Patents by Inventor Werner Kerres

Werner Kerres 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).

  • Device for inserting sticks into moulds for producing confectionery on a stick
    Patent number: 7210916
    Abstract: Moulds (12) which comprise mould cavities (20) which are arranged next to one another in rows and may be filled with confectionery mass (K) are arranged on a mould conveyor (10) one behind the other in the conveying direction (a) thereof. On a rotary body (34), which may rotate stepwise about an axis of rotation (36) arranged parallel to the rows of mould cavities (20), stick holders (42) are arranged at angular distances corresponding to the rotary steps. The stick holders (42) comprise rows of radial channels (44), into each of which a stick (S) may be inserted radially from the outside inwards, such that the sticks (S) are held in a position in which they project radially away from the rotary body (34).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2007
    Assignee: Hosokawa Bepex GmbH
    Inventors: Klaus Korndorfer, Werner Kerres
  • Device for inserting sticks into moulds for producing confectionery on a stick
    Publication number: 20060165830
    Abstract: Moulds (12) which comprise mould cavities (20) which are arranged next to one another in rows and may be filled with confectionery mass (K) are arranged on a mould conveyor (10) one behind the other in the conveying direction (a) thereof. On a rotary body (34), which may rotate stepwise about an axis of rotation (36) arranged parallel to the rows of mould cavities (20), stick holders (42) are arranged at angular distances corresponding to the rotary steps. The stick holders (42) comprise rows of radial channels (44), into each of which a stick (S) may be inserted radially from the outside inwards, such that the sticks (S) are held in a position in which they project radially away from the rotary body (34).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2004
    Publication date: July 27, 2006
    Inventors: Klaus Korndorfer, Werner Kerres