Patents by Inventor Christian Esterl

Christian Esterl 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).

  • Method for automatically controlling a pipe network
    Patent number: 9051537
    Abstract: A method for the automated control of a pipe network, in particular a brewing plant, for transporting flow media, where the pipe network provides a plurality of transport paths between a source and a target, and where the pipe network comprises a plurality of line sections and/or control modules, and including an automatic calculation of a transport path for a flow medium between a predetermined source and a predetermined target, and where the calculation of a transport path includes the calculation of a sequence of line sections and/or control modules between the source and the target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: KRONES AG
    Inventors: Hartmut Fahrner, Christian Esterl, Bernhard Heinzel, Bernhard Walchshausl, Adrian Kunz, Richard Riedl, Johann Schmid
  • METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY CONTROLLING A PIPE NETWORK
    Publication number: 20120130551
    Abstract: A method for the automated control of a pipe network, in particular a brewing plant, for transporting flow media, where the pipe network provides a plurality of transport paths between a source and a target, and where the pipe network comprises a plurality of line sections and/or control modules, and including an automatic calculation of a transport path for a flow medium between a predetermined source and a predetermined target, and where the calculation of a transport path includes the calculation of a sequence of line sections and/or control modules between the source and the target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2010
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: KRONES AG
    Inventors: Hartmut Fahrner, Christian Esterl, Bernhard Heinzel, Bernhard Walchshausl, Adrian Kunz, Richard Riedl, Johann Schmid