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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2022
Applicant:
Krones Ag, Neutraubling, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
KRONES AG, Neutraubling, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 49/64 (2006.01); B29C 49/68 (2006.01); G01N 21/59 (2006.01); H05B 3/00 (2006.01); G01N 21/84 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 49/6418 (2013.01); B29C 49/68 (2013.01); G01N 21/59 (2013.01); H05B 3/0057 (2013.01); G01N 2021/8411 (2013.01); H05B 2203/032 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed is a method for heating plastic preforms, wherein the plastic preforms are transported along a predetermined transport path and are heated during this transport by applying electromagnetic radiation, wherein an absorption and/or transmission of the plastic preforms is determined for radiation in an infrared wavelength range, wherein an absorption and/or transmission of the plastic preforms and/or of the plastic containers produced from these plastic preforms is determined for radiation in a visible wavelength range.