Patents by Inventor Ulrich Lappe

Ulrich Lappe 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: 20120186325
    Abstract: A device (1) and a method for determining the friction between plastic hollow bodies (2) with the same material composition. For this purpose, at least one plastic hollow body (2S) is rigidly clamped in parallel to its longitudinal axis (LS) by means of bilateral clamping jaws (4). A linearly moveable plastic hollow body (2B) lies on the plastic hollow body (2S). The linearly and not in parallel to the longitudinal axis moveable plastic hollow body (2B) is impinged with a force (FG). The moveable plastic hollow body (2B) presses with the force (FG) onto the rigidly clamped plastic hollow body (2S). The neck area (3) of the moveable plastic hollow body (2B) is connected with a force measurement unit (6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2012
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: KRONES AG
    Inventors: Ulrich Lappe, Florian Wickenhoefer, Stefan Hross, Jochen Forsthoevel
  • Publication number: 20120126456
    Abstract: An apparatus for the conditioning of plastics material pre-forms with a tempering space for receiving a plurality of plastics material pre-forms, with a supply device a removal device, and a conveying device which conveys the plastics material pre-forms from the supply device to the removal device in such a way that each plastics material pre-form remains in the tempering space for a preset duration of the dwell period. The temperature of the plastics material pre-forms upon leaving the removal device is substantially constant irrespective of a duration of the dwell period of the plastics material pre-forms in the tempering space and the conveying device is designed in such a way that each plastics material perform remains in the tempering space for a period of time of at least five minutes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2011
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: KRONES AG
    Inventors: Konrad Senn, Florian Wickenhoefer, Ulrich Lappe
  • Patent number: 8163225
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for manufacturing plastic containers, where the plastic containers are produced from aplastic material such as recycled plastic. The plastic preforms are heated in a heating unit and expanded into plastic containers in an expansion device. An infrared absorption degree of the plastic material or of the plastic preforms produced from said plastic material is then examined at least once in the course of the production process. From this examination conclusions can be drawn with respect to the quality of the preforms and their behavior when they are being heated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Krones AG
    Inventors: Jochen Forsthovel, Rudolf Fiegler, Ulrich Lappe
  • Publication number: 20120086143
    Abstract: The invention relates to an optical thread position detection device (1) for detecting the rotational position of threads (2) of containers (3). The thread position detection device (1) comprises at least an optical detector (4a, 4b) and a positioning device (6) for the defined orientation of a longitudinal axis (L) of the containers (3) relative to the detector (4a,b), the positioning device (6) and a defined coupling area (8a,b,c) of the container (3) being connectable to one another. According to the invention the optical detector (4a,b), without coming into contact, registers items of information on at least one relative rotational position of at least one thread portion (2a), the processor device serving to generate data on the rotational position of the container, incorporating a defined reference variable and the items of information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2011
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Inventors: Gerald Huettner, Stefan Piana, Robert Schmitt, Ulrich Lappe, Gerhard Fischer
  • Publication number: 20120070522
    Abstract: An apparatus for shaping plastics material pre-forms to form plastics material containers includes a conveying device on which a plurality of blowing stations are arranged. Each of these blowing stations has a blow mould inside which a plastics material pre-form is capable of being shaped to form a plastics material container. The apparatus has a clean room inside which the plastics material pre-forms can be conveyed. The region of the conveying device on which the blowing stations are arranged is situated in the clean room, and at least one further region of the conveying device is arranged outside the clean room.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2011
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicant: KRONES AG
    Inventors: Klaus Voth, Oliver Martini, Ulrich Lappe, Juergen Soellner, Frank Winzinger, Josef Hausladen
  • Publication number: 20120042611
    Abstract: An apparatus for treating packagings, and in particular containers, may include at least one transport unit which transports the containers along a specified transport path. The transport unit includes a transport element which contacts at least an area of the containers during transport via a first contact surface. The apparatus includes at least one treatment unit which treats the containers in a specified manner. The treatment unit has a treatment element which is in contact, at least temporarily, with a surface of the container via a second contact surface. At least one of the first and second contact surfaces is designed to be germicidal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2011
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Applicant: KRONES AG
    Inventor: Ulrich LAPPE
  • Publication number: 20110309557
    Abstract: An apparatus for shaping plastics material pre-forms to form plastics material containers may include a conveying device which conveys the containers along a pre-set conveying path, a stressing device which acts upon the containers with a flowable medium in order to expand them, a reservoir for storing the flowable medium, and a supply device which delivers the flowable medium from the reservoir to the container. A valve device controls the supply of the flowable medium into the containers, in order to expand the containers. The apparatus includes a first feed line in order to supply a flowable sterilization medium to the supply line between the reservoir and the container to be treated or in a removal line for the flowable medium, which removes the flowable medium from the containers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2011
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: KRONES AG
    Inventors: Oliver Martini, Juergen Soellner, Michael Dahmen, Josef Hausladen, Ulrich Lappe, Klaus Voth
  • Publication number: 20110311675
    Abstract: A method of treating devices of a plant for producing plastics material containers may include the steps of selection of at least one treatment device, acting upon the treatment device with a sterilization temperature in order to sterilize the treatment device, supplying at least one plastics material pre-form to the treatment device, shaping the plastics material pre-form to form a plastics material container, and removal of the at least one plastics material container from the treatment device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2011
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: KRONES AG
    Inventors: Klaus Voth, Oliver Martini, Ulrich Lappe, Juergen Soellner, Frank Winzinger, Josef Hausladen
  • Publication number: 20110298145
    Abstract: A device for manufacturing plastic containers, including a clocked preform manufacturing means, a temperature control means for thermal conditioning preforms manufactured in the preform manufacturing means, and a continuously working blow molding machine, where the temperature control means is designed and/or configured such that preforms that have been manufactured in one cycle of the preform manufacturing means can be differently temperature controlled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2011
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicant: KRONES AG
    Inventors: ULRICH LAPPE, Konrad Senn
  • Publication number: 20110287126
    Abstract: An apparatus (1) for shaping plastic preforms (10) into plastic containers (20), comprising a transport device (2) on which a plurality of blow moulding stations (8) are arranged, wherein each of these blow moulding stations (8) comprises a blow mould inside which a plastic preform (10) can be shaped into a plastic container (20), wherein the apparatus (1) comprises a clean chamber (6) inside which the plastic preforms (10) can be transported. According to the invention, that region of the transport device (2) in which the blow moulding stations (8) are arranged is arranged in the clean chamber (6) and at least one further region of the transport device (2) is arranged outside the clean chamber (6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2011
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Inventors: Florian Geltinger, Josef Knott, Juergen Soellner, Eduard Handschuh, Frank Winzinger, Josef Hausladen, Ulrich Lappe, Klaus Voth, Oliver Martini
  • Publication number: 20110286899
    Abstract: An apparatus (401) for cleaning gas in blow moulding machines for shaping plastics material pre-forms to form plastics material containers. According to the invention at least one gas-processing device (416), which is capable of filtering the gas in a sterile manner and/or of reducing a quantity of an oxidative disinfecting/sterilizing agent contained in the gas flowing through and/or flowing past, is arranged in at least one gas line (402, 402a, 402b) which is a gas supply line (402a) or a gas removal line (402a) of a blowing station (8).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2011
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Inventors: Oliver Martini, Juergen Soellner, Ulrich Lappe, Michael Dahmen, Eduard Handschuh, Michael Neubauer
  • Patent number: 7905719
    Abstract: Blow mold for producing plastic containers, having a base body in the interior of which a body of the container to be produced can be accommodated and the inside wall of which completely surrounds the container that is to be produced, such that the blow mold has a ring for supporting a neck of the container with respect to the blow mold, along with a spacer device protruding inward with respect to the circumferential edge of the ring, for preventing the body of the container from coming in contact with the inside wall of the blow mold in the event of tilting of the container with respect to the blow mold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: Krones AG
    Inventors: Ulrich Lappe, Helmut Asbrand
  • Publication number: 20110037187
    Abstract: An apparatus for transforming plastic preforms into containers may include at least one blow mould which forms a cavity, inside which the plastic preforms can be transformed into containers. The apparatus may include a pressure application device for applying a medium to the plastic preforms in order to expand the preforms against an inner wall of the blow mould delimiting the cavity. The apparatus may include a stretching rod for stretching the plastic preforms in the longitudinal direction. The apparatus may include a cleaning device for cleaning regions of the blow mould. The cleaning device may include at least one outlet opening for a cleaning medium for cleaning the blow mould, and this outlet opening is arranged at least at times inside the blow mould.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2010
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Applicant: KRONES AG
    Inventors: Frank Winzinger, Ulrich Lappe
  • Publication number: 20100295217
    Abstract: The invention discloses a method of heating a preform (50) of thermoplastic material prior to blow molding the same to form a container, with the preform (50) being held at a threaded region (58) during heating thereof. A neck portion (48) of the preform (50) close to the threaded region (58) is temporarily heated more strongly as compared to other regions. The invention further relates to a tempering device for heating such a preform (50), including at least one radiation and/or heat source acting on the preform (50) and defining several impact regions on the preform (50) with different heating intensities each. The preform (50) has associated therewith at least one reflector (52) disposed in the threaded (58) and/or neck region (48) for deflecting radiation proportions piercing the neck region (48) and for heating the neck region (48) on an inside of the preform (50).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2010
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicant: KRONES AG
    Inventors: Jochen Forsthoevel, Ulrich Lappe, Jochen Hirdina, Peter Knapp, Konrad Senn, Gerald Huettner
  • Publication number: 20090261513
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for manufacturing plastic containers, where the plastic containers are produced from a plastic material such as recycled plastic. The plastic preforms are heated in a heating unit and expanded into plastic containers in an expansion device. An infrared absorption degree of the plastic material or of the plastic preforms produced from said plastic material is then examined at least once in the course of the production process. From this examination conclusions can be drawn with respect to the quality of the preforms and their behavior when they are being heated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2009
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Applicant: KRONES AG
    Inventors: Jochen Forsthovel, Rudolf Fiegler, Ulrich Lappe
  • Publication number: 20080206390
    Abstract: Blow mold for producing plastic containers, having a base body in the interior of which a body of the container to be produced can be accommodated and the inside wall of which completely surrounds the container that is to be produced, such that the blow mold has a ring for supporting a neck of the container with respect to the blow mold, along with a spacer device protruding inward with respect to the circumferential edge of the ring, for preventing the body of the container from coming in contact with the inside wall of the blow mold in the event of tilting of the container with respect to the blow mold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2008
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: KRONES AG
    Inventors: Ulrich Lappe, Helmut Asbrand