Patents by Inventor Maria Gebhardt

Maria Gebhardt 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: 8651847
    Abstract: A device for shaping plastic preforms into plastic containers may include a blower device that subjects the plastic preforms to a gaseous medium in order to expand the plastic preforms into plastic containers. The blower device may include a blower nozzle, which can be applied onto an opening of the plastic preforms in order to subject them to the gaseous medium. The blower device may include a carrier for the blower nozzle through which the gaseous medium can flow, and a connection mechanism in order to arrange the blower nozzle on the carrier in a removable fashion. The blower nozzle can be removed from the carrier without tools.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Krones AG
    Inventors: Thomas Hoellriegel, Maria Gebhardt
  • Publication number: 20110244069
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device (1) for shaping plastic pre-forms (10) into plastic containers (20) using a blower device (2), which subjects the plastic pre-forms (10) to a gaseous medium in order to expand the plastic pre-forms (10) into plastic containers (20), wherein the blower device (2) has a blower nozzle (6), which can be applied onto an opening (10a) of the plastic pre-forms (10) in order to subject them to the gaseous medium, wherein the blower device (2) has a carrier (4) for the blower nozzle (6) through which the gaseous medium can flow, and the blower device (2) has a connection mechanism in order to arrange the blower nozzle (6) on the carrier (4) in a removable fashion, wherein the blower nozzle (6) can be removed from the carrier (4) without tools.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2009
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: KRONES AG
    Inventors: Thomas Hoellriegel, Maria Gebhardt