Patents by Inventor Valentin BECHER

Valentin BECHER 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: 20250243046
    Abstract: The invention relates, inter alia, to a method for filling a liquid into a container. The method comprises carbonating the liquid using a carbonator. The method comprises continuously reducing a pressure of the carbonated liquid to below a saturation pressure of carbon dioxide in the carbonated liquid and to above or substantially equal to an ambient pressure using a filling valve. The method further comprises filling the container with the pressure-reduced liquid using the filling valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2025
    Publication date: July 31, 2025
    Inventor: Valentin BECHER
  • Publication number: 20240279042
    Abstract: Device for filling a container with a filling product, for example in a beverage filling system, and method for monitoring a filling process, wherein the device comprises: at least one filling member with a product chamber for receiving the filling product and introducing the filling product via an outlet into the container to be filled; and a measuring portion with a least one spectral sensor which is configured to determine one or more properties of the filling product on the basis of a spectroscopic measuring principle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2024
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Inventors: Ines BRADSHAW, Stefan POESCHL, Valentin BECHER, Eva BEIERLE, Hubert AUER, Joerg ZACHARIAS
  • Publication number: 20240280505
    Abstract: An installation for producing containers filled with a liquid, and in particular beverage containers, has at least one transport device which transports containers along a predetermined transport path, a filling device which fills the containers, a closure device which closes the filled containers, and an inspection device that inspects the filled and closed containers, wherein the inspection device is arranged downstream of the closure device along the transport path. The inspection device is configured to output at least one measured value that is characteristic of a composition of the filling product filled into the containers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Inventors: Ines BRADSHAW, Patrick ENGELHARD, Valentin BECHER
  • Patent number: 11814277
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for handling a container, comprising filling the container with a filling product, for example with a beverage in a beverage bottling plant, wherein the apparatus has: a valve main body with an outlet for introducing the filling product into the container and with a swirl chamber which is fluidically connected to the outlet and is configured to induce a swirling motion in the filling product as the latter is being introduced into the container; a valve cone which is at least partially arranged in the valve body, defines an axial direction and through which a gas duct penetrates in the axial direction; and a sensor device with a sensor head which is configured to detect at least one signal and is arranged in the gas duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: KRONES AG
    Inventor: Valentin Becher
  • Patent number: 11807510
    Abstract: Beverage processing system for filling a beverage into containers with a filler with several filling valves for filling the beverage into the containers, where the filling valves are each configured having a filling device for filling at least two components of the beverage into one of the containers, a capper for closing the container filled with the beverage, and with a conveyor for transporting the containers at least from the filler to the capper, characterised in that the beverage processing system comprises at least one gas analysis device for quality control of the mixed beverage filled into the containers, and in that the at least one gas analysis device each comprises a gas suctioning device for suctioning gas from a head region of the containers filled with the beverage and an analyzer for analyzing the suctioned gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: KRONES AG
    Inventors: Ute Winter, Patrick Engelhard, Valentin Becher, Eva Beierle
  • Patent number: 11702332
    Abstract: A filling valve for filling a container with a filling product, e.g., a beverage in a beverage filling system, includes a valve base body. The valve base body includes an outlet configured to discharge the filling product into the container; a swirl chamber configured to receive the filling product and is able to be brought into a fluidic connection with the outlet; and a main inlet, which feeds into the swirl chamber and is configured to introduce at least one main component of the filling product into the swirl chamber such that the filling product is swirled in the swirl chamber, whereby after exiting from the outlet the filling product flows downwardly in a spiral movement in the container. The swirl chamber has an annular shape, the cross-sectional contour thereof having a rounded shape, substantially without corner points, in the direction of extent and perpendicular to the direction of extent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: KRONES AG
    Inventors: Valentin Becher, Benedikt Hengl, Josef Doblinger, Anton Huber, Hubert Auer, Stefan Poeschl
  • Patent number: 11460199
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a device for climate control of an interior of a machine in a food and beverage industry. The device includes an air discharge system for discharging air from the interior of the machine. The air discharge system includes a first air extraction duct configured for first selective extraction of contaminated air or second selective extraction of high-temperature air or at least two separate air extraction ducts including a first air extraction duct configured for the first selective extraction of the contaminated air and a second air extraction duct configured for the second selective extraction of the high-temperature air. The device further includes an air supply system for supplying air to the interior of the machine. The supplied air includes at least one of fresh air or purified extracted air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Krones AG
    Inventors: August Peutl, Franz Weigl, Valentin Becher
  • Patent number: 11377335
    Abstract: A method for filling a container with a filling product in a filling-product filling system having a control valve, having the steps: a differential pressure ?pv decreasing across the control valve; and regulating and/or controlling the control valve as a function of the differential pressure ?pv which has been determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: KRONES AG
    Inventors: Florian Angerer, Cornelia Rupp, Valentin Becher, Josef Doblinger, Tobias Bock
  • Publication number: 20220169488
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for handling a container, comprising filling the container with a filling product, for example with a beverage in a beverage bottling plant, wherein the apparatus has: a valve main body with an outlet for introducing the filling product into the container and with a swirl chamber which is fluidically connected to the outlet and is configured to induce a swirling motion in the filling product as the latter is being introduced into the container; a valve cone which is at least partially arranged in the valve body, defines an axial direction and through which a gas duct penetrates in the axial direction; and a sensor device with a sensor head which is configured to detect at least one signal and is arranged in the gas duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventor: Valentin Becher
  • Publication number: 20220048750
    Abstract: Beverage processing system for filling a beverage into containers with a filler with several filling valves for filling the beverage into the containers, where the filling valves are each configured having a filling device for filling at least two components of the beverage into one of the containers, a capper for closing the container filled with the beverage, and with a conveyor for transporting the containers at least from the filler to the capper, characterised in that the beverage processing system comprises at least one gas analysis device for quality control of the mixed beverage filled into the containers, and in that the at least one gas analysis device each comprises a gas suctioning device for suctioning gas from a head region of the containers filled with the beverage and an analyzer for analyzing the suctioned gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Ute WINTER, Patrick ENGELHARD, Valentin BECHER, Eva BEIERLE
  • Patent number: 11130667
    Abstract: A device for filling a container with a filling product includes a filling valve for influencing the supply of the filling product into the container to be filled, generally during the transport, by means of a container transporting device, of the containers to be filled, a dosing valve for dosing a dosing product from a dosing product reservoir into the filling valve, and a main component reservoir for providing a main component at the filling valve. A dosing product changing device is provided for changing the dosing product in the dosing product reservoir during the filling operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: KRONES AG
    Inventors: Valentin Becher, Josef Knott, Florian Angerer, Ute Winter, Stefan Poeschl, Josef Doblinger
  • Publication number: 20210009403
    Abstract: A filling valve for filling a container with a filling product, e.g., a beverage in a beverage filling system, includes a valve base body. The valve base body includes an outlet configured to discharge the filling product into the container; a swirl chamber configured to receive the filling product and is able to be brought into a fluidic connection with the outlet; and a main inlet, which feeds into the swirl chamber and is configured to introduce at least one main component of the filling product into the swirl chamber such that the filling product is swirled in the swirl chamber, whereby after exiting from the outlet the filling product flows downwardly in a spiral movement in the container. The swirl chamber has an annular shape, the cross-sectional contour thereof having a rounded shape, substantially without corner points, in the direction of extent and perpendicular to the direction of extent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Valentin BECHER, Benedikt HENGL, Josef DOBLINGER, Anton HUBER, Hubert AUER, Stefan POESCHL
  • Publication number: 20200239295
    Abstract: A device for filling a container with a filling product includes a filling valve for influencing the supply of the filling product into the container to be filled, generally during the transport, by means of a container transporting device, of the containers to be filled, a dosing valve for dosing a dosing product from a dosing product reservoir into the filling valve, and a main component reservoir for providing a main component at the filling valve. A dosing product changing device is provided for changing the dosing product in the dosing product reservoir during the filling operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Applicant: Krones AG
    Inventors: Valentin BECHER, Josef KNOTT, Florian ANGERER, Ute WINTER, Stefan POESCHL, Josef DOBLINGER
  • Publication number: 20200198954
    Abstract: A method for filling a container with a filling product in a filling-product filling system having a control valve, having the steps: a differential pressure ?pv decreasing across the control valve; and regulating and/or controlling the control valve as a function of the differential pressure ?pv which has been determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Florian ANGERER, Cornelia RUPP, Valentin BECHER, Josef DOBLINGER, Tobias BOCK
  • Publication number: 20190070875
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device (100) for climate control of an interior (101) of a machine in the food and beverage industry, in particular for climate control of an interior of a direct printing machine, comprising: at least one air discharge system (112) for discharging air from the interior of the machine comprising at least one air extraction duct configured for the selective extraction of contaminated air, e.g. print mist, or configured for the selective extraction of high-temperature air, e.g. air heated by light sources for hardening and/or curing inks, or at least one air discharge system (112) for discharging air from the interior of the machine comprising at least two separate air extraction ducts, where at least one air extraction duct (102) is configured for the selective extraction of contaminated air, e.g. print mist, and at least one air extraction duct (103) is configured for the selective extraction of high-temperature air, e.g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: August PEUTL, Franz WEIGL, Valentin BECHER