Patents by Inventor Thomas KNITL

Thomas KNITL 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).

  • Filling member with changeover system from free-flow to screen outlet
    Patent number: 11274024
    Abstract: A filling member for filling a container with a filling product, for example in a beverage filling system, includes a product outlet which is designed to dispense the filling product into a container located thereunder; and an equipment portion which as a first equipment means includes a screen device with a screen and which is designed to transfer the screen as required into a screen state, in which the screen is located between the product outlet and the container so that the filling product is filtered by the screen when introduced into the container, and out of the screen state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: KRONES AG
    Inventors: Thomas Knitl, Juergen Soellner, Sven Fischer
  • FILLING MEMBER WITH CHANGEOVER SYSTEM FROM FREE-FLOW TO SCREEN OUTLET
    Publication number: 20210316977
    Abstract: A filling member for filling a container with a filling product, for example in a beverage filling system, includes a product outlet which is designed to dispense the filling product into a container located thereunder; and an equipment portion which as a first equipment means includes a screen device with a screen and which is designed to transfer the screen as required into a screen state, in which the screen is located between the product outlet and the container so that the filling product is filtered by the screen when introduced into the container, and out of the screen state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas KNITL, Juergen SOELLNER, Sven FISCHER
  • Filling device for filling a container to be filled with a filling product in a filling product filling plant
    Patent number: 11040861
    Abstract: The invention relates to a filling device for filling a container to be filled with a filling product in a filling product filling plant, comprising at least one filling valve for dosing the filling product into the container that is to be filled, as well as a sterilization device for sterilizing at least a portion of the at least one filling valve, wherein a contactless temperature sensor is provided for contactlessly measuring the temperature of the filling valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: KRONES AG
    Inventors: Sebastian Baumgartner, Juergen Soellner, Thomas Weber, Thomas Knitl, Bernd Schafaczek
  • FILLING DEVICE FOR FILLING A CONTAINER TO BE FILLED WITH A FILLING PRODUCT IN A FILLING PRODUCT FILLING PLANT
    Publication number: 20200062566
    Abstract: The invention relates to a filling device for filling a container to be filled with a filling product in a filling product filling plant, comprising at least one filling valve for dosing the filling product into the container that is to be filled, as well as a sterilization device for sterilizing at least a portion of the at least one filling valve, wherein a contactless temperature sensor is provided for contactlessly measuring the temperature of the filling valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Sebastian BAUMGARTNER, Juergen SOELLNER, Thomas WEBER, Thomas KNITL, Bernd SCHAFACZEK