Patents by Inventor Roland Kaes

Roland Kaes 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: 8678179
    Abstract: A multi link conveyor belt for the transportation of objects like containers, bottles, packs or the like, which is formed of a plurality of pivotally interconnected links. On the upper side of the conveyor belt at least one row of supporting rollers is mounted rotatable, whose axes of rotation are parallel to the joint bolts and to the longitudinal sides of the carriers of the links. Together with the supporting rollers of adjacent links a support plane for the transported objects is formed. In the region of at least one longitudinal side of the links deflection elements are provided, which project between the height levels of the supporting rollers and the upper side of the carriers and at least one side of the supporting rollers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Krones AG
    Inventor: Roland Kaes
  • Publication number: 20130319824
    Abstract: A multi link conveyor belt for the transportation of objects like containers, bottles, packs or the like, which is formed of a plurality of pivotally interconnected links. On the upper side of the conveyor belt at least one row of supporting rollers is mounted rotatable, whose axes of rotation are parallel to the joint bolts and to the longitudinal sides of the carriers of the links. Together with the supporting rollers of adjacent links a support plane for the transported objects is formed. In the region of at least one longitudinal side of the links deflection elements are provided, which project between the height levels of the supporting rollers and the upper side of the carriers and at least one side of the supporting rollers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: KRONES AG
    Inventor: Roland Kaes
  • Patent number: 8393458
    Abstract: A guide arrangement for guiding moving containers, includes at least one guide element which extends in a predefined extension direction at least in some sections along the transport path of the containers, and at least one holding device which holds the guide element at a predetermined position relative to the transport path. The holding device has a clamp element which clamps the guide element, wherein the clamp element bears against the guide element in a direction perpendicular to the extension direction, and the guide element has in its cross-section two holding sections and a wall section which is formed between these holding sections and in one piece with these holding sections, wherein these holding sections are curved at least by 90° and an outer circumference of the holding sections is in contact with the clamp element at least in some sections, and the guide element has a recess which is formed by the wall section and the hold sections and by which a further guide device can be held.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Krones AG
    Inventors: Roland Kaes, Thomas Wollny, Thomas Lehner, Robert Wagner
  • Patent number: 8272497
    Abstract: An apparatus (1) for conveying packages (10), comprising a first conveying device (4) which conveys the packages (10) in a predefined conveying direction (r), and a rotating device (6) which rotates at least some of the packages (10) by a predefined angle of rotation with respect to a predefined axis of rotation, wherein the rotating device (6) comprises at least one gripping device (12) which grips the packages (10) for the rotation process. According to the invention, the conveying speed of the first conveying device (4) is synchronised with a movement speed of the gripping device (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Krones AG
    Inventors: Roland Kaes, Walter Oberpriller
  • Publication number: 20100258409
    Abstract: The invention relates to a guide arrangement for guiding moving containers, comprising at least one guide element (4) which extends in a predefined extension direction (E) at least in some sections along the transport path of the containers, and at least one holding device (10) which holds the guide element (4) at a predetermined position relative to the transport path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2008
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Inventors: Roland Käs, Thomeas Wollny, Thomas Lehner, Robert Wagner
  • Publication number: 20100147650
    Abstract: An apparatus (1) for conveying packages (10), comprising a first conveying device (4) which conveys the packages (10) in a predefined conveying direction (r), and a rotating device (6) which rotates at least some of the packages (10) by a predefined angle of rotation with respect to a predefined axis of rotation, wherein the rotating device (6) comprises at least one gripping device (12) which grips the packages (10) for the rotation process. According to the invention, the conveying speed of the first conveying device (4) is synchronised with a movement speed of the gripping device (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2008
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Inventors: Roland Kaes, Walter Oberpriller