Patents by Inventor Juergen Waetzold

Juergen Waetzold 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).

  • Device and apparatus for determining an occupancy rate of conveying means
    Patent number: 9582752
    Abstract: A device for determining an occupancy rate of a conveying means is provided. The device comprises an adjusting means for adjusting at least one detecting means such that the at least one detecting means detects, after detecting the freight conveyed by the conveying means, the conveying means without conveyed freight, or such that the at least one detecting means detects, after detecting the conveying means without conveyed freight, the freight conveyed by the conveying means, and a determining means for determining a current occupancy rate of the conveying means on the basis of the position of the at least one detecting means, which was adjusted by the adjusting means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Krones AG
    Inventors: Christian Paul, Johannes Vierheilig, Juergen Waetzold, Michael Keppler
  • Device and Apparatus for Determining an Occupancy Rate of Conveying Means
    Publication number: 20160132764
    Abstract: A device for determining an occupancy rate of a conveying means is provided. The device comprises an adjusting means for adjusting at least one detecting means such that the at least one detecting means detects, after detecting the freight conveyed by the conveying means, the conveying means without conveyed freight, or such that the at least one detecting means detects, after detecting the conveying means without conveyed freight, the freight conveyed by the conveying means, and a determining means for determining a current occupancy rate of the conveying means on the basis of the position of the at least one detecting means, which was adjusted by the adjusting means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Applicant: Krones AG
    Inventors: Christian Paul, Johannes Vierheilig, Juergen Waetzold, Michael Keppler