Patents by Inventor Harald De Buhr
Harald De Buhr 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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Patent number: 11180845Abstract: A device for laser-induced marking of an article having a marking surface comprising a non-flat portion to be marked, the device comprising: a first laser unit for emitting and scanning first laser light over a first transfer area; a first foil unit for providing a first laser transfer foil at the first transfer area; a carrier for providing the article at the first transfer area, the article having a marking surface comprising a non-flat surface area; a first hard adaptor that is transparent for the first laser light, the first hard adapter having a first contacting surface that is essentially a negative of the non-flat surface area of the marking surface; and a contacting unit for bringing the first laser transfer foil in contact with the marking surface by causing the first contacting surface to move one of the first laser transfer foil and the marking surface towards one another.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2018Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Assignee: Braun GmbHInventors: Ralf Schupp, Harald De Buhr
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Patent number: 10273067Abstract: A package kit for storing a plurality of products includes a primary package and a secondary package. The primary package has a plurality of individually sealed and separately detachable cavities. The secondary package is sandwiched between a back panel and a front panel of the secondary package. The front panel includes a first aperture and a second aperture for displaying at least a portion of the primary package. A first outer circumferential portion at least partially surrounds the first aperture, and a second outer circumferential portion at least partially surrounds the second aperture. The front panel includes an elevated portion disposed between the apertures and extending from the first and second outer circumferential portions.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2016Date of Patent: April 30, 2019Assignee: THE GILLETTE COMPANY LLCInventors: Erwin Paul Mark, Craig Wilburn, Martin Jay Marotti, Oliver Horst Heilmann, Harald De Buhr, Eric Latza, Christian Stief
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Publication number: 20190062896Abstract: A device for laser-induced marking of an article having a marking surface comprising a non-flat portion to be marked, the device comprising: a first laser unit for emitting and scanning first laser light over a first transfer area; a first foil unit for providing a first laser transfer foil at the first transfer area; a carrier for providing the article at the first transfer area, the article having a marking surface comprising a non-flat surface area; a first hard adaptor that is transparent for the first laser light, the first hard adapter having a first contacting surface that is essentially a negative of the non-flat surface area of the marking surface; and a contacting unit for bringing the first laser transfer foil in contact with the marking surface by causing the first contacting surface to move one of the first laser transfer foil and the marking surface towards one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2018Publication date: February 28, 2019Inventors: Ralf SCHUPP, Harald DE BUHR
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Publication number: 20190009483Abstract: The invention relates to a method for printing 3D-microoptic images on packaging systems in an inline process comprising providing a substrate, printing a plurality of images on at least part of the first major surface of the substrate, applying a transparent varnish layer on the printed first major surface of the substrate, and forming a plurality of relief features on the outer surface of the varnish layer, wherein the relief-features are micro-lenses.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2018Publication date: January 10, 2019Inventors: Grant Robert Meadows, Harald De Buhr
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Publication number: 20190009484Abstract: The invention relates to a method for printing 3D-microoptic images on packaging systems in an inline process comprising providing a flexible substrate, printing a plurality of images on at least part of the first major surface of the substrate, applying a transparent varnish layer on the printed first major surface of the substrate, and forming a plurality of relief features on the outer surface of the varnish layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2018Publication date: January 10, 2019Inventors: Grant Robert Meadows, Harald De Buhr
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Patent number: 10145002Abstract: A method and device for laser-induced marking. The method comprises providing an article having a marking surface including a non-flat area, providing a first laser transfer foil, providing a first laser unit for emitting first laser light, providing a first hard adaptor that is essentially transparent to the first laser light, the first hard adaptor having a contacting surface that essentially is a negative of at least a part of the marking surface of the article, contacting the first laser transfer foil with the marking surface of the article by the first hard adaptor such that the first laser transfer foil is arranged between the marking surface of the article and the contacting surface of the first hard adaptor, and irradiating the first laser light through the first hard adaptor onto the first laser transfer foil.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2014Date of Patent: December 4, 2018Assignee: BRAUN GMBHInventors: Ralf Schupp, Harald De Buhr
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Patent number: 9938063Abstract: A package kit includes a plurality of primary packages, each having a cavity for storing one of a plurality of products, and a secondary package that stores the plurality of primary packages and includes a back and front panels between which the primary packages are sandwiched. The front panel has a first row of apertures, each displaying at least a portion of a primary package. A first outer circumferential portion of the front panel partially surrounds the apertures and is attached to the back panel, and a second outer circumferential portion of the front panel is attached to the back panel. The front panel includes an elevated portion between the first and second outer circumferential portions. The first outer circumferential portion has a first and second limbs, and the second outer circumferential portion has a third and fourth limbs. The elevated portion extends from, and is hingeably connected to, the first, second, third, and fourth limbs.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2016Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: THE GILLETTE COMPANY LLCInventors: Erwin Paul Mark, Craig Wilburn, Martin Jay Marotti, Oliver Horst Heilmann, Harald De Buhr, Eric Latza, Christian Stief
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Publication number: 20170190490Abstract: A package kit for storing a plurality of products comprises a primary package, and a secondary package. The primary package comprising a plurality of individually sealed cavities for individually storing a product. The individually sealed cavities are separately detachable from the primary package. The secondary package comprising a back panel and a front panel, and the primary package is sandwiched between the back panel and the front panel of the secondary package. The front panel comprises at least a first aperture and a second aperture for displaying at least a portion of the primary package. The front panel further comprises at least a first outer circumferential portion at least partially surrounding the first aperture and being attached at least partially to the back panel, and a second outer circumferential portion at least partially surrounding the second aperture and being attached at least partially to the back panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2016Publication date: July 6, 2017Inventors: Erwin Paul MARK, Craig WILBURN, Martin Jay MAROTTl, Oliver Horst HEILMANN, Harald DE BUHR, Eric LATZA, Christian STIEF
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Publication number: 20170029186Abstract: A package kit for storing a plurality of products comprises a plurality of primary packages and a secondary package. Each primary package comprises a cavity for storing one of the products. The secondary package stores the plurality of primary packages. The secondary package comprises a back panel and a front panel between which the plurality of primary packages is sandwiched. The front panel comprises at least a first row of a plurality of apertures, wherein the number of apertures corresponds to the number of primary packages for displaying at least a portion of each primary package. The front panel further comprises at least a first outer circumferential portion and a second outer circumferential portion. The first outer circumferential portion partially surrounds the plurality of apertures of the at least first row and is attached at least partially to the back panel, and the second outer circumferential portion is attached at least partially to the back panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2016Publication date: February 2, 2017Inventors: Erwin Paul MARK, Craig WILBURN, Martin Jay MAROTTl, Oliver Horst HEILMANN, Harald DE BUHR, Eric LATZA, Christian STIEF
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Patent number: 9066577Abstract: The invention relates to an injection molded part with a basic body 1 injection-molded from plastic, on the surface 2 of which a decoration 4 is two-dimensionally applied and is covered by an encapsulation 7 of plastic by a second injection-molding operation. The basic body 1 consists of a transparent plastic and the decoration 4 is applied with its visible side 5 to the surface 2 of the basic body 1.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2015Date of Patent: June 30, 2015Assignee: BRAUN GMBHInventors: Jens Stoerkel, Harald De Buhr, Lutz Voigtmann, Roland Heckenthaler
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Publication number: 20150164209Abstract: The invention relates to an injection molded part with a basic body 1 injection-molded from plastic, on the surface 2 of which a decoration 4 is two-dimensionally applied and is covered by an encapsulation 7 of plastic by a second injection-molding operation. The basic body 1 consists of a transparent plastic and the decoration 4 is applied with its visible side 5 to the surface 2 of the basic body 1.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2015Publication date: June 18, 2015Inventors: JENS STOERKEL, HARALD DE BUHR, LUTZ VOIGTMANN, Roland HECKENTHALER
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Publication number: 20150167147Abstract: A method and device for laser-induced marking. The method comprises providing an article having a marking surface including a non-flat area, providing a first laser transfer foil, providing a first laser unit for emitting first laser light, providing a first hard adaptor that is essentially transparent to the first laser light, the first hard adaptor having a contacting surface that essentially is a negative of at least a part of the marking surface of the article, contacting the first laser transfer foil with the marking surface of the article by the first hard adaptor such that the first laser transfer foil is arranged between the marking surface of the article and the contacting surface of the first hard adaptor, and irradiating the first laser light through the first hard adaptor onto the first laser transfer foil.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2014Publication date: June 18, 2015Inventors: Ralf SCHUPP, Harald DE BUHR
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Publication number: 20090239046Abstract: A hot-film embossing method for printing a surface and a corresponding embossing film, in particular for printing a plastic surface. The embossing film has at least one patterned layer or ink layer and one melt layer. The embossing film is pressed against the surface by means of an embossing ram, whereby a heat input into the melt layer is achieved by means of high-frequency radiation.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2007Publication date: September 24, 2009Inventors: Michael Vankov, Harald De Buhr
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Publication number: 20060123574Abstract: The invention relates to an injection molded part with a basic body injection-molded from plastic, on the surface of which a decoration is two-dimensionally applied and is covered by an encapsulation of plastic by a second injection-molding operation. The basic body consists of a transparent plastic and the decoration is applied with its visible side to the surface of the basic body.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2003Publication date: June 15, 2006Inventors: Jens Storkel, Harald De Buhr, Lutz Voigtmann, Roland Heckenthaler
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Patent number: D715056Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2011Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: Braun GmbHInventors: Alma Alejandro, Simone Back, Harald De Buhr, Michael Schmid, Tilmann Winkler
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Patent number: D882391Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2016Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: THE GILLETTE COMPANY LLCInventors: Harald De Buhr, Oliver Horst Heilmann, Eric Latza, Erwin Mark, Martin Marotti, Christian Stief, Craig Wilburn
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Patent number: D904868Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2016Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Harald De Buhr, Oliver Horst Heilmann, Eric Latza, Erwin Mark, Martin Marotti, Christian Stief, Craig Wilburn
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Patent number: D941135Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2020Date of Patent: January 18, 2022Assignee: The Gillette Company LLCInventors: Harald De Buhr, Oliver Horst Heilmann, Eric Latza, Erwin Mark, Martin Marotti, Christian Stief, Craig Wilburn
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Patent number: D941136Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2020Date of Patent: January 18, 2022Assignee: The Gillette Company LLCInventors: Harald De Buhr, Oliver Horst Heilmann, Eric Latza, Erwin Mark, Martin Marotti, Christian Stief, Craig Wilburn