Patents by Inventor Erwin Engel

Erwin Engel 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: 11702328
    Abstract: An apparatus for filling a vessel with a multicomponent filling product includes a filler having at least one filling unit set up to introduce the filling product into the vessel, and a filler tank set up for intermediate buffering of the filling product and in fluid connection with the filling unit via a product conduit to supply the filling unit with the filling product; and a mixer set up to blend the filling product from at least two filling product components, wherein the mixer has a circulation conduit; and the mixer has at least one dosage branch set up to introduce one filling product component into the circulation conduit, wherein the mixer has a heat exchanger set up to adjust the temperature of the filling product in the circulation conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: KRONES AG
    Inventors: Thomas Oehmichen, Christina Laumer, Johanna Justl, Frank Winzinger, Stefan Hoeller, Erwin Engel, Christoph Mieko, Holger Mueller
  • Publication number: 20220162049
    Abstract: An apparatus for filling a vessel with a multicomponent filling product includes a filler having at least one filling unit set up to introduce the filling product into the vessel, and a filler tank set up for intermediate buffering of the filling product and in fluid connection with the filling unit via a product conduit to supply the filling unit with the filling product; and a mixer set up to blend the filling product from at least two filling product components, wherein the mixer has a circulation conduit; and the mixer has at least one dosage branch set up to introduce one filling product component into the circulation conduit, wherein the mixer has a heat exchanger set up to adjust the temperature of the filling product in the circulation conduit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Thomas Oehmichen, Christina Laumer, Johanna Justl, Frank Winzinger, Stefan Hoeller, Erwin Engel, Christoph Micko, Holger Mueller
  • Publication number: 20210321644
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for the manufacture of a carbonated beverage, including the steps of: providing oxygen-reduced water; mixing the oxygen-reduced water with a mixing component to obtain a beverage mixture, adding a gas comprising CO2 to the beverage mixture to obtain a beverage mixture mixed with CO2, reducing the oxygen content of the beverage mixture mixed with CO2 in a first container to obtain an oxygen-reduced beverage mixture mixed with CO2, discharging the oxygen-reduced beverage mixture mixed with CO2 from the first container, determining the CO2 content of the oxygen-reduced beverage mixture mixed with CO2; and adding further CO2 to the discharged oxygen-reduced beverage mixture mixed with CO2 on the basis of the determined CO2 content to obtain a finally carbonated beverage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Markus WEIGL, Erwin ENGEL, Christoph HANS SCHERER, Roland FEILNER, Johanna JUSTL, Thomas OEHMICHEN, Volker RICHTER
  • Patent number: 10933385
    Abstract: Fluid mixing system for mixing components for a fluid product comprising a mixing regulator for mixing the components and a feed comprising at least two separate conduits, where a base component can be supplied to the mixing regulator in a first conduit and a component to be admixed in a second conduit, where a first sensor for determining the concentration of a chemical compound in the component to be admixed and a Brix sensor for determining a Brix value of the component to be admixed are disposed upstream of the mixing regulator in the second conduit and where a control unit is provided which can control the mixing process of the components by the mixing regulator in dependence of the concentration measured and the Brix value measured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: KRONES AG
    Inventor: Erwin Engel
  • Publication number: 20200016550
    Abstract: Fluid mixing system for mixing components for a fluid product comprising a mixing regulator for mixing the components and a feed comprising at least two separate conduits, where a base component can be supplied to the mixing regulator in a first conduit and a component to be admixed in a second conduit, where a first sensor for determining the concentration of a chemical compound in the component to be admixed and a Brix sensor for determining a Brix value of the component to be admixed are disposed upstream of the mixing regulator in the second conduit and where a control unit is provided which can control the mixing process of the components by the mixing regulator in dependence of the concentration measured and the Brix value measured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventor: Erwin ENGEL
  • Publication number: 20130039785
    Abstract: A device for moving a fluid, including a moving part to move the fluid, and a synchronous motor, where the synchronous motor includes a stator with at least one stator coil and a rotor with at least one rotor magnet, and where the moving part can be driven directly by the synchronous motor and acts as its rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2012
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicant: KRONES AG
    Inventors: Hartmut Davidson, Erwin Engel, Matthias Weinzierl, Jörg Zacharias
  • Publication number: 20120147694
    Abstract: A mixer for mixing and conveying different fluids for a beverage filling plant, with at least one first container section for receiving a first starting fluid, with a second container section for receiving a second starting fluid. A first pump is disposed in a first conduit leading out of the first container section for supplying the first starting fluid to a mixing area, and a second pump is disposed in a second conduit leading out of the second container section for supplying the second starting fluid to the mixing area. The first pump and the second pump are driven by one synchronous motor each and each synchronous motor is connected to a frequency converter, and the first and the second container sections are in one common container. Also, a beverage filling plant with such a mixer and a method of operating such a beverage filling plant are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2011
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: KRONES AG
    Inventor: Erwin Engel