Patents by Inventor Piet Hein

Piet Hein 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: 7246727
    Abstract: A container (1) for drink is provided with a top (2) and with an outlet (4) that is located at the top and is connected to a flexible dispensing line (5), the container having a chamber (32) at the top in which the dispensing line (5) is accommodated. The dispensing line (5) is provided at its outlet end (6) with a grip element (30) that is located in or close to a cut-out (35) in the peripheral wall. By positioning the flexible tube in the chamber this tube can be hygienically protected from the environment during storage and transport of the container and mechanical damage thereto is prevented, whilst easy handling remains possible. The chamber (32) can be closed by a lid (52).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2007
    Assignee: Heineken Technical Services B.V.
    Inventors: Marcel Peter Magermans, Piet Hein Willem Timp
  • Patent number: 7237696
    Abstract: A container (1) for drink is provided with a top (2) and with an outlet (4) that is located at the top and is connected to a flexible dispensing line (5), the container having a chamber (32) at the top in which the dispensing line (5) is accommodated. The dispensing line (5) is provided at its outlet end (6) with a grip element (30) that is located in or close to a cut-out (35) in the peripheral wall. By positioning the flexible tube in the chamber this tube can be hygienically protected from the environment during storage and transport of the container and mechanical damage thereto is prevented, whilst easy handling remains possible. The chamber (32) can be closed by a lid (52).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Assignee: HĂ«ineken Technical Services B.V.
    Inventors: Marcel Peter Magermans, Piet Hein Willem Timp
  • Publication number: 20070084883
    Abstract: The application relates to an assembly comprising a container for drink provided at a top with a beverage outlet situated on a centre line, which outlet is connectable to a flexible dispensing line having an outlet end, and with a pressure inlet situated at a distance from the centre line for receiving a pressure medium into the container, wherein the assembly comprises a bridge formed as an integral unit, the bridge being attachable to the container at the top, the bridge having a gas channel with on one side a connector for attaching to a pressure medium source and on the other side to the pressure inlet of the container, and having an opening for guiding an operating element that is attached to an inflow end of the dispensing line, in the direction of the outlet for opening of the outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2006
    Publication date: April 19, 2007
    Applicant: HEINEKEN TECHNICAL SERVICES B.V.
    Inventors: Marcel Magermans, Piet hein Timp
  • Patent number: 7111442
    Abstract: The application relates to a flexible container (3) made of film material for containing drinks, comprising a fin opening as well as film storage means which delimit a first compartment and a second compartment (17, 18, 19) of the container and which release a second compartment (18, 19) when a predetermined degree of filling of the first compartment (17) is reached. By means of the film storage means, which, for example, can be formed by folding the side strips (20, 21) double in the longitudinal direction and holding them in place with the aid of adhesive tape, adhesive or fusion welding of the film material, uniform filling of the first compartment can be obtained, the flexible container largely remaining out of contact with the walls of the surrounding outer container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2006
    Assignee: Heineken Technical Services B.V.
    Inventors: Patrick Michael Van Baal, Erwin Heesemans, Manfred Hoek, Ronald Marius Johannes Albertus Van Der Klaauw, Cor Kuyvenhoven, Henricus Willibrordus Wilhelmus Mensen, Manon Elisabeth Hendrika Snijders, Piet-Hein Willem Timp
  • Patent number: 7100803
    Abstract: An assembly of a container (1) for drink and a drink dispensing device (11), each of which is provided with positioning elements (13,13?; 16, 16?) for orientation of the air connector (20, 48) and the dispensing opening (4) of the container (1) with an air channel (22) and a dispensing line (5) in the lid (25) of the dispensing device (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2006
    Assignee: Heineken Technical Services B.V.
    Inventors: Marcel Peter Magermans, Piet hein Willem Timp
  • Publication number: 20040118708
    Abstract: A container (1) for drink is provided with a top (2) and with an outlet (4) that is located at the top and is connected to a flexible dispensing line (5), the container having a chamber (32) at the top in which the dispensing line (5) is accommodated. The dispensing line (5) is provided at its outlet end (6) with a grip element (30) that is located in or close to a cut-out (35) in the peripheral wall. By positioning the flexible tube in the chamber this tube can be hygienically protected from the environment during storage and transport of the container and mechanical damage thereto is prevented, whilst easy handling remains possible. The chamber (32) can be closed by a lid (52).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2003
    Publication date: June 24, 2004
    Inventors: Marcel Peter Magermans, Piet Hein Willem Timp
  • Publication number: 20040099687
    Abstract: An assembly of a container (1) for drink and a drink dispensing device (11), each of which is provided with positioning elements (13,13′; 16, 16′) for orientation of the air connector (20, 48) and the dispensing opening (4) of the container (1) with an air channel (22) and a dispensing line (5) in the lid (25) of the dispensing device (11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2003
    Publication date: May 27, 2004
    Inventors: Marcel Peter Magermans, Piet hein Willem Timp
  • Patent number: 6516839
    Abstract: Valve assembly for a container for beverage, in particular carbonated beverage such as beer, comprising a housing and a beverage channel with a valve body, wherein operating means are provided for moving the valve body, said operating means comprising: first coupling means for coupling the beverage channel to beverage dispensing means for emptying a container through or along the valve body; and second coupling means for coupling the beverage channel to a filling device for filling a container through or along the valve body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2003
    Assignee: Heineken Technical Services B.V.
    Inventors: Piet Hein Willem Timp, Patrick Michael van Baal
  • Patent number: 6355172
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a purification method metal(s) containing water wherein: the process is fully continuous, the water flows through a sand filter, inoculated with viable micro-organisms, a part of the micro-organism biomass, loaded with metals, is evacuated, and the micro-organism biomass loss is equal to the micro-organism biomass growth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2002
    Assignee: Vlaamse Instelling Voor Technologisch Onderzoek (VITO)
    Inventors: Ludo Diels, Sandra Van Roy, Piet Hein Spaans, Hans Wouters, Annette Kramer
  • Patent number: 5181324
    Abstract: A sundial including a strip-shaped body with surfaces substantially in the form of helicoids. The body is made of a rather thin material. At least one of the helicoids is provided with time markings. As a result, the sundial is very simple to manufacture, and it is very easy to set up. Moreover, it is very easy to read the time, even at a relatively long distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1991
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1993
    Assignee: Piet Hein A/S
    Inventor: Piet Hein
  • Patent number: 5108361
    Abstract: A device for influencing a human or other biological or artificial organism by exposing the organism to signals which are short pulses supplied in a plurality of temporally successive series with increasing and/or decreasing frequency. The signals are acoustic, optical, mechanical and/or electrical signals. These signals allow a stimulation of cerebral waves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1992
    Inventor: Piet Hein
  • Patent number: 4005868
    Abstract: A puzzle comprising a game board and pieces in which the side surfaces of a regular polyhedron are depicted in spaced relationship on the game board, the vertexes adjoining at a corner of the polyhedron being identified by non-crossing lines from said vertexes to a common point, and in which the pieces are congruent with the depicted side surfaces and have at each vertex an indicium selected from as many different indicia as there are adjoining vertexes at a corner of the polyhedron, said vertex marking being permuted in such a way that none of the pieces are identical. The number of said pieces correspond to the number of side surfaces of the polyhedron in question, and in solving the puzzle the pieces are to be placed covering the depicted polygons of the board, so that none of the markings of the vertexes adjoining at any of said center points are identical.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 1975
    Date of Patent: February 1, 1977
    Assignee: Stiftung fuer Humaniora und Wissenschaft
    Inventor: Piet Hein
  • Patent number: D557574
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2007
    Inventor: Hugo Piet Hein