Patents by Inventor Thomas Joehren

Thomas Joehren 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).

  • Method and container conveyor for rearranging a container flow, and device having same
    Patent number: 9809396
    Abstract: A method for separating containers in a densely packed container flow from each other so that they are spaced by a defined distance includes using a compartment star to place the containers on a rearrangement portion and then sweeping the containers forward using catch elements that move along the rearrangement portion so that they arrive at an inlet star with a separation that enables them to be picked up by a waiting inlet-star receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: KHS GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Joehren, Thomas Nitsch
  • METHOD AND CONTAINER CONVEYOR FOR REARRANGING A CONTAINER FLOW, AND DEVICE HAVING SAME
    Publication number: 20160221765
    Abstract: A method for separating containers in a densely packed container flow from each other so that they are spaced by a defined distance includes using a compartment star to place the containers on a rearrangement portion and then sweeping the containers forward using catch elements that move along the rearrangement portion so that they arrive at an inlet star with a separation that enables them to be picked up by a waiting inlet-star receptacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2014
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Thomas Joehren, Thomas Nitsch