Patents by Inventor Patrick Kreutz

Patrick Kreutz 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: 9644938
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for treating surfaces of objects with rounded cross sections and at least one partially electrically conductive outer wall, comprising a plurality of treating stations; and a feed device including support devices for supporting objects to be treated, wherein the feed device is configured to transport the objects supported by a respective support device in a timed sequence from one treating station to another treating station, wherein one of the treating stations is a test station and includes a voltage source, an electrode coupled with the voltage source and a processing unit, wherein the processing unit is configured to detect voltage changes between the electrode and a respective object disposed at the respective test station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Ball Packaging Europe GmbH
    Inventors: Werner Noll, Patrick Kreutz
  • Publication number: 20120119725
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for treating surfaces of objects with rounded cross sections and at least one partially electrically conductive outer wall, comprising a plurality of treating stations; and a feed device including support devices for supporting objects to be treated, wherein the feed device is configured to transport the objects supported by a respective support device in a timed sequence from one treating station to another treating station, wherein one of the treating stations is a test station and includes a voltage source, an electrode coupled with the voltage source and a processing unit, wherein the processing unit is configured to detect voltage changes between the electrode and a respective object disposed at the respective test station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2010
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: BALL PACKAGING EUROPE GMBH
    Inventors: Werner Noll, Patrick Kreutz
  • Patent number: 7905174
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device (1) for processing the surface of objects (3) and comprises a predetermined number of processing stations (B1-B8) performing processing processes and a conveying unit performing processing movements. The objects are transported into predetermined desired positions at the processing stations (B1-B8) by means of the conveying unit. The device (1) further comprises a central controller (7), by means of which the processing movements of the conveying unit and the processing processes of the processing stations are synchronized by presetting a clock pulse being correlated with the processing movement of the object (3) to be processed and controlling the respective processing process via the central controller (7) for each processing station (B1-B8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: Ball Packaging Europe Holding GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Thomas Vetter, Werner Noll, Patrick Kreutz