Patents by Inventor Jesse SCHMUCK

Jesse SCHMUCK 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: 12715709
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for regulating a velocity of a conveyor belt of a container treatment machine, such as a pasteurizer, in a filling line having a plurality of machines, wherein the method comprises: monitoring a current output of the filling line; when it is determined that the current output falls below a predefined nominal output, operating the conveyor belt at an effective velocity by a timed operation of the conveyor belt at a nominal velocity for a first time period and with stoppage of the conveyor belt for a second time period. The disclosure further relates to a device for carrying out the method, wherein the device comprises a container treatment machine with a conveyor belt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2024
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2026
    Assignee: KRONES AG
    Inventors: Stefan Kaatz, Jesse Schmuck
  • Publication number: 20250352680
    Abstract: A thermal container treatment apparatus comprising a conveying apparatus for containers, a treatment zone with a spraying apparatus for dispensing treatment medium to containers, a tank for collecting and providing treatment medium and a line connection between the tank and the spraying apparatus, wherein a pump is provided in the line connection. A temperature sensor is provided in the tank below a filling level of the treatment medium. The thermal container treatment apparatus comprises a control apparatus which is configured to operate the pump at a rated power for dispensing treatment medium by the spraying apparatus during normal operation in the treatment zone and not to operate the pump during standby operation in the treatment zone or to operate the pump at a reduced rated power without treatment medium being able to be dispensed by the spraying apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2025
    Publication date: November 20, 2025
    Inventors: Stefan KAATZ, Jesse SCHMUCK
  • Publication number: 20250298388
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a machine and a method for operator-guided commissioning of the machine, in particular a machine in a machine line for filling and packaging food and/or beverages. The disclosure reads out a commissioning status for blocks in a programmable logic controller of the machine. The commissioning status of a block is stored in the PLC and indicates whether or not the block has already been put into operation. The commissioning status for the block is transferred to a server and, if the commissioning status indicates that the block has not yet been put into operation, one or more action instructions are received from the server. The received action instruction can be output to a user. The commissioning status for the block is changed in the PLC based on a user action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2025
    Publication date: September 25, 2025
    Inventors: Jesse SCHMUCK, Johannes LEDDERER
  • Publication number: 20240407402
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a system for heating and/or cooling, in particular pasteurizing, closed containers filled with an in particular liquid filling material. The system comprises a transport device designed to transport the containers in a transport direction, a device designed to heat and/or cool the containers according to a temperature profile along the transport direction, and a control device designed to control a transport speed of the transport device and the temperature profile. The control device is designed to control the transport speed during the time change between a stop and a nominal transport speed and to control the temperature profile as a function of a predicted system parameter. The disclosure also relates to a method for heating and/or cooling the closed containers filled with an in particular liquid filling material by means of such a system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2024
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Inventors: Stefan KAATZ, Jesse SCHMUCK
  • Publication number: 20240407401
    Abstract: A method for regulating a transport velocity in a pasteurizer comprises regulating of the transport velocity by changing, such as reducing or increasing, the transport velocity, making a corresponding first change, such as reducing or increasing, of a first number of pasteurization zones by a second number, and making a corresponding second change, such as increasing or reducing, of a third number of cooling zones by the second number. A device for carrying out the method comprises: a pasteurizer having a first number of pasteurization zones and a third number of cooling zones, a transport device for transporting containers at a transport velocity, a control device configured for the changing of the transport velocity, making the corresponding first change, and making the corresponding second change.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2024
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Inventors: Stefan KAATZ, Jan MUENZER, Jesse SCHMUCK
  • Publication number: 20240409322
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for regulating a velocity of a conveyor belt of a container treatment machine, such as a pasteurizer, in a filling line having a plurality of machines, wherein the method comprises: monitoring a current output of the filling line; when it is determined that the current output falls below a predefined nominal output, operating the conveyor belt at an effective velocity by a timed operation of the conveyor belt at a nominal velocity for a first time period and with stoppage of the conveyor belt for a second time period. The disclosure further relates to a device for carrying out the method, wherein the device comprises a container treatment machine with a conveyor belt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2024
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Inventors: Stefan KAATZ, Jesse SCHMUCK