Patents by Inventor Andreas Heidrich

Andreas Heidrich 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).

  • Container treatment machine for printing on containers
    Patent number: 9302463
    Abstract: A container treatment machine for printing on containers, including a transport unit optionally configured as a carousel and used for conveying the containers in circulating container reception apparatus, at least one direct printing head for printing with a light-curing printing ink, and a stationary curing unit for curing the printing ink on the containers by light radiation, optionally UV light radiation, characterized in that each of the container reception apparatuses is provided with a shielding enclosure used for shielding off light radiation and having at least one access opening for the curing unit, and the curing unit is provided with a shielding element cooperating with the access opening of at least one shielding enclosure such that direct exit of light is prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: KRONES AG
    Inventors: Andreas Heidrich, Florian Lauterbach, Bernd Schroll, Daniel Hartl
  • CONTAINER TREATMENT MACHINE FOR PRINTING ON CONTAINERS
    Publication number: 20150059600
    Abstract: A container treatment machine for printing on containers, including a transport unit optionally configured as a carousel and used for conveying the containers in circulating container reception apparatus, at least one direct printing head for printing with a light-curing printing ink, and a stationary curing unit for curing the printing ink on the containers by light radiation, optionally UV light radiation, characterized in that each of the container reception apparatuses is provided with a shielding enclosure used for shielding off light radiation and having at least one access opening for the curing unit, and the curing unit is provided with a shielding element cooperating with the access opening of at least one shielding enclosure such that direct exit of light is prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Andreas Heidrich, Florian Lauterbach, Bernd Schroll, Daniel Hartl