Patents by Inventor André GERKENS

André GERKENS 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).

  • Method and device for producing containers from thermoplastic material
    Patent number: 11338496
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing containers (14) from preforms (12) made of thermoplastic material by means of a blow molding machine (10) comprising at least one temperature control device (26) and one forming device having at least two forming stations (16), wherein the preforms (12) are temperature controlled by means of the temperature control device (26) on the basis of specifiable first control parameters, and wherein one temperature-controlled preform (12) is formed by means of one of the forming stations (16), respectively, on the basis of specifiable second control parameters into a container (14), wherein at least one of the second control parameters is individually specified for each of the forming stations (16). The invention furthermore relates to a blow molding machine (10), designed for executing the method according to the invention, for producing containers (14) from preforms (12) made of thermoplastic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: KHS GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Linke, Rolf Baumgarte, Frank Berger, Deniz Ulutürk, Jens-Peter Rasch, Arne Wiese, Bernd Zimmering, Thomas Herold, André Gerkens, Frank Haesendonckx
  • METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING CONTAINERS FROM THERMOPLASTIC MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20200262129
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing containers (14) from preforms (12) made of thermoplastic material by means of a blow molding machine (10) comprising at least one temperature control device (26) and one forming device having at least two forming stations (16), wherein the preforms (12) are temperature controlled by means of the temperature control device (26) on the basis of specifiable first control parameters, and wherein one temperature-controlled preform (12) is formed by means of one of the forming stations (16), respectively, on the basis of specifiable second control parameters into a container (14), wherein at least one of the second control parameters is individually specified for each of the forming stations (16). The invention furthermore relates to a blow molding machine (10), designed for executing the method according to the invention, for producing containers (14) from preforms (12) made of thermoplastic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Michael LINKE, Rolf BAUMGARTE, Frank BERGER, Deniz ULUTÜRK, Jens-Peter RASCH, Arne WIESE, Bernd ZIMMERING, Thomas HEROLD, André GERKENS, Frank HAESENDONCKX