Patents by Inventor Ullrich Marahrens

Ullrich Marahrens 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).

  • Unit for use in automatic container return systems
    Patent number: 7467705
    Abstract: Unit for automated container recovery machines, such as for receiving returnable bottles and cans, includes a conveyor device for transporting the returnable containers horizontally in the direction of their longitudinal axes and for rotating the containers about their longitudinal axes. The aim is to provide an additional unit of this type. To achieve this, the conveyor device includes one or more continuous conveyer chains which are adjacent to one another and include support elements and conveyor members which are situated on the support elements. The conveyor members can be rotated about an axis that extends in the longitudinal direction of the conveyor device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2008
    Assignee: Wincor Nixdorf International GmbH
    Inventors: Bernhard Lutz, Ullrich Marahrens
  • Unit for use in automatic container return systems
    Publication number: 20060225991
    Abstract: Unit for automated container recovery machines, such as for receiving returnable bottles and cans, includes a conveyor device for transporting the returnable containers horizontally in the direction of their longitudinal axes and for rotating the containers about their longitudinal axes. The aim is to provide an additional unit of this type. To achieve this, the conveyor device includes one or more continuous conveyer chains which are adjacent to one another and include support elements and conveyor members which are situated on the support elements. The conveyor members can be rotated about an axis that extends in the longitudinal direction of the conveyor device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2006
    Publication date: October 12, 2006
    Inventors: Bernhard Lutz, Ullrich Marahrens