Patents by Inventor Thomas Stienen

Thomas Stienen 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).

  • Publication number: 20040194431
    Abstract: Beverage filling plant comprising a plurality of beverage filling positions, each beverage filling position comprising a beverage filling device for filling bottles with liquid beverage filling material; said filling devices comprising apparatus being configured to introduce a predetermined flow of liquid beverage filling material into the interior of bottles to a substantially predetermined level of liquid beverage filling material; said apparatus configured to introduce a predetermined flow of liquid beverage filling material comprising apparatus being configured to terminate the filling of beverage bottles upon liquid beverage filling material reaching said substantially predetermined level in bottles; a first conveyer arrangement being configured and disposed to move inspected bottles from said inspection machine to said filling machine; a closing station being configured to close filled bottles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2003
    Publication date: October 7, 2004
    Inventors: Klaus Kramer, Lutz Deckert, Thomas Stienen
  • Publication number: 20040123955
    Abstract: A bottling plant for filling bottles with a liquid beverage filling material and a labelling station for labelling bottles, and like containers, with the labelling station processing single-sheet labels. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b), “A brief abstract of the technical disclosure in the specification must commence on a separate sheet, preferably following the claims, under the heading “Abstract of the Disclosure.” The purpose of the abstract is to enable the Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and gist of the technical disclosure. The abstract shall not be used for interpreting the scope of the claims.” Therefore, the abstract is not intended to limit the claims in any manner and should not be interpreted as limiting the claims in any manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2003
    Publication date: July 1, 2004
    Inventors: Klaus Kramer, Heinz-Michael Zwilling, Thomas Stienen