Patents by Inventor Andreas PENSE
Andreas PENSE 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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Publication number: 20240075675Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for heating plastic preforms, having a transport device which transports the plastic preforms along a predetermined transport path, the transport device having a circulating transport and a plurality of holding devices for holding the plastic preforms, having a plurality of heating devices which are arranged stationarily along the transport path, in such a way that the plastic preforms transported along the transport path are heated by these heating devices, the heating devices each having a plurality of heating lamps, and the apparatus having a detection device which is configured to detect a failure of the heating lamps, wherein the apparatus has a control device which is configured to control the apparatus in dependence on a number of heating lamps detected having failed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: Daniel VOGLER, Michael EIFLER, Thomas PHILIPP, Andreas PENSE, Simon MOEWES, Andreas ROTH, Wolfgang SCHOENBERGER, Robert AUST, Jochen FORSTHÖVEL, Daniel PETER
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Patent number: 11833731Abstract: An apparatus for forming plastic preforms into plastic containers with at least one forming station which forms the plastic preforms into the plastic containers by the action of a flowable medium, wherein the forming station has a blow mould which forms a cavity, within which the plastic preforms are formed into the plastic containers. The blow mould has a base part which has an inner contour which forms a base of the containers, wherein the base part has at least one channel for conducting a temperature control medium for temperature control of the base part. A course of the channel is adapted to a course of the inner contour and/or the channel has, on its inner surface facing the temperature control medium, structures and/or cross-sectional changes which influence the flow of the temperature control medium through the channel.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2021Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Inventors: Konrad Senn, Andreas Pense, Markus Kulzer
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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: 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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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: 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: 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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Patent number: 11565838Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for expanding and filling plastic parisons to form plastic containers with a liquid medium, with at least one transforming station which has a hollow mould, inside which the plastic parisons can be expanded into plastic containers and can be simultaneously filled by application of a liquid medium, wherein the transforming station is arranged on a carrier and wherein the transforming station has a filling device which feeds the liquid medium to the plastic parisons under pressure, wherein the transforming station has a pressure chamber to which a gas can be applied, wherein for filling of the plastic parisons the filling device can be introduced into the pressure chamber and after the filling can be removed at least partially, and wherein a closing unit can be introduced into the pressure chamber, in order to close the expanded und filled plastic containers.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2019Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Inventors: Dominik Meier, Andreas Pense, Cora Hanesch, Andreas Vornehm, Christian Betz
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Patent number: 11426920Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for expanding plastics material parisons into plastics material containers by a liquid medium with at least two transforming stations which fill and expand the plastics material parisons with the liquid medium with at least one common delivery device, which delivers the liquid medium to both transforming stations, wherein the transforming stations in each case have filling devices which fill the liquid medium into the plastics material parisons. According to the embodiments these transforming stations and/or filling devices in each case have a throttle device which are suitable and intended for changing the volume flow of the liquid entering the plastics material parisons.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2018Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: KRONES AGInventors: Thomas Kitzinger, Cora Hanesch, Dieter Finger, Dominik Meier, Andreas Pense, Andreas Vornehm, Christian Betz
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Patent number: 11331846Abstract: A forming unit (20) for forming plastic preforms into plastic bottles, wherein the forming unit comprises a blow mould (20) having a first lateral portion (4), a second lateral portion (6) and a bottom portion (2), wherein said lateral portions as well as the bottom portion (2) form a cavity (15), within which the plastic preforms (10) can be formed into the plastic bottles, wherein the bottom portion (2) can be moved relative to the lateral portions (4) in a closed condition of the blow mould, wherein the forming unit (20) comprises a drive unit in order to move the bottom portion (2) relative to the lateral portions (4, 6), wherein the drive unit preferably has a movable piston element (32) which ist movable along a predefined stroke path.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2018Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: KRONES AGInventors: Andreas Pense, Thomas Philipp, Gerald Huettner, Dieter Finger, Andreas Steiner
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Publication number: 20220143896Abstract: An apparatus for forming plastic preforms into plastic containers with at least one forming station which forms the plastic preforms into the plastic containers by the action of a flowable medium, wherein the forming station has a blow mould which forms a cavity, within which the plastic preforms are formed into the plastic containers. The blow mould has a base part which has an inner contour which forms a base of the containers, wherein the base part has at least one channel for conducting a temperature control medium for temperature control of the base part. A course of the channel is adapted to a course of the inner contour and/or the channel has, on its inner surface facing the temperature control medium, structures and/or cross-sectional changes which influence the flow of the temperature control medium through the channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2021Publication date: May 12, 2022Inventors: Konrad SENN, Andreas PENSE, Markus KULZER
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Patent number: 11090855Abstract: A machine for expanding plastic parisons into plastic containers by a liquid medium with at least two transforming stations. These transforming stations fill and expand the plastic parisons with the liquid medium, with at least one pressure generating device. This pressure generating device is suitable and intended to deliver the liquid medium to at least one filling device which fills the plastic parisons with the liquid medium, wherein at least one shut-off device is installed in at least one connection channel between the pressure generating device and the filling device, inside which the liquid medium is conveyed. This shut-off device is configured and provided in order that a fluid path inside the connection conduit can be at least partially interrupted.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2018Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Inventors: Andreas Vornehm, Dieter Finger, Thomas Kitzinger, Dominik Meier, Christian Betz, Cora Hanesch, Andreas Pense
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Publication number: 20200122865Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for expanding and filling plastic parisons to form plastic containers with a liquid medium, with at least one transforming station which has a hollow mould, inside which the plastic parisons can be expanded into plastic containers and can be simultaneously filled by application of a liquid medium, wherein the transforming station is arranged on a carrier and wherein the transforming station has a filling device which feeds the liquid medium to the plastic parisons under pressure, wherein the transforming station has a pressure chamber to which a gas can be applied, wherein for filling of the plastic parisons the filling device can be introduced into the pressure chamber and after the filling can be removed at least partially, and wherein a closing unit can be introduced into the pressure chamber, in order to close the expanded und filled plastic containers.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2019Publication date: April 23, 2020Inventors: Dominik MEIER, Andreas PENSE, Cora HANESCH, Andreas VORNEHM, Christian BETZ
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Publication number: 20190351602Abstract: A forming unit (20) for forming plastic preforms into plastic bottles, wherein the forming unit comprises a blow mould (20) having a first lateral portion (4), a second lateral portion (6) and a bottom portion (2), wherein said lateral portions as well as the bottom portion (2) form a cavity (15), within which the plastic preforms (10) can be formed into the plastic bottles, wherein the bottom portion (2) can be moved relative to the lateral portions (4) in a closed condition of the blow mould, wherein the forming unit (20) comprises a drive unit in order to move the bottom portion (2) relative to the lateral portions (4, 6), wherein the drive unit preferably has a movable piston element (32) which ist movable along a predefined stroke path.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2018Publication date: November 21, 2019Inventors: Andreas Pense, Thomas Philipp, Gerald Huettner, Dieter Finger, Andreas Steiner
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Publication number: 20190291329Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for expanding plastics material parisons into plastics material containers by a liquid medium with at least two transforming stations which fill and expand the plastics material parisons with the liquid medium with at least one common delivery device, which delivers the liquid medium to both transforming stations, wherein the transforming stations in each case have filling devices which fill the liquid medium into the plastics material parisons. According to the embodiments these transforming stations and/or filling devices in each case have a throttle device which are suitable and intended for changing the volume flow of the liquid entering the plastics material parisons.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2018Publication date: September 26, 2019Inventors: THOMAS KITZINGER, CORA HANESCH, DIETER FINGER, DOMINIK MEIER, ANDREAS PENSE, ANDREAS VORNEHM, CHRISTIAN BETZ
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Publication number: 20190291330Abstract: A machine for expanding plastic parisons into plastic containers by a liquid medium with at least two transforming stations. These transforming stations fill and expand the plastic parisons with the liquid medium, with at least one pressure generating device. This pressure generating device is suitable and intended to deliver the liquid medium to at least one filling device which fills the plastic parisons with the liquid medium, wherein at least one shut-off device is installed in at least one connection channel between the pressure generating device and the filling device, inside which the liquid medium is conveyed. This shut-off device is configured and provided in order that a fluid path inside the connection conduit can be at least partially interrupted.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2018Publication date: September 26, 2019Inventors: Andreas VORNEHM, Dieter FINGER, Thomas KITZINGER, Dominik MEIER, Christian BETZ, Cora HANESCH, Andreas PENSE
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Publication number: 20190291328Abstract: Apparatus is provided for expanding plastics material parisons into plastics material containers by a liquid medium, having at least one transforming station, which fills and expands the plastics material parisons with the liquid medium with at least one pressure generating device, which is suitable and intended to deliver the liquid medium to at least one filling device, which filling device fills the plastics material parisons with the liquid medium, wherein the pressure generating device has a pressure outlet which at least at times can be fluidically connected to the plastics material parison to be filled. The apparatus has a removal device which is suitable and intended at least at times to remove a flowable medium from a plastics material container, wherein the pressure generating device has a suction intake which at least at times can be fluidically connected to this removal device in order to remove the flowable medium.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2018Publication date: September 26, 2019Inventors: DIETER FINGER, ANDREAS VORNEHM, DOMINIK MEIER, THOMAS KITZINGER, ANDREAS PENSE, CORA HANESCH, CHRISTIAN BETZ
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Publication number: 20190275726Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for expanding plastics material parisons into plastics material containers by a liquid medium having at least one transforming station, which fills and expands the plastics material parisons with the liquid medium with at least one delivery device, which delivers the liquid medium to a filling device of this transforming station, wherein this filling device is suitable and intended to fill the liquid medium into the plastics material parisons, and wherein the apparatus has a pressure generating device which delivers the liquid medium under pressure to the filling device. According to embodiments of the invention the pressure generating device has at least two pressure generating units which are suitable and intended to provide the liquid medium under pressure to the filling device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2018Publication date: September 12, 2019Inventors: CHRISTIAN BETZ, THOMAS KITZINGER, DOMINIK MEIER, ANDREAS VORNEHM, DIETER FINGER, CORA HANESCH, ANDREAS PENSE
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Publication number: 20190275725Abstract: An apparatus for expanding plastic preforms into plastic containers by a liquid medium using at least one forming station that fills and expands the plastic preforms used in the liquid medium using at least one supply device that supplies the liquid medium to a filling device of this forming station, wherein this filling device is configured to fill the liquid medium into the plastic preforms, and wherein the apparatus has a pressure generation device that supplies the liquid medium under pressure to the filling device. The pressure generation device has at least two pressure generation units that are configured to provide the liquid medium under pressure to the filling device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2018Publication date: September 12, 2019Inventors: Thomas KITZINGER, Cora HANESCH, Andreas VORNEHM, Andreas PENSE, Dieter FINGER, Dominik MEIER, Klaus VOTH, Christian BETZ