Patents by Inventor Ulrich Schlieper

Ulrich Schlieper 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).

  • CLOSING MEANS
    Publication number: 20120186194
    Abstract: A closing means for containers including a transport means for the containers having a drive and at least one closing unit for applying a closure by a linear motion along a central line and a rotary motion about the central line, wherein the rotary motion is applied by rolling off two gear members. To achieve a structurally simple and flexible embodiment the first one of the gear members is connected with a separate drive independent of the drive of the transport means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2012
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: KRONES AG
    Inventor: Ulrich Schlieper
  • Inspection device for inspecting container closures
    Patent number: 7911602
    Abstract: An inspection device (1) for inspecting container closures (10), having an illumination device (4) which is situated above the container closures (10) to be inspected and illuminates the container closures, an image recording device (2) which is situated above the container closures (10) to be inspected and which records the radiation directed from the illumination device (4) onto the container closures (10) and reflected back by the container closures (10) and outputs a locally resolved image of the container closures. The distance between the image recording device (2) and the container closure (10) to be inspected is less than ten times the height of the container closure (10), and the image recording device (2) has a lens (8) which has a focal length of less than 10 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Krones AG
    Inventors: Ulrich Schlieper, Rainer Kwirandt
  • INSPECTION DEVICE FOR INSPECTING CONTAINER CLOSURES
    Publication number: 20080259329
    Abstract: An inspection device (1) for inspecting container closures (10), having an illumination device (4) which is situated above the container closures (10) to be inspected and illuminates the container closures, an image recording device (2) which is situated above the container closures (10) to be inspected and which records the radiation directed from the illumination device (4) onto the container closures (10) and reflected back by the container closures (10) and outputs a locally resolved image of the container closures. The distance between the image recording device (2) and the container closure (10) to be inspected is less than ten times the height of the container closure (10), and the image recording device (2) has a lens (8) which has a focal length of less than 10 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2008
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Applicant: KRONES AG
    Inventors: Ulrich Schlieper, Rainer Kwirandt