Patents by Inventor Hans-Peter Krull

Hans-Peter Krull 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).

  • Unit for automatic container returns systems
    Patent number: 6776279
    Abstract: The invention described here concerns a unit for automatic container returns systems, with a conveyor device for transporting the containers in the direction of their longitudinal axis, with two rotary-driven rollers arranged along the conveyor path and which can be transferred from a neutral position into an identification position in which they release the container from the conveyor device and rotate said container, and with a sorting means for the selective, lateral removal of the container from the conveyor device according to the identification. It is the object of the invention to provide a generic unit for automatic container returns systems that is characterised by a simple construction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2004
    Assignee: Wincor Nixdorf International GmbH
    Inventors: Hans-Peter Krull, Siegmar Hecht, Dieter Beyer
  • Unit for automatic container returns systems
    Publication number: 20040040822
    Abstract: The invention described here concerns a unit for automatic container returns systems, with a conveyor device for transporting the containers in the direction of their longitudinal axis, with two rotary-driven rollers arranged along the conveyor path and which can be transferred from a neutral position into an identification position in which they release the container from the conveyor device and rotate said container, and with a sorting means for the selective, lateral removal of the container from the conveyor device according to the identification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2003
    Publication date: March 4, 2004
    Inventors: Hans-Peter Krull, Siegmar Hecht, Dieter Beyer