Patents by Inventor Damien Kannengiesser
Damien Kannengiesser 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: 20180354764Abstract: An apparatus (100) for filling and sealing containers comprises a carousel (401) with a plurality of stations (106) revolving about an axis (104), each station (106) comprising a holder (108) adapted to accommodate a container (110), a filling tool (126) for dispensing a fluid product in the container, and a sealing tool (200) for applying a closure (202) to the container (110); at each station (106), the holder (108) is mobile in a radial direction (R) of the carousel between a first, retracted position substantially aligned with the filling tool (126), and a second, extended position substantially aligned with the sealing tool (200).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2016Publication date: December 13, 2018Applicant: NESTEC S.A.Inventors: Andrea Comin, Damien Kannengiesser
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Publication number: 20180345567Abstract: A method for fabricating containers wherein a molding apparatus is provided having a plurality of mold segments, each of which has two substantially opposite faces that form a mold cavity when abutted against an opposite face of an adjacent mold segment. A first mold segment is passed through a manipulation zone at an increased speed to open the mold cavity between the first and second mold segments. After a preform is positioned within the mold cavity, a second mold segment is passed through the manipulation zone at an increased speed to abut a face of the first mold segment against an opposite face of the second mold segment. A volume of a liquid is next injected into the preform, expanding the preform and forming the container. These steps are repeated and a container produced during the previous iteration is removed during an extracting step in an extracting manipulation zone.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2018Publication date: December 6, 2018Inventors: Guillaume CHAUVIN, Klaus HARTWIG, Damien KANNENGIESSER
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Patent number: 10131074Abstract: A container-fabricating apparatus having an injection head establishing fluid communication between an injection fluid port disposed therein and a preform disposed in communication with a nozzle of the injection head. The apparatus also including a stretching rod moveable between a position projecting from the injection head through the nozzle and a substantially retracted position. The apparatus further includes a cleaning chamber at least partially defined by a hollow, elongate housing contiguous with and extending from the injection head, a plurality of cleaning chamber ports in a wall of the housing establishing fluid communication with the cleaning chamber, the stretching rod being substantially disposed within the cleaning chamber when disposed in the substantially retracted position.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2014Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: Discma AGInventors: Guillaume Chauvin, Christophe Collin, Damien Kannengiesser, Jean-Tristan Outreman, Jean-Louis Pellegatta
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Publication number: 20180311881Abstract: An injection head for the fabrication of a container from a preform. The injection head interfaces with a preform to establish fluid communication between a liquid supply and the preform. An injection valve is disposed within the injection head and is configured to selectively permit fluid communication through the injection head. A liquid supply control mechanism and a control mechanism of the injection valve's opening allow fluid communication through the injection head. The control mechanism of the injection valve's opening is activated by the liquid under pressure in the injection head cavity when the liquid supply is opened.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2018Publication date: November 1, 2018Inventors: Guillaume CHAUVIN, Christophe COLLIN, Damien KANNENGIESSER, Jean-Tristan OUTREMAN, Jean-Louis PELLAGATTA
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Publication number: 20180229418Abstract: An apparatus for the fabrication of a container, comprising a mold defining the form of said container and container and configured to accommodate a substantially tubular preform, an injection head configured to interface with the preform and establish fluid communication with a cavity thereof; an injection valve configured to selectively permit fluid communication through said injection head, and a stretching rod slideably disposed within the injection head; said apparatus further comprising a displacement plunger being disposed coaxially about and mobile relative to said stretching rod between a retracted position substantially within the injection head and an extended position wherein said displacement plunger projects at least partially from said injection head.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2018Publication date: August 16, 2018Inventors: Guillaume CHAUVIN, Damien KANNENGIESSER, Christophe COLLIN, Jean-Tristan OUTREMAN, Jean-Louis PELLEGATTA
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Patent number: 10040237Abstract: An injection head for the fabrication of a container from a preform. An injection head interfaces with a mouth of the preform to establish fluid communication between a liquid supply and the mouth. The injection head includes an injection valve disposed within an outer shell of the injection head and configured to selectively permit fluid communication through the injection head upon displacement between an opened and a closed position. The injection head also includes an injection head cavity disposed between the injection valve and the outer shell and connected to the liquid supply. A liquid supply control mechanism and a control mechanism of the injection valve's opening allow fluid communication through the injection head. The control mechanism of the injection valve's opening is activated by the liquid under pressure in the injection head cavity when liquid supply is opened.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2014Date of Patent: August 7, 2018Assignee: DISCMA AGInventors: Guillaume Chauvin, Christophe Collin, Damien Kannengiesser, Jean-Tristan Outreman, Jean-Louis Pellegatta
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Patent number: 10011066Abstract: An apparatus (500) for fabricating containers (511) comprises a plurality of mold segments (501A-501I) each with two substantially opposite faces (510A-510I) that form a mold cavity (509A-509I) when abutted against another mold segment (501A-501I), and a guiding means (502) to conduct them along a closed path (503) of length greater than the total length of the mold segments (501A-501I); being characterized in that it comprises at least one injecting head configured to inject a volume of liquid into a cavity of a preform (507) disposed within the mold cavity (509A-509I) and expand it into a container (511), and being further characterized in that each mold segment (501A-501I) is conducted along the closed path (503) through at least one manipulation zone (505, 506) of said closed path (503) at an increased speed relative to the immediately adjacent mold segments (501A-501I), said apparatus (500) comprising a positioning manipulation zone (505) where the preform (507) is inserted into said apparatus (500), andType: GrantFiled: December 5, 2013Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: DISCMA AGInventors: Guillaume Chauvin, Klaus Hartwig, Damien Kannengiesser
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Patent number: 9993958Abstract: A method for the fabrication of a container (802), comprising the steps of: —providing a preform (705), said preform being substantially tubular in form and being provided with a closed end (709), a cavity (707), and an open end (710) communicating with said cavity (707); —positioning at least one restriction device (711, 714) relative to the preform (705) so as to define at least one restriction zone and restrict expansion of the preform (705) therein; —injecting a pre-determined volume of an incompressible fluid (800) into the cavity (707) of the preform (705) via the open end (710), provoking the preform (705) to plastically deform by expansion, said preform (705) expanding freely in at least one expansion zone outside said at least one restriction zone; and —Using for the fabrication of a beverage container (802).Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2013Date of Patent: June 12, 2018Assignee: DISCMA AGInventors: Guillaume Chauvin, Klaus Hartwig, Damien Kannengiesser
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Patent number: 9963254Abstract: A system and method to produce containers filled with liquid. A thermoplastic material preform is first subjected to thermal conditioning in the area of a heating section along a transport path. The preform is then shaped into the container inside a mold by applying pressure. The liquid with which the container is to be filled is used as the fluid for forming the container.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2012Date of Patent: May 8, 2018Assignee: DISCMA AGInventors: Guillaume Chauvin, Damien Kannengiesser
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Patent number: 9931780Abstract: An apparatus for the fabrication of a container (300), comprising a mold defining the form of said container (300) and configured to accommodate a substantially tubular preform, an injection head (115) configured to interface with the preform and establish fluid communication with a cavity thereof; an injection valve (202) configured to selectively permit fluid communication through said injection head (115), and a stretching rod (117) slideably disposed within the injection head (115); said apparatus (100) further comprising a displacement plunger (209) being disposed coaxially about and mobile relative to said stretching rod (117) between a retracted position substantially within the injection head (115) and an extended position wherein said displacement plunger (209) projects at least partially from said injection head (115).Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2013Date of Patent: April 3, 2018Assignee: DISCMA AGInventors: Guillaume Chauvin, Damien Kannengiesser, Christophe Collin, Jean-Tristan Outreman, Jean-Louis Pellegatta
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Publication number: 20180022522Abstract: The present invention is directed to a pack of products (1) having a bottom side (2) and an opposite top side (3), comprising a handle (5) formed over the top side (3) and adapted to be grasped by hand. The handle (5) is formed by a plastic film (4) wrapped around the products (1) over at least one turn, the plastic film (4) covering at least most of the bottom side (2) and being gathered to a reduced width over the top side (3) to form the handle (5). A handle (5) formed by a plastic film wrapped around the pack is reliable and easy to manufacture at a limited cost.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2015Publication date: January 25, 2018Inventors: Damien Kannengiesser, Frederic Drzewiecki
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Publication number: 20180002051Abstract: The present invention is directed to a process for manufacturing a pack of products (1) having a bottom side (2) and an opposite top side (3), comprising a handle (5) formed over the top side (3) and adapted to be grasped by hand, wherein the process comprises the following steps:—providing the products (1) to be packaged;—fitting a binding structure around the products (1) to bind them;—forming a handle (5) by wrapping a plastic film (4) around the bound products (1) over at least one turn, the plastic film (4) covering at least most of the bottom side (2) and being gathered to a reduced width over the top side (3) to form the handle (5). The present invention is also directed to a device for manufacturing a pack of products (1).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2015Publication date: January 4, 2018Inventor: Damien Kannengiesser
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Patent number: 9849622Abstract: The invention concerns a method of blowing and filling a container (120) from a preform, the method comprising: —placing a preform within a mold (140), —stretching the preform —injecting a liquid into the preform after the stretching has started so as to cause expansion of the preform within the mold, thereby obtaining a blown and filled container (120), —capping the blown and filled container (120).Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2013Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: DISCMA AGInventors: Guillaume Chauvin, Damien Kannengiesser, Erik Lupke
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Patent number: 9744711Abstract: The invention concerns an apparatus for blowing and filling a container (22) from a preform (16), said apparatus comprising: —a mold (12) for enclosing a preform (16), —stretching means for stretching the preform (16) placed within said mold (12), —a pressurized liquid injection circuit (18) able to inject a liquid under pressure inside said preform (16) when said preform is placed inside said mold, —injection means which are adapted to inject a predetermined volume of liquid through said liquid injection circuit (18) into the preform and to stop injection of the liquid through said circuit into the preform when a blown and filled container (22) has been obtained, stopping the injection of the liquid through the liquid injection circuit into the preform creating an overpressure of the liquid within the liquid injection circuit, characterized in that the apparatus further comprises releasing means for releasing said overpressure of the liquid within the liquid injection circuit.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2013Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: Discma AGInventors: Guillaume Chauvin, Damien Kannengiesser, Johannes Zimmer
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Patent number: 9745181Abstract: The invention concerns a method of degasification of a carbonated beverage-filled container in an apparatus for blowing and filling containers, the apparatus comprising: —a mold (12) enclosing a blown and carbonated beverage-filled container (14) that comprises a dispensing opening (16), —an injection head (24) that is movable along a longitudinal axis (A) passing by the dispensing opening of the container between a sealing position in which the injection head is in a sealing engagement with the dispensing opening and a non-sealing position in which the injection head is at a distance from the dispensing opening, characterized in that the method comprises the following steps: i) moving the injection head (24) away from the sealing position (3A) to a non-sealing position (3B). ii) moving back the injection head to the sealing position (30), iii) moving the injection head away from the Position sealing position to a non-sealing position (3D).Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2012Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: DISCMA AGInventors: Guillaume Chauvin, Damien Kannengiesser
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Publication number: 20170225934Abstract: A method of degasification of a carbonated beverage-filled container in an apparatus for blowing and filling containers, the apparatus including a mold enclosing a blown and carbonated beverage-filled container. The container includes a dispensing opening, an injection head that is movable along a longitudinal axis, passing by the dispensing opening of the container, between a sealing position in which the injection head is in a sealing engagement with the dispensing opening and a non-sealing position in which the injection head spaced from the dispensing opening. The method includes the steps of moving the injection head away from the sealing position to a first non-sealing position, moving the injection head from the first non-sealing position back to the sealing position, and after moving the injection head back, moving the injection head away from the sealing position to a second non-sealing position that is different from the first non-sealing position.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2017Publication date: August 10, 2017Inventors: Guillaume Chauvin, Damien Kannengiesser
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Method and system for blowing and filling containers with carbonated products at ambient temperature
Patent number: 9724868Abstract: The invention concerns a method of simultaneously blowing and filling a container from a thermoplastic polymer preform with a carbonated liquid at ambient temperature having, said carbonated liquid having a defined quantity of dissolved carbon dioxide (CO2) depending on the carbonated liquid beverage, comprising: —stretching the thermoplastic polymer preform (16) placed within a mold (12) during a stretching phase, —starting an injection phase for injecting said carbonated liquid into the preform, the injection phase starting after the stretching phase has started, characterized in that prior to starting the injection phase the carbonated liquid is at a predetermined pressure (P1) equal or greater than the partial pressure (P2) of the carbon dioxide (CO2) defined for said carbonated liquid beverage in the container. The invention also concerns related system.Type: GrantFiled: July 4, 2013Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignee: DISCMA AGInventors: Guillaume Chauvin, Damien Kannengiesser -
Patent number: 9718232Abstract: An apparatus (100) for the fabrication of a container (300) comprising a mold (121) defining the form of said container (300) and configured to accommodate a substantially tubular preform, an injection head (115) configured to interface with the preform (108) and establish fluid communication with a cavity thereof; and an injection valve (202), said injection valve (202) configured to selectively permit fluid communication through said injection head (115); said apparatus (100) further comprising at least one compression means (303A, 303B) mobile relative to said mold (121) such that said at least one compression means (303A, 303B) is disposed outside said mold cavity (105) in a retracted position and projects into said mold cavity (105) in an extended position.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2013Date of Patent: August 1, 2017Assignee: DISCMA AGInventor: Damien Kannengiesser
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Patent number: 9688426Abstract: The invention concerns an apparatus (10) for simultaneously blowing and filling a plastic container from a preform, the apparatus comprising: a mold (14) for enclosing a preform, so as to leave access to the mouth of the preform, stretching means (42) for stretching the preform within the mold, an injection head (16) for injecting a liquid through the mouth so as to cause expansion of the preform within the mold, thereby obtaining a blown and filled container (12) that comprises a dispensing opening (22), characterized in that the apparatus further comprises a capping head (18) for fixing a cap (40) on the dispensing opening of said blown and filled container, the capping head being permanently arranged between the injection head (16) and the mold (14).Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2012Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: DISCMA AGInventors: Guillaume Chauvin, Damien Kannengiesser
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Publication number: 20170158478Abstract: The invention relates to a device for introducing an additive fluid into a container such as a bottle. The device comprises a support disk, a plurality of fluid lines, each comprising a fluid outlet situated on the perimeter of the support disk, a fluid manifold fixed on the support disk configured to feed the fluid lines with additive fluid, and dosing valves, a dosing valve equipping each fluid line. The device further comprises a pairing assembly for pairing the device with a transfer wheel of a bottling machine, configured to synchronise a rotation of the support disk with a rotation of the transfer wheel with which it is paired. The invention also relates to a system comprising such a device and to a bottling machine comprising such a system. The invention also relates to a method for transforming a bottling machine comprising adding a device for introducing an additive fluid into a container.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2016Publication date: June 8, 2017Inventors: Andrea Comin, Damien Kannengiesser