Patents by Inventor Andreas Eichenseher
Andreas Eichenseher 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: 12291441Abstract: A container treatment apparatus includes a transport apparatus for transporting containers along a predetermined transport path, wherein the transport apparatus has at least one transport device (100) for transporting the containers (100) and at least one container treatment device (150) for treating the container in a predetermined manner, wherein the transport devices include a rotatable carrier on which a plurality of holding elements (40) for holding at least one container is arranged. The container treatment device is arranged to treat the containers transported by the transport device and the holding element is rotatable such that the container held by the holding element is rotatable with respect to its longitudinal direction and the container treatment apparatus includes a monitoring device for monitoring the rotational movement of the containers.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2022Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Assignee: KRONES AGInventors: Stefan Kornprobst, Andreas Pense, Konrad Senn, Alexander Feigl, Viktor Gette, Andreas Eichenseher, Michael Neubauer, Andreas Vornehm, Florian Hoffmann, Wolfgang Schoenberger, Florian Fuchs, Josef Knott
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Patent number: 12280998Abstract: Disclosed is a container treatment apparatus and treatment method, in particular a container sterilisation apparatus, having a plurality of transport devices for transporting a container along a predetermined transport path, at least one of the transport devices having at least one holding device for holding at least one container during container treatment and/or transport along the transport path, the transport device having a rotatable carrier and a plurality of holding elements arranged on this carrier, wherein a holding element in a first sector, in which a container is received, having a height with respect to a perpendicular projection of the transport path which is different from that in a second sector in which a container is dispensed, and wherein a sector in which an at least partial compensation of the height difference of the holding elements takes place lies along a direction of rotation of the carrier after the second sector and before the first sector.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2022Date of Patent: April 22, 2025Assignee: KRONES AGInventors: Viktor Gette, Konrad Senn, Andreas Pense, Florian Fuchs, Alexander Feigl, Wolfgang Schoenberger, Andreas Eichenseher, Florian Hoffmann, Josef Knott, Andreas Vornehm, Michael Neubauer, Stefan Kornprobst
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Publication number: 20250002266Abstract: A container treatment apparatus for transporting plastic preforms along a predetermined transport path includes several transport devices, each of which has at least one holding element for holding a plastic container and guiding the plastic container along a portion of the transport path, wherein a second transport device immediately follows a first transport device along the transport path, and containers are transferred from a holding device of the first transport device to a holding device of the second transport device. The transport path along which the containers can be guided by the first transport device is arranged at least in portions outside a clean room, and the transport path along which the containers can be guided by the first transport device is surrounded at least in part by a radiation shielding device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2024Publication date: January 2, 2025Inventors: Harald EFFENBERGER, Alexander FEIGL, Florian FUCHS, Florian HOFFMANN, Andreas EICHENSEHER, Stefan KORNPROBST, Viktor GETTE, Wolfgang SCHOENBERGER, Andreas VORNEHM, Konrad SENN, Martin KAMMERL, Michael NEUBAUER, Andreas PENSE, Josef KNOTT, Thomas KIENDL
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Publication number: 20230202771Abstract: Disclosed is a container treatment device with a transport device for transporting containers along a predetermined transport path, wherein the transport device has at least one transport device for transporting the containers and at least one container treatment device for treating the containers in a predetermined manner, wherein this transport device includes a preferably rotatable carrier, on which a plurality of holding devices for holding at least one container are arranged, these holding devices being movable relative to the carrier in such a way that a distance between two containers immediately following one another on the transport path can be varied, wherein the container-handling device is arranged in such a way that it can handle the containers transported by the transport device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2022Publication date: June 29, 2023Inventors: Michael NEUBAUER, Thomas KIENDL, Martin KAMMERL, Konrad SENN, Andreas EICHENSEHER, Florian HOFFMANN, Alexander FEIGL, Wolfgang SCHOENBERGER, Florian FUCHS, Andreas VORNEHM, Viktor GETTE, Andreas PENSE, Stefan KORNPROBST, Josef KNOTT
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Publication number: 20230202820Abstract: Disclosed is a container treatment apparatus and treatment method, in particular a container sterilisation apparatus, having a plurality of transport devices for transporting a container along a predetermined transport path, at least one of the transport devices having at least one holding device for holding at least one container during container treatment and/or transport along the transport path, the transport device having a rotatable carrier and a plurality of holding elements arranged on this carrier, wherein a holding element in a first sector, in which a container is received, having a height with respect to a perpendicular projection of the transport path which is different from that in a second sector in which a container is dispensed, and wherein a sector in which an at least partial compensation of the height difference of the holding elements takes place lies along a direction of rotation of the carrier after the second sector and before the first sector.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2022Publication date: June 29, 2023Inventors: Viktor GETTE, Konrad SENN, Andreas PENSE, Florian FUCHS, Alexander FEIGL, Wolfgang SCHOENBERGER, Andreas EICHENSEHER, Florian HOFFMANN, Josef KNOTT, Andreas VORNEHM, Michael NEUBAUER, Stefan KORNPROBST
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Publication number: 20230202819Abstract: Disclosed is a container treatment apparatus, in particular a container sterilisation apparatus, having a plurality of transport devices for transporting a container along a predetermined transport path, at least one of the transport devices having at least one holding device for holding at least one container during container treatment and/or transport along the transport path , the transport device having a rotatable carrier and a plurality of holding elements arranged on this carrier, wherein a holding element in a first sector, in which a container is received, having a height with respect to a perpendicular projection of the transport path which is different from that in a second sector in which a container is dispensed, and wherein a sector in which an at least partial compensation of the height difference of the holding elements takes place lies along a direction of rotation of the carrier after the second sector and before the first sector.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2022Publication date: June 29, 2023Inventors: Michael NEUBAUER, Thomas KIENDL, Martin KAMMERL, Florian HOFFMANN, Andreas PENSE, Florian FUCHS, Alexander FEIGL, Wolfgang SCHOENBERGER, Stefan KORNPROBST, Andreas EICHENSEHER, Viktor GETTE, Andreas VORNEHM, Konrad SENN, Josef KNOTT, Harald EFFENBERGER
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Publication number: 20230202821Abstract: Disclosed is a container treatment apparatus for transporting plastic containers and in particular plastic preforms along a predetermined transport path, wherein the container treatment apparatus has at least one transport device having a plurality of holding elements, wherein the transport device is a pitch distribution starwheel having a movement device configured to allow movement of the holding elements in at least two planes.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2022Publication date: June 29, 2023Inventors: Michael NEUBAUER, Thomas KIENDL, Martin KAMMERL, Florian FUCHS, Stefan KORNPROBST, Florian HOFFMANN, Wolfgang SCHOENBERGER, Josef KNOTT, Andreas EICHENSEHER, Andreas PENSE, Konrad SENN, Andreas VORNEHM, Viktor GETTE, Alexander FEIGL
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Publication number: 20230202822Abstract: A container treatment apparatus includes a transport apparatus for transporting containers along a predetermined transport path, wherein the transport apparatus has at least one transport device (100) for transporting the containers (100) and at least one container treatment device (150) for treating the container in a predetermined manner, wherein the transport devices include a rotatable carrier on which a plurality of holding elements (40) for holding at least one container is arranged. The container treatment device is arranged to treat the containers transported by the transport device and the holding element is rotatable such that the container held by the holding element is rotatable with respect to its longitudinal direction and the container treatment apparatus includes a monitoring device for monitoring the rotational movement of the containers.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2022Publication date: June 29, 2023Inventors: Stefan KORNPROBST, Andreas PENSE, Konrad SENN, Alexander FEIGL, Viktor GETTE, Andreas EICHENSEHER, Michael NEUBAUER, Andreas VORNEHM, Florian HOFFMANN, Wolfgang SCHOENBERGER, Florian FUCHS, Josef KNOTT
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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: 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