Patents by Inventor Christoph Dragon

Christoph Dragon 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).

  • Pneumatic conveyor for containers
    Patent number: 8205740
    Abstract: A conveyor device for containers having a receiving rail for receiving a neck area of the containers, the containers being held by the receiving rail and are movable within this receiving rail. Guide mechanisms are provided with guide elements that are arranged beneath the receiving rail and guide the movement of the containers. The guide elements are movable in the longitudinal direction of the containers and the movements in the longitudinal direction of the containers of a plurality of different guide elements are mechanically linked to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Krones AG
    Inventors: Christoph Dragon, Markus Sigler, Andreas Seidl, Christian Paul
  • PNEUMATIC CONVEYOR FOR CONTAINERS
    Publication number: 20080149465
    Abstract: A conveyor device for containers having a receiving rail for receiving a neck area of the containers, the containers being held by the receiving rail and are movable within this receiving rail. Guide mechanisms are provided with guide elements that are arranged beneath the receiving rail and guide the movement of the containers. The guide elements are movable in the longitudinal direction of the containers and the movements in the longitudinal direction of the containers of a plurality of different guide elements are mechanically linked to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2007
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Applicant: KRONES AG
    Inventors: Christoph Dragon, Markus Sigler, Andreas Seidl, Christian Paul
  • Switching device for pneumatic conveyor
    Patent number: 6854936
    Abstract: The invention relates to a switching device for air conveyors for bottles, preforms or similar parts, which can be transported, suspended by their neck in the pneumatic conveyor, where the pneumatic conveyor presents fixed conveyor track sections. The switching device is characterized by the fact that at least one shifting device, which is shiftable with respect to the fixed conveyor track sections, is provided with at least one conveyor track section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2005
    Assignee: Krones AG
    Inventors: Christoph Dragon, Andreas Seidl
  • Switching device for pneumatic conveyor
    Publication number: 20040120776
    Abstract: The invention relates to a switching device for air conveyors for bottles, preforms or similar parts, which can be transported, suspended by their neck in the pneumatic conveyor, where the pneumatic conveyor presents fixed conveyor track sections. The switching device is characterized by the fact that at least one shifting device, which is shiftable with respect to the fixed conveyor track sections, is provided with at least one conveyor track section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2002
    Publication date: June 24, 2004
    Inventors: Christoph Dragon, Andreas Seidl