Patents by Inventor Gerhard Lapp

Gerhard Lapp 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).

  • Sealing clip for bags and tubes, and matrix for sealing the latter
    Patent number: 6401306
    Abstract: The invention concerns a sealing clip (10) for bags, foil tubes or the like, said sealing clip (10) comprising a wire section, a pre-curved clip base (12) and two clip legs (14) adjoining the latter on both sides. The two clip legs taper constantly from their clip base ends to their free ends. The invention also concerns a wire section for sealing clips of this type which tapers constantly towards both ends. The invention finally concerns a matrix (30) for sealing the sealing clip and having two slide channels (36, 38) which each narrow conically from an inlet point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2002
    Assignee: Poly-Clip System GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Jürgen Hanten, Gerhard Lapp, Manfred Metzler, Jürgen Reitz, Günter Vermehren