Patents by Inventor Thomas Hoellriegl
Thomas Hoellriegl 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: 11052595Abstract: Disclosed is a method for molding plastic preforms into plastic containers using a blow mould assembly including a blow mould unit, wherein a part of the blow mould unit is retained on a blow mould holder element using negative pressure.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2018Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Inventors: Rupert Meinzinger, Klaus Voth, Thomas Albrecht, Erik Blochmann, Martin Seger, Konrad Senn, Frank Winzinger, Matthias Wallner, Christian Stoiber, Harald Steinberger, Thomas Hoellriegl, Hans-Juergen Fleishmann
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Patent number: 11045994Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for deforming plastics parisons to form plastics containers, having a blow-molding device which is arranged at least indirectly on a main shaft which is pivotable about a pivot axis, which blow molding device has at least two mold supports, a base element and two blow mold parts, wherein the base element and the blow mold parts are suitable for forming a cavity within which the plastics parisons are deformable to form the plastic containers, and the base element is arranged on a base receptacle, and having a coupling device which couples an opening movement of the blow mold parts to a raising and lowering movement of the base part relative to the blow mold parts.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2016Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: KRONES AGInventor: Thomas Höellriegl
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Patent number: 11034076Abstract: Provided is a machine and method for reshaping plastic parisons into plastic containers, with a mold which has a cavity for the plastic parison to be reshaped, wherein this mold has at least two blow mold parts, wherein each of these blow mold parts has an inner wall which is suitable for forming a region of the plastic parison to be reshaped, wherein these blow mold parts are mounted movably with respect to one another between an open position, in which the blow mold parts are at least partially separated from one another, and a closed position, in which the blow mold parts abut one another, in order together to form the cavity for reshaping the plastic parisons.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2019Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: KRONES AGInventors: Klaus Voth, Armin Buess, Simon Moewes, Konrad Senn, Andreas Brunner, Thomas Hoellriegl
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Publication number: 20200298460Abstract: Disclosed is a machine for reshaping plastic preforms into plastic containers with at least one reshaping station, which has a blow moulding arrangement inside which plastic preforms can be reshaped into plastic containers by application of a flowable medium, and with an application device which is configured for applying a flowable medium to the plastic preforms, and with a valve arrangement with at least two valve devices which is configured for feeding the flowable medium under at least two different pressures to the plastic preform during the reshaping thereof. At least one valve device has at least one valve piston which is movable with respect to a valve housing between two valve positions, and a check piston which is movable between at least two positions is arranged on this valve piston.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2020Publication date: September 24, 2020Inventors: Thomas HOELLRIEGL, Benedikt HENGL, Konrad SENN, Armin BUESS
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Publication number: 20200238591Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for processing containers and in particular for reshaping plastic preforms into plastic containers, including a transport device which transports the containers along a predetermined transport path, wherein this transport device has a movable support, on which a plurality of processing stations are arranged, which in each case are suitable and intended for processing the plastic preforms, with a clean room, which surrounds at least portions of the transport path of the plastic preforms and which is delimited by at least one wall relative to the environment. Further, the apparatus has at least one inspection device for inspecting the containers, wherein this inspection device has an image capturing device, wherein this image capturing device is arranged at least partially outside the clean room and monitors at least one region of the containers through at least one wall of the clean room.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2018Publication date: July 30, 2020Inventors: Thomas Höllriegl, Robert Schmitt, Günter Frankenberger, Andreas Eichenseher
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Publication number: 20200130250Abstract: Provided is a machine and method for reshaping plastic parisons into plastic containers, with a mold which has a cavity for the plastic parison to be reshaped, wherein this mold has at least two blow mold parts, wherein each of these blow mold parts has an inner wall which is suitable for forming a region of the plastic parison to be reshaped, wherein these blow mold parts are mounted movably with respect to one another between an open position, in which the blow mold parts are at least partially separated from one another, and a closed position, in which the blow mold parts abut one another, in order together to form the cavity for reshaping the plastic parisons.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2019Publication date: April 30, 2020Inventors: Klaus VOTH, Armin BUESS, Simon MOEWES, Konrad SENN, Andreas BRUNNER, Thomas HOELLRIEGL
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Publication number: 20190330039Abstract: Machine (1) for distributing flowable media to containers with a housing (2), with a transport device (12) for transporting the containers (10) which is arranged at least partially inside the housing (2), wherein this transport device has a rotatable carrier (14) with a distributor device (4) which is arranged inside this housing (2) an accommodates at least one inlet (42) for the flowable medium and a plurality of outlets (44) to which the flowable medium can be distributed, and with a supply conduit (6) which is suitable and intended for supplying the flowable medium to the inlet (42). According to the invention the distributor device (4) is non-rotatably connected to the carrier (14).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2017Publication date: October 31, 2019Inventors: Juergen Soellner, Waldemar Suppes, Florian Geltinger, Thomas Hoellriegl, Andreas Brunner
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Patent number: 10437267Abstract: A pressure regulator device, particularly a dome-loaded pressure regulator, regulating a blowing pressure in a blowmolding machine, including a regulator chamber. The regulator chamber includes a primary pressure port for introduction of primary medium into the regulator chamber with primary pressure, and a secondary pressure port for discharging primary medium from the regulator chamber with secondary pressure. A regulator piston is mounted displaceably inside the regulator chamber, movable into an open and a closed position by a switch position of a valve control device for controlling and/or setting the primary and/or secondary pressure. The valve control device includes a control chamber, and a sealing device arranged at a lower movement stop inside the control chamber between the secondary pressure port and the control means, such that contact of the primary medium with the control means is prevented at least partly, preferably completely, independently of the control pressure and/or primary pressure.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2015Date of Patent: October 8, 2019Inventors: Andreas Brunner, Thomas Hoellriegl
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Publication number: 20190111608Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for deforming plastics parisons to form plastics containers, having a blow-molding device which is arranged at least indirectly on a main shaft which is pivotable about a pivot axis, which blow molding device has at least two mold supports, a base element and two blow mold parts, wherein the base element and the blow mold parts are suitable for forming a cavity within which the plastics parisons are deformable to form the plastic containers, and the base element is arranged on a base receptacle, and having a coupling device which couples an opening movement of the blow mold parts to a raising and lowering movement of the base part relative to the blow mold parts.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2016Publication date: April 18, 2019Inventor: Thomas HÖELLRIEGL
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Publication number: 20190054678Abstract: Disclosed is a method for molding plastic preforms into plastic containers using a blow mould assembly including a blow mould unit, wherein a part of the blow mould unit is retained on a blow mould holder element using negative pressure.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2018Publication date: February 21, 2019Inventors: Rupert Meinzinger, Klaus Voth, Thomas Albrecht, Erik Blochmann, Martin Seger, Konrad Senn, Frank Winzinger, Matthias Wallner, Christian Stoiber, Harald Steinberger, Thomas Hoellriegl, Hans-Juergen Fleishmann
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Patent number: 10173382Abstract: A blow molding machine with a stationary and a rotating part, comprising a tempering device for tempering blow molds of the blow molding machine using a medium, and a respective method, characterized in that the tempering device is arranged within the blow molding machine.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2013Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Assignee: Krones AGInventors: Thomas Höllriegl, Andreas Brunner
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Patent number: 10155337Abstract: A blowing mold array includes a blowing mold unit forming a cavity, inside of which plastic preforms are expanded to plastic containers. The blow mold unit includes a blowing mold retainer having at least two mold retainer elements for accommodating parts of the blowing mold unit, and a locking mechanism to arrest at least one part of the blowing mold unit against at least one mold retainer element. The locking mechanism includes an engagement element that can be pivoted and/or shifted relative to a default axis, which in an arrested state abuts a segment of a part of the blowing mold unit. The locking mechanism has an actuating element to loosen the arrest between the mold retaining element and the blowing mold unit. Actuation of the actuating element is coupled with actuation of the engagement element.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2014Date of Patent: December 18, 2018Assignee: KRONES AGInventors: Rupert Meinzinger, Klaus Voth, Thomas Albrecht, Erik Blochmann, Martin Seger, Konrad Senn, Frank Winzinger, Matthias Wallner, Christian Stoiber, Harald Steinberger, Thomas Hoellriegl, Hans-Juergen Fleischmann
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Patent number: 9969117Abstract: Disclosed are a device for reshaping preforms to plastic containers (2), a transport device (1), as well as a method for transporting plastic containers (2) or preforms. The device (100) for reshaping preforms into plastic containers (2) comprises at least two blow moulds (81) in which the preforms are expanded into plastic containers, arranged on a circumferentially driven blowing wheel (80), a heater (50) for heating the preforms, and a transport device (1) for the plastic containers (2) or preforms.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2014Date of Patent: May 15, 2018Assignee: Krones AGInventors: Thomas Hoellriegl, Harald Effenberger
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Patent number: 9849623Abstract: Hollow part manufacturing machine includes at least one mold in which hollow parts can be manufactured by application of a pressurized medium, a valve unit, having at least two valves, wherein an inlet of a second valve is connected to a second pressure accumulator, which is pressurized under a second pressure, and an outlet of the second valve is connected to a blow nozzle via a channel. The inlet of a first valve is connected to a first pressure accumulator that is under a first pressure and the outlet of the first valve is also connected to the blow nozzle via a channel. During at least a part of the molding process, the blow nozzle seals the material to be molded, and/or the mold, relative to the environment.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2015Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: KRONES AGInventors: Eduard Handschuh, Paul Brinster, Thomas Hoellriegl, Christoph Brandl
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Patent number: 9403312Abstract: An apparatus (1) for the shaping of plastics material pre-forms (10) into plastics material containers (10a), with at least one shaping station (8) which has a blow molding device (4) which forms a cavity, inside which the plastics material pre-forms (10) are capable of being shaped into the plastics material containers (10a) by being acted upon with a gaseous medium, wherein the blow molding device (4) is constructed in several parts and has at least one first blow mold part (4a) and one second blow mold part (4b), and wherein the shaping station (8) has a blow mold carrier device (6) for holding the blow mold parts (4a, 4b), wherein the blow mold carrier device (6) has a first carrier part (6a) and a second carrier part (6b) which are movable with respect to each other in order to open and close the blow molding device (4), and wherein at least one coolant channel (7) is provided which is used for conveying a flowable coolant for cooling the blow molding device (4) and/or the blow mold carrier device (6), wType: GrantFiled: October 31, 2014Date of Patent: August 2, 2016Assignee: KRONES AGInventors: Andreas Brunner, Thomas Hoellriegl
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Publication number: 20160139613Abstract: A pressure regulator device, particularly a dome-loaded pressure regulator, regulating a blowing pressure in a blowmolding machine, including a regulator chamber. The regulator chamber includes a primary pressure port for introduction of primary medium into the regulator chamber with primary pressure, and a secondary pressure port for discharging primary medium from the regulator chamber with secondary pressure. A regulator piston is mounted displaceably inside the regulator chamber, movable into an open and a closed position by a switch position of a valve control device for controlling and/or setting the primary and/or secondary pressure. The valve control device includes a control chamber, and a sealing device arranged at a lower movement stop inside the control chamber between the secondary pressure port and the control means, such that contact of the primary medium with the control means is prevented at least partly, preferably completely, independently of the control pressure and/or primary pressure.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2015Publication date: May 19, 2016Inventors: Andreas Brunner, Thomas Hoellriegl
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Publication number: 20160107368Abstract: Hollow part manufacturing machine includes at least one mould in which hollow parts can be manufactured by application of a pressurised medium, a valve unit, having at least two valves, wherein an inlet of a second valve is connected to a second pressure accumulator, which is pressurised under a second pressure, and an outlet of the second valve is connected to a blow nozzle via a channel. The inlet of a first valve is connected to a first pressure accumulator that is under a first pressure and the outlet of the first valve is also connected to the blow nozzle via a channel. During at least a part of the moulding process, the blow nozzle seals the material to be moulded, and/or the mould, relative to the environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2015Publication date: April 21, 2016Inventors: Eduard Handschuh, Paul Brinster, Thomas Hoellriegl, Christoph Brandl
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Patent number: 9096007Abstract: An apparatus is provided for the shaping of plastics material containers, with a movable carrier on which are arranged a plurality of shaping stations for the shaping of plastics material pre-forms into plastics material containers, wherein these shaping stations have blow mold carrier parts movable with respect to each other for opening and closing the shaping stations, and wherein the shaping stations have a locking mechanism for holding the shaping stations in a closed state.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2013Date of Patent: August 4, 2015Assignee: KRONES AGInventors: Thomas Philipp, Thomas Spitzer, Florian Geltinger, Thomas Hoellriegl
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Patent number: 9056724Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for handling containers. The apparatus comprises a moveable carrier, a plurality of treatment stations arranged on the moveable carrier for treating the containers, each treatment station having at least one element that is moveable in relation to the carrier, and a stationary guide curve. The elements are temporarily coupled to the guide curve. A movement between a treatment station of the plurality of treatment stations and the guide curve translates to a movement of the at least one element. A coupling device comprises at least one guide roller which at least temporarily contacts the guide curve. At least one of the guide roller or the guide curve includes an imidized polymer material.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2014Date of Patent: June 16, 2015Assignee: KRONES, AGInventors: Thomas Hoellriegl, Florian Geltinger, Thomas Spitzer
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Patent number: D745904Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2014Date of Patent: December 22, 2015Assignee: Krones AGInventors: Florian Geltinger, Heinrich Deyerl, Thomas Hoellriegl, Thomas Philipp, Gerhard Schuster, Erik Blochmann, Maria Lindner