Patents by Inventor Frithjof Kurtzahn

Frithjof Kurtzahn 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).

  • Patent number: 5551602
    Abstract: An apparatus for storing and dispensing beverages comprising an outside casing including top and bottom sections, a flexible inner container inside the casing, and a dispensing tube for conducting a beverage from the inner container. The bottom section of the outside casing includes a base and forms an outlet region, and the top section of the outside casing is removably supported by and extends upward from the base and defines a casing interior. The base of the bottom section includes an upper outside circumferential edge, and the top section of the casing includes a lower lateral edge extending around the outside circumferential edge of the base in a contacting, sealing relationship therewith. The flexible inner container is disposed in the casing interior, is comprised of a thin, flexible and collapsible material, and defines a container interior for holding a beverage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 3, 1996
    Assignee: Kraft Jacobs Suchard, AG
    Inventors: Frithjof Kurtzahn, Wolfgang Heilmann
  • Patent number: 5392958
    Abstract: An insulating container (10) is used for storing and dispensing (hot) liquids, especially freshly brewed coffee beverages. Within this insulating container (10), there is arranged a bag-like inner container (11) made of a flexible material which is thus flatly collapsible. The liquid is filled into the inner container (11), so that the latter completely fills out the inner space of the insulating container (10). A tube piece (22) attached to the inner container (11) and is passed through a channel (24) in the insulating container lid (10) to the outside. A filler pipe (26) for filling the inner container (11) or alternatively a tap (28) for dispensing the beverage can be connected to the end of the tube piece (22) which is located on the outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 28, 1995
    Assignee: Jacobs Suchard AG
    Inventors: Frithjof Kurtzahn, Lutz Thime
  • Patent number: 5265766
    Abstract: An insulating container (10) is used for storing and dispensing (hot) liquids, especially freshly brewed coffee beverages. Within this insulating container (10), there is arranged a bag-like inner container (11) made of a flexible material which is thus flatly collapsible. The liquid is filled into the inner container (11), so that the latter completely fills out the inner space of the insulating container (10). A tube piece (22) is attached to the inner container (11) and is passed through a channel (24) in the insulating container (10) to the outside. A filler pipe (26) for filling the inner container (11) or alternatively a tap (28) for dispensing the beverage can be connected to the end of the tube piece (22) which is located on the outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1993
    Assignee: Jacobs Suchard AG
    Inventors: Frithjof Kurtzahn, Lutz Thime