Patents by Inventor Timm Oberhofer

Timm Oberhofer 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).

  • Publication number: 20220324693
    Abstract: A tap for the removal of liquid from a container, such as a 5L party beer keg, comprises a sleeve, a piston which can be drawn at least partially out of the sleeve, an outlet head which adjoins the piston and can be pivoted, typically in relation to the longitudinal axis of the piston, and has an outlet, and an actuator which is generally assigned to the outlet or arranged downstream of the same. The actuator serves to draw the piston out of the sleeve and thereby activate the tap, and to pivot the outlet head and thereby open a flow path extending at least partially through the sleeve and the piston to the outlet for tapping purposes. The actuator comprises a handle for drawing the piston out of the sleeve (for activation) and an actuating lever which is connected to the handle for pivoting the outlet head (for tapping).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventor: Timm Oberhofer
  • Patent number: 8763866
    Abstract: The compressed CO2 gas source is an insert that can be fixed in a sealed manner in an opening of the vessel. The insert has a high-pressure CO2 cartridge, a pressure-regulating valve for discharging CO2 therefrom and a rotary knob that is accessible from the outside. The rotary knob cooperates with an axially guided slide, which can be actuated to pierce the high-pressure CO2 cartridge with a piercing needle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Huber Packaging Group GmbH
    Inventors: Kurt Oberhofer, Timm Oberhofer
  • Patent number: 8251257
    Abstract: The compressed CO2 gas source is an insert that can be fixed in a sealed manner in an opening of the vessel. The insert has a high-pressure CO2 cartridge, a pressure-regulating valve for discharging CO2 therefrom and a control element that is accessible from the outside and that can be actuated to pierce the high-pressure CO2 cartridge. The control element can be automatically interlocked and blocked against further actuation after it has first been actuated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Huber Packaging Group GmbH
    Inventors: Kurt Oberhofer, Timm Oberhofer
  • Publication number: 20100140265
    Abstract: The invention relates to a container that can be filled with fluid and closed pressure-tight and from which fluid can be removed, having an insert that can be fixed in an opening of the container while sealing the same. The insert has a high-pressure CO2 cartridge (14), a pressure regulating valve for dispensing CO2 therefrom, and an actuator accessible from outside, the actuation of which taps the high-pressure CO2 cartridge (14). An overpressure safeguard provides, upon undesired increases in pressure in the container, a flow path from the head space thereof through the insert to the atmosphere. The overpressure safeguard is designed as a burst safeguard. It bursts after an internal pressure is exceeded at which the container visibly crowns, but before reaching an internal pressure at which the container explodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2008
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Inventors: Kurt Oberhofer, Timm Oberhofer
  • Publication number: 20090302069
    Abstract: The compressed CO2 gas source is an insert that can be fixed in a sealed manner in an opening of the vessel. The insert has a high-pressure CO2 cartridge, a pressure-regulating valve for discharging CO2 therefrom and a rotary knob that is accessible from the outside. The rotary knob cooperates with an axially guided slide, which can be actuated to pierce the high-pressure CO2 cartridge with a piercing needle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2006
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Inventors: Kurt Oberhofer, Timm Oberhofer
  • Publication number: 20090090741
    Abstract: The compressed CO2 gas source is an insert that can be fixed in a sealed manner in an opening of the vessel. The insert has a high-pressure CO2 cartridge, a pressure-regulating valve for discharging CO2 therefrom and a control element that is accessible from the outside and that can be actuated to pierce the high-pressure CO2 cartridge. The control element can be automatically interlocked and blocked against further actuation after it has first been actuated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2006
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Inventors: Kurt Oberhofer, Timm Oberhofer
  • Publication number: 20080057243
    Abstract: The invention relates to a container which has a sealed, external diffusion barrier layer which covers the whole surface and which is made of a film material, and a continuous supporting plastic layer which forms the top surface. The plastic layer does not require use of a plastic material having a superior barrier effect against oxygen and/or carbon dioxide diffusion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2005
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Inventors: Kurt Oberhofer, Timm Oberhofer