Patents by Inventor Jan Schnakenberg

Jan Schnakenberg 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: 11975913
    Abstract: A packet for cigarette industry products, having a casing which, preferably on all sides, surrounds a group of cigarette industry products as the packet content, wherein the casing is formed from a packaging material, and wherein folding tabs of the packaging material are connected to one another by seams. Preferably all seams are formed by crimping folding tabs of the packaging material that bear on one another in the overlap region of those folding tabs that bear on one another. The invention also relates to corresponding devices and methods for producing such packets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Focke & Co. (GmbH & Co. KG)
    Inventors: Jan Schnakenberg, Gerd Städing
  • Patent number: 11878856
    Abstract: A packet for cigarette industry products, having a casing which at least partially surrounds a group of cigarette industry products as the packet content, wherein the casing is formed from a packaging material, and wherein folding tabs of the packaging material are connected to one another by seams, in which the casing is formed from a paper-based packaging material, and a corresponding method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Focke & Co. (GmbH & Co. KG)
    Inventors: Jan Schnakenberg, Johann Köster
  • Publication number: 20220153509
    Abstract: A packet for cigarette industry products, having a casing which at least partially surrounds a group of cigarette industry products as the packet content, wherein the casing is formed from a packaging material, and wherein folding tabs of the packaging material are connected to one another by seams, in which the casing is formed from a paper-based packaging material, and a corresponding method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicant: Focke & Co. (GmbH & Co. KG)
    Inventors: Jan Schnakenberg, Johann Köster
  • Publication number: 20220144536
    Abstract: A packet for cigarette industry products, having a casing which, preferably on all sides, surrounds a group of cigarette industry products as the packet content, wherein the casing is formed from a packaging material, and wherein folding tabs of the packaging material are connected to one another by seams. Preferably all seams are formed by crimping folding tabs of the packaging material that bear on one another in the overlap region of those folding tabs that bear on one another. The invention also relates to corresponding devices and methods for producing such packets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: Focke & Co. (GmbH & Co. KG)
    Inventors: Jan Schnakenberg, Gerd Städing
  • Patent number: 10414580
    Abstract: A cigarette pack having a foil block as an inner pack and a hinge-lid box as an outer pack is configured with an opening aid for the foil block, in which a closure tab for exposing a retrieval opening of the foil block is connected with a lid inner flap as part of the lid front wall. The lid inner flap is movable or pivotable, respectively. A relative movement of the lid inner flap takes place so as to be tuned to the opening procedure of the closure tab when the lid is opened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Focke & Co. (GmbH & Co. KG)
    Inventors: Henry Buse, Christoph Schneider, Viktor Hein, Jan Schnakenberg
  • Publication number: 20180346235
    Abstract: A cigarette pack having a foil block as an inner pack and a hinge-lid box as an outer pack is configured with an opening aid for the foil block, in which a closure tab for exposing a retrieval opening of the foil block is connected with a lid inner flap as part of the lid front wall. The lid inner flap is movable or pivotable, respectively. A relative movement of the lid inner flap takes place so as to be tuned to the opening procedure of the closure tab when the lid is opened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicant: Focke & Co. (GmbH & Co. KG)
    Inventors: Henry Buse, Christoph Schneider, Viktor Hein, Jan Schnakenberg
  • Publication number: 20150000592
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for applying preferably liquid flavorings (15), in particular menthol, to a medium (16), wherein flavoring (15) is supplyable from a (storage or processing) container (10) to an applicator unit (14) via at least one conduit (11, 13). The invention is characterized in that the applicator unit (14) has a controllable valve for the application of flavoring (15) to the medium (16).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2012
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Applicant: Focke & Co. (GmbH & Co. KG)
    Inventors: Jan Schnakenberg, Stefan Harms, Reinhard Hoppe
  • Patent number: 8833732
    Abstract: A valve for processing glue or other media, the valve having magnets, in particular permanent magnets, that are used for actuating a closure member (16). Two individual magnets (22, 23) located opposite one another are provided, at least in a region which is in contact with the medium or glue, with a protective layer or covering (34), which is preferably designed as a cap and consists of titanium, other metal or plastics material, in order to protect the magnets (22, 23) against the effects of the medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Focke & Co. (GmbH & Co. KG)
    Inventors: Neudeck Heiko, Sylvia Rose, Jan Schnakenberg, Marc-Daniel Stegen
  • Publication number: 20120313019
    Abstract: A valve for processing glue or other media, the valve having magnets, in particular permanent magnets, that are used for actuating a closure member (16). Two individual magnets (22, 23) located opposite one another are provided, at least in a region which is in contact with the medium or glue, with a protective layer or covering (34), which is preferably designed as a cap and consists of titanium, other metal or plastics material, in order to protect the magnets (22, 23) against the effects of the medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2010
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Inventors: Heiko Neudeck, Sylvia Rose, Jan Schnakenberg, Marc-Daniel Stegen
  • Patent number: D863953
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Focke & Co. (GmbH & Co. KG)
    Inventors: Jan Schnakenberg, Viktor Hein