Patents by Inventor Heinz-Michael Zwilling

Heinz-Michael Zwilling 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: 9731855
    Abstract: A labeling device includes a container transporter that conveys the containers along a conveyor path and a first conveyor that runs between the return-stations. The labeling stations are arranged along the conveyor path between the return-stations. The frame's frame ends lie at opposite ends of a longitudinal axis. Attachment-sections associated with the frame ends attach to respective return stations, with at least one of them permitting attachment of a return-station at multiple positions along the axis. These attach to the mounts, which have continuous mounting-elements extending between the return-stations along the longitudinal axis. The mounts enable mounting a labeling station in any position between the return-stations using an attachment element that is complementary to the mounts and with which the labeling stations are equipped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: KHS GmbH
    Inventor: Heinz-Michael Zwilling
  • Publication number: 20160325870
    Abstract: A labeling device includes a container transporter that conveys the containers along a conveyor path and a first conveyor that runs between the return-stations. The labeling stations are arranged along the conveyor path between the return-stations. The frame's frame ends lie at opposite ends of a longitudinal axis. Attachment-sections associated with the frame ends attach to respective return stations, with at least one of them permitting attachment of a return-station at multiple positions along the axis. These attach to the mounts, which have continuous mounting-elements extending between the return-stations along the longitudinal axis. The mounts enable mounting a labeling station in any position between the return-stations using an attachment element that is complementary to the mounts and with which the labeling stations are equipped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Inventor: Heinz-Michael Zwilling
  • Patent number: 7685797
    Abstract: A beverage bottling plant for filling bottles with a liquid beverage filling material, a container filling plant container information adding station, such as, a labeling station, configured to add information to containers, such as, bottles and cans, and modules for labeling stations proposed a labeling machine. Each module comprises a first coupling structure to permit interchangeable position of a module at one of a plurality of second coupling structures. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b): A brief abstract of the technical disclosure in the specification must commence on a separate sheet, preferably following the claims, under the heading “Abstract of the Disclosure.” The purpose of the abstract is to enable the Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and gist of the technical disclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: KHS Maschinen- und Anlagenbau AG
    Inventor: Heinz-Michael Zwilling
  • Publication number: 20080134633
    Abstract: A beverage bottling plant for filling bottles with a liquid beverage filling material, a container filling plant container information adding station, such as, a labeling station, configured to add information to containers, such as, bottles and cans, and modules for labeling stations proposed a labeling machine. Each module comprises a first coupling structure to permit interchangeable position of a module at one of a plurality of second coupling structures. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b): A brief abstract of the technical disclosure in the specification must commence on a separate sheet, preferably following the claims, under the heading “Abstract of the Disclosure.” The purpose of the abstract is to enable the Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and gist of the technical disclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2008
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Inventor: Heinz-Michael ZWILLING
  • Patent number: 7328558
    Abstract: A beverage bottling plant for filling bottles with a liquid beverage filling material, a container filling plant container information adding station, such as, a labeling station, configured to add information to containers, such as, bottles and cans, and modules for labeling stations proposed a labeling machine. Each module comprises a first coupling structure to permit interchangeable position of a module at one of a plurality of second coupling structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2008
    Assignee: KHS Maschinen- und Anlagenbau AG
    Inventor: Heinz-Michael Zwilling
  • Publication number: 20060150578
    Abstract: A beverage bottling plant for filling bottles with a liquid beverage filling material, a container filling plant container information adding station, such as, a labeling station, configured to add information to containers, such as, bottles and cans, and modules for labeling stations proposed a labeling machine. Each module comprises a first coupling structure to permit interchangeable position of a module at one of a plurality of second coupling structures. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b): A brief abstract of the technical disclosure in the specification must commence on a separate sheet, preferably following the claims, under the heading “Abstract of the Disclosure.” The purpose of the abstract is to enable the Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and gist of the technical disclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2006
    Publication date: July 13, 2006
    Applicant: KHS Maschinen-und Anlagenbau AG
    Inventor: Heinz-Michael Zwilling
  • Patent number: 7013624
    Abstract: A beverage bottling plant for filling bottles with a liquid beverage filling material, a container filling plant container information adding station, such as, a labeling station, configured to add information to containers, such as, bottles and cans, and modules for labeling stations proposed a labeling machine. Each module comprises a first coupling structure to permit interchangeable position of a module at one of a plurality of second coupling structures. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b): A brief abstract of the technical disclosure in the specification must commence on a separate sheet, preferably following the claims, under the heading “Abstract of the Disclosure.” The purpose of the abstract is to enable the Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and gist of the technical disclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2006
    Assignee: KHS Maschinen- und Anlagenbau AG
    Inventor: Heinz-Michael Zwilling
  • Patent number: 6971219
    Abstract: A beverage bottling plant for filling bottles with a liquid beverage comprising of a filling machine, a bottle closing station and a labeling station configured and disposed to label filled bottles. The labeling station comprises a label storage magazine configured to hold a plurality of single-sheet labels in a stacked condition, pie-shaped grippers, that extract labels from the storage magazine and directly apply them on the bottles. The grippers are heated prior to applying the labels to the bottles to assist in securing the labels and then the grippers are cooled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2005
    Assignee: KHS Maschinen- und Anlagenbau AG
    Inventors: Klaus Krämer, Heinz-Michael Zwilling, Thomas Stienen
  • Publication number: 20040221546
    Abstract: A beverage bottling plant for filling bottles with a liquid beverage filling material, a container filling plant container information adding station, such as, a labeling station, configured to add information to containers, such as, bottles and cans, and modules for labeling stations proposed a labeling machine. Each module comprises a first coupling structure to permit interchangeable position of a module at one of a plurality of second coupling structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2004
    Publication date: November 11, 2004
    Inventor: Heinz-Michael Zwilling
  • Publication number: 20040123955
    Abstract: A bottling plant for filling bottles with a liquid beverage filling material and a labelling station for labelling bottles, and like containers, with the labelling station processing single-sheet labels. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b), “A brief abstract of the technical disclosure in the specification must commence on a separate sheet, preferably following the claims, under the heading “Abstract of the Disclosure.” The purpose of the abstract is to enable the Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and gist of the technical disclosure. The abstract shall not be used for interpreting the scope of the claims.” Therefore, the abstract is not intended to limit the claims in any manner and should not be interpreted as limiting the claims in any manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2003
    Publication date: July 1, 2004
    Inventors: Klaus Kramer, Heinz-Michael Zwilling, Thomas Stienen
  • Patent number: 5413153
    Abstract: A container filling machine for filling beverages into containers has a filler valve configured for allowing the valve to operated by a simplified control system. The valve has a valve body and a gas pipe disposed concentrically therewith, wherein there is a first spring for applying a biasing force between the gas pipe and the valve body to bias the valve body to its closed position, and a second spring, which when compressed by a control cam when there is a container present provides a force sufficient to overcome the biasing force of the first spring and thereby open the valve. In the absence of a container, the control cam for opening the valve body is able to run through its normal operation cycle without causing the valve to be opened because the gas pipe is configured to hold the valve body closed under a force applied by pressurized gas in the filling machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 9, 1995
    Assignee: KHS Maschinen- und Anlagenbau AG
    Inventors: Heinz-Michael Zwilling, Siegmar Sindermann, Axel Theine