Patents by Inventor Florian Geltinger

Florian Geltinger 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).

  • Publication number: 20190330039
    Abstract: Machine (1) for distributing flowable media to containers with a housing (2), with a transport device (12) for transporting the containers (10) which is arranged at least partially inside the housing (2), wherein this transport device has a rotatable carrier (14) with a distributor device (4) which is arranged inside this housing (2) an accommodates at least one inlet (42) for the flowable medium and a plurality of outlets (44) to which the flowable medium can be distributed, and with a supply conduit (6) which is suitable and intended for supplying the flowable medium to the inlet (42). According to the invention the distributor device (4) is non-rotatably connected to the carrier (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Juergen Soellner, Waldemar Suppes, Florian Geltinger, Thomas Hoellriegl, Andreas Brunner
  • Patent number: 10265905
    Abstract: An apparatus for shaping plastics material pre-forms into plastics material containers has a conveying device which conveys the plastics material pre-forms along a pre-set conveying path. The conveying device has a movable station carrier arranged at least indirectly on a stationary base carrier and on which a plurality of shaping stations are arranged. The shaping stations have blow molding devices which form cavities inside which the plastics material preforms are shaped to form plastics material containers. The blow molding devices are arranged on blow mold carriers. The apparatus has a changing device suitable for removing at least the blow molding devices from the blow mold carriers and/or arranging blow molding devices on the blow mold carriers. A changing device has a gripping device for gripping the blow molding device, wherein this gripping device is movable in at least two different directions and is pivotable about at least three different axes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: KRONES AG
    Inventors: Dieter Finger, Florian Geltinger, Gerhard Schwoed, Klaus Voth, Thomas Philipp
  • Publication number: 20190009449
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for transforming plastic parisons into plastic containers, having a transport device which transports plastic parisons along a predetermined transport path, wherein the transport device has a movable station support, on which a plurality of transforming stations are arranged, wherein said transforming stations each have blow mould devices, which each have cavities within which the plastic parisons can be transformed into the plastic containers, and said blow mould devices are each arranged on blow mould supports, and the apparatus has a changing device, which is suitable and intended at least to remove the blow mould devices from the blow mould supports thereof and/or to arrange blow mould devices on the blow mould supports. According to the invention, the changing device has an identification device for identifying blow moulds and/or blow mould parts, wherein the identification device preferably has an RFID detection device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: Norbert Kindl, Florian Geltinger
  • Patent number: 10105872
    Abstract: An apparatus for producing plastic containers is provided, comprising a heating device that heats plastic preforms, and including a shaping device provided downstream of this heating device in the transport direction of the plastic preforms, which shaping device shapes the plastic preforms into the plastic containers, wherein a tempering device for tempering the plastic preforms heated by the heating device is provided in the transport direction of the plastic preforms between the heating device and the shaping device, which tempering device has at least one tempering unit provided on a carrier rotatable about a predetermined rotary axis, and which tempering unit has at least two contacting devices, between which at least one section of the plastic preform can be received, which contacting devices can be moved in relation to one another along a predetermined direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: KRONES AG
    Inventors: Bernhard Sternkopf, Christian Mehlin, Christian Wittmann, Erik Blochmann, Florian Geltinger, Gerald Huettner, Joerg Neumann, Kevin Folger, Markus Summer, Martin Puettmann, Norbert Kindl, Roland Reiner, Thomas Rauschendorfer, Thomas Spitzer, Waldemar Suppes
  • Publication number: 20180281265
    Abstract: A method for operating a forming device for forming plastic preforms into plastic containers, wherein in a working mode of the apparatus, the plastic preforms are transported by means of a plurality of forming stations along a predefined transport path, and by loading with a fluid medium are expanded into plastic containers, wherein to expand the plastic preforms, blow-moulding devices are used, inside which the plastic preforms are expanded into plastic containers, wherein in a change mode, at least one of the blow-moulding devices is removed from the apparatus and/or one of the blow-moulding devices is arranged on a blow-mould carrier of the apparatus, wherein to change the blow-moulding devices, a change device is used which has a gripper device for gripping the blow-moulding device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventor: Florian Geltinger
  • Publication number: 20180250869
    Abstract: Apparatus for forming plastic preforms into plastic containers with a transport device which transports the plastic preforms along a predefined transport path, wherein the transport device has a movable station carrier on which a plurality of forming stations are arranged, wherein these forming stations each have blow-moulding devices, each forming cavities within which the plastic preforms can be formed into plastic containers, and the blow-moulding devices are arranged on respective blow-mould carriers, wherein the apparatus has a clean room inside which the plastic preforms can be formed into the plastic containers, isolated from a non-sterile environment by at least one wall. The apparatus has a change device which is suitable and intended for at least removing the blow-moulding devices from their blow-mould carriers and/or arranging blow-moulding devices on the blow-mould carriers, wherein this change device is integrated in a module which can be separated from the clean room.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: Andreas HACK, Waldemar SUPPES, Berndt SCHEPP, Juergen SOELLNER, Florian GELTINGER
  • Publication number: 20180244005
    Abstract: Apparatus for transforming plastic parisons into plastic containers includes a transforming station having a blow mould within which plastic parisons can be expanded by application of a gaseous medium. The blow mould has a base part arranged releasably on a support. The transforming station has at least one first connector for supplying a flowable temperature control medium to the transforming station, and this supply of the temperature control medium can be disconnected via the connector. The fastening mechanism has a release element which is movable in a predetermined straight direction. By displacement of this release element into a first predetermined position fastening of the base part on the support is releasable and by a displacement of this release element into a second predetermined position the base part can be fastened on the support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Florian GELTINGER, Gerhard SCHWOED
  • Patent number: 9976669
    Abstract: A container treatment plant and a method for displacing an element of a valve or a diverting unit of a container treatment plant. The container treatment plant comprises at least one element for treating containers. The element is part of a valve or a diverting unit. The container treatment plant also comprises a displacing unit for displacing the element between a first position and a second position, wherein the displacing unit comprises a magnetically operating actuator such that a rotary motion caused by the actuator displaces the element with the aid of a mechanism between its first and second positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: KRONES AG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Hahn, Eduard Handschuh, Klaus Voth, Dieter Finger, Florian Geltinger, Hartmut Davidson, Martin Seger
  • Patent number: 9975303
    Abstract: Apparatus for transforming plastic parisons into plastic containers includes a transforming station having a blow mold within which plastic parisons can be expanded by application of a gaseous medium. The blow mold has a base part arranged releasably on a support. The transforming station has at least one first connector for supplying a flowable temperature control medium to the transforming station, and this supply of the temperature control medium can be disconnected via the connector. The fastening mechanism has a release element which is movable in a predetermined straight direction. By displacement of this release element into a first predetermined position fastening of the base part on the support is releasable and by displacement of this release element into a second predetermined position the base part can be fastened on the support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: KRONES AG
    Inventors: Florian Geltinger, Gerhard Schwoed
  • Patent number: 9925712
    Abstract: Apparatus for shaping plastics material pre-forms into plastics material containers includes a conveying device which conveys the pre-forms along a pre-set path. The conveying device has a movable station carrier arranged at least indirectly on a stationary base carrier on which are arranged a plurality of shaping stations which have in each case blow moulding devices which have cavities, inside which the pre-forms are shaped. The apparatus has a changing device for removing the blow moulding devices from the blow mould carriers and/or for arranging blow moulding devices on the blow mould carriers. The changing device has a first control device for controlling a removing and/or an arranging movement of the blow moulding devices on the blow mould carriers, and a second control device for controlling a blow moulding procedure, wherein the first control device and the second control device preferably co-operate at least for a time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: KRONES AG
    Inventors: Dieter Finger, Florian Geltinger, Gerhard Schwoed, Klaus Voth
  • Patent number: 9925711
    Abstract: An apparatus (1) for the shaping of plastics material pre-forms (10) into plastics material containers (20) with a movable carrier (2) on which is arranged at least one shaping station (4), wherein the shaping station has a blow molding device (6), and wherein the shaping station additionally has a stressing device (12) which acts upon the plastics material pre-forms with a flowable medium for their expansion, wherein the shaping station additionally has a rod-like body (14) which is capable of being inserted into the plastics material pre-forms in order to stretch them in the longitudinal direction (L) thereof, wherein the shaping station has a drive device (24) which moves the rod-like body (14) with respect to the plastics material pre-form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: KRONES AG
    Inventors: Dieter Finger, Eduard Handschuh, Florian Geltinger, Markus Haller
  • Patent number: 9919469
    Abstract: An apparatus for molding plastic preforms into plastic containers, includes an application unit for applying a gaseous medium onto the plastic performs. The application unit includes at least one valve unit for controlling the gaseous medium to be supplied to the plastic preform. The valve unit has a working piston that is movable between at least two positions, and a control piston that is movable between at least two positions. Movement of the control piston is coupled, at least at times, to movement of the working piston. The valve unit includes a sealing unit that substantially prevents a gas flow between the working chamber and the control chamber at least in one position of the working piston and a membrane body that seals at least one area of the control piston against at least one area of the control chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: KRONES AG
    Inventors: Eduard Handschuh, Florian Geltinger, Frank Winzinger
  • Patent number: 9821506
    Abstract: A transforming device for transforming plastic preforms into plastic containers, comprising a blow-molding device which forms a cavity inside which the plastic preforms can be transformed into the plastic containers through the application of a flowable medium, wherein the blow-molding device has at least two side parts which are arranged at least indirectly on blow-mold carriers, wherein the side parts are arranged on the blow-mold carriers by an attachment device is provided. The attachment device also has a return which, at least temporarily during a working mode, pushes at least one side part towards the blow-mold carrier on which the side part is arranged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: KRONES AG
    Inventors: Florian Geltinger, Maria Lindner, Thomas Philipp, Paul Brinster
  • Publication number: 20170291347
    Abstract: A system is provided for transforming plastic parisons into plastic containers with at least one transforming station which has a blow mold within which the plastic parisons can be expanded by application of a gaseous medium, wherein the blow mold has a base part which is disposed releasably on a support, and with a first fastening mechanism in order to fasten the base part to the support, and wherein the blow mold has at least one side part which is disposed releasably on a support and a second fastening mechanism in order to fasten the side part to the support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventor: FLORIAN GELTINGER
  • Publication number: 20170252959
    Abstract: An apparatus for shaping plastics material pre-forms into plastics material containers has a conveying device which conveys the plastics material pre-forms along a pre-set conveying path. The conveying device has a movable station carrier arranged at least indirectly on a stationary base carrier and on which a plurality of shaping stations are arranged. The shaping stations have blow moulding devices which form cavities inside which the plastics material preforms are shaped to form plastics material containers. The blow moulding devices are arranged on blow mould carriers. The apparatus has a changing device suitable for removing at least the blow moulding devices from the blow mould carriers and/or arranging blow moulding devices on the blow mould carriers. A changing device has a gripping device for gripping the blow moulding device, wherein this gripping device is movable in at least two different directions and is pivotable about at least three different axes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Inventors: Dieter Finger, Florian Geltinger, Gerhard Schwoed, Klaus Voth, Thomas Philipp
  • Patent number: 9682509
    Abstract: An apparatus for shaping plastics material pre-forms into plastics material containers has a conveying device which conveys the plastics material pre-forms along a pre-set conveying path. The conveying device has a movable station carrier arranged at least indirectly on a stationary base carrier and on which a plurality of shaping stations are arranged. The shaping stations have blow molding devices which form cavities inside which the plastics material preforms are shaped to form plastics material containers. The blow molding devices are arranged on blow mold carriers. The apparatus has a changing device suitable for removing at least the blow molding devices from the blow mold carriers and/or arranging blow molding devices on the blow mold carriers. A changing device has a gripping device for gripping the blow molding device, wherein this gripping device is movable in at least two different directions and is pivotable about at least three different axes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: KRONES AG
    Inventors: Dieter Finger, Florian Geltinger, Gerhard Schwoed, Klaus Voth, Thomas Philipp
  • Patent number: 9636863
    Abstract: An apparatus for shaping plastics material pre-form into plastics material containers, comprises a blow mold device which forms a cavity inside. The plastics material pre-forms are expanded to form the plastics material containers. The blow mold device has a first blow mold part, a second blow mold part, and a base part. A blow mold carrier device holds the blow mold device. The blow mold carrier device has a first carrier part for holding the first blow mold part and a second carrier part for holding the second blow mold part. A third carrier part holds the base part. A centering mechanism centers the base part. The centering mechanism has a first engagement element which is which is movable with respect to a second engagement element. One of the first and second engagement elements is arranged on the third carrier part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Krones, AG
    Inventors: Florian Geltinger, Kevin Folger, Thomas Spitzer
  • Publication number: 20160361840
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for producing plastic containers, comprising a heating device that heats plastic preforms, and including a shaping device provided downstream of this heating device in the transport direction of the plastic preforms, which shaping device shapes the plastic preforms into the plastic containers, wherein a tempering device for tempering the plastic preforms heated by the heating device is provided in the transport direction of the plastic preforms between the heating device and the shaping device, which tempering device has at least one tempering unit provided on a carrier rotatable about a predetermined rotary axis, and which tempering unit has at least two contacting devices, between which at least one section of the plastic preform can be received, which contacting devices can be moved in relation to one another along a predetermined direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: BERNHARD STERNKOPF, CHRISTIAN MEHLIN, CHRISTIAN WITTMANN, ERIK BLOCHMANN, FLORIAN GELTINGER, GERALD HUETTNER, JOERG NEUMANN, KEVIN FOLGER, MARKUS SUMMER, MARTIN PUETTMANN, NORBERT KINDL, ROLAND REINER, THOMAS RAUSCHENDORFER, THOMAS SPITZER, WALDEMAR SUPPES
  • Publication number: 20160361838
    Abstract: An apparatus for producing plastic containers is provided, comprising a heating device that heats plastic preforms, and including a shaping device provided downstream of this heating device in the transport direction of the plastic preforms, which shaping device shapes the plastic preforms into the plastic containers, wherein a tempering device for tempering the plastic preforms heated by the heating device is provided in the transport direction of the plastic preforms between the heating device and the shaping device, which tempering device has at least one tempering unit provided on a carrier rotatable about a predetermined rotary axis, and which tempering unit has at least two contacting devices, between which at least one section of the plastic preform can be received, which contacting devices can be moved in relation to one another along a predetermined direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Bernhard STERNKOPF, Christian MEHLIN, Christian WITTMANN, Erik BLOCHMANN, Florian GELTINGER, Gerald HUETTNER, Joerg NEUMANN, Kevin FOLGER, Markus SUMMER, Martin PUETTMANN, Norbert KINDL, Roland REINER, Thomas RAUSCHENDORFER, Thomas SPITZER, Waldemar SUPPES
  • Patent number: 9457524
    Abstract: An apparatus for forming plastic pre-forms into containers with a blow mold which has at least two movable blow mold parts which, when closed form a container-forming cavity. The first blow mold part is removably arranged on a first blow mold carrier shell part, and the second blow mold part is removably arranged on a second blow mold carrier shell part. The first blow mold carrier shell part is movable with respect to the second blow mold carrier shell part for opening the mold. A holding device holds at least one blow mold part on the respective blow mold carrier shell part. The holding device has an actuating member extending through an opening in a wall of the blow mold carrier shell part. The actuating member is movable relative to the wall, and a first holding element for holding the blow mold part is arranged on the actuating member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: KRONES AG
    Inventors: Erik Blochmann, Florian Geltinger, Thomas Philipp