Patents by Inventor Juergen Soellner

Juergen Soellner 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: 20240066785
    Abstract: Disclosed is a blow mold for shaping plastic preforms into containers having a first and second side part, which are movable relative to one another and, in an assembled state, enclose a cavity at least in sections, within which a plastic preform can be expanded to form a plastic container, wherein the first and/or second side part has at least one channel configured for conveying fluids and extends from an inner surface defining the cavity to an opposite outside surface, and a second channel connected to the first channel extending in sections along the outside surface of the first and/or second side part, wherein the first and/or second channel in a state of the blow mold, in which shaping of a plastic preform into a plastic container within the blow mold is possible, is in fluid connection with a clean room at least on one side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Florian GELTINGER, Juergen SOELLNER
  • Publication number: 20240068858
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for treating containers with a transport device which transports the containers to be treated along a predetermined transport path, wherein said transport device has a rotatable transport carrier at which a plurality of treatment stations for treating the containers is arranged, wherein the apparatus has a clean room within which the containers are treated in a predetermined manner, and with a sealing device which seals said clean room from an environment, wherein said sealing device has a reservoir which can be filled with a liquid medium, and with a sensor device for measuring a filling level of said liquid medium at least indirectly. The sensor device is arranged in a supply line which can be brought into flow connection with the reservoir.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Juergen SOELLNER, Daniel THEEN, Florian GERNGROSS, Christian TRAUNER
  • Publication number: 20240017469
    Abstract: An apparatus for forming plastic preforms into plastic containers has a rotatable transport carrier on which a plurality of forming stations is arranged. The forming stations each have blow molding devices within which the plastic preforms are formed by application of a flowable medium into the plastic containers. The apparatus has a clean room, within which the plastic preforms are expanded into the plastic containers, a feed device to feed plastic preforms to be formed, and a discharge device for discharging formed containers from the transport device. The apparatus also has an ejection device for ejecting plastic preforms or plastic containers from the transport path, being arranged between the discharge device and the feed device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Juergen SOELLNER, Norbert KINDL, Florian GELTINGER, Waldemar SUPPES, Christian WITTMANN, Daniel THEEN, Florian GERNGROSS
  • Publication number: 20240017468
    Abstract: An apparatus for treating plastic containers includes a transport device which transports the plastic containers along a predetermined transport path, a blow module which has a blow molding machine for shaping plastic preforms into plastic containers, and a filler module which has a filling device for filling plastic containers with an, in particular, liquid product. The blow module and the filler module are arranged directly adjacent to one another, wherein the blow module has a transport starwheel on the outlet side, which transport starwheel is designed as a pitch varying starwheel and the plastic containers can be transferred directly from the pitch varying starwheel of the blow module to the filler module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Max BRIKMANN, Florian GELTINGER, Juergen SOELLNER
  • Publication number: 20240017470
    Abstract: An apparatus for forming plastic preforms into plastic containers includes a rotatable transport carrier on which a plurality of forming stations is arranged, and forming stations each having blow molding devices within which the plastic preforms can be formed into the plastic containers by applying a flowable medium. The forming stations each have stretching devices having at least one stretching rod which can be moved in the longitudinal direction of the plastic preforms and introduced into the plastic preforms. The apparatus also has a clean room within which the plastic preforms are expanded to form the plastic containers. The stretching devices and the forming stations are each arranged on a mold carrier holder and are held thereby, so that the mold carrier holder is designed as a carrying device of the apparatus and walls of the clean room to delimit the apparatus from a non-sterile environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Daniel THEEN, Florian GELTINGER, Florian GERNGROSS, Waldemar SUPPES, Juergen SOELLNER, Christian WITTMANN
  • Patent number: 11826943
    Abstract: Disclosed is a device for handling plastic parisons with a storage device which serves for storing a plurality of plastic parisons and with at least one transport device which transports the plastic parisons along a predetermined transport path from the storage device to a processing device. At least one portion of the storage device and/or of the transport path is enclosed by a housing device and an application device is provided which applies a flowable and in particular gaseous medium to an interior of this housing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Inventors: Florian Nebl, Dieter Wuensche, Juergen Soellner
  • Patent number: 11685099
    Abstract: Apparatus for forming plastic preforms into plastic containers includes a transport device for transporting the plastic preforms, wherein the transport device has a movable carrier on which a plurality of forming stations are arranged, wherein the forming stations each form a cavity having forming moulds configured to receive plastic preforms which are formable into plastic containers within this cavity when acted upon by a flowable medium and expanded. The forming stations further includes an applicator which acts upon the plastic preforms with the flowable medium, and at least one connecting line configured to guide the flowable medium to the applicator. The apparatus also has a sterilization device, whereby at least a section of this connecting line can be at least temporarily pressurized with a sterilization medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Inventors: Juergen Soellner, Florian Geltinger, Kevin Werkmann
  • Patent number: 11643316
    Abstract: Machine (1) for distributing flowable media to containers with a housing (2), with a transport device (12) for transporting the containers (10) which is arranged at least partially inside the housing (2), wherein this transport device has a rotatable carrier (14) with a distributor device (4) which is arranged inside this housing (2) an accommodates at least one inlet (42) for the flowable medium and a plurality of outlets (44) to which the flowable medium can be distributed, and with a supply conduit (6) which is suitable and intended for supplying the flowable medium to the inlet (42). According to the invention the distributor device (4) is non-rotatably connected to the carrier (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: KRONES AG
    Inventors: Juergen Soellner, Waldemar Suppes, Florian Geltinger, Thomas Hoellriegl, Andreas Brunner
  • Patent number: 11577950
    Abstract: A device for treating containers, for example, for filling and closing containers in filling plants is described. The device includes an isolator chamber in which the treatment of the containers takes place, and an outlet disposed beneath the isolator chamber for discharging fluids, wherein the outlet has a housing for receiving ejected containers and a suction device for extracting gases from the isolator chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: KRONES AG
    Inventors: Juergen Soellner, Franz Braun, Holger Mueller, Bruno Landler
  • Patent number: 11559933
    Abstract: Apparatus (1) for forming plastic preforms (10) into plastic containers (20). In a closed state of a blow mould (14), a contact area is formed between side parts (14a, 14b), in which the two side parts (14a, 14b) rest against each other, the side parts (14a, 14b) form a mould separation seam (5) in the contact area. In accordance with the invention, at least one section of at least one side part (14a, 14b) has a coating and/or an additional element (60) in a region of the mould separation seam (5), so that a heat transfer between the plastic preform (10) and the inner wall (52, 54) in the contact area can be delayed at least in places at these at least one section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: KRONES AG
    Inventors: Markus Kulzer, Juergen Soellner, Thomas Spitzer
  • Patent number: 11541325
    Abstract: A device for evaporating a fluid medium in a filling product filling plant includes an inclined evaporator surface, a medium supply line for applying the fluid medium that is to be evaporated to the evaporator surface, and grooves in the evaporator surface for conducting the fluid medium. The grooves along the evaporator surface have a non-linear design.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: KRONES AG
    Inventors: Michael Peter, Juergen Soellner
  • Patent number: 11472092
    Abstract: An apparatus for forming plastic preforms into plastic containers, with a movable carrier on which at least one forming station is arranged for forming the plastic preforms, wherein the forming station is transported along a predefined transport path, and wherein the apparatus has a clean room inside which the plastic preforms are formed, wherein this clean room is isolated from a non-sterile environment by at least one wall, with a sterilisation device for sterilising the plastic preforms and/or plastic containers, which device acts upon the plastic preforms and/or plastic containers to be sterilised with a flowable sterilisation medium for their sterilisation. According to the invention, the apparatus comprises an ejection device for ejecting containers from the clean room, and this ejection device has a lock chamber from which the ejected containers can be removed, wherein this lock chamber can be acted upon with an atmosphere containing a sterilisation medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: KRONES AG
    Inventors: Holger Mueller, Juergen Soellner
  • Patent number: 11401058
    Abstract: A device for capping a container with a container cap, for example in a beverage filling plant, includes an isolator for providing a defined atmosphere in the interior thereof; a capper for capping a container with a container cap, which capper is arranged in the isolator; and a cap production device for producing container caps from a hot melt, for example a plastics melt. The cap production device is arranged outside the isolator, and is interconnected with the isolator or is connected to the isolator via a cap transport tunnel in order to feed produced container caps to the capper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: KRONES AG
    Inventor: Juergen Soellner
  • Patent number: 11351713
    Abstract: Apparatus for producing containers, and in particular beverage containers, having a heating device configured to heat plastic parisons, having at least one first transport device, which transports the plastic parisons along a predetermined transport path, a sterilization device configured to sterilize the plastic parisons, and a forming device arranged downstream of the sterilization device, as seen in a transporting direction of the plastic parisons, and configured to form the plastic parisons into plastic containers by the application of a free-flowing medium, wherein said forming device has a transport chamber within which the plastic parisons are transported. The apparatus has an application device configured to apply a free-flowing sterilization medium, at least temporarily, to the transport chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Inventors: Holger Mueller, Florian Geltinger, Juergen Soellner
  • Patent number: 11279605
    Abstract: A rotary cleaning nozzle for cleaning surfaces of a beverage bottling installation using a fluid, comprising a nozzle assembly which has a feed duct for the fluid, and a nozzle head which is mounted rotatably on the nozzle assembly and has at least one nozzle outlet opening from which, during operation, fluid flowing through the feed duct and the nozzle head emerges in the form of a cleaning jet. The rotary cleaning nozzle furthermore comprises an electrical generator for the induction of electrical energy by way of rotation of the nozzle head, and a control unit for indicating a rotation of the nozzle head in dependence on the induced electrical energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: KRONES AG
    Inventors: Juergen Soellner, Matthias Stubenhofer, Holger Mueller
  • Patent number: 11274024
    Abstract: A filling member for filling a container with a filling product, for example in a beverage filling system, includes a product outlet which is designed to dispense the filling product into a container located thereunder; and an equipment portion which as a first equipment means includes a screen device with a screen and which is designed to transfer the screen as required into a screen state, in which the screen is located between the product outlet and the container so that the filling product is filtered by the screen when introduced into the container, and out of the screen state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: KRONES AG
    Inventors: Thomas Knitl, Juergen Soellner, Sven Fischer
  • Publication number: 20210316977
    Abstract: A filling member for filling a container with a filling product, for example in a beverage filling system, includes a product outlet which is designed to dispense the filling product into a container located thereunder; and an equipment portion which as a first equipment means includes a screen device with a screen and which is designed to transfer the screen as required into a screen state, in which the screen is located between the product outlet and the container so that the filling product is filtered by the screen when introduced into the container, and out of the screen state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas KNITL, Juergen SOELLNER, Sven FISCHER
  • Patent number: 11084068
    Abstract: A device for cleaning a plant part that is to be cleaned in a beverage filling plant, including a medium inflow for supplying a cleaning medium to the plant part that is to be cleaned, and having a medium return flow for removing the used cleaning medium from the plant part that is to be cleaned is described. A heating unit is provided for heating the cleaning medium in the medium inflow, and a recuperator is provided for transferring heat energy from the cleaning medium that is removed via the medium return flow to the cleaning medium that is to be supplied to the heating unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: KRONES AG
    Inventors: Juergen Soellner, Holger Mueller
  • Patent number: 11040861
    Abstract: The invention relates to a filling device for filling a container to be filled with a filling product in a filling product filling plant, comprising at least one filling valve for dosing the filling product into the container that is to be filled, as well as a sterilization device for sterilizing at least a portion of the at least one filling valve, wherein a contactless temperature sensor is provided for contactlessly measuring the temperature of the filling valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: KRONES AG
    Inventors: Sebastian Baumgartner, Juergen Soellner, Thomas Weber, Thomas Knitl, Bernd Schafaczek
  • Patent number: 11014799
    Abstract: A device for filling a container with a sterilized filling product, preferably for filling a beverage container with a sterilized beverage in a beverage bottling installation, comprising a sterilization device for sterilizing the filling product, a sterile tank for buffered receiving of the filling product sterilized in the sterilization device, and a filling device which has a filling valve for the filling of the container to be filled, wherein the filling valve is a proportional valve for controlling and/or regulating the filling-product flow of the filling product into the container to be filled, and the proportional valve is connected in a buffer-free manner to the sterile tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: KRONES AG
    Inventors: Holger Mueller, Juergen Soellner, Sebastian Baumgartner, Josef Doblinger