Patents by Inventor Markus Zolfl

Markus Zolfl 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 device for assembling a handling unit of filled containers
    Patent number: 8834779
    Abstract: A method for assembling a handling unit of filled containers and a corresponding method, where the handling unit comprises different container types being different with respect to at least the height, base area, base area shape or the mechanical load capacity of the containers, and the supplied containers are arranged on a handling unit carrier. The arrangement of the containers with respect to the number and/or the position and/or the rotational position of the containers on the handling unit carrier is made in dependence on at least one of the above container parameters, and the handling units can be produced flexibly and with a high packing density.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Krones AG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Hahn, Jochen Forsthovel, Konrad Senn, Markus Zolfl, Frank Winzinger, Bernd Sobiech, Josef Hausladen, Stefan Raith, Alexandra Donhauser, Clemens Berger
  • METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ASSEMBLING A HANDLING UNIT OF FILLED CONTAINERS
    Publication number: 20120101628
    Abstract: A method for assembling a handling unit of filled containers and a corresponding method, where the handling unit comprises different container types being different with respect to at least the height, base area, base area shape or the mechanical load capacity of the containers, and the supplied containers are arranged on a handling unit carrier. The arrangement of the containers with respect to the number and/or the position and/or the rotational position of the containers on the handling unit carrier is made in dependence on at least one of the above container parameters, and the handling units can be produced flexibly and with a high packing density.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicant: KRONES AG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Hahn, Jochen Forsthovel, Konrad Senn, Markus Zolfl, Frank Winzinger, Bernd Sobiech, Josef Hausladen, Stefan Raith, Alexandra Donhauser, Clemens Berger
  • METHOD OF TREATING AT LEAST ONE CONTAINER IN A CONTAINER TREATMENT PLANT
    Publication number: 20120085071
    Abstract: A method of treating at least one container in a container treatment plant, including marking at least one container with a marking, detecting the marking of the at least one container, selecting at least one container treatment machine of a container treatment plant and/or at least one operation setting of the at least one container treatment machine of the container treatment plant based on the detected marking, and treating the at least one container based on the selection of the at least one container treatment machine and/or the at least one operation setting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2011
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Applicant: KRONES AG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Hahn, Konrad Senn, Stefan Raith, Frank Winzinger, Jochen Forsthovel, Markus Zolfl, Bernd Sobiech, Alexandra Donhauser, Clemens Berger, Josef Hausladen