Patents by Inventor Gundolf Kipper

Gundolf Kipper 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: 8408267
    Abstract: A vacuum cylinder for a labeling apparatus may include a bottom support and a plurality of spaced-apart supporting elements. The bottom support may have a receiving opening for receiving a shaft in a rotationally fixed manner. The supporting elements may have a longitudinal dimension extending substantially perpendicular to a plane of the bottom support. Each of the supporting elements may be releasably connected to the bottom support via a first end section, and the bottom support may have a plurality of cutouts arranged in a radial direction of the bottom support between the receiving opening and the supporting elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Krones AG
    Inventors: Dieter Hafner, Gundolf Kipper
  • Publication number: 20090205786
    Abstract: The invention relates to a vacuum cylinder for a labeling apparatus comprising a bottom support and a plurality of spaced-apart supporting elements, the longitudinal directions of which extend essentially perpendicular to the plane of the bottom support, wherein the bottom support has a receiving opening for receiving a shaft in a rotationally fixed manner, and the supporting elements are in each case releasably connected to the bottom support via a first end section, and the bottom support has a plurality of cutouts which are arranged in the radial direction of the bottom support between the receiving opening and the supporting elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2007
    Publication date: August 20, 2009
    Applicant: KRONES AG
    Inventors: Dieter Hafner, Gundolf Kipper