Patents by Inventor Markus Schönfelder
Markus Schönfelder 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).
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Patent number: 11912553Abstract: An apparatus for closing a container with a container closure, for example for closing a drinks container with a roll-on closure, a screw type closure, a press-on closure, a crown cap and/or a press-in closure, comprising a lifting unit which can be displaced in a longitudinal direction and which has a guide unit for predetermining a position of the lifting unit in the longitudinal direction and a closure receiving member which is connected to the lifting unit via a pretensioning device for retaining a container closure and for applying the container closure to a container opening of a container which is intended to be closed with a head pressure which is predetermined by the pretensioning device, and an adjustment apparatus for automatically adjusting the head pressure which is predetermined by the pretensioning device; it further relates to a closure member which comprises an above-mentioned apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2022Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: KRONES AGInventor: Markus Schoenfelder
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Patent number: 11772949Abstract: A device for holding a container in a container handling machine, for example for holding a support-ring-free bottle for the application of a screw closure, includes a carrier and a holding arrangement arranged on the carrier. The holding arrangement is movable relative to the carrier between a closed position for holding the container and an open position for releasing the container. The holding arrangement includes a collar-shaped support projection for supporting the container on a retaining ring of the container. The collar-shaped support projection includes a support projection region of a first holding arm and a support projection region of a second holding arm. The first holding arm and the second holding arm are arranged on the carrier so as to be pivotable in relation to one another for moving between the open position and the closed position.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2019Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: KRONES AGInventors: Bruno Landler, Markus Schoenfelder
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Publication number: 20230174361Abstract: An apparatus for closing a container with a container closure, for example for closing a drinks container with a roll-on closure, a screw type closure, a press-on closure, a crown cap and/or a press-in closure, comprising a lifting unit which can be displaced in a longitudinal direction and which has a guide unit for predetermining a position of the lifting unit in the longitudinal direction and a closure receiving member which is connected to the lifting unit via a pretensioning device for retaining a container closure and for applying the container closure to a container opening of a container which is intended to be closed with a head pressure which is predetermined by the pretensioning device, and an adjustment apparatus for automatically adjusting the head pressure which is predetermined by the pretensioning device; it further relates to a closure member which comprises an above-mentioned apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2022Publication date: June 8, 2023Inventor: Markus SCHOENFELDER
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Publication number: 20230167850Abstract: A bearing arrangement for the mounting of a container processing carousel with respect to a base frame of a container processing apparatus in a beverage filling installation, comprising including a bearing shaft which extends along a longitudinal axis, a bearing cup which is rotatable relative to the bearing shaft, an adjusted bearing assembly, arranged between the bearing shaft and the bearing cup, for the mounting of the bearing cup with respect to the bearing shaft, and a ring-shaped preload unit for imparting a specified preload to the adjusted bearing assembly, wherein the ring-shaped preload unit includes a multiplicity of spring assemblies, which are distributed uniformly in a circumferential direction about the longitudinal axis, for applying the preload to the adjusted bearing assembly. A container processing apparatus including the bearing arrangement, and a method for preloading an adjusted bearing assembly of the bearing arrangement are described.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2022Publication date: June 1, 2023Inventors: Albert ECHTENACHER, Markus SCHOENFELDER
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Patent number: 11577948Abstract: A device for treating container closures, for example for disinfecting container closures in a beverage bottling plant, includes a transport disk, rotatable about a vertical rotational axis, for transporting the container closures, and a helical closure guide, arranged above the transport disk, for laterally guiding the container closures, wherein the closure guide has a ceiling guide for guiding the container closures from above.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2018Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: KRONES AGInventors: Markus Schoenfelder, Klaus Buchhauser, Angela Grünwald, Sebastian Klepatz
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Patent number: 11208309Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a device for holding a bottle to be closed, comprising a holding element for holding, in a rotationally fixed manner with respect to the holding element, a neck ring of the bottle to be closed, and a fastening element for fastening the holding element to a bottle closing device or to a bottle transport device, and having a torque sensor for detecting a torque acting between the holding element and the fastening element. Furthermore, the present disclosure discloses a device for closing a bottle and a method for closing a bottle.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2019Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignee: Krones AGInventors: Tobias Ehrismann, Markus Schoenfelder
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Publication number: 20210379733Abstract: A device for holding a container in a container treatment device, for example for holding a beverage container in a neck portion or in a trunk portion, includes two gripping arms which are pivotable relative to one another in a pivoting plane and which in each case have a holding portion for holding the container to be held, and a lifting rod which is coupled to the gripping arms such that the holding portions are pivotable relative to one another by a displacement of the lifting rod perpendicular to the pivoting plane of the gripping arms. A container treatment device, provided with such a device, is also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2021Publication date: December 9, 2021Inventors: Tobias EHRISMANN, Bruno LANDLER, Markus SCHOENFELDER
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Patent number: 11136231Abstract: A device for treating at least one container, for example a beverage filling system for filling and/or closing a container is described. The device includes a treatment carousel rotating about an axis of rotation with at least one treatment unit, arranged in the peripheral region of the treatment carousel, for treating the container that is to be treated, and a container holder arranged on the treatment carousel and assigned to the treatment unit, for holding the container during treatment with the treatment unit. A container transfer receptacle which is assigned to the container holder and is radially displaceable with respect to the axis of rotation is provided for receiving the container to be treated from an upstream treatment carousel and/or for transferring the now treated container to a downstream treatment carousel.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2017Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: KRONES AGInventor: Markus Schoenfelder
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Publication number: 20200369503Abstract: A device for holding a container in a container handling machine, for example for holding a support-ring-free bottle for the application of a screw closure, includes a carrier and a holding arrangement arranged on the carrier. The holding arrangement is movable relative to the carrier between a closed position for holding the container and an open position for releasing the container. The holding arrangement includes a collar-shaped support projection for supporting the container on a retaining ring of the container. The collar-shaped support projection includes a support projection region of a first holding arm and a support projection region of a second holding arm. The first holding arm and the second holding arm are arranged on the carrier so as to be pivotable in relation to one another for moving between the open position and the closed position.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2019Publication date: November 26, 2020Inventors: Bruno LANDLER, Markus SCHOENFELDER
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Patent number: 10787353Abstract: A closure head for closing a container with a container closure, for example for closing a container with a screw closure in a beverage filling system is described. The closure head includes a gripping mechanism for gripping the container closure with at least one gripping arm that can be pivoted about a bearing, and a holding jaw disposed on the gripping arm for holding the container closure. The holding jaw is locked on the gripping arm by means of a pre-tensioned pressure pin.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2017Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Assignee: KRONES AGInventor: Markus Schoenfelder
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Publication number: 20200299119Abstract: The present invention relates to a device (1) for treating container closures (11), preferably for disinfecting container closures (11) in a beverage bottling plant, comprising a transport disk (2), rotatable about a vertical rotational axis (24), for transporting the container closures (11), and a helical closure guide (3), arranged above the transport disk (2), for laterally guiding the container closures (11), wherein the closure guide (3) has a ceiling guide (4) for guiding the container closures (11) from above.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2018Publication date: September 24, 2020Inventors: Markus SCHOENFELDER, Klaus BUCHHAUSER, Angela GRÜNWALD, Sebastian KLEPATZ
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Publication number: 20200180927Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a device for holding a bottle to be closed, comprising a holding element for holding, in a rotationally fixed manner with respect to the holding element, a neck ring of the bottle to be closed, and a fastening element for fastening the holding element to a bottle closing device or to a bottle transport device, and having a torque sensor for detecting a torque acting between the holding element and the fastening element. Furthermore, the present disclosure discloses a device for closing a bottle and a method for closing a bottle.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2019Publication date: June 11, 2020Inventors: Tobias EHRISMANN, Markus SCHOENFELDER
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Patent number: 10399836Abstract: A device for closing a filled container with a screw cap, for example, for closing support ring-less bottles with a screw cap, is described. The device includes a neck guide with at least one torsion protection element for accommodation of a neck section of the filled container in a torsion-protected manner during the closing with the screw cap, and a discharge element for discharging the closed container from the neck guide. The neck guide and the discharge element are displaceable relative to each other.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2015Date of Patent: September 3, 2019Assignee: Krones AGInventors: Bruno Landler, Markus Schönfelder
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Publication number: 20190071296Abstract: A device for treating at least one container, for example a beverage filling system for filling and/or closing a container is described. The device includes a treatment carousel rotating about an axis of rotation with at least one treatment unit, arranged in the peripheral region of the treatment carousel, for treating the container that is to be treated, and a container holder arranged on the treatment carousel and assigned to the treatment unit, for holding the container during treatment with the treatment unit. A container transfer receptacle which is assigned to the container holder and is radially displaceable with respect to the axis of rotation is provided for receiving the container to be treated from an upstream treatment carousel and/or for transferring the now treated container to a downstream treatment carousel.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2017Publication date: March 7, 2019Inventor: Markus SCHOENFELDER
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Patent number: 10155626Abstract: A guiding device for contacting and guiding objects and in particular containers with a contacting device which is suitable and intended for contacting an outside surface of the object to be guided by means of a contact surface, wherein this contacting device comprises a support extending along a predetermined extension direction. According to the invention, a plurality of contact elements is arranged on the support, wherein these contact elements are each rotatable relative to the extension direction of the support such that a spacing between at least a portion of the contact surface and the extension direction can be varied by means of this rotational motion.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2016Date of Patent: December 18, 2018Assignee: KRONES AGInventor: Markus Schoenfelder
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Publication number: 20180354765Abstract: A closure head for closing a container with a container closure, for example for closing a container with a screw closure in a beverage filling system is described. The closure head includes a gripping mechanism for gripping the container closure with at least one gripping arm that can be pivoted about a bearing, and a holding jaw disposed on the gripping arm for holding the container closure. The holding jaw is locked on the gripping arm by means of a pre-tensioned pressure pin.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2017Publication date: December 13, 2018Inventor: Markus SCHOENFELDER
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Publication number: 20180186575Abstract: A guiding device for contacting and guiding objects and in particular containers with a contacting device which is suitable and intended for contacting an outside surface of the object to be guided by means of a contact surface, wherein this contacting device comprises a support extending along a predetermined extension direction. According to the invention, a plurality of contact elements is arranged on the support, wherein these contact elements are each rotatable relative to the extension direction of the support such that a spacing between at least a portion of the contact surface and the extension direction can be varied by means of this rotational motion.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2016Publication date: July 5, 2018Inventor: MARKUS SCHOENFELDERß
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Patent number: 9708168Abstract: A distributor for distributing free-flowing media has a distributor shaft with a distributor head, which is rotatable relative to the distributor shaft with respect to a predetermined axis of rotation D. The distributor head has at least one inlet opening for delivering the free-flowing medium and a plurality of outlet openings for discharging the free-flowing medium. A flow connection exists between this inlet opening and the outlet openings. The distributor shaft has at least one first distributor shaft segment and a second distributor shaft segment. The second distributor shaft is releasably disposed on the first distributor shaft segment closer to the distributor head than the first distributor shaft segment, and has a surface facing the free-flowing medium. The first distributor shaft segment and the second distributor shaft segment differ with regard to their materials and/or their surface coating.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2015Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: KRONES AGInventors: Erwin Knieling, Ludwig Berner, Markus Schoenfelder
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Patent number: 9694923Abstract: A closer for containers, in particular bottles, with a closing head acting in a clean room and with an electric motor comprising at least one rotor and at least one stator, with the closing head connected with the rotor, and an element for clean room separation is formed between the rotor and the stator.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2013Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: KRONES AGInventors: Markus Schoenfelder, Stefan Poeschl
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Patent number: 9643791Abstract: Device and a corresponding method for orienting containers having a noncircular cross-section, in particular bottles, which are transported along a transport path by way of neck handling, the device including at least one rotary device arranged along the transport path, the rotary device being stationary and including one or more stationary resilient rotary elements which are suitable for orienting a container in a specified direction.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2014Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignee: KRONES AGInventors: Bruno Landler, Markus Schönfelder, Fabian Kolbinger, Sebastian Baumgartner, Reiner Glötzl