Patents by Inventor Roland Feilner
Roland Feilner 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: 11224240Abstract: A device for pasteurizing and filling medium into containers includes a short time heating system for pasteurizing the medium, a single buffer container downstream of the short time heating system for receiving the medium, and a rotary filling device downstream of the buffer container. The filling device is connected to the buffer container in a buffer-free manner and pipes and/or one or more rotary distributors are disposed between the filling device and the buffer container. A method for pasteurizing and filling medium into containers, where filling the containers with the medium is performed by way of a device in a buffer-free manner using a filling device, includes: pasteurizing the medium in the short time heating system, buffering the pasteurized medium in the buffer container, and filling the pasteurized medium into the containers. The pasteurized medium is transported in a buffer-free manner from the buffer container to the filling device.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2018Date of Patent: January 18, 2022Assignee: Krones AGInventors: Roland Feilner, Torsten Runge, Stefan Hoeller, Thomas Oehmichen
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Publication number: 20210321644Abstract: The present invention provides a method for the manufacture of a carbonated beverage, including the steps of: providing oxygen-reduced water; mixing the oxygen-reduced water with a mixing component to obtain a beverage mixture, adding a gas comprising CO2 to the beverage mixture to obtain a beverage mixture mixed with CO2, reducing the oxygen content of the beverage mixture mixed with CO2 in a first container to obtain an oxygen-reduced beverage mixture mixed with CO2, discharging the oxygen-reduced beverage mixture mixed with CO2 from the first container, determining the CO2 content of the oxygen-reduced beverage mixture mixed with CO2; and adding further CO2 to the discharged oxygen-reduced beverage mixture mixed with CO2 on the basis of the determined CO2 content to obtain a finally carbonated beverage.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2021Publication date: October 21, 2021Inventors: Markus WEIGL, Erwin ENGEL, Christoph HANS SCHERER, Roland FEILNER, Johanna JUSTL, Thomas OEHMICHEN, Volker RICHTER
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Patent number: 11000052Abstract: Filling line for heat-treating and filling a liquid into containers (e.g., bottles), comprising a pre-heater for pre-heating the liquid, a heater for heating the liquid after pre-heating, a cooler for cooling down the liquid after heating, and a filling unit for filling the liquid into the containers, where the filling line is suitable for hot filling and cold filling, where the liquid path from the pre-heater to the filling unit for hot filling differs from the liquid path from the pre-heater to the filling unit for cold filling, and the filling line comprises a switching option for switching between the two liquid paths; and a method for heat-treating and filling containers with a liquid in which such a filling line is used.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2017Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: Krones AGInventors: Torsten Runge, Katja Enzmann, Roland Amann, Roland Feilner, Pascal Luthe-Grundler
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Publication number: 20190254314Abstract: A device and a method for the preservation of liquids comprising: degassing of the liquid at a first temperature, and ultra high pressure homogenization of the liquid at a second temperature, wherein the second temperature is above the first temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2019Publication date: August 22, 2019Inventor: Roland FEILNER
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Publication number: 20190230963Abstract: Filling line for heat-treating and filling a liquid, comprising a pre-heater (1) for pre-heating the liquid, a heater (2) for heating the liquid after pre-heating, a cooler (3) for cooling down the liquid after heating, an a filling unit (4) for filling the liquid, where the filling line is suitable for hot filling and cold filling, where the liquid path from the pre-heater to the filling unit for hot filling differs from the liquid path from the pre-heater to the filling unit for cold filling, and the filling line comprises a switching option (5) for switching between the two liquid paths; and a method for heat-treating and filling a liquid in which such a filling line is used.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2017Publication date: August 1, 2019Inventors: Torsten RUNGE, Katja ENZMANN, Roland AMANN, Roland FEILNER, Pascal LUTHE-GRUNDLER
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Publication number: 20190069581Abstract: A device for pasteurizing and filling medium into containers includes a short time heating system for pasteurizing the medium, a single buffer container downstream of the short time heating system for receiving the medium, and a rotary filling device downstream of the buffer container. The filling device is connected to the buffer container in a buffer-free manner and pipes and/or one or more rotary distributors are disposed between the filling device and the buffer container. A method for pasteurizing and filling medium into containers, where filling the containers with the medium is performed by way of a device in a buffer-free manner using a filling device, includes: pasteurizing the medium in the short time heating system, buffering the pasteurized medium in the buffer container, and filling the pasteurized medium into the containers. The pasteurized medium is transported in a buffer-free manner from the buffer container to the filling device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2018Publication date: March 7, 2019Inventors: Roland FEILNER, Torsten RUNGE, Stefan HOELLER, Thomas OEHMICHEN
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Publication number: 20190071327Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate to a device for treating and filling water, comprising: a water treatment device with at least one filtration module, at least one filling device for filling water, in particular, for filling containers with water treated by the water treatment device, and wherein the water treatment device is coupled directly to the filling device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2017Publication date: March 7, 2019Inventors: Roland FEILNER, Thomas OEHMICHEN, Torsten RUNGE, Stefan HOELLER, Martin KELLER
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Patent number: 8974583Abstract: A swirl element is provided for an inlet valve of a brewing vessel for introducing a liquid, in particular a mash, a wort, a yeast suspension, a sparge water or the like into the brewing vessel, in particular into a mash tun, a mash vat, a combined mash/wort tun, a combined mash/wort/stripping tun, a wort tun, a combined whirlpool tun, a whirlpool, a clarifying device, an evaporating vessel or the like, comprising at least one flow-directing element by means of which an angular momentum can be imparted to the liquid flowing through the inlet valve. An evaporating device comprises a brewing vessel, also for evaporating highly volatile substances/gases, in particular highly volatile flavor substances, DMS, carbon dioxide, oxygen or the like from the aforementioned liquids. The brewing vessel comprises the swirl element and/or an inlet valve admitting the liquid. A brewing process evaporates highly volatile substances/gases from the aforementioned liquids.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2010Date of Patent: March 10, 2015Assignee: Krones AGInventor: Roland Feilner
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Publication number: 20130089649Abstract: A stripping method and a device for removing undesired flavoring substances from wort, including introducing the wort into a stripping container and producing a film that flows downward, blowing stripping gas into the stripping container in such a way that a stripping gas flow is produced, and discharging the wort.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2011Publication date: April 11, 2013Inventors: Roland Feilner, Wolfgang Sauspreischkies, Stephan Mayr
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Publication number: 20120247730Abstract: A heating system for a beverage processing system with a beverage flow consisting of a beverage to be processed, with a secondary flow of a heat conducting medium, where the secondary flow is passed in a closed secondary circuit, with at least one heat exchanger, through which the secondary current flows and is arranged such that it is able to transfer heat to the beverage flow. A combustion system is arranged in the secondary flow such that heat generated by the combustion system can be passed on to the heat conducting medium. Also, a method of heating beverages with a combustion system.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2012Publication date: October 4, 2012Applicant: KRONES AGInventors: Jörg Zacharias, Roland Feilner
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Publication number: 20120167991Abstract: A swirl element is provided for an inlet valve of a brewing vessel for introducing a liquid, in particular a mash, a wort, a yeast suspension, a sparge water or the like into the brewing vessel, in particular into a mash tun, a mash vat, a combined mash/wort tun, a combined mash/wort/stripping tun, a wort tun, a combined whirlpool tun, a whirlpool, a clarifying device, an evaporating vessel or the like, comprising at least one flow-directing element by means of which an angular momentum can be imparted to the liquid flowing through the inlet valve. An evaporating device comprises a brewing vessel, also for evaporating highly volatile substances/gases, in particular highly volatile flavor substances, DMS, carbon dioxide, oxygen or the like from the aforementioned liquids. The brewing vessel comprises the swirl element and/or an inlet valve admitting the liquid. A brewing process evaporates highly volatile substances/gases from the aforementioned liquids.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2010Publication date: July 5, 2012Applicant: KRONES AGInventor: Roland Feilner
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Publication number: 20120144778Abstract: A method and a device for the aseptic filling of a liquid food product that contains at least one solid particle, including disinfection with a disinfection unit of at least a part of the external surface of at least one first container which contains the solid particle, and disinfection of at least a second container, opening of the disinfected first container with an opening unit and removal of the solid particle, and filling via a filling unit of a disinfected second container with the solid particle and a liquid food.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2011Publication date: June 14, 2012Applicant: KRONES AGInventors: Roland Feilner, Stephan Mayr, Oliver Martini, Matthias Weinzierl
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Publication number: 20110209796Abstract: A method and an apparatus for the sterile filling of two different product flows into a container, where the first product flow is thermally treated for pasteurizing/sterilizing, is cooled down and fed to a filling valve, and the second product flow is thermally treated for pasteurizing/sterilizing, and then, in the hot state, is added to the first product flow upstream of or in the filling valve.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2011Publication date: September 1, 2011Applicant: KRONES AGInventor: Roland Feilner
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Publication number: 20110056663Abstract: A shell-and-tube heat exchanger for the treatment of juices and juice-type foodstuff products with medium to high viscosity, with at least one jacket tube containing at least one inner tube, whereby the inner tube and/or the jacket tube is or are formed as a swirl tube with multi-start spirals running like a thread at an angle to the tube axis, a crossed and twisted tube with crossing spirals at least essentially symmetrical to the tube axis, each with an angle of incidence between 67° and 72° to the tube axis, i.e. with an angle of twist of 23° to 18° to the tube axis, is used as an inner and/or outer tube. The spiral depth is about 0.8 mm to 1.2 mm.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2010Publication date: March 10, 2011Applicant: KRONES AGInventors: Roland Feilner, Jorg Zacharias
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Publication number: 20110030918Abstract: A method for heating, in particular of highly viscous products, and a device for performing the method, wherein the product is pre-heated to a first temperature T1 in a first step with at least one product/water heat exchanger section with water as the heating medium, wherein the water cools down. The product is further heated to a second temperature T2 in a second step with at least one product/product heat exchanger section 2a with the product as a heating medium, wherein the returning product serving as heating medium is cooled down, and is then further heated to a third temperature T3 in a third step with at least one product/water heat exchanger section 3a with water as the heating medium, wherein the water cools down and wherein the heated product is then recirculated as heating medium for heating the product.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2010Publication date: February 10, 2011Applicant: KRONES AGInventor: Roland Feilner