Patents by Inventor Markus Kottmann

Markus Kottmann 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).

  • Method and apparatus for the filling of target containers
    Patent number: 8768632
    Abstract: A container is filled to a predetermined target mass of a free-flowing substance with the help of a device that dispenses measured doses of the substance. The device has a valve for variably adjusting the mass flow rate of the substance from a reservoir into the container. The device further includes a means for measuring the elapsed time from the beginning of the filling process, a balance for determining the mass of the substance in the container, and a controller unit for controlling the valve. The controller unit includes an adjustment module, and a memory unit wherein a desired mass flow rate is stored. At an elapsed time, if the mass flow rate is smaller or larger than the desired mass flow rate the flow rate is respectively increased or decreased by a flow rate adjustment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Mettler-Toledo AG
    Inventors: Pascal Frei, Guido Schuster, Markus Kottmann
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE FILLING OF TARGET CONTAINERS
    Publication number: 20110172934
    Abstract: A container is filled to a predetermined target mass of a free-flowing substance with the help of a device that dispenses measured doses of the substance. The device has a valve for variably adjusting the mass flow rate of the substance from a reservoir into the container. The device further includes a means for measuring the elapsed time from the beginning of the filling process, a balance for determining the mass of the substance in the container, and a controller unit for controlling the valve. The controller unit includes an adjustment module, and a memory unit wherein a desired mass flow rate is stored. At an elapsed time, if the mass flow rate is smaller or larger than the desired mass flow rate the flow rate is respectively increased or decreased by a flow rate adjustment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2011
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Applicant: METTLER-TOLEDO AG
    Inventors: Pascal Frei, Guido Schuster, Markus Kottmann