Patents by Inventor Johannes KIRZINGER

Johannes KIRZINGER 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: 20220314286
    Abstract: Disclosed is a treatment device and/or cleaning device (10), with at least three treatment stations and/or cleaning stations (26, 36, 42), as well as a method used for the separate treatment of individual components of packaging units (14) formed in each instance by primary, secondary, and tertiary packagings. The primary packagings are in each instance gathered together in secondary packagings as groups of two or more individual primary packagings. In addition, at least two such secondary packagings are accommodated in a tertiary packaging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Tobias GUT, Johannes KIRZINGER
  • Publication number: 20220111989
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method and a device (1) used to package articles into printed packaging blanks (2). In the method, a plurality of packaging blanks are first positioned in a magazine (4) and subsequently extracted from the magazine (4). Subsequently, articles are brought together with the packaging blanks (2) extracted from the magazine (4) such that a particular packaging blank (2) hereby forms a particular packaging or a particular component of a particular packaging for in each instance at least one article. It is moreover provided that the packaging blanks (2) are printed onto, with the printing onto a packaging blank (2) being carried out temporally after the positioning of the packaging blank (2) in the magazine (4) and temporally before the particular bringing together of the packaging blank (2) with the particular at least one article. The device (1) can be operated in a corresponding manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Tobias GUT, Johannes KIRZINGER
  • Patent number: 11066199
    Abstract: Provided is a method for packaging piece good groupings, in which a plurality of piece goods, particularly containers, are at least partially interconnected by a first connector, wherein at least two-piece goods of this plurality are directly interconnected by the connector. According to the embodiment, this plurality of piece goods connected by the connector is packaged with a second connector in the form of a second wrapping element, and said plurality of piece goods connected by a first connector is conveyed by a conveyor device to a packaging device and enclosed, particularly wrapped, with the second wrapping element by said packaging unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: KRONES AG
    Inventors: Johannes Kirzinger, Christian Hastreiter, Manuel Kollmuss, Richard Eschlbeck, Heiner Schaefer, Andreas Fritsch, Juergen Werner, Thomas Wimmer, Herbert Spindler, Christian Napravnik
  • Publication number: 20210214108
    Abstract: A method for packaging piece good batches is provided. A transport device transports a plurality of piece goods in particular in the form of a piece good flow in a specified transport direction, and a first wrapping device wraps a film element around the piece goods, the film element having a specified first width. The first wrapping device has a dispensing assembly which circulates around the piece goods, and the piece goods are supplied to the first wrapping device in order to be wrapped with the film element. The piece goods are wrapped with a strip-like element by means of a strip application device, the strip-like element having a smaller width than the film element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Johannes KIRZINGER, Herbert SPINDLER, Heiner SCHAEFER, Manuel KOLLMUSS, Andreas FRITSCH, Juergen WERNER, Richard ESCHLBECK, Thomas WIMMER, Christian NAPRAVNIK
  • Patent number: 11053082
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for handling piece goods (2) moved one after another being transported to a seizing range (4) of at least one manipulator (5). Hereby at least two transported piece goods (2) are seized, spatially separated from the closed formation (F) and brought into a specified relative first target position (P1) and/or target alignment in relation to the subsequent piece goods (2). There at least one of the piece goods (2) is released. The at least one second piece good (2) seized from the formation (F) is seized again and is brought into a specified relative second target position and/or target alignment that is spaced apart from the first target position (P1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: KRONES Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Frank Winzinger, Johannes Kirzinger, Manuel Kollmuss
  • Patent number: 10882702
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and apparatus (10) for handling piece goods (2) for forming a palletizable layer or partial layer, with the piece goods (2) being moved in at least two parallel rows (1) and the layer comprising a plurality of piece goods (2). At least two piece goods (2) that are transported beside each other in parallel rows (1) are seized in a clamping and/or force-locking and/or form-locking manner, are then spatially separated from the at least two parallel rows (1) and are then brought into a specified relative target position (P1, P2) and/or target alignment in relation to subsequent piece goods (2). The apparatus (10) comprises at least one manipulator (5) for piece goods (2), and at least one transport device (3), where the piece goods (2) arranged in at least two parallel rows (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: KRONES Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Johannes Kirzinger, Manuel Kollmuss
  • Publication number: 20200391889
    Abstract: The invention relates to a machine for packaging piece good combinations with a transport device which transports a plurality of piece goods in a predetermined transport direction, and with a first wrapping device which is suitable and intended for wrapping the piece goods with a film element, wherein this first wrapping device has a dispensing unit revolving around the piece goods, and wherein the piece goods can be delivered to the first wrapping device in order be wrapped by the film element, According to the invention a mass balancing element likewise arranged revolving around the piece goods is associated with the dispensing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventors: Juergen WERNER, Johannes KIRZINGER, Andreas FRITSCH, Thomas WIMMER, Richard ESCHLBECK, Herbert SPINDLER, Manuel KOLLMUSS, Christian HASTREITER, Heiner SCHAEFER
  • Publication number: 20200324926
    Abstract: Provided is a method for packaging piece good groupings, in which a plurality of piece goods, particularly containers, are at least partially interconnected by means of a first connection, wherein at least two-piece goods of this plurality are directly interconnected by the connection. According to the embodiment, this plurality of piece goods connected by the first connection is packaged with a second connection in the form of a second wrapping element, and said plurality of piece goods connected by a first connection is conveyed by a conveyor device to a packaging unit and enclosed, particularly wrapped, with the second wrapping element by said packaging unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: Christian NAPRAVNIK, Herbert SPINDLER, Johannes KIRZINGER, Christian HASTREITER, Manuel KOLLMUSS, Richard ESCHLBECK, Heiner SCHAEFER, Andreas FRITSCH, Juergen WERNER, Thomas WIMMER
  • Publication number: 20200180870
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and apparatus (10) for handling piece goods (2) for forming a palletizable layer or partial layer, with the piece goods (2) being moved in at least two parallel rows (1) and the layer comprising a plurality of piece goods (2). At least two piece goods (2) that are transported beside each other in parallel rows (1) are seized in a clamping and/or force-locking and/or form-locking manner, are then spatially separated from the at least two parallel rows (1) and are then brought into a specified relative target position (P1, P2) and/or target alignment in relation to subsequent piece goods (2). The apparatus (10) comprises at least one manipulator (5) for piece goods (2), and at least one transport device (3), where the piece goods (2) arranged in at least two parallel rows (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Johannes KIRZINGER, Manuel KOLLMUSS
  • Patent number: 10479667
    Abstract: A device for handling containers and/or packagings, includes a first handling unit which handles the containers and/or packagings in a first predetermined manner, and a second handling unit which handles the containers and/or packagings in a second predetermined manner, a transport unit for transporting the containers and/or packagings, and a monitoring unit for monitoring the device. The monitoring unit includes an unmanned and remote-controlled flying device and a control unit for wirelessly controlling the flying device, wherein the flying device has an image capturing unit, and wherein the device has a delimiting unit which delimits a flying region of the flying device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: KRONES AG
    Inventor: Johannes Kirzinger
  • Publication number: 20190144211
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for handling piece goods (2) moved one after another being transported to a seizing range (4) of at least one manipulator (5). Hereby at least two transported piece goods (2) are seized, spatially separated from the closed formation (F) and brought into a specified relative first target position (P1) and/or target alignment in relation to the subsequent piece goods (2). There at least one of the piece goods (2) is released. The at least one second piece good (2) seized from the formation (F) is seized again and is brought into a specified relative second target position and/or target alignment that is spaced apart from the first target position (P1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Frank WINZINGER, Johannes KIRZINGER, Manuel KOLLMUSS
  • Publication number: 20190112085
    Abstract: Provided is a method for packing arrangements of piece goods, in which a plurality of piece goods and particularly containers are at least partially interconnected by a first connection device, at least two-piece goods of said plurality of piece goods being directly interconnected by the connection device. According to the embodiments, this plurality of piece goods connected by means of the connection device is packed with a second connection device in the form of a second wrapping element and the plurality of piece goods connected by a first connection device is transported to a packaging device by a transport device and surrounded and particularly wrapped by said packaging device with the second wrapping element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Applicant: KRONES AG
    Inventors: Johannes KIRZINGER, Christian HASTREITER, Manuel KOLLMUSS, Richard ESCHLBECK, Heiner SCHAEFER, Andreas FRITSCH, Juergen WERNER, Thomas WIMMER, Herbert SPINDLER, Christian NAPRAVNIK
  • Publication number: 20190112083
    Abstract: Provided is a method for packaging piece good groupings, in which a plurality of piece goods, particularly containers, are at least partially interconnected by a first connector, wherein at least two-piece goods of this plurality are directly interconnected by the connector. According to the embodiment, this plurality of piece goods connected by the connector is packaged with a second connector in the form of a second wrapping element, and said plurality of piece goods connected by a first connector is conveyed by a conveyor device to a packaging device and enclosed, particularly wrapped, with the second wrapping element by said packaging unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: Johannes KIRZINGER, Christian HASTREITER, Manuel KOLLMUSS, Richard ESCHLBECK, Heiner SCHAEFER, Andreas FRITSCH, Juergen WERNER, Thomas WIMMER, Herbert SPINDLER, Christian NAPRAVNIK
  • Publication number: 20190009937
    Abstract: An apparatus for packaging piece goods compilations includes a first wrapping device for wrapping up the piece goods with a film element, and a further wrapping device for wrapping up the piece goods with a film element, wherein the piece goods can be fed to the first wrapping device so as to be wrapped up with a film element, and wherein during working operation of the apparatus, the first wrapping device and the further wrapping device can be selectively used in order to wrap the piece goods up.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Applicant: KRONES AG
    Inventors: Johannes Kirzinger, Richard Eschlbeck, Herbert Spindler
  • Publication number: 20180288372
    Abstract: A device for handling containers and/or packagings, includes a first handling unit which handles the containers and/or packagings in a first predetermined manner, and a second handling unit which handles the containers and/or packagings in a second predetermined manner, a transport unit for transporting the containers and/or packagings, and a monitoring unit for monitoring the device. The monitoring unit includes an unmanned and remote-controlled flying device and a control unit for wirelessly controlling the flying device, wherein the flying device has an image capturing unit, and wherein the device has a delimiting unit which delimits a flying region of the flying device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2016
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventor: Johannes KIRZINGER