers, including a transport device which transports the containers along a predetermined transport path, wherein this transport device has a movable support, on which a plurality of processing stations are arranged, which in each case are suitable and intended for processing the plastic preforms, with a clean room, which surrounds at least portions of the transport path of the plastic preforms and which is delimited by at least one wall relative to the environment. Further, the apparatus has at least one inspection device for inspecting the containers, wherein this inspection device has an image capturing device, wherein this image capturing device is arranged at least partially outside the clean room and monitors at least one region of the containers through at least one wall of the clean room.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2018Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: KRONES AGInventors: Thomas Höllriegl, Robert Schmitt, Günter Frankenberger, Andreas Eichenseher
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Publication number: 20200238591Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for processing containers and in particular for reshaping plastic preforms into plastic containers, including a transport device which transports the containers along a predetermined transport path, wherein this transport device has a movable support, on which a plurality of processing stations are arranged, which in each case are suitable and intended for processing the plastic preforms, with a clean room, which surrounds at least portions of the transport path of the plastic preforms and which is delimited by at least one wall relative to the environment. Further, the apparatus has at least one inspection device for inspecting the containers, wherein this inspection device has an image capturing device, wherein this image capturing device is arranged at least partially outside the clean room and monitors at least one region of the containers through at least one wall of the clean room.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2018Publication date: July 30, 2020Inventors: Thomas Höllriegl, Robert Schmitt, Günter Frankenberger, Andreas Eichenseher
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Patent number: 10173382Abstract: A blow molding machine with a stationary and a rotating part, comprising a tempering device for tempering blow molds of the blow molding machine using a medium, and a respective method, characterized in that the tempering device is arranged within the blow molding machine.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2013Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Assignee: Krones AGInventors: Thomas Höllriegl, Andreas Brunner
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Patent number: 9662828Abstract: An apparatus for controlling a tempering device of a blow-molding machine for tempering at least one blow mold member of a blow mold or a blow mold member carrier to a target temperature, with a device for receiving a temperature actual value of the blow mold member or the blow mold member carrier, where the temperature actual value is measured by a temperature measuring device in the blow mold member or the blow mold member carrier, devices for receiving a temperature target value of the blow mold member or the blow mold member carrier, analyzing the received temperature actual value and the received temperature target value, calculating a setting value for the tempering device from the received temperature actual value and the received temperature target value, and transmitting the setting value to the tempering device.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2014Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignee: KRONES AGInventors: Thomas Hollriegl, Andrea Brunner, Dieter Finger, Harald Effenberger, Andreas Eichenseher, Daniel Vogler
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Publication number: 20140264990Abstract: An apparatus for controlling a tempering device of a blow-molding machine for tempering at least one blow mold member of a blow mold or a blow mold member carrier to a target temperature, with a device for receiving a temperature actual value of the blow mold member or the blow mold member carrier, where the temperature actual value is measured by a temperature measuring device in the blow mold member or the blow mold member carrier, devices for receiving a temperature target value of the blow mold member or the blow mold member carrier, analyzing the received temperature actual value and the received temperature target value, calculating a setting value for the tempering device from the received temperature actual value and the received temperature target value, and transmitting the setting value to the tempering device.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: KRONES AGInventors: Thomas Hollriegl, Andrea Brunner, Dieter Finger, Harald Effenberger, Andreas Eichenseher, Daniel Vogler
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Patent number: 8641409Abstract: In a blow mold for manufacturing blow molded or stretch-blow molded containers with mold support parts movable relative to each other by a force-transmitting actuation mechanism for opening, closing and locking mold parts defining a mold cavity and mounted to the mold support parts, each mold support is an integrally formed composite component with areas of different materials, wherein at least one first area of a material in the mold support part predominantly is a force transmission element, while at least one second area of another material predominantly is a filling or enclosing or spacer element.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2011Date of Patent: February 4, 2014Assignee: Krones AGInventors: Thomas Hollriegl, Thomas Albrecht, Kaj Fuehrer
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Publication number: 20140021657Abstract: A blow molding machine with a stationary and a rotating part, comprising a tempering device for tempering blow molds of the blow molding machine using a medium, and a respective method, characterized in that the tempering device is arranged within the blow molding machine.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2013Publication date: January 23, 2014Inventors: Thomas Höllriegl, Andreas Brunner
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Patent number: 8453419Abstract: A method for blow molding and filling sterile containers of preforms in a container treatment device containing a blow module, in which the preforms are transferred from a heating device to the blow module via transport devices, and the containers are transported to a filling machine and filled, where a sterilization treatment is performed each at the preforms and the containers, a main sterilization treatment is performed at the preforms between the heating device and the blow module, and only a subsequent sterilization treatment is performed at the containers on the transport path to the filling machine. Further, a device having a main sterilization module between the heating device and the blow module, and a subsequent sterilization module between the blow module and the filling machine.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2010Date of Patent: June 4, 2013Assignee: Krones AGInventors: Stefan Roithmeier, Christian Stoiber, Franz Braun, Michael Dahmen, Patrick Engelhard, Thomas Hollriegl, Roland Laumer, Jurgen Sollner, Michael Neubauer
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Publication number: 20120052146Abstract: In a blow mold for manufacturing blow molded or stretch-blow molded containers with mold support parts movable relative to each other by a force-transmitting actuation mechanism for opening, closing and locking mold parts defining a mold cavity and mounted to the mold support parts, each mold support is an integrally formed composite component with areas of different materials, wherein at least one first area of a material in the mold support part predominantly is a force transmission element, while at least one second area of another material predominantly is a filling or enclosing or spacer element.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2011Publication date: March 1, 2012Applicant: KRONES AGInventors: Thomas Hollriegl, Thomas Albrecht, Kaj Fuehrer
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Publication number: 20110061343Abstract: A method for blow molding and filling sterile containers of preforms in a container treatment device containing a blow module, in which the preforms are transferred from a heating device to the blow module via transport devices, and the containers are transported to a filling machine and filled, where a sterilization treatment is performed each at the preforms and the containers, a main sterilization treatment is performed at the preforms between the heating device and the blow module, and only a subsequent sterilization treatment is performed at the containers on the transport path to the filling machine. Further, a device having a main sterilization module between the heating device and the blow module, and a subsequent sterilization module between the blow module and the filling machine.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2010Publication date: March 17, 2011Applicant: KRONES AGInventors: Stefan Roithmeier, Christian Stoiber, Franz Braun, Michael Dahmen, Patrick Engelhard, Thomas Hollriegl, Rolland Laumer, Jurgen Sollner, Michael Neubauer
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Patent number: 7748518Abstract: A method and a device for transporting containers, which present a support ring or similar part, where the containers to be transported move through at least one transfer area, in which they are held by gripping elements alternately on different sides of the support ring, and the gripping elements present an identical direction of movement at least in the transfer area.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2005Date of Patent: July 6, 2010Assignee: Krones AGInventors: Thomas Höllriegl, Bernhard Düzinger, Erwin Knieling, Heinrich Deyerl
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Publication number: 20090000909Abstract: A method and a device for transporting containers, which present a support ring or similar part, where the containers to be transported move through at least one transfer area, in which they are held by gripping elements alternately on different sides of the support ring, and the gripping elements present an identical direction of movement at least in the transfer area.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2005Publication date: January 1, 2009Applicant: KRONES AGInventors: Thomas Hollriegl, Bernhard Duzinger, Erwin Knieling, Heinrich Deyerl