Patents by Inventor Bernd Laukenmann

Bernd Laukenmann 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: 7421833
    Abstract: In the case of nested containers to be filled by a filling station, a gripping device grasps an entire row of empty containers and conveys it to a weighing station, where the containers are weighed. Following weighing, all containers of the row are simultaneously filled and then reweighed. The containers are then reinserted into the nest and sealed, without being refilled, which allows checking the operation of the filling station without wasting product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2008
    Assignee: inova pharma systems GmbH
    Inventors: Juergen Rothbauer, Bernd Laukenmann
  • Publication number: 20060191240
    Abstract: In the case of nested containers to be filled by a filling station, a gripping device grasps an entire row of empty containers and conveys it to a weighing station, where the containers are weighed. Following weighing, all containers of the row are simultaneously filled and then reweighed. The containers are then reinserted into the nest and sealed, without being refilled, which allows checking the operation of the filling station without wasting product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2006
    Publication date: August 31, 2006
    Inventors: Juergen Rothbauer, Bernd Laukenmann
  • Publication number: 20050060962
    Abstract: In the case of nested containers to be filled by a filling station, a gripping device picks up a row of empty containers and transfers it to a weighing station. Following weighing, the row of containers is simultaneously filled and subsequently re-weighed. The row of containers is then reinserted into the nest and sealed, without being refilled, which allows checking the operation of the filling station without wasting any of the product involved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2004
    Publication date: March 24, 2005
    Inventors: Juergen Rothbauer, Bernd Laukenmann
  • Publication number: 20050061193
    Abstract: A conveyor system for conveying nested packings in a filling plant operates with two independently controlled trolleys, which respectively have a centering plate for receiving a nest. Whilst the packings are being treated on the first trolley, the second trolley takes over the ready-treated nest, brings it to the delivery point and travels back again empty. Dead times resulting from empty runs, or additional centering motions in the handling of the packings, are thereby prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2004
    Publication date: March 24, 2005
    Inventors: Juergen Rothbauer, Bernd Laukenmann
  • Patent number: 6640842
    Abstract: In a method and a device for filling needle-free injectors, it is proposed that filling takes place through the injector discharge opening and where the piston stopper has been previously inserted. Filling takes place in such a way that, independently of tolerances of the injector, the interior space is filled to the brim in an at least approximately bubble-free manner. It is not absolutely necessary to measure or dose the liquid to be filled. The filled state is either established through the disappearance of the vacuum in the interior space, or through the piston having reached a specific position during displacement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Assignee: Inova Pharma Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Bernd Laukenmann, Michael Nikolaus Mueller, Juergen Rothbauer, Georg Alfred Kallmeyer, Theo Wilfried Arnitz