Patents by Inventor Walter Oberpriller

Walter Oberpriller 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).

  • Apparatus for conveying packages
    Patent number: 8272497
    Abstract: An apparatus (1) for conveying packages (10), comprising a first conveying device (4) which conveys the packages (10) in a predefined conveying direction (r), and a rotating device (6) which rotates at least some of the packages (10) by a predefined angle of rotation with respect to a predefined axis of rotation, wherein the rotating device (6) comprises at least one gripping device (12) which grips the packages (10) for the rotation process. According to the invention, the conveying speed of the first conveying device (4) is synchronised with a movement speed of the gripping device (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Krones AG
    Inventors: Roland Kaes, Walter Oberpriller
  • APPARATUS FOR CONVEYING PACKAGES
    Publication number: 20100147650
    Abstract: An apparatus (1) for conveying packages (10), comprising a first conveying device (4) which conveys the packages (10) in a predefined conveying direction (r), and a rotating device (6) which rotates at least some of the packages (10) by a predefined angle of rotation with respect to a predefined axis of rotation, wherein the rotating device (6) comprises at least one gripping device (12) which grips the packages (10) for the rotation process. According to the invention, the conveying speed of the first conveying device (4) is synchronised with a movement speed of the gripping device (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2008
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Inventors: Roland Kaes, Walter Oberpriller