Patents by Inventor Christian Holzer
Christian Holzer 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: 20250091832Abstract: The invention relates to a film store and method for dynamically storing a strip-like label film, wherein the film store comprises at least one storage region with an upper carriage and a lower carriage as well as deflection rollers fastened thereto for the label film. The label film is guided along a transport path extending in a meandering manner between the upper carriage and the lower carriage, and the size of the film store is adjusted by the upper and lower carriage moving in opposite directions while mutually compensating for weight. Because the upper carriage and the lower carriage are moved toward one another or away from one another by a torque-controlled or force-controlled servo motor and/or the servo motor tensions the label film between the deflection rollers, the storage dynamics and the storage capacity can be optimized while maintaining a maximum permissible strip tension in the label film.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2022Publication date: March 20, 2025Inventors: Bernd Schroll, Martin Kupka, Christian Holzer, Armin Pueschner, Johannes Strauss
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Publication number: 20250083855Abstract: A labeling unit and a method for applying labels to containers are described. According thereto, the labeling unit comprises an unwinding device for unwinding a label-backing tape from at least one supply reel, a processing device for separating the label-backing tape into the individual labels and for transferring the labels onto the containers, and, arranged in-between, a loop buffer which is variable in size and is intended for temporarily storing the label-backing tape. Owing to the fact that the loop buffer comprises at least two, pivotably-mounted for changing the size, deflecting pulleys for the label-backing tape, and is designed and arranged to provide the sole, temporary storage between the supply reel and the separation unit, the label-backing tape can be temporarily stored with comparatively high storage dynamics and sufficiently high storage capacity for changing the label-backing tape, and also with a low outlay on an apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2022Publication date: March 13, 2025Inventors: Bernd Schroll, Johannes Strauss, Christian Holzer
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Publication number: 20250026583Abstract: The invention relates inter alia to an apparatus for conveying and apportioning articles, preferably containers. The apparatus has a single-track conveyor region and a dual-track conveyor region, the latter being arranged directly downstream from the single-track conveyor region and having a first conveyor track and a second conveyor track. The apparatus has a distribution device which is configured to apportion articles, conveyed from the single-track conveyor region, to the first conveyor track and the second conveyor track. The dual-track conveyor region has a height-offset conveyor portion in which the first conveyor track is arranged higher than the second conveyor track. Advantageously, in the height-offset conveyor portion, articles still undistributed can be excited to move to the first conveyor track or the second conveyor track.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2022Publication date: January 23, 2025Inventors: Niels CLAUSEN, Jens LUECKE, Konrad SENN, Christian DEPNER, Tobias BIERMEIER, Christian HOLZER
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Publication number: 20240270432Abstract: The invention relates to a vacuum cylinder unit for transferring labels to containers in a vacuum-supported manner, and a labeling device equipped with said unit. The vacuum cylinder unit comprises a drive shaft and a vacuum cylinder which is coupled thereto in a centered and driving manner by means of a zero-point clamping system. Because the zero-point clamping system comprises a clamping pin which is integrated into the vacuum cylinder and a clamping chuck which is rigidly connected to the drive shaft for securing the clamping pin, the vacuum cylinder can be manually lifted off the drive shaft by a small vertical stroke and the majority of the weight of the zero-point clamping system can be moved into the region of the drive shaft. This also reduces the amount of equipment needed for the vacuum cylinder which is designed as a format-specific interchangeable part.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2022Publication date: August 15, 2024Inventors: Christian Holzer, Gundolf Kipper
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Patent number: 12043533Abstract: A system and method for filling liquid products into bottles are described. The system comprises a machine block with a blow-molding machine for providing a flow of bottles, with a labeler for labeling the flow of bottles, with a first and second transport stretch, each comprising a filler for filling the bottles, and with a distribution unit dividing the labeled flow of bottles to the transport stretches when the transport is fully populated at all circulating labeling positions of the labeler and all circulating filling positions of the fillers. The filling system comprises outflow conveyors downstream of the fillers, with a combining device for combining the transport stretches to form a common outflow for the flow of bottles, thereby reducing the transport speed during filling and subsequent handling of the bottles, as well as problems due to the product in the bottles spilling over during the closure process.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2021Date of Patent: July 23, 2024Assignee: KRONES AGInventors: Sascha Bauer, Christian Holzer, Bruno Landler, Christian Stoiber, Franz Lautenschlager, Konrad Senn, Johannes Bauer, Stefan Poeschl, Ludwig Scheidler, Juergen Koller
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Publication number: 20240083694Abstract: The disclosure relates to a device for forming container groups with a predetermined container piece count from a continuous container stream in a transport area of a filling plant, comprising an infeed conveyor belt, an outfeed conveyor belt, a conveyor belt interposed between the infeed conveyor belt and the outfeed conveyor belt, and a drive station for introducing separating elements and forming container groups. Here, the speed of a separating element introduced into the region of the transport belt is controlled to no more than the first speed, in particular to a speed lower by no more than 2% than the first speed, as long as the following container group has not been fully moved onto the transport belt. The disclosure further relates to a method for forming container groups.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Helmut SCHUESSLBURNER, Michael BEYER, Wolfgang ROIDL, Christian HOLZER, Günter FRANKENBERGER, Konrad SENN
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Publication number: 20230356874Abstract: The invention relates to a labelling device for attaching labels to containers, comprising: at least one unrolling device for a label strip; at least one cutting tool for cutting the label strip into individual labels; a vacuum transfer cylinder for transferring the labels onto the containers, wherein the vacuum transfer cylinder has a plurality of movable vacuum suction for suctioning, conveying and transferring the labels, wherein at least one vacuum suction bar is assigned to each label to be transported; at least one bar controller for controlling the movement of the vacuum suction bars, wherein the bar controller comprises at least one control cam which, in cooperation with at least one control roller of a vacuum suction bar, controls the movement of the respective vacuum suction bar.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2021Publication date: November 9, 2023Inventors: Bernd SCHROLL, Gabriel SEIBOLD, Christian HOLZER, Soeren MEISSNER
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Patent number: 11693826Abstract: Implementations of the present disclosure include receiving, by a parser, a view source file and an extension source file, the view source file defining a view on data stored in a database, the extension source file defining an extension to the view, parsing, by the parser, the view source file to provide a view abstract syntax tree (AST) and the extension source file to provide an extension AST, providing, by the parser, a merged AST based on the view AST and the extension AST, generating a mixed runtime data object using the merged AST, and providing the mixed runtime data object for consumption by at least one runtime component.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2020Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: SAP SEInventors: Uwe Schlarb, Fabian Fellhauer, Cornelia Haase, Georg Wilhelm, Timm Falter, Mike Hirsch, Tobias Melcher, Steffen Weinstock, Christian Holzer, Karsten Schaser, Christian Fuhlbruegge, Daniel Wachs, Rene Dehn
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Patent number: 11643282Abstract: A method and a device for buffering containers grouped in a single row in a filling system are described. For this purpose, the containers are entered into storage on at least one infeed conveyor belt in the infeed direction, moved in a single row onto a transversely adjoining buffer area by rail-guided and individually driven shuttles with row pushers in a buffering direction running transverse to the infeed direction, and are removed from storage on at least one outfeed conveyor belt transversely adjoining in the buffering direction. Due to the fact that the row pushers receive the containers in a single row in a guide channel formed/defined by an anterior row guide leading in the buffering direction and by a trailing posterior row guide, the groups of containers can be moved in the buffering direction and positioned precisely, quickly and secured against falling over without back pressure.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2021Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: Krones AGInventors: Alexander Demel, Christian Holzer, Franz Lautenschlager, Christian Richter, Konrad Senn, Peter Muehlstein, Torsten Kilgenstein, Helmut Schuesslburner
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Patent number: 11628965Abstract: A labeling device and a method for applying labels to containers comprising an unwinding unit for receiving thereon at least one supply roll with a label tape; having an intermediate buffer unit for temporarily storing the label tape unwound from the supply roll, the intermediate buffer unit comprising at least one first movable roller unit; a drive unit arranged downstream of the intermediate buffer unit when seen in the conveying direction and used for driving the label tape in the conveying direction and processing unit for separating the label tape into the individual labels and for optionally coating the labels with glue and for transferring the labels to the containers wherein the intermediate buffer unit and the drive unit have arranged between them a separately configured, dynamic buffer unit comprising at least one second roller unit which is movable independently of the intermediate buffer unit.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2017Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: KRONES AGInventors: Johannes Strauss, Christian Holzer, Bernd Schroll
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Patent number: 11366658Abstract: The present disclosure involves systems, software, and computer implemented methods for ensuring seamless lifecycle stability for extensions to standard software products. One example method includes determining a requested change to a software feature of a software object. The software feature has been designated as an extensible software feature and is associated with a lifecycle stability contract that identifies aspects of the extensible software feature that are designated to remain stable across different releases of the software object. The lifecycle stability contract is used to perform a compatibility check for the requested change to determine whether the requested change complies with the lifecycle stability contract. The requested change is permitted in response to determining that the requested change complies with the lifecycle stability contract and the requested change is denied in response to determining that the requested change violates the lifecycle stability contract.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2021Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Assignee: SAP SEInventors: Georg Wilhelm, Daniel Wachs, Fabian Fellhauer, Karsten Schaser, Christian Holzer, Rene Dehn, Uwe Schlarb, Christian Fuhlbruegge, Thomas Henn, Matthias Herchenroether, Thomas Wieczorek, Daniel Niehoff, Karsten K. Bohlmann, Marcel Hermanns
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Publication number: 20220153565Abstract: A system and method for filling liquid products into bottles are described. The system comprises a machine block with a blow-molding machine for providing a flow of bottles, with a labeler for labeling the flow of bottles, with a first and second transport stretch, each comprising a filler for filling the bottles, and with a distribution unit dividing the labeled flow of bottles to the transport stretches when the transport is fully populated at all circulating labeling positions of the labeler and all circulating filling positions of the fillers. The filling system comprises outflow conveyors downstream of the fillers, with a combining device for combining the transport stretches to form a common outflow for the flow of bottles, thereby reducing the transport speed during filling and subsequent handling of the bottles, as well as problems due to the product in the bottles spilling over during the closure process.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2021Publication date: May 19, 2022Inventors: Sascha Bauer, Christian Holzer, Bruno Landler, Christian STOIBER, Franz LAUTENSCHLAGER, Konrad SENN, Johannes BAUER, Stefan POESCHL, Ludwig SCHEIDLER, Juergen KOLLER
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Patent number: 11318492Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a hot glue unit for a labeling machine in the beverage processing industry. The hot glue unit includes a housing, a glue roller disposed in an interior of the housing, a glue container, and a filter unit including an extractor connected to the housing. The extractor is to extract gases from the interior of the housing and supply the gases to the filter unit before the gases are to exit the hot glue unit.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2018Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: Krones AGInventors: Benjamin Aumer, Elmar Reese, Gabriel Seibold, Konrad Senn, Soeren Meissner, Christian Holzer, Bernd Schroll
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Publication number: 20220121625Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable storage media for include receiving, by a parser, a view source file and an extension source file, the view source file defining a view on data stored in a database, the extension source file defining an extension to the view, parsing, by the parser, the view source file to provide a view abstract syntax tree (AST) and the extension source file to provide an extension AST, providing, by the parser, a merged AST based on the view AST and the extension AST, generating a mixed runtime data object using the merged AST, and providing the mixed runtime data object for consumption by at least one runtime component.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2020Publication date: April 21, 2022Inventors: Uwe Schlarb, Fabian Fellhauer, Cornelia Haase, Georg Wilhelm, Timm Falter, Mike Hirsch, Tobias Melcher, Steffen Weinstock, Christian Holzer, Karsten Schaser, Christian Fuhlbruegge, Daniel Wachs, Rene Dehn
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Publication number: 20210395021Abstract: A method and a device for buffering containers grouped in a single row in a filling system are described. For this purpose, the containers are entered into storage on at least one infeed conveyor belt in the infeed direction, moved in a single row onto a transversely adjoining buffer area by rail-guided and individually driven shuttles with row pushers in a buffering direction running transverse to the infeed direction, and are removed from storage on at least one outfeed conveyor belt transversely adjoining in the buffering direction. Due to the fact that the row pushers receive the containers in a single row in a guide channel formed/defined by an anterior row guide leading in the buffering direction and by a trailing posterior row guide, the groups of containers can be moved in the buffering direction and positioned precisely, quickly and secured against falling over without back pressure.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2021Publication date: December 23, 2021Inventors: Alexander DEMEL, Christian HOLZER, Franz LAUTENSCHLAGER, Christian RICHTER, Konrad SENN, Peter MUEHLSTEIN, Torsten KILGENSTEIN, Helmut SCHUESSLBURNER
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Patent number: 11204925Abstract: The present disclosure involves systems, software, and computer implemented methods for enabling data source extensions for individual customers of a cloud platform. One example method includes receiving an extension request, from a particular customer, to extend a data source used to populate an application output. A selection is received of at least one field to be included in a data source extension that extends the data source. Extensibility metadata is stored, in association with the particular customer, that defines the data source extension. The extensibility metadata identifies the data source, the particular customer, and the selected at least one field. A data request is received, from a client device of a user of the customer, for a field included in the data source extension. The data source extension is used to retrieve a field value for the field and the field value is provided in response to the data request.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2018Date of Patent: December 21, 2021Assignee: SAP SEInventors: Daniel Wachs, Daniel Niehoff, Rene Dehn, Christian Holzer, Karsten Schaser, Georg Wilhelm, Uwe Schlarb, Christian Fuhlbruegge
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Publication number: 20190370375Abstract: The present disclosure involves systems, software, and computer implemented methods for enabling data source extensions for individual customers of a cloud platform. One example method includes receiving an extension request, from a particular customer, to extend a data source used to populate an application output. A selection is received of at least one field to be included in a data source extension that extends the data source. Extensibility metadata is stored, in association with the particular customer, that defines the data source extension. The extensibility metadata identifies the data source, the particular customer, and the selected at least one field. A data request is received, from a client device of a user of the customer, for a field included in the data source extension. The data source extension is used to retrieve a field value for the field and the field value is provided in response to the data request.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2018Publication date: December 5, 2019Inventors: Daniel Wachs, Daniel Niehoff, Rene Dehn, Christian Holzer, Karsten Schaser, Georg Wilhelm, Uwe Schlarb, Christian Fuhlbruegge
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Publication number: 20190322403Abstract: A labeling device and a method for applying labels to containers comprising an unwinding unit for receiving thereon at least one supply roll with a label tape; having an intermediate buffer unit for temporarily storing the label tape unwound from the supply roll, the intermediate buffer unit comprising at least one first movable roller unit; a drive unit arranged downstream of the intermediate buffer unit, when seen in the conveying direction and used for driving the label tape in the conveying direction; and processing unit for separating the label tape into the individual labels and for optionally coating the labels with glue and for transferring the labels to the containers wherein the intermediate buffer unit and the drive unit have arranged between them a separately configured, dynamic buffer unit comprising at least one second roller unit which is movable independently of the intermediate buffer unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2017Publication date: October 24, 2019Inventors: Johannes STRAUSS, Christian HOLZER, Bernd SCHROLL
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Publication number: 20190070628Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a hot glue unit for a labeling machine in the beverage processing industry. The hot glue unit includes a housing, a glue roller disposed in an interior of the housing, a glue container, and a filter unit including an extractor connected to the housing. The extractor is to extract gases from the interior of the housing and supply the gases to the filter unit before the gases are to exit the hot glue unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2018Publication date: March 7, 2019Inventors: Benjamin AUMER, Elmar REESE, Gabriel SEIBOLD, Konrad SENN, Soeren MEISSNER, Christian HOLZER, Bernd SCHROLL
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Patent number: 9284086Abstract: The invention comprises a gluing unit, in particular for a labeling apparatus, comprising a glue roller (1) and a motor (2) for driving the glue roller (1), where the motor (2) is positioned above the glue roller (1), where the motor (2) is with respect to a support structure (3) of the motor mounted in a height-adjustable manner, and where the height of the motor (2) is adjustable using a lever, in particular using an elbow lever (23) or a rocker lever.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2013Date of Patent: March 15, 2016Assignee: KRONES AGInventors: Heinz Humele, Christian Stoiber, Christian Holzer, Ludwig Ferstl