Patents by Inventor Timm Kirchhoff
Timm Kirchhoff 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: 9643798Abstract: A method for conveying goods to be conveyed with a cellular wheel sluice, wherein in a housing, the goods to be conveyed are conveyed with rotor blades of the rotating cellular wheel, and sealing lips of the rotor blades abut against at least one sealing surface of the housing. During the transport of certain goods to be conveyed, such a sealing surface and/or sealing lips can be used which are formed from an abrasive material that is contained in the goods to be conveyed.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2016Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignee: KRONES AGInventor: Timm Kirchhoff
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Publication number: 20170008708Abstract: A method for conveying goods to be conveyed with a cellular wheel sluice, wherein in a housing, the goods to be conveyed are conveyed with rotor blades of the rotating cellular wheel, and sealing lips of the rotor blades abut against at least one sealing surface of the housing. During the transport of certain goods to be conveyed, such a sealing surface and/or sealing lips can be used which are formed from an abrasive material that is contained in the goods to be conveyed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2016Publication date: January 12, 2017Inventor: Timm Kirchhoff
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Patent number: 9352363Abstract: The present invention relates to a device (1) for cleaning plastic chips, comprising a container (2) for the reception of the plastic chips and a stirring device (4) which is rotatably arranged about a rotational axis (400) in the container for stirring the plastic chips, wherein the stirring device (4) has a rotational body (5) which extends along the rotational axis (400), wherein the rotational body (5) has a cross section having a varying distance (a) from the rotational axis (400).Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2012Date of Patent: May 31, 2016Assignee: KRONES AGInventors: Timm Kirchhoff, Frank Rossen, Matthias Seul
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Publication number: 20140044495Abstract: A method for conveying goods to be conveyed with a cellular wheel sluice, where in a housing, the goods to be conveyed are conveyed with rotor blades of the rotating cellular wheel, and sealing lips of the rotor blades abut against at least one sealing surface of the housing, and where during the transport of certain goods to be conveyed, a sealing surface and/or sealing lips can be used which are formed from an abrasive material that is contained in the goods to be conveyed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2013Publication date: February 13, 2014Inventor: Timm Kirchhoff
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Patent number: 8574371Abstract: A method for cleaning containers, in particular bottles of glass or plastics, and a cleaning machine with at least one cleaning medium, with the containers cleaned at least in one station preferential for the cleaning result and/or in a procedure step with at least essentially chemical-free cleaning media. The cleaning medium is advantageously a granular material, in particular granular ice, carried under pressure with compressed air or compressed water. The cleaning machine suited for carrying out the method includes downstream of an unpacking and presoaking station, a pre-cleaning station with a high pressure water blasting pre-cleaning section, and subsequently an intensive cleaning station with at least one intensive cleaning section to which a pressure blasting system for chemical-free, granular material and a carrier medium are associated, and a disinfection station following the intensive cleaning station.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2010Date of Patent: November 5, 2013Assignee: Krones AGInventors: Cornelia Folz, Jan Momsen, Heinz Humele, Timm Kirchhoff, Klaus-Karl Wasmuht, Bernd Hansen, Thomas Islinger, Christoph Weinholzer
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Patent number: 8505561Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate to an apparatus for cleaning bulk material, comprising a container for receiving the bulk material, a filling opening which is arranged in an upper region of the container, at least one stirring device which is arranged in the interior of the container and such that it can rotate with respect to the container, and at least one discharge device via which the bulk material can be removed from the container, wherein the discharge device is arranged below the filling opening. According to the embodiments of the invention, at least one feed is provided, via which a cleaning liquid can be introduced into the container, wherein the feed is arranged above the discharge device.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2008Date of Patent: August 13, 2013Assignee: Krones AGInventors: Timm Kirchhoff, Arne Haase
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Patent number: 8109281Abstract: A cleaning assembly for containers, particularly for bottles, having a conveying device on which the containers are arranged by means of a receptacle means. To economically and ecologically improve the cleaning assembly, the receptacle means contains a liquid-tight tubular for an individual cleaning of the containers.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2009Date of Patent: February 7, 2012Assignee: Krones AGInventors: Heinz Humele, Franz Gmeiner, Kersten Thomas, Uerike Thoms, legal representative, Timm Kirchhoff, Bernd Hansen, Jan Momsen
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Patent number: 8104645Abstract: A device for discharging granular material, has a receptacle into which the granular material may be introduced, with a separation grid, which is disposed in the receptacle, and an intermediate plate, which is disposed beneath the separation grid. The intermediate plate is equipped with a through-opening for the granular material, and with an aperture, which is provided beneath the intermediate plate and through which the granular material may be removed from the receptacle. The intermediate plate is disposed to be rotatable relative to the separation grid and the separation grid is disposed to be stationary relative to the receptacle.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2008Date of Patent: January 31, 2012Assignee: Krones AGInventors: Jan Momsen, Norbert Peters, Timm Kirchhoff, Arne Haase
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Patent number: 7981941Abstract: A method for reprocessing used PET bottles having the step of shredding the bottles to form plastic flakes, sorting the plastic flakes according to at least one criterion into at least two partial quantities, and performing an individual processing treatment including a decontamination treatment. The device permits performing the method whereby it is possible to separate the plastic flakes produced from the threaded part of a PET bottle, these flakes being more difficult to purify, from the lighter plastic flakes from the wall of the bottle, which have a thin wall and are easier to purify, and treating them further in separate reprocessing steps.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2011Date of Patent: July 19, 2011Assignee: Krones AGInventors: Thomas Friedlaender, Maren Hofferbert, Timm Kirchhoff
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Patent number: 7973092Abstract: A method for reprocessing used PET bottles having the steps of shredding the bottles to form plastic flakes, sorting the plastic flakes according to at least one criterion into at least two partial quantities, and performing an individual processing treatment including a decontamination treatment. The device permits performing the method whereby it is possible to separate the plastic flakes produced from the threaded part of a PET bottle, these flakes being more difficult to purify, from the lighter plastic flakes from the wall of the bottle, which have a thin wall and are easier to purify, and treating them further in separate reprocessing steps.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2004Date of Patent: July 5, 2011Assignee: Krones AGInventors: Thomas Friedlaender, Maren Hofferbert, Timm Kirchhoff
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Publication number: 20110127362Abstract: A method for reprocessing used PET bottles having the step of shredding the bottles to form plastic flakes, sorting the plastic flakes according to at least one criterion into at least two partial quantities, and performing an individual processing treatment including a decontamination treatment. The device permits performing the method whereby it is possible to separate the plastic flakes produced from the threaded part of a PET bottle, these flakes being more difficult to purify, from the lighter plastic flakes from the wall of the bottle, which have a thin wall and are easier to purify, and treating them further in separate reprocessing steps.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2011Publication date: June 2, 2011Applicant: KRONES AGInventors: Thomas Friedlaender, Maren Hofferbert, Timm Kirchhoff
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Publication number: 20110067730Abstract: A method for cleaning containers, in particular bottles of glass or plastics, and a cleaning machine with at least one cleaning medium, with the containers cleaned at least in one station preferential for the cleaning result and/or in a procedure step with at least essentially chemical-free cleaning media. The cleaning medium is advantageously a granular material, in particular granular ice, carried under pressure with compressed air or compressed water. The cleaning machine suited for carrying out the method includes downstream of an unpacking and presoaking station, a pre-cleaning station with a high pressure water blasting pre-cleaning section, and subsequently an intensive cleaning station with at least one intensive cleaning section to which a pressure blasting system for chemical-free, granular material and a carrier medium are associated, and a disinfection station following the intensive cleaning station.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2010Publication date: March 24, 2011Applicant: KRONES AGInventors: Cornelia Folz, Jan Momsen, Heinz Humele, Timm Kirchhoff, Klaus-Karl Wasmuht, Bernd Hansen, Thomas Islinger, Christoph Weinholzer
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Publication number: 20100224575Abstract: An improved device and a method for processing cleaning fluids, with the device including at least one flushable coarse filter for coarsely filtering the cleaning fluid, a cross-flow filter for finely filtering the coarse filtrate from the at least one coarse filter, a return line through which the coarse filtrate is fed through the cross-flow filter in a circuit, a flushing device for flushing the coarse filter, and a drain branching off from the circuit and connected to the flushing device for flushing the coarse filter with the coarse filtrate fed through the cross-flow filter in the circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2008Publication date: September 9, 2010Inventors: Martin Nissen, Klaus-Karl Wasmuht, Kurt Stippler, Cornelia Folz, Jan Momsen, Timm Kirchhoff
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Publication number: 20090288686Abstract: A cleaning assembly for containers, particularly for bottles, having a conveying device on which the containers are arranged by means of a receptacle means. To economically and ecologically improve the cleaning assembly, the receptacle means contains a liquid-tight tubular for an individual cleaning of the containers.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2009Publication date: November 26, 2009Applicant: KRONES AGInventors: Heinz Humele, Franz Gmeiner, Kersten Thoms, Uerike Thomas, Timm Kirchhoff, Bernd Hansen, Jan Momsen
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Publication number: 20090107894Abstract: The invention relates to a device (1) for discharging granular material, with a receptacle (2) into which the granular material may be introduced, with a separation grid (4), which is disposed in the receptacle (2), and an intermediate plate (6), which is disposed beneath the separation grid (4), wherein the intermediate plate (6) is equipped with a through-opening (5) for the granular material, and with an aperture, which is provided beneath the intermediate plate (6) and through which the granular material may be removed from the receptacle (2). According to the invention, the intermediate plate (6) is disposed to be rotatable relative to the separation grid (4) and the separation grid (4) is disposed to be stationary relative to the receptacle (2).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2008Publication date: April 30, 2009Inventors: Jan Momsen, Norbert Peters, Timm Kirchhoff, Arne Haase
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Publication number: 20090101169Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate to an apparatus for cleaning bulk material, comprising a container for receiving the bulk material, a filling opening which is arranged in an upper region of the container, at least one stirring device which is arranged in the interior of the container and such that it can rotate with respect to the container, and at least one discharge device via which the bulk material can be removed from the container, wherein the discharge device is arranged below the filling opening. According to the embodiments of the invention, at least one feed is provided, via which a cleaning liquid can be introduced into the container, wherein the feed is arranged above the discharge device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2008Publication date: April 23, 2009Applicant: KRONES AGInventors: Timm Kirchhoff, Arne Haase
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Publication number: 20070123596Abstract: A method for reprocessing used PET bottles having the step of shredding the bottles to form plastic flakes, sorting the plastic flakes according to at least one criterion into at least two partial quantities, and performing an individual processing treatment including a decontamination treatment. The device permits performing the method whereby it is possible to separate the plastic flakes produced from the threaded part of a PET bottle, these flakes being more difficult to purify, from the lighter plastic flakes from the wall of the bottle, which have a thin wall and are easier to purify, and treating them further in separate reprocessing steps.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2004Publication date: May 31, 2007Applicant: KRONES AGInventors: Thomas Friedlaender, Maren Hofferbert, Timm Kirchhoff