Patents by Inventor Martin MUEHLBERGER

Martin MUEHLBERGER 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: 10882701
    Abstract: Provided is a method for detecting faults in the context of transport of objects, wherein by a transport device, a plurality of objects are transported in a predetermined alignment of these objects along a predetermined transport path, wherein the objects are transported while at least partially in contact with each other, and wherein the objects are located on a movable surface of the transport device, wherein, by at least one image capturing device, at least one first region is captured in which a plurality of these containers is located and at least one sub-region of this region is identified in which no object is located in the predetermined orientation, wherein furthermore a distinction is then made as to whether an object with an alignment deviating from the predetermined alignment or an empty space is located in this region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: KRONES AG
    Inventors: Martin Muehlberger, Josef Paukert
  • Publication number: 20200189855
    Abstract: Provided is a method for detecting faults in the context of transport of objects, wherein, by means of a transport device, a plurality of objects are transported in a predetermined alignment of these objects along a predetermined transport path, wherein the objects are transported while at least partially in contact with each other, and wherein the objects are located on a movable surface of the transport device, wherein, by at least one image capturing device, at least one first region is captured in which a plurality of these containers is located and at least one sub-region of this region is identified in which no object is located in the predetermined orientation, wherein furthermore a distinction is then made as to whether an object with an alignment deviating from the predetermined alignment or an empty space is located in this region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Martin MUEHLBERGER, Josef PAUKERT