Patents by Inventor Jürgen-Peter HERRMANN

Jürgen-Peter HERRMANN 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: 20200331741
    Abstract: A beverage bottle handling system designed to handle beverage bottles and similar containers, and which includes a beverage bottle inspection arrangement to be connected to a rotatable transport star.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Carsten BUCHWALD, Jürgen-Peter HERRMANN, Marius Michael HERRMANN, Wolfgang SCHORN
  • Patent number: 10591421
    Abstract: A beverage bottle checking arrangement is designed to check beverage bottles in a beverage bottle handling arrangement. The beverage bottle checking arrangement includes a single framework and checking devices mounted on the framework, which checking devices are designed to essentially simultaneously check characteristics of beverage bottles being moved through or past the framework.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: KHS GmbH
    Inventors: Jürgen-Peter Herrmann, Marius Michael Herrmann, Wolfgang Schorn, Xiang Zhang
  • Patent number: 10585046
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for tracking defects in sheet materials. 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, any statements made relating to the abstract are not intended to limit the claims in any manner and should not be interpreted as limiting the claims in any manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: KHS GmbH
    Inventors: Jürgen-Peter Herrmann, Marius Michael Herrmann, Wolfgang Schorn
  • Publication number: 20190302032
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for tracking defects in sheet materials. 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, any statements made relating to the abstract are not intended to limit the claims in any manner and should not be interpreted as limiting the claims in any manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Jürgen-Peter HERRMANN, Marius Michael HERRMANN, Wolfgang SCHORN
  • Patent number: 10365228
    Abstract: The present application relates to a tracking arrangement for the tracking of a material defect in a sheet material, such as a container material or a product-packaging material. The tracking arrangement may comprise a defect sensor, which is configured to detect a material defect in a sheet material moving thereby or therethrough. The tracking arrangement may also comprise a first structure sensor, which is configured to detect at least one inherent structural feature of the sheet material itself in the region of the material defect, as well as a control arrangement, which is configured to receive data from said first structure sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: KHS GmbH
    Inventors: Jürgen-Peter Herrmann, Marius Michael Herrmann, Wolfgang Schorn
  • Patent number: 10222340
    Abstract: An inspection device for inspecting screw-closures on bottles includes a rotationally-symmetric lens disposed above a bottle's screw-closure and having a convex portion and a flat aspheric portion, a first lighting-unit for illuminating the screw-closure, and a camera located above the lens and connected to an image processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: KHS GmbH
    Inventors: Carsten Buchwald, Jürgen-Peter Herrmann, Marius Michael Herrmann, Wolfgang Schorn, Xiang Zhang
  • Publication number: 20180038804
    Abstract: An inspection device for inspecting screw-closures on bottles includes a rotationally-symmetric lens disposed above a bottle's screw-closure and having a convex portion and a flat aspheric portion, a first lighting-unit for illuminating the screw-closure, and a camera located above the lens and connected to an image processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2015
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Carsten Buchwald, Jürgen-Peter Herrmann, Marius Michael Herrmann, Wolfgang Schorn, Xiang Zhang
  • Patent number: 9842237
    Abstract: A device and method for identifying an object at least partially covered by a transparent material. 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, any statements made relating to the abstract are not intended to limit the claims in any manner and should not be interpreted as limiting the claims in any manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: KHS GmbH
    Inventors: Jürgen-Peter Herrmann, Marius Michael Herrmann, Wolfgang Schorn
  • Publication number: 20170267460
    Abstract: A beverage bottle transport device in a beverage bottling plant. 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, any statements made relating to the abstract are not intended to limit the claims in any manner and should not be interpreted as limiting the claims in any manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Carsten BUCHWALD, Jürgen-Peter HERRMANN, Marius Michael HERRMANN, Wolfgang SCHORN, Xiang ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20170131216
    Abstract: An inspection system for detecting defects in structures of containers, such as beverage bottles, using a light transmission system configured to transmit light through a portion of a bottle. 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, any statements made relating to the abstract are not intended to limit the claims in any manner and should not be interpreted as limiting the claims in any manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2016
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: Carsten BUCHWALD, Jürgen-Peter HERRMANN, Marius Michael HERRMANN, Wolfgang SCHORN
  • Publication number: 20170132776
    Abstract: A compact inspection device for inspecting containers such as bottles in a container filling plant. 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, any statements made relating to the abstract are not intended to limit the claims in any manner and should not be interpreted as limiting the claims in any manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2016
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: Jürgen-Peter HERRMANN, Marius Michael HERRMANN, Wolfgang SCHORN, Xiang ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20160247007
    Abstract: A device and method for identifying an object at least partially covered by a transparent material. 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, any statements made relating to the abstract are not intended to limit the claims in any manner and should not be interpreted as limiting the claims in any manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: Jürgen-Peter HERRMANN, Marius Michael HERRMANN, Wolfgang SCHORN
  • Publication number: 20160231252
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for tracking defects in sheet materials. 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, any statements made relating to the abstract are not intended to limit the claims in any manner and should not be interpreted as limiting the claims in any manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: Jürgen-Peter HERRMANN, Marius Michael HERRMANN, Wolfgang SCHORN