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).

  • Patent number: 12291441
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: KRONES AG
    Inventors: Stefan Kornprobst, Andreas Pense, Konrad Senn, Alexander Feigl, Viktor Gette, Andreas Eichenseher, Michael Neubauer, Andreas Vornehm, Florian Hoffmann, Wolfgang Schoenberger, Florian Fuchs, Josef Knott
  • Patent number: 12280998
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: KRONES AG
    Inventors: Viktor Gette, Konrad Senn, Andreas Pense, Florian Fuchs, Alexander Feigl, Wolfgang Schoenberger, Andreas Eichenseher, Florian Hoffmann, Josef Knott, Andreas Vornehm, Michael Neubauer, Stefan Kornprobst
  • Publication number: 20250002266
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2024
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Inventors: 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
  • Publication number: 20240075675
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Daniel VOGLER, Michael EIFLER, Thomas PHILIPP, Andreas PENSE, Simon MOEWES, Andreas ROTH, Wolfgang SCHOENBERGER, Robert AUST, Jochen FORSTHÖVEL, Daniel PETER
  • Patent number: 11833731
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Inventors: Konrad Senn, Andreas Pense, Markus Kulzer
  • Publication number: 20230202771
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: 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
  • Publication number: 20230202821
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: 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
  • Publication number: 20230202820
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Viktor GETTE, Konrad SENN, Andreas PENSE, Florian FUCHS, Alexander FEIGL, Wolfgang SCHOENBERGER, Andreas EICHENSEHER, Florian HOFFMANN, Josef KNOTT, Andreas VORNEHM, Michael NEUBAUER, Stefan KORNPROBST
  • Publication number: 20230202819
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: 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
  • Publication number: 20230202822
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Stefan KORNPROBST, Andreas PENSE, Konrad SENN, Alexander FEIGL, Viktor GETTE, Andreas EICHENSEHER, Michael NEUBAUER, Andreas VORNEHM, Florian HOFFMANN, Wolfgang SCHOENBERGER, Florian FUCHS, Josef KNOTT
  • Patent number: 11565838
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Inventors: Dominik Meier, Andreas Pense, Cora Hanesch, Andreas Vornehm, Christian Betz
  • Patent number: 11426920
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: KRONES AG
    Inventors: Thomas Kitzinger, Cora Hanesch, Dieter Finger, Dominik Meier, Andreas Pense, Andreas Vornehm, Christian Betz
  • Patent number: 11331846
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: KRONES AG
    Inventors: Andreas Pense, Thomas Philipp, Gerald Huettner, Dieter Finger, Andreas Steiner
  • Publication number: 20220143896
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Konrad SENN, Andreas PENSE, Markus KULZER
  • Patent number: 11090855
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Inventors: Andreas Vornehm, Dieter Finger, Thomas Kitzinger, Dominik Meier, Christian Betz, Cora Hanesch, Andreas Pense
  • Publication number: 20200122865
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Dominik MEIER, Andreas PENSE, Cora HANESCH, Andreas VORNEHM, Christian BETZ
  • Publication number: 20190351602
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2018
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Andreas Pense, Thomas Philipp, Gerald Huettner, Dieter Finger, Andreas Steiner
  • Publication number: 20190291330
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Andreas VORNEHM, Dieter FINGER, Thomas KITZINGER, Dominik MEIER, Christian BETZ, Cora HANESCH, Andreas PENSE
  • Publication number: 20190291329
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: THOMAS KITZINGER, CORA HANESCH, DIETER FINGER, DOMINIK MEIER, ANDREAS PENSE, ANDREAS VORNEHM, CHRISTIAN BETZ
  • Publication number: 20190291328
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: DIETER FINGER, ANDREAS VORNEHM, DOMINIK MEIER, THOMAS KITZINGER, ANDREAS PENSE, CORA HANESCH, CHRISTIAN BETZ