Patents by Inventor Stefan Hross

Stefan Hross 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).

  • Device and method for determining the friction between plastic hollow bodies of the same material composition
    Patent number: 8869589
    Abstract: A device (1) and a method for determining the friction between plastic hollow bodies (2) with the same material composition. For this purpose, at least one plastic hollow body (2S) is rigidly clamped in parallel to its longitudinal axis (LS) by means of bilateral clamping jaws (4). A linearly moveable plastic hollow body (2B) lies on the plastic hollow body (2S). The linearly and not in parallel to the longitudinal axis moveable plastic hollow body (2B) is impinged with a force (FG). The moveable plastic hollow body (2B) presses with the force (FG) onto the rigidly clamped plastic hollow body (2S). The neck area (3) of the moveable plastic hollow body (2B) is connected with a force measurement unit (6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Krones AG
    Inventors: Ulrich Lappe, Florian Wickenhoefer, Stefan Hross, Jochen Forsthoevel
  • DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE FRICTION BETWEEN PLASTIC HOLLOW BODIES OF THE SAME MATERIAL COMPOSITION
    Publication number: 20120186325
    Abstract: A device (1) and a method for determining the friction between plastic hollow bodies (2) with the same material composition. For this purpose, at least one plastic hollow body (2S) is rigidly clamped in parallel to its longitudinal axis (LS) by means of bilateral clamping jaws (4). A linearly moveable plastic hollow body (2B) lies on the plastic hollow body (2S). The linearly and not in parallel to the longitudinal axis moveable plastic hollow body (2B) is impinged with a force (FG). The moveable plastic hollow body (2B) presses with the force (FG) onto the rigidly clamped plastic hollow body (2S). The neck area (3) of the moveable plastic hollow body (2B) is connected with a force measurement unit (6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2012
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: KRONES AG
    Inventors: Ulrich Lappe, Florian Wickenhoefer, Stefan Hross, Jochen Forsthoevel