Patents by Inventor Irmin Steinkamp

Irmin Steinkamp 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: 11827438
    Abstract: A tamper-evident, child-proof package having an outer package and having an inner package, the inner package being at least partially received in the outer package, and the inner package for opening and closing the package being disposed so as to be displaceable in the outer package, and the package has at least one securing structure as an anti-tamper feature for impeding or preventing the opening of the package, or the access to the products disposed in the inner package. The at least one securing structure is effective between the inner package and the outer package so as to impede or prevent the inner package being displaced in the outer package in order for the package to be opened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Focke & Co. (GmbH & Co. KG)
    Inventors: Irmin Steinkamp, Henry Buse, Gisbert Engel, Viktor Hein
  • Patent number: 11820573
    Abstract: A tamper-evident, child-proof package, having an outer package and having an inner package, the inner package being at least partially received in the outer package, and the inner package for opening and closing the package being disposed so as to be displaceable in the outer package, and the package has at least one securing structure as an anti-tamper feature for impeding or preventing the opening of the package, or the access to the products disposed in the inner package. The at least one securing structure is effective between the inner package and the outer package so as to impede or prevent the inner package being displaced in the outer package in order for the package to be opened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Focke & Co. (GmbH & Co. KG)
    Inventors: Irmin Steinkamp, Henry Buse, Gisbert Engel, Viktor Hein
  • Publication number: 20230016379
    Abstract: A tamper-evident package, in particular child-proof package, having an outer package and having an inner package, wherein the inner package is at least partially received in the outer package, and wherein the inner package for opening and closing the package is disposed so as to be displaceable in the outer package, and wherein the package as an anti-tamper feature has at least one securing means for impeding or preventing the opening of the package, or the access to the products disposed in the inner package. The at least one securing means is effective between the inner package and the outer package so as to impede or prevent the inner package being displaced in the outer package in order for the package to be opened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: Focke & Co. (GmbH & Co. KG)
    Inventors: Irmin Steinkamp, Henry Buse, Gisbert Engel, Viktor Hein
  • Publication number: 20230009428
    Abstract: A tamper-evident package, in particular child-proof package, having an outer package and having an inner package, wherein the inner package is at least partially received in the outer package, and wherein the inner package for opening and closing the package is disposed so as to be displaceable in the outer package, and wherein the package as an anti-tamper feature has at least one securing means for impeding or preventing the opening of the package, or the access to the products disposed in the inner package. The at least one securing means is effective between the inner package and the outer package so as to impede or prevent the inner package being displaced in the outer package in order for the package to be opened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Applicant: Focke & Co. (GmbH & Co. KG)
    Inventors: Irmin Steinkamp, Henry Buse, Gisbert Engel, Viktor Hein
  • Patent number: 9950859
    Abstract: A sealing block for a cigarette group (12) is provided on the inside with an internal collar (42). The latter is composed of an internal front wall (45), an internal base wall (48), and internal side flaps (46). The internal base wall (48) is configured in a reinforcing manner by folding flaps disposed on top of one another, specifically by the base tab and the base flap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Focke & Co. (GmbH & Co. KG)
    Inventors: Irmin Steinkamp, Andreas Lübeck, Thomas Losereit
  • Publication number: 20160229620
    Abstract: A sealing block for a cigarette group (12) is provided on the inside with an internal collar (42). The latter is composed of an internal front wall (45), an internal base wall (48), and internal side flaps (46). The internal base wall (48) is configured in a reinforcing manner by folding flaps disposed on top of one another, specifically by the base tab and the base flap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Applicant: Focke & Co. (GmbH & Co. KG)
    Inventors: Irmin Steinkamp, Andreas Lübeck, Thomas Losereit
  • Patent number: 7331451
    Abstract: A cuboidal cigarette pack with a large-surface-area pack side, namely rear side (13), is provided with a blank (23), which serves as a printing carrier, in the region of this rear side (13). The blank is positioned between an outer wrapper (19) of film and the pack (10). A top region of the blank (23) is connected to a detachable top part of the outer wrapper, namely a film cap (22), and is also removed when the pack (10) is opened for the first time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2008
    Assignee: Focke & Co., (GmbH & Co. KG)
    Inventors: Jurgen Focke, legal representative, Doris Focke, legal representative, Irmin Steinkamp, Heinz Focke
  • Publication number: 20060091025
    Abstract: A cuboidal cigarette pack with a large-surface-area pack side, namely rear side (13), is provided with a blank (23), which serves as a printing carrier, in the region of this rear side (13). Said blank is positioned between an outer wrapper (19) made of film and the pack (10). A top region of the blank (23) is connected to a detachable top part of the outer wrapper, namely a film cap (22), and is also removed when the pack (10) is opened for the first time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2001
    Publication date: May 4, 2006
    Inventors: Heinz Focke, Jurgen Focke, Doris Focke, Irmin Steinkamp
  • Patent number: 6742652
    Abstract: Folding box (hinge-lid pack) for cigarettes of the like, comprising a box component (10), a lid (11) and a collar (15), with a print carrier (28) being positioned in the folding box between a collar front wall (16) on one hand, and a box front wall 19, on the other hand. In a preferred embodiment, the folding box is provided with a window (34) in said area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2004
    Assignee: Focke & Co. (GmbH & Co.)
    Inventors: Heinz Focke, Henry Buse, Irmin Steinkamp
  • Patent number: 6718727
    Abstract: For supplying production and packaging machines, in particular for supplying lines (10, 11) for producing and packaging cigarettes, an intermediate store (12) is provided for storing packaging material, to be precise for pallets (20) with reels (18) of web-like material. Pallets (20) with the packaging material are fed to the intermediate store (12) by a pallet conveyor (28). A separate reel conveyor (48) transports reels (18), as required, to the individual machines and subassemblies of the lines (10, 11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2004
    Assignee: Focke & Co. (GmbH & Co.)
    Inventors: Heinz Focke, Irmin Steinkamp, Frank Hill, Holger Pfeiffer
  • Patent number: 6595353
    Abstract: Cigarette pack, i.e. a soft pack, composed of a blank of thin, foldable packaging material, which is made of a paper layer and an outer plastic layer of thermally sealable material. Due to respective folding in the area of bottom wall (16), top wall (17) and side wall (15), folding webs partially overlap with outer plastic layers (19) directly facing each other and being sealed together or with the plastic layer being joined by sealing with the paper layer or a further inner layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: Focke & Co. (GmbH & Co.)
    Inventors: Heinz Focke, Irmin Steinkamp, Gisbert Engel
  • Patent number: 6540061
    Abstract: In the handling of cigarettes in the region of a cigarette-packaging machine or the like, the first filling operation of containers, conveying sections and cigarette magazine (12) is problematic because the cigarettes (21) are conveyed largely under their own weight during operation of the installation. In order to avoid impairment of the cigarettes as the installation is filled therewith, the containers, conveying sections and the cigarette magazine are assigned supporting and guide elements which are moved downwards or horizontally within the (empty) spaces in accordance with the filling operation, with the result that the cigarettes pass into the corresponding space with support and guidance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2003
    Assignee: Focke & Co. (GmbH & Co.)
    Inventors: Heinz Focke, Henry Buse, Irmin Steinkamp
  • Patent number: 6494318
    Abstract: In configuring soft packs for cigarettes from a single (-piece) blank, firstly, in the region of a base wall, a material reinforcement is formed by double-layered arrangement of the blank. In order to protect the cigarettes against glue being transferred during gluing of the folding tabs of the base wall, a covering tab is arranged on the inside, above the base wall. An extended base corner tab serves here as a covering. In addition, in the region adjacent to an end wall (17), a multi-layered material strip is formed by a Z-shaped fold. In the region of overlap of the material strip on a side wall (13), at least one cutout is arranged in one layer, said cutout ensuring a correct closed position of the layers in this region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2002
    Assignee: Focke & Co. (GmbH & Co.)
    Inventors: Heinz Focke, Irmin Steinkamp
  • Publication number: 20020162299
    Abstract: For supplying production and packaging machines, in particular for supplying lines (10, 11) for producing and packaging cigarettes, an intermediate store (12) is provided for storing packaging material, to be precise for pallets (20) with reels (18) of web-like material. Pallets (20) with the packaging material are fed to the intermediate store (12) by a pallet conveyor (28). A separate reel conveyor (48) transports reels (18), as required, to the individual machines and subassemblies of the lines (10, 11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2002
    Publication date: November 7, 2002
    Inventors: Heinz Focke, Irmin Steinkamp, Frank Hill, Holger Pfeiffer
  • Patent number: 6226960
    Abstract: Method of cleaning packaging machines, in particular cigarette packaging machines, with the aid of cleaning bodies (22) which are directed through the packaging machine instead of pack contents and packaging material. The cleaning bodies (22) are thus configured and dimensioned in approximately the same way as the pack contents—cigarette group—or pack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: Foche & Co. (GmbH & Co.)
    Inventors: Heinz Focke, Irmin Steinkamp
  • Patent number: D602631
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: Focke & Co. (GmbH Co. KG)
    Inventor: Irmin Steinkamp
  • Patent number: D603092
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Assignee: Focke & Co. (GmbH Co. KG)
    Inventor: Irmin Steinkamp
  • Patent number: D606243
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: Focke & Co. (GmbH & Co. KG)
    Inventor: Irmin Steinkamp
  • Patent number: D606244
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: Focke & Co. (GmbH & Co. KG)
    Inventor: Irmin Steinkamp