Patents by Inventor Frank Heermann

Frank Heermann 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).

  • Publication number: 20230399159
    Abstract: A packaging container made of a plastic film. The packaging container includes a receptacle space for goods arranged between a front wall and a rear wall, an upper and a lower traverse seam which closes the packaging container on an upper and a lower end, respectively, connecting seams running between the upper and lower traverse seams, a film strip fastened to an internal side of the front wall via the connecting seams, a longitudinal channel formed by the film strip, the front wall and the connecting seams, and an engagement element arranged in the longitudinal channel. The engagement element is arranged transversely to a longitudinal extent of the longitudinal channel, and in a cross section above the film strip, to permit an engagement in the longitudinal extent of the longitudinal channel between the front wall and the film strip. The engagement element forms a handle with the front wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: BISCHOF + KLEIN SE & CO. KG
    Inventors: REINHARD BERGMANN, FRANK HEERMANN, WALDEMAR REPP
  • Patent number: 11787615
    Abstract: The invention relates to a bag (3) having a filling space for bulk material, which filling space is delimited by a lower base (4), a circumferential wall (6), and an upper filling space closure (8) facing away from the lower base (4). The bag has at least one tear-open strip (10) for exposing an opening area (12) of the bag (2), which is delimited by an upper weakening line (14) and a lower weakening line (16), wherein both weakening lines (14, 16) extent parallel to the upper filling space closure (8), and the upper weakening line (14) is positioned between the upper filling space closure (8) and the lower weakening line (16). The bag (2) has a longitudinal seam (18) extending transversely with respect to the upper filling space closure (8). The upper and the lower weakening line (14, 16) begin in the area of the longitudinal seam (18).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Bischof + Klein SE & Co. KG
    Inventors: Waldemar Repp, Reinhard Bergmann, Frank Heermann, Carsten Michel, Christoph Reinker, Uwe Wiegand, Rolf zum Dohme, Jürgen Sundermann
  • Patent number: 11702263
    Abstract: The invention relates to a packaging container (1, 2) for loose or free-flowing filling material, said packaging container consisting of plastic monofilm or composite film with at least one layer of plastic and forming, in a filled and closed form, a wrapping of the filling material with two mutually opposing main walls (3, 4) which act as bearing faces in a stack with other filled packaging containers and consist of thermoplastic, at least on the outer surfaces (15) thereof. The packaging container according to the invention is designed to be stackable in a non-slip manner but also easily removable from the stack and to this end, for practical production and processing, is designed such that the two surfaces (15) are embossed for a surface roughness having a roughness depth of 20-40 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Bischof + Klein SE & Co. KG
    Inventors: Frank Heermann, Albert Prigge
  • Publication number: 20220097943
    Abstract: The invention relates to a bag (3) having a filling space for bulk material, which filling space is delimited by a lower base (4), a circumferential wall (6), and an upper filling space closure (8) facing away from the lower base (4). The bag has at least one tear-open strip (10) for exposing an opening area (12) of the bag (2), which is delimited by an upper weakening line (14) and a lower weakening line (16), wherein both weakening lines (14, 16) extent parallel to the upper filling space closure (8), and the upper weakening line (14) is positioned between the upper filling space closure (8) and the lower weakening line (16). The bag (2) has a longitudinal seam (18) extending transversely with respect to the upper filling space closure (8). The upper and the lower weakening line (14, 16) begin in the area of the longitudinal seam (18).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Waldemar Repp, Reinhard Bergmann, Frank Heermann, Carsten Michel, Christoph Reinker, Uwe Wiegand, Rolf zum Dohme, Jürgen Sundermann
  • Publication number: 20210147132
    Abstract: The invention relates to a packaging container (1, 2) for loose or free-flowing filling material, said packaging container consisting of plastic monofilm or composite film with at least one layer of plastic and forming, in a filled and closed form, a wrapping of the filling material with two mutually opposing main walls (3, 4) which act as bearing faces in a stack with other filled packaging containers and consist of thermoplastic, at least on the outer surfaces (15) thereof. The packaging container according to the invention is designed to be stackable in a non-slip manner but also easily removable from the stack and to this end, for practical production and processing, is designed such that the two surfaces (15) are embossed for a surface roughness having a roughness depth of 20-40 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Frank Heermann, Albert Prigge