Patents by Inventor Walter Neumayer

Walter Neumayer 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: 8794275
    Abstract: A filling device for filling containers with a liquid, including several filling elements, each of the filling elements having a filling valve, a filling tube and a return gas tube, where the filling tubes of the filling elements are arranged at a first common support and the return gas tubes of the filling elements are arranged at a second common support, and where the position of the second common support can be adjusted relative to the position of the first common support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Krones AG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Gruber, Walter Neumayer, Erwin Knieling
  • Patent number: 8465070
    Abstract: Container clamp grip for a container transport system having two grip arms that can be swiveled about one or about two axles between a grip position and a release position, the two grip arms being applied with springiness in the direction toward the grip or toward the release position by a force storing unit presenting at least one pair of mutually repelling permanent magnets. The container clamp grip is controlled by a control cam. In the container grip position, a first air gap is provided between the permanent magnets, and in an extreme closed position of the clamp grip, if there is no container, a second, smaller air gap is provided between the permanent magnets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Krones AG
    Inventors: Erwin Knieling, Walter Neumayer
  • Patent number: 8424575
    Abstract: An apparatus for filling containers with liquid and in particular viscous media, comprising a filling element which can be introduced at least partially into a mouth of the container to be filled, wherein a filling body of this filling element is configured in such a way that the medium is directed at least also onto a wall of the container, comprising a connecting line for conveying the liquid medium from a reservoir for the liquid medium to the container, wherein the filling element is movable relative to the container in a longitudinal direction (L) of the container. According to the invention, the filling element is movable in the longitudinal direction (L) of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Krones AG
    Inventor: Walter Neumayer
  • Publication number: 20120326460
    Abstract: A clamp grip for a container transport system including rare earth permanent magnets encapsulated in non-magnetic material such as high quality steel. Flexible positioning of the magnets allow for adapting to varied design specifications. A rotatable control cam or cams may be used to adjust grip arms between a grip and a release position. Air gap distances between permanent magnets may be designed to maximize repelling force to assist in the functioning of clamp grip mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: KRONES AG
    Inventors: Erwin Knieling, Walter Neumayer
  • Patent number: 8297671
    Abstract: A clamp grip for a container transport system including rare earth permanent magnets encapsulated in non-magnetic material such as high quality steel. Flexible positioning of the magnets allow for adapting to varied design specifications. A rotatable control cam or cams may be used to adjust grip arms between a grip and a release position. Air gap distances between permanent magnets may be designed to maximize repelling force to assist in the functioning of clamp grip mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Krones AG
    Inventors: Erwin Knieling, Walter Neumayer
  • Patent number: 8245738
    Abstract: A filling device for containers, particularly for beverage bottles, having a filling valve, a holder for the container in suspended arrangement, as well as a weighing device. To make the weighing device robust and the measurement more precise, the weighing device is assigned to the holder in close vicinity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Krones AG
    Inventor: Walter Neumayer
  • Publication number: 20110277881
    Abstract: A filling device for filling containers with a liquid, including several filling elements, each of the filling elements having a filling valve, a filling tube and a return gas tube, where the filling tubes of the filling elements are arranged at a first common support and the return gas tubes of the filling elements are arranged at a second common support, and where the position of the second common support can be adjusted relative to the position of the first common support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2011
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Applicant: KRONES AG
    Inventors: WOLFGANG GRUBER, Walter Neumayer, Erwin Knieling
  • Publication number: 20100132832
    Abstract: A filling device for containers, particularly for beverage bottles, having a filling valve, a holder for the container in suspended arrangement, as well as a weighing device. To make the weighing device robust and the measurement more precise, the weighing device is assigned to the holder in close vicinity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2009
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Applicant: KRONES AG
    Inventor: Walter Neumayer
  • Publication number: 20100000628
    Abstract: An apparatus for filling containers with liquid and in particular viscous media, comprising a filling element which can be introduced at least partially into a mouth of the container to be filled, wherein a filling body of this filling element is configured in such a way that the medium is directed at least also onto a wall of the container, comprising a connecting line for conveying the liquid medium from a reservoir for the liquid medium to the container, wherein the filling element is movable relative to the container in a longitudinal direction (L) of the container. According to the invention, the filling element is movable in the longitudinal direction (L) of the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2009
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Inventor: Walter Neumayer
  • Publication number: 20080272609
    Abstract: A clamp grip for a container transport system including rare earth permanent magnets encapsulated in non-magnetic material such as high quality steel. Flexible positioning of the magnets allow for adapting to varied design specifications. A rotatable control cam or cams may be used to adjust grip arms between a grip and a release position. Air gap distances between permanent magnets may be designed to maximize repelling force to assist in the functioning of clamp grip mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2006
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Applicant: KRONES AG
    Inventors: Erwin Knieling, Walter Neumayer