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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2010
Applicants:
Wolfgang Hahn, Donaustauf, DE;
Timo Pronold, Bad Abbach, DE;
Johannes Boehm, Pentling, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Krones AG, Neutraubling, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 1/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of operating a device for the handling of containers, wherein the containers are conveyed at least locally through the device and are handled by the device in at least one pre-set manner, and wherein at least one flowable medium is used to operate the device. According to various aspects, pre-set areas of the device are irradiated by means of a radiation device in order to make at least one medium detectable in an area of the device in which the medium is present in a non-functional manner.