Patents by Inventor Heinrich Wiemer
Heinrich Wiemer 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).
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Patent number: 9535011Abstract: An inspection device for monitoring bottles includes a lighting unit, a color-sensitive camera, and a control-and-evaluation unit. The lighting unit is arranged above a transport path of bottles to be examined and has a light-source circuit-board having light sources that emit light having a light-source color. The control-and-evaluation unit changes the light-source color to a bottle color that is determined in a region of a mouth of a bottle.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2012Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignee: KHS GmbHInventors: Marius Michael Herrmann, Heinrich Wiemer, Wolfgang Schorn, Jürgen Herrmann
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Patent number: 8958064Abstract: The invention relates to an inspection device for monitoring containers, particularly bottles, comprising at least one transport path for supplying and removing the containers, a lighting unit, and optical measuring unit, and a control unit, wherein the lighting unit is surrounded by a transparent hollow body mounted in a rotatable fashion about the central axis, and the hollow body may be driven by a motor, either directly or via appropriate operative connections. Ideally, the hollow body is a tube made of a material or mixture of materials that is transparent to rays in the optically visible wavelength range, in the infrared range, and/or in the ultraviolet range, wherein the material is at least partially transparent to said rays.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2008Date of Patent: February 17, 2015Assignee: KHS GmbHInventors: Heinrich Wiemer, Horst Böcker
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Patent number: 8937656Abstract: The invention relates to a method for testing bottles or the like containers (1) filled with a bulk material and mechanically closed by means of a container closure (2), the container closures (2) each comprising an original security ring (4) held on said container (1) in the closed state thereof in an interlocking and/or force-fit manner, such that opening the container (1) is possible only by separating and/or destroying the originality security ring (4), characterized in that the containers (1) are tested by means of at least one optoelectronic sensor system (10) after filling and closing for intactness of the originality security element (4).Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2009Date of Patent: January 20, 2015Assignee: KHS GmbHInventors: Heinrich Wiemer, Horst Böcker, Jürgen Herrmann
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Publication number: 20140226005Abstract: An inspection device for monitoring bottles includes a lighting unit, a color-sensitive camera, and a control-and-evaluation unit. The lighting unit is arranged above a transport path of bottles to be examined and has a light-source circuit-board having light sources that emit light having a light-source color. The control-and-evaluation unit changes the light-source color to a bottle color that is determined in a region of a mouth of a bottle.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2012Publication date: August 14, 2014Applicant: KHS GmbHInventors: Marius Michael Herrmann, Heinrich Wiemer, Wolfgang Schorn, Jürgen Herrmann
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Patent number: 8773528Abstract: The invention relates to an inspection device (1) for checking bottles (2) or similar containers, comprising at least one first camera (9, 11, 12, 13), which checks a defined region of the bottle (2) or similar container. The at least one camera (9, 11, 12, 13) is arranged on an optic channel (6), on which at least one second camera (9, 11, 12, 13) is arranged, which checks the same defined region as at least the first camera (9,11,12,13). A third and fourth camera (9, 11, 12, 13) is arranged on the optical channel (6), which together check a further, defined region.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2009Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: KHS GmbHInventors: Horst Böcker, Heinrich Wiemer
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Patent number: 8733151Abstract: The invention relates to a leak test for filled and closed plastic bottles (5), wherein the plastic bottles (5) are led past a testing device (9) in a positionally stable manner, wherein the testing device (9) comprises an (optoelectric) detection system (10) and a pressure medium system (11), wherein the detection system (10) and at least one controllable valve (17) of the pressure medium system (11) are connected to an evaluation and control unit (15), wherein at least one or more pressure medium pulses having variable durations or a duration of 1 ms to 6 ms are generated when the plastic bottle (5) is led past a nozzle (16) of the pressure medium system (11), wherein each pressure medium pulse applies a punctiform load on a bottle wall region (18), wherein at least one light source (12, 13) or a laser beam of a laser distance sensor (23) of the detection system (10) illuminates or irradiates at least the bottle wall region (18) loaded by the pressure medium pulse at the same time as the pressure medium pulType: GrantFiled: October 8, 2009Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: KHS GmbHInventors: Michael Wolff, Oliver Nuding, Heinrich Wiemer
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Patent number: 8508728Abstract: The invention relates to an inspection apparatus (1) for inspection of bottles (2) or similar containers, comprising at least one lighting device (9, 11) and one camera (12, 13) which form an inspection bridge (6). The inspection bridge (6) has on the inspection side (7) thereof a first lighting device (9) and a first camera (12), wherein at an inspection side (8) of the inspection bridge (6) located opposite the first inspection side (7), there is a second lighting device (11) and a second camera (13).Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2009Date of Patent: August 13, 2013Assignee: KHS GmbHInventors: Heinrich Wiemer, Horst Böcker
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Publication number: 20110185792Abstract: The invention relates to a leak test for filled and closed plastic bottles (5), wherein the plastic bottles (5) are led past a testing device (9) in a positionally stable manner, wherein the testing device (9) comprises an (optoelectric) detection system (10) and a pressure medium system (11), wherein the detection system (10) and at least one controllable valve (17) of the pressure medium system (11) are connected to an evaluation and control unit (15), wherein at least one or more pressure medium pulses having variable durations or a duration of 1 ms to 6 ms are generated when the plastic bottle (5) is led past a nozzle (16) of the pressure medium system (11), wherein each pressure medium pulse applies a punctiform load on a bottle wall region (18), wherein at least one light source (12, 13) or a laser beam of a laser distance sensor (23) of the detection system (10) illuminates or irradiates at least the bottle wall region (18) loaded by the pressure medium pulse at the same time as the pressure medium pulType: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2009Publication date: August 4, 2011Applicant: KHS GmbHInventors: Michael Wolff, Oliver Nuding, Heinrich Wiemer
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Publication number: 20110164131Abstract: The invention relates to a method for testing bottles or the like containers (1) filled with a bulk material and mechanically closed by means of a container closure (2), the container closures (2) each comprising an original security ring (4) held on said container (1) in the closed state thereof in an interlocking and/or force-fit manner, such that opening the container (1) is possible only by separating and/or destroying the originality security ring (4), characterised in that the containers (1) are tested by means of at least one optoelectronic sensor system (10) after filling and closing for intactness of the originality security element (4).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2009Publication date: July 7, 2011Applicant: KHS GmbHInventors: Heinrich Wiemer, Horst Böcker, Jürgen Herrmann
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Publication number: 20110102783Abstract: The invention relates to an inspection apparatus (1) for inspection of bottles (2) or similar containers, comprising at least one lighting device (9, 11) and one camera (12, 13) which form an inspection bridge (6). The inspection bridge (6) has on the inspection side (7) thereof a first lighting device (9) and a first camera (12), wherein at an inspection side (8) of the inspection bridge (6) located opposite the first inspection side (7), there is a second lighting device (11) and a second camera (13).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2009Publication date: May 5, 2011Inventors: Heinrich Wiemer, Horst Böcker
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Publication number: 20110102782Abstract: The invention relates to an inspection device for monitoring containers, particularly bottles, comprising at least one transport path for supplying and removing the containers, a lighting unit, and optical measuring unit, and a control unit, wherein the lighting unit is surrounded by a transparent hollow body mounted in a rotatable fashion about the central axis, and the hollow body may be driven by a motor, either directly or via appropriate operative connections. Ideally, the hollow body is a tube made of a material or mixture of materials that is transparent to rays in the optically visible wavelength range, in the infrared range, and/or in the ultraviolet range, wherein the material is at least partially transparent to said rays.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2008Publication date: May 5, 2011Applicant: KHS GmbHInventors: Heinrich Wiemer, Horst Böcker