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Last updated: April 19, 2026

Krones AG

60 pending office actions

Portfolio Summary

60
Total Pending OAs
12
Final Rejections
48
Non-Final OAs

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatusFiled
19236470 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FILLING AND CLOSING CONTAINERS FRY, PATRICK B 3731 Non-Final OA Jun 12, 2025
19092585 APPARATUS FOR CLOSING CONTAINERS AND ASSOCIATED OPERATING METHOD SHUTTY, DAVID G 3731 Non-Final OA Mar 27, 2025
19082927 CLOSURE HEAD FOR CLOSING CONTAINERS WEEKS, GLORIA R 3731 Non-Final OA Mar 18, 2025
19002434 OPERATION ASSISTANCE SYSTEM FOR A USER OF A CONTAINER TREATMENT PLANT DIVELBISS, MATTHEW H 3624 Non-Final OA Dec 26, 2024
18925584 SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING CONTAINERS FROM PREFORMS LUK, EMMANUEL S 1744 Non-Final OA Oct 24, 2024
18897524 APPARATUS FOR GUIDING CONTAINERS, AND STAR WHEEL CONVEYOR DEUBLE, MARK A 3651 Non-Final OA Sep 26, 2024
18896032 GRIPPING SYSTEM FOR GRIPPING A LABEL ROLL AHMED, MASUD 3657 Non-Final OA Sep 25, 2024
18891680 OPTICAL INSPECTION OF PULP BOTTLES PYO, KEVIN K 2878 Non-Final OA Sep 20, 2024
18888793 APPARATUS FOR CONNECTING LABEL TAPES KIM, SANG K 3654 Non-Final OA Sep 18, 2024
18843050 IDENTIFICATION OF MOVEMENT DEVICES OF A LINEAR ELECTRIC DRIVE CONVEYOR MEDDLING, AMARI JADAN 3651 Non-Final OA Aug 30, 2024
18815703 STAR WHEEL CONVEYOR FOR CONVEYING CONTAINERS IN A BEVERAGE FILLING SYSTEM AWAIS, MUHAMMAD SUMRAIZ 3651 Non-Final OA Aug 26, 2024
18777232 CONTAINER PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING CONTAINERS FROM PREFORMS TSUI, YUNG-SHENG M 1743 Non-Final OA Jul 18, 2024
18777238 CONTAINER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING AND TREATING A PREFORM WOLLSCHLAGER, JEFFREY MICHAEL 1742 Non-Final OA Jul 18, 2024
18773227 COUPLING OF PRODUCTION MACHINE AND STRETCH BLOW MOLDING MACHINE VIA AIR TRANSPORT TSUI, YUNG-SHENG M 1743 Non-Final OA Jul 15, 2024
18736391 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING PLASTIC PREFORMS INTO PLASTIC CONTAINERS LIANG, SHIBIN 1741 Non-Final OA Jun 06, 2024
18732507 Method and apparatus for forming plastic preforms into plastic containers with four pressure levels and bottom cooling THROWER, LARRY W 1754 Non-Final OA Jun 03, 2024
18715454 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONVEYING AND APPORTIONING DEUBLE, MARK A 3651 Non-Final OA May 31, 2024
18712629 BUFFER DEVICE HARP, WILLIAM RAY 3653 Non-Final OA May 22, 2024
18662685 COOLING TOWER AND METHOD FOR MONITORING AND CONTROLLING A COOLING TOWER FURDGE, LARRY L 3763 Non-Final OA May 13, 2024
18704857 CONTAINER TREATMENT SYSTEM COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE CONTAINER TREATMENT MACHINE FOR TREATING CONTAINERS AND A CENTRAL RIGHTS ASSIGNMENT SYSTEM SCHMIDT, KARI L 2439 Non-Final OA Apr 25, 2024
18695675 MOBILE ROBOT AND METHOD FOR CHANGING LABEL ROLLS ON A LABELING ASSEMBLY TIGHE, BRENDAN P 3652 Non-Final OA Mar 26, 2024
18606725 Method and inspection apparatus for inspecting containers provided with closures, and method and closure apparatus for closing containers SCHWARTZ, RAPHAEL M 2671 Non-Final OA Mar 15, 2024
18606756 Method and inspection apparatus for inspecting containers provided with closures, and method and closure apparatus for closing containers SCHWARTZ, RAPHAEL M 2671 Non-Final OA Mar 15, 2024
18598584 Virtual color sensor for recognizing and distinguishing different-colored objects and in particular containers GEBRESLASSIE, WINTA 2677 Non-Final OA Mar 07, 2024
18593506 CONTAINER COMPRISING FIBERS, COMPRISING A CONTAINER BODY COMPRISING FIBERS AND A HINGED CLOSURE COMPRISING FIBERS ARRANGED ON THE CONTAINER BODY, AND A HINGED CLOSURE COMPRISING FIBERS GRANO, ERNESTO ARTURIO 3735 Non-Final OA Mar 01, 2024
18685134 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INSPECTING CONTAINER CLOSURES ARRANGED ON CONTAINERS PATEL, PINALBEN V 2673 Non-Final OA Feb 20, 2024
18293578 CONTAINER TRANSPORT WITH REDUCED WEAR DEUBLE, MARK A 3651 Non-Final OA Jan 30, 2024
18545622 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY PRODUCING A PLURALITY OF CONTAINERS COMPRISING FIBERS FORTUNA, JOSE A 1748 Non-Final OA Dec 19, 2023
18572024 SYSTEM AND COMPUTER-ASSISTED METHOD FOR ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURING A COMPONENT HARTMAN JR, RONALD D 2119 Non-Final OA Dec 19, 2023
18543616 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MONITORING AND REGULATING A WALL THICKNESS DISTRIBUTION IN A PRODUCTION PROCESS OF CONTAINERS COMPRISING FIBERS, CONTAINER COMPRISING FIBERS AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING A CONTAINER COMPRISING FIBERS ROBERTS, HERBERT K 2855 Non-Final OA Dec 18, 2023
18571701 Apparatus and method for inspecting filled containers and their filling product RUSHING-TUCKER, CHINYERE J 3731 Final Rejection Dec 18, 2023
18523247 JOINT RAILING ADJUSTMENT OF SEVERAL TRANSPORT DEVICES DEUBLE, MARK A 3651 Non-Final OA Nov 29, 2023
18288020 Apparatus and method for treating the inner walls of containers CHORBAJI, MONZER R 1799 Non-Final OA Oct 23, 2023
18282774 Method and installation for treating reusable containers with tracking DUNN, DAVID R 3636 Final Rejection Sep 18, 2023
18243949 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FORMING PLASTIC PREFORMS INTO PLASTIC CONTAINERS CASTRIOTTA, JENNIFER 3733 Non-Final OA Sep 08, 2023
18243995 Apparatus and method for forming plastic preforms into plastic containers with regulation of the pressure rise time LIANG, SHIBIN 1741 Non-Final OA Sep 08, 2023
18244037 Apparatus and method for forming plastic preforms into plastic containers with controlled recycling of compressed air MELENDEZ, ARMAND 1759 Non-Final OA Sep 08, 2023
18463220 LABELING DEVICE RIVERA, JOSHEL 1746 Non-Final OA Sep 07, 2023
18242462 SUPPORT RING CENTERING FOR CLOSURE INSPECTION HWANG, JINSU 2667 Non-Final OA Sep 05, 2023
18461438 METHOD FOR PRODUCTION MONITORING OF A LABELING MACHINE, AND LABELING MACHINE FOR LABELING CONTAINERS RIVERA, JOSHEL 1746 Non-Final OA Sep 05, 2023
18461353 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING CONTAINERS LIANG, SHIBIN 1741 Non-Final OA Sep 05, 2023
18239667 Apparatus and method for treating containers having a sensor device for fill level measurement RAEVIS, ROBERT R 2855 Non-Final OA Aug 29, 2023
18454640 METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CONTAINER COMPRISING FIBERS AND DEVICE FOR CARRYING OUT THE METHOD LIU, XUE H 1742 Final Rejection Aug 23, 2023
18235210 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INSPECTING CONTAINERS MERCADO VARGAS, ARIEL 2118 Final Rejection Aug 17, 2023
18222911 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FORMING PLASTIC PREFORMS INTO PLASTIC CONTAINERS, HAVING A MOLD CARRIER HOLDER WITH CARRYING FUNCTION LIANG, SHIBIN 1741 Non-Final OA Jul 17, 2023
18270769 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR LABELING OBJECTS KOCH, GEORGE R 1745 Non-Final OA Jul 03, 2023
18268274 WEAR PART, PRODUCTION METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MONITORING A STATE OF WEAR MANCINI, EVAN THOMAS 2855 Final Rejection Jun 19, 2023
18256415 Method and device for printing onto containers made of glass FERGUSON SAMRETH, MARISSA LIANA 2853 Non-Final OA Jun 07, 2023
18039182 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A SYSTEM FOR TREATING CONTAINERS LIN, JASON 2117 Final Rejection May 26, 2023
18195240 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING PLASTIC CONTAINERS WITH ZONE INDICATORS INSPECTION OF PLASTIC PREFORMS NELSON, JAMEL M 1743 Final Rejection May 09, 2023
18248366 METHOD FOR OPERATING A MACHINE IN A PROCESSING PLANT FOR CONTAINERS AND MACHINE FOR HANDLING CONTAINERS ERDMAN, CHAD G 2116 Final Rejection Apr 07, 2023
18193167 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR AUTOMATICALLY DETERMINING A CURRENT CONDITION OF A SYSTEM IN OPERATION LINDSAY, BERNARD G 2119 Final Rejection Mar 30, 2023
18125970 METHOD FOR OPERATING OR MONITORING AN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING DEVICE BROWN, MICHAEL J 2115 Final Rejection Mar 24, 2023
18007427 DEVICE FOR TREATING CONTAINER BLANKS WILSON, GREGORY A 3762 Final Rejection Jan 30, 2023
18006535 HANDLING PLANT AND HANDLING METHOD FOR PRODUCT CONTAINERS MACKEY, PATRICK HEWEY 3653 Final Rejection Jan 23, 2023
18080603 Apparatus and method for heating plastic preforms with adjustment of heating power LIANG, SHIBIN 1741 Non-Final OA Dec 13, 2022
17985465 CLAMP APPARATUS AND TRANSPORT APPARATUS CHIN, PAUL T 3654 Non-Final OA Nov 11, 2022
18054074 CONTAINER HANDLING SYSTEM COLLINS, MICHAEL 3655 Non-Final OA Nov 09, 2022
17997012 METHOD AND DEVICE ENHANCED CONTAINER INSPECTION USING COMBINED SENSOR DATA AND NEURAL NETWORK ANALYSIS LEE, HWA S 2877 Non-Final OA Oct 24, 2022
17996588 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CHECKING THE FILL LEVEL OF CONTAINERS FRANK, RODNEY T 2855 Non-Final OA Oct 19, 2022

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