Patents by Inventor Bodo-Werner Lutzig
Bodo-Werner Lutzig 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).
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Publication number: 20240076098Abstract: A reclosable container for consumer items includes a box, a lid hingedly connected to the box, an inner liner wrapped around the consumer items, the inner liner including a section defining an opening for allowing access to the consumer items, means to open and reclose the opening, and an inner frame attached to the box. The inner frame includes a free inner frame portion protruding from the box towards the opening in the inner liner. The free inner frame portion includes a cut out and the inner frame is attached to the inner liner proximate to the cut out.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Applicant: Philip Morris USA Inc.Inventor: Bodo-Werner LUTZIG
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Patent number: 10457461Abstract: A container includes an inner package (130) disposed within a housing (112). The inner package includes a wrapper having a line of weakness (142) that defines a flap (144) in the wrapper. The flap is attached to an inner surface (122) of a lid of the container such that upon opening the lid the flap is separated from the wrapper along the line of weakness (142) and hinged to the remainder of the wrapper along a flap hinge line to form an access opening (160) through which the consumer goods can be removed.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2016Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.Inventors: Ahmet Dincer, Bodo-Werner Lutzig, Sergey Ledermann
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Publication number: 20190300273Abstract: A reclosable container for consumer items includes a box, a lid hingedly connected to the box, an inner liner wrapped around the consumer items, the inner liner including a section defining an opening for allowing access to the consumer items, means to open and reclose the opening, and an inner frame attached to the box. The inner frame includes a free inner frame portion protruding from the box towards the opening in the inner liner. The free inner frame portion includes a cut out and the inner frame is attached to the inner liner proximate to the cut out.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2019Publication date: October 3, 2019Applicant: Philip Morris USA Inc.Inventor: Bodo-Werner Lutzig
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Patent number: 10358283Abstract: A reclosable container for consumer items includes a box, a lid hingedly connected to the box, an inner liner wrapped around the consumer items, the inner liner including a section defining an opening for allowing access to the consumer items, means to open and reclose the opening, and an inner frame attached to the box. The inner frame includes a free inner frame portion protruding from the box towards the opening in the inner liner. The free inner frame portion includes a cut out and the inner frame is attached to the inner liner proximate to the cut out.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2016Date of Patent: July 23, 2019Assignee: Philip Morris USA Inc.Inventor: Bodo-Werner Lutzig
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Patent number: 10273074Abstract: A reclosable container for consumer items includes a box, a lid hingedly connected to the box, an inner liner wrapped around the consumer items, the inner liner including a section defining an opening for allowing access to the consumer items, means to open and reclose the opening, and an inner frame attached to the box. The inner frame includes a free inner frame portion protruding from the box towards the opening in the inner liner. The free inner frame portion includes a cut out and the inner frame is attached to the inner liner proximate to the cut out.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2016Date of Patent: April 30, 2019Assignee: Philip Morris USA Inc.Inventor: Bodo-Werner Lutzig
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Publication number: 20180305101Abstract: A container includes an inner package (130) disposed within a housing (112). The inner package includes a wrapper having a line of weakness (142) that defines a flap (144) in the wrapper. The flap is attached to an inner surface (122) of a lid of the container such that upon opening the lid the flap is separated from the wrapper along the line of weakness (142) and hinged to the remainder of the wrapper along a flap hinge line to form an access opening (160) through which the consumer goods can be removed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2016Publication date: October 25, 2018Inventors: Ahmet Dincer, Bodo-Werner Lutzig, Sergey Ledermann
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Publication number: 20160347537Abstract: A reclosable container for consumer items includes a box, a lid hingedly connected to the box, an inner liner wrapped around the consumer items, the inner liner including a section defining an opening for allowing access to the consumer items, means to open and reclose the opening, and an inner frame attached to the box. The inner frame includes a free inner frame portion protruding from the box towards the opening in the inner liner. The free inner frame portion includes a cut out and the inner frame is attached to the inner liner proximate to the cut out.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2016Publication date: December 1, 2016Inventor: Bodo-Werner Lutzig
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Publication number: 20160272409Abstract: A reclosable container for consumer items includes a box, a lid hingedly connected to the box, an inner liner wrapped around the consumer items, the inner liner including a section defining an opening for allowing access to the consumer items, means to open and reclose the opening, and an inner frame attached to the box. The inner frame includes a free inner frame portion protruding from the box towards the opening in the inner liner. The free inner frame portion includes a cut out and the inner frame is attached to the inner liner proximate to the cut out.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2016Publication date: September 22, 2016Inventor: Bodo-Werner Lutzig
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Patent number: 9359124Abstract: A reclosable container for consumer items includes a box, a lid hingedly connected to the box, an inner liner wrapped around the consumer items, the inner liner including a section defining an opening for allowing access to the consumer items, means to open and reclose the opening, and an inner frame attached to the box. The inner frame includes a free inner frame portion protruding from the box towards the opening in the inner liner. The free inner frame portion includes a cut out and the inner frame is attached to the inner liner proximate to the cut out.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2009Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: Philip Morris USA Inc.Inventor: Bodo-Werner Lutzig
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Patent number: 9162783Abstract: Cigarettes are stored in one or more reservoirs at a customer location. A computer receives customer orders and transmits them to a dispenser. Upon receipt of a customer order, a pre-selected number of cigarettes is automatically removed from the reservoir(s) by the dispenser and then automatically packed in a container by a packer comprising a collation mandrel which is movable relative to the dispenser. A preferred type of substantially air-tight, self-sealing container has a lid portion, a body portion and a collar, which is mounted within the body portion. The body portion is provided with one or more upwardly extending protrusions on the upper surface of the base thereof. An air and moisture impermeable membrane is sealed about the upper periphery of the collar.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2010Date of Patent: October 20, 2015Assignee: Philip Morris USA Inc.Inventors: Teresa Ancona, Michael Vincent Lewis, Katrina Lewis, Oliver Pulz, Bodo-Werner Lutzig
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Patent number: 9038825Abstract: A container (10) for consumer goods comprises a first panel (16) having a pattern (22) applied to an area (20) of the external surface thereof; and a second panel (26) comprising a transparent optical element. The first panel (16) and the second panel (26) are moveable relative to each other between a first position, in which the transparent optical element in the second panel (26) does not overlie the pattern (22) on the first panel (16), and a second position, in which the transparent optical element in the second panel (26) at least partially overlies the pattern (22) on the first panel (16), whereby an altered image of the pattern is visible through the transparent optical element.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2011Date of Patent: May 26, 2015Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.Inventors: Ahmet Dincer, Bodo-Werner Lutzig
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Publication number: 20150034508Abstract: A hinge lid container (10) for consumer goods comprises: a box (12) comprising a box front wall (16) having a cut out portion (30) therein; an inner frame (34) mounted within the box (12) and comprising a frame front wall (36), wherein a portion of the frame front wall is exposed through the cut out portion (30) in the box front wall (16); a spacer element (40) arranged between the box (12) and the inner frame (34) and providing separation between the box front wall (16) and the frame front wall (36); and a hinge lid (14) connected to the box. The hinge lid (14) is pivotable between a closed position and an open position and comprises a lid flap (32) hingedly connected to the lid front wall (16a) and folded inwardly towards the inner surface of the lid front wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2011Publication date: February 5, 2015Applicant: PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A.Inventors: Bodo-Werner Lutzig, Luis Osvaldo Castaneda de La Madrid
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Patent number: 8800761Abstract: The current invention relates to a container (1) comprising a wrapped bundle of consumer goods housed within a box wherein the box further comprises a box bottom wall (11), a first box side wall (101), a second box side wall (100), a box back wall (10) and a box front wall (10) and wherein the container further comprises a lid (13), wherein the lid is hingedly connected to the box across a hinge line, and wherein the lid further comprises a lid top wall, a first lid side wall, a second lid side wall, a lid back wall and a lid front wall (132), and wherein the container comprises at least one wavy surface (104a) bounded by two undulating outlines (102a, 103a) wherein the at least one wavy surface is arranged between two adjacent walls of the lid or two adjacent walls of the box, such that the at least one wavy surface at least partially bridges the two adjacent walls.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2011Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.Inventors: Bodo-Werner Lutzig, Yuzo Yamamoto, Koko Ozono
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Publication number: 20130284621Abstract: A container (10) for consumer goods comprises a first panel (16) having a pattern (22) applied to an area (20) of the external surface thereof; and a second panel (26) comprising a transparent optical element. The first panel (16) and the second panel (26) are moveable relative to each other between a first position, in which the transparent optical element in the second panel (26) does not overlie the pattern (22) on the first panel (16), and a second position, in which the transparent optical element in the second panel (26) at least partially overlies the pattern (22) on the first panel (16), whereby an altered image of the pattern is visible through the transparent optical element.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2011Publication date: October 31, 2013Applicant: PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A.Inventors: Ahmet Dincer, Bodo-Werner Lutzig
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Publication number: 20130206617Abstract: The current invention relates to a container (1) comprising a wrapped bundle of consumer goods housed within a box wherein the box further comprises a box bottom wall (11), a first box side wall (101), a second box side wall (100), a box back wall (10) and a box front wall (10) and wherein the container further comprises a lid (13), wherein the lid is hingedly connected to the box across a hinge line, and wherein the lid further comprises a lid top wall, a first lid side wall, a second lid side wall, a lid back wall and a lid front wall (132), and wherein the container comprises at least one wavy surface (104a) bounded by two undulating outlines (102a, 103a) wherein the at least one wavy surface is arranged between two adjacent walls of the lid or two adjacent walls of the box, such that the at least one wavy surface at least partially bridges the two adjacent walls.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2011Publication date: August 15, 2013Applicant: PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A.Inventors: Bodo Werner Lutzig, Yuzo Yamamoto, Koko Ozono
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Patent number: 8283008Abstract: A container having a surface including at least one high friction surface region having a coefficient of friction of between about 0.63 and about 2. Optionally, the at least one high friction surface region includes a coating layer, which may include fibers. The surface of the container may further include at least one low friction surface region having a coefficient of friction of less than 0.5, or preferably less than 0.3.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2009Date of Patent: October 9, 2012Assignee: Philip Morris USA Inc.Inventors: Bodo-Werner Lutzig, Zsolt Igo
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Patent number: 8136661Abstract: A wrapped bundle comprises an inner liner wrapped about a predetermined collation of smoking articles. The inner liner comprises an inner liner outer edge and at least two sections defining an opening in the wrapped bundle. At least one section of the at least two sections is provided with an adhesive for releasably attaching the at least two sections to reclose the opening. The at least one section comprises a part of the inner liner outer edge.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2008Date of Patent: March 20, 2012Assignee: Philips Morris USA Inc.Inventors: Bodo-Werner Lutzig, Eduardo Schmitt
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Publication number: 20110192737Abstract: Cigarettes are stored in one or more reservoirs at a customer location. A computer receives customer orders and transmits them to a dispenser. Upon receipt of a customer order, a pre-selected number of cigarettes is automatically removed from the reservoir(s) by the dispenser and then automatically packed in a container by a packer comprising a collation mandrel which is movable relative to the dispenser. A preferred type of substantially air-tight, self-sealing container has a lid portion, a body portion and a collar, which is mounted within the body portion. The body portion is provided with one or more upwardly extending protrusions on the upper surface of the base thereof. An air and moisture impermeable membrane is sealed about the upper periphery of the collar.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2010Publication date: August 11, 2011Applicant: Philip Morris USA Inc.Inventors: Teresa Ancona, Michael Vincent Lewis, Katrina Lewis, Oliver Pulz, Bodo-Werner Lutzig
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Publication number: 20110006107Abstract: A carton contains a number of containers, each container including a lid, a box, and an inner frame attached to the box. Each inner frame has a front wall and two side walls with each front wall of an inner frame having a cut-out portion and an extension portion, wherein the shape of the cut-out and extension portion is different for at least two of the containers within the carton.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2010Publication date: January 13, 2011Applicant: Philip Morris USA Inc.Inventors: Bodo Werner Lutzig, Koko Ozono
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Patent number: D668540Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2010Date of Patent: October 9, 2012Assignee: Philip Morris USA Inc.Inventor: Bodo-Werner Lutzig