Patents by Inventor Gerald Huettner

Gerald Huettner 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: 20230415941
    Abstract: Disclosed to a method for operating a system for treating a plurality of containers, with the steps: providing at least one container which has an ID, by which the container can be uniquely identified, wherein an identifier can be assigned to the ID, which identifier is stored in a memory device which is connected or can be connected to the system at least temporarily via a public network in order to communicate data; treating the container with a treatment apparatus of the system, collecting at least one data value with respect to the container and/or with respect to at least one treatment step of the container; and providing the at least one data value for transmission and/or storage in the memory device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Ottmar AMANN, Stefan WENZL, Stephan JAEGER, Marcel STRICKROTH, Katarina MEHRINGER, Sandra BREITSCHAEDEL, Gerald HUETTNER
  • Patent number: 11649085
    Abstract: A one piece plastic container for beverages, has a base region, a main body extending in the longitudinal direction of the plastic container to the base region and a mouth region with a container mouth, with the mouth region adjoining the main body in the longitudinal direction at least indirectly, wherein the base region has at least three standing feet, wherein at least one groove having a groove base extending in the circumferential direction over a circumferential angle is arranged between two, in particular adjacent feet. The wall of the container is curved inwards at least in sections in the region of the groove base of a groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Inventors: Gerald Huettner, Thomas Ringl, Bastian Tissmer, Joerg Wortmann
  • Patent number: 11565458
    Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for forming plastic preforms into plastic containers, having a blow mould which forms a cavity within which the plastic preforms can be expanded to form the plastic containers, and having an application device which is suitable and intended for acting upon the plastic preforms with a flowable medium in order to expand them, which is suitable and intended for acting upon the plastic preforms with a flowable medium in order to expand them, wherein the application device is placed against a mouth area of the plastic preforms in order to act upon these with the flowable medium. The application device forms at least one first flow channel for the flowable medium, which guides and/or directs at least a portion of the flowable medium to an inner wall of the mouth area in order to temper and, in particular, cool this inner wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: KRONES AG
    Inventors: Thomas Hoellriegl, Markus Stiegler, Oliver Apfelbacher, Markus Kulzer, Gerald Huettner
  • Patent number: 11554527
    Abstract: A method for forming plastic parisons to plastic bottles includes the following steps: introducing in a blow mold a plastic parison to be expanded, the blow mold having at least two lateral parts and a base part that is mobile in relation to said lateral parts in a longitudinal direction of the plastic parison; inserting a rod-shaped element in the interior of the plastic parison through a mouth of the plastic parison; applying a first pressure the plastic parison, applying a second pressure to the plastic parison, the second pressure deviating from the first pressure and being higher than the first pressure, applying a third pressure to the plastic parison, the third pressure deviating from the second pressure and being higher than the second pressure. The base part is advanced in the longitudinal direction of the plastic parison while at least temporarily applying the second pressure to the plastic parison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Inventors: Gerald Huettner, Ludovic Laine
  • Patent number: 11453522
    Abstract: A method is described for shaping the bottom of hot-filled containers, in which the bottoms of the containers are forced inwardly from a state bulged outwardly, in particular as they cool down. Complex mechanisms for forcing the bottom inwardly are dispensable for the reason that the bottoms are forced inwardly by at least one fluid jet and/or fluid pressure wave. In addition, shaping the bottom can advantageously be carried out in a production region immediately downstream of a closer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: KRONES AG
    Inventors: Bastian Tissmer, Ulrich Lappe, Arno Haner, Jochen Hirdina, Andreas Wutz, Gerald Huettner
  • Patent number: 11331846
    Abstract: A forming unit (20) for forming plastic preforms into plastic bottles, wherein the forming unit comprises a blow mould (20) having a first lateral portion (4), a second lateral portion (6) and a bottom portion (2), wherein said lateral portions as well as the bottom portion (2) form a cavity (15), within which the plastic preforms (10) can be formed into the plastic bottles, wherein the bottom portion (2) can be moved relative to the lateral portions (4) in a closed condition of the blow mould, wherein the forming unit (20) comprises a drive unit in order to move the bottom portion (2) relative to the lateral portions (4, 6), wherein the drive unit preferably has a movable piston element (32) which ist movable along a predefined stroke path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: KRONES AG
    Inventors: Andreas Pense, Thomas Philipp, Gerald Huettner, Dieter Finger, Andreas Steiner
  • Publication number: 20220009148
    Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for forming plastic preforms into plastic containers, having a blow mould which forms a cavity within which the plastic preforms can be expanded to form the plastic containers, and having an application device which is suitable and intended for acting upon the plastic preforms with a flowable medium in order to expand them, which is suitable and intended for acting upon the plastic preforms with a flowable medium in order to expand them, wherein the application device is placed against a mouth area of the plastic preforms in order to act upon these with the flowable medium. The application device forms at least one first flow channel for the flowable medium, which guides and/or directs at least a portion of the flowable medium to an inner wall of the mouth area in order to temper and, in particular, cool this inner wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Thomas Hoellriegl, Markus Stiegler, Oliver Apfelbacher, Markus Kulzer, Gerald Huettner
  • Patent number: 11220037
    Abstract: Provided is a device for reshaping plastic parisons into plastic containers, including a plurality of blow moulding stations each having blow mould devices which form a cavity, inside which the plastic parisons can be reshaped into plastic containers, and including at least one application device by which a flowable medium can be applied to the plastic parisons for expansion thereof, and at least one valve device which is arranged between at least one pressure reservoir and at least one application device and by which the supply and/or removal of the flowable medium, in particular under high pressure, in particular the blowing pressure and/or volume flow thereof, to the application device can be influenced or controlled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: KRONES AG
    Inventors: Dieter Finger, Gerald Huettner
  • Patent number: 11161667
    Abstract: A plastic container has a mouth portion, a main body, and a base portion which adjoins the main body. The base portion has a central region as well as a diaphragm which runs in a circumferential direction and extends from the central region to the main body. The central region is pivotable relative to the main body between at least two positions which differ with regard to an internal volume of the container. The wall has at least one and preferably at least two circumferential grooves and are spaced apart from one another. The central region has a projection extending in the direction of the interior of the plastic container, and at least one web extending at least in part in a radial direction in the circumferential wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Inventors: Ludovic Laine, Gerald Huettner, Bastian Tissmer, Wang Bi-Jang
  • Patent number: 11141906
    Abstract: A method for forming plastic preforms into plastic bottles includes introducing a plastic preform to be expanded into a blow mould, wherein this blow mould has at least two side parts and a bottom part which is movable in a longitudinal direction of the plastic preform in relation to these side parts; introducing a rod-shaped body through a mouth of the plastic preform into the interior of the plastic preform; applying a first pressure to the plastic preform; applying a second pressure to the plastic preform, wherein this second pressure differs from the first pressure and is higher than the first pressure; applying a third pressure to the plastic preform, wherein this third pressure differs from the second pressure and is higher than the second pressure. After applying the third pressure to the plastic preform, the bottom part is moved in the longitudinal direction of the plastic preform towards the latter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Inventors: Martin Hintermeier, Gerald Huettner, Ludovic Laine, Andreas Steiner
  • Publication number: 20210024240
    Abstract: A one piece plastic container for beverages, has a base region, a main body extending in the longitudinal direction of the plastic container to the base region and a mouth region with a container mouth, with the mouth region adjoining the main body in the longitudinal direction at least indirectly, wherein the base region has at least three standing feet, wherein at least one groove having a groove base extending in the circumferential direction over a circumferential angle is arranged between two, in particular adjacent feet. The wall of the container is curved inwards at least in sections in the region of the groove base of a groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventors: Gerald HUETTNER, Thomas RINGL, Bastian TISSMER, Joerg WORTMANN
  • Publication number: 20200238588
    Abstract: Provided is a device for reshaping plastic parisons into plastic containers, including a plurality of blow moulding stations each having blow mould devices which form a cavity, inside which the plastic parisons can be reshaped into plastic containers, and including at least one application device by which a flowable medium can be applied to the plastic parisons for expansion thereof, and at least one valve device which is arranged between at least one pressure reservoir and at least one application device and by which the supply and/or removal of the flowable medium, in particular under high pressure, in particular the blowing pressure and/or volume flow thereof, to the application device can be influenced or controlled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Dieter Finger, Gerald Huettner
  • Publication number: 20200087045
    Abstract: A plastic container has a mouth portion, a main body, and a base portion which adjoins the main body. The base portion has a central region as well as a diaphragm which runs in a circumferential direction and extends from the central region to the main body. The central region is pivotable relative to the main body between at least two positions which differ with regard to an internal volume of the container. The wall has at least one and preferably at least two circumferential grooves and are spaced apart from one another. The central region has a projection extending in the direction of the interior of the plastic container, and at least one web extending at least in part in a radial direction in the circumferential wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Ludovic LAINE, Gerald HUETTNER, Bastian TISSMER, Wang BI-JANG
  • Publication number: 20190351602
    Abstract: A forming unit (20) for forming plastic preforms into plastic bottles, wherein the forming unit comprises a blow mould (20) having a first lateral portion (4), a second lateral portion (6) and a bottom portion (2), wherein said lateral portions as well as the bottom portion (2) form a cavity (15), within which the plastic preforms (10) can be formed into the plastic bottles, wherein the bottom portion (2) can be moved relative to the lateral portions (4) in a closed condition of the blow mould, wherein the forming unit (20) comprises a drive unit in order to move the bottom portion (2) relative to the lateral portions (4, 6), wherein the drive unit preferably has a movable piston element (32) which ist movable along a predefined stroke path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2018
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Andreas Pense, Thomas Philipp, Gerald Huettner, Dieter Finger, Andreas Steiner
  • Publication number: 20190322404
    Abstract: Plastic container (1) being composed of a neck (3), a shoulder (5), a body (4) and a base section (2), where the base section (2) comprises at least two tie members (6a) extending from a central area (8) to the side wall of the base (2). According to the invention, the tie members (6b, 6c) and/or the function of the tie members (6b, 6c) of the base (2) at least in certain areas extend into the body section (4) or into the body (4) and the shoulder section (5) of the plastic container (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Applicant: Niagra Bottling, LLC
    Inventors: Jochen Forsthövel, Alexander Schau, Gerald Hüttner, Andrew Dimitri Peykoff, Jay Clarke Hanan
  • Publication number: 20190315038
    Abstract: A method for forming plastic preforms into plastic bottles includes introducing a plastic preform to be expanded into a blow mould, wherein this blow mould has at least two side parts and a bottom part which is movable in a longitudinal direction of the plastic preform in relation to these side parts; introducing a rod-shaped body through a mouth of the plastic preform into the interior of the plastic preform; applying a first pressure to the plastic preform; applying a second pressure to the plastic preform, wherein this second pressure differs from the first pressure and is higher than the first pressure; applying a third pressure to the plastic preform, wherein this third pressure differs from the second pressure and is higher than the second pressure. After applying the third pressure to the plastic preform, the bottom part is moved in the longitudinal direction of the plastic preform towards the latter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Martin Hintermeier, Gerald Huettner, Ludovic Laine, Andreas Steiner
  • Publication number: 20190315040
    Abstract: Transforming plastic parisons into plastic bottles includes: a blow mould having at least two lateral parts and a base part which is movable relative to these lateral parts in a longitudinal direction of the plastic parison, inserting a rod-shaped body into the interior of the plastic parison through a mouth of the plastic parison, applying a first pressure to the plastic parison, applying a second pressure to the plastic parison, wherein this second pressure deviates from the first pressure and is higher than the first pressure, applying a third pressure to the plastic parison, wherein this third pressure deviates from the second pressure and is higher than the second pressure. During the application of at least one of the pressures the base part is advanced towards the plastic parison in the longitudinal direction of the plastic parison in at least two time intervals spaced apart in time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Gerald Huettner, Ludovic Laine
  • Publication number: 20190315039
    Abstract: A method for forming plastic parisons to plastic bottles includes the following steps: introducing in a blow mold a plastic parison to be expanded, the blow mold having at least two lateral parts and a base part that is mobile in relation to said lateral parts in a longitudinal direction of the plastic parison; inserting a rod-shaped element in the interior of the plastic parison through a mouth of the plastic parison; applying a first pressure the plastic parison, applying a second pressure to the plastic parison, the second pressure deviating from the first pressure and being higher than the first pressure, applying a third pressure to the plastic parison, the third pressure deviating from the second pressure and being higher than the second pressure. The base part is advanced in the longitudinal direction of the plastic parison while at least temporarily applying the second pressure to the plastic parison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Gerald Huettner, Ludovic Laine
  • Patent number: 10358250
    Abstract: A one piece plastics material container has mouth, a wall portion adjoining the mouth in a longitudinal direction (L) and a base portion in the form of a standing face. The base portion has an injection point—situated on the inside in a radial direction (R) with respect to the longitudinal direction (L)—on the outer wall of the plastics material container, a central area which surrounds the injection point, and a transition portion which extends from the central area to the wall portion. The transition portion has in at least one radial direction (R) and preferably in each radial direction (R) a curvature with a finite radius of curvature in at least one portion. The base portion has a plurality of reinforcement ribs which starting from the central area extend in the direction of the wall portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: KRONES AG
    Inventors: Joerg Wortmann, Gerald Huettner, Bastian Tißmer
  • Publication number: 20190039768
    Abstract: A method is described for shaping the bottom of hot-filled containers, in which the bottoms of the containers are forced inwardly from a state bulged outwardly, in particular as they cool down. Complex mechanisms for forcing the bottom inwardly are dispensable for the reason that the bottoms are forced inwardly by at least one fluid jet and/or fluid pressure wave. In addition, shaping the bottom can advantageously be carried out in a production region immediately downstream of a closer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Applicant: KRONES AG
    Inventors: Bastian TISSMER, Ulrich LAPPE, Arno HANER, Jochen HIRDINA, Andreas WUTZ, Gerald HUETTNER