Patents Assigned to Alcan Technology & Management
  • Publication number: 20060257648
    Abstract: A cold-workable laminate for the production of containers for packaging of pharmaceutical and medical technical products and diagnostic agents has an aluminium film with a biaxially stretched plastic film on one side as an outer layer, and a sealing layer arranged on the second side. The aluminium film is connected with the biaxially stretched plastic film by extrusion laminating or the biaxially stretched plastic film is extrusion-coated with a polyolefin and lacquer-laminated to the aluminium film. The laminate has at least 15% higher cold-working capacity than laminates of the prior art and has improved delamination resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2004
    Publication date: November 16, 2006
    Applicant: ALCAN TECHNOLOGY & MANAGEMENT LTD.
    Inventors: Hans-Rudolf Nägeli, Erwin Pasbrig
  • Patent number: 7111986
    Abstract: Packaging for receiving liquid, pasty, powdery, granular or solid material having tear-open means and sealed edges and made of a foil-shaped composite material. The foil-shaped composite material has multiple layers. At least one layer of the composite material does not have weakened areas. At least one layer of the composite material has weakened areas located in the packaging at least partly in the area of the filling space. The weakened areas are preferably a series of cuts or a plurality of parallel individual cuts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2006
    Assignee: Alcan Technology & Management
    Inventors: Claude A. Marbler, Sabine Cerf
  • Patent number: 7076877
    Abstract: A process for manufacturing a road-bound, horizontally fitted vehicle body with a roof unit having an outer skin and an inward facing ceiling, or an outer skin and an inward facing ceiling with a ceiling frame, whereby the roof unit is a unit ready for installation, and a basic structure having longitudinal frames and side wall columns, the ceiling and the outer skin along with the basic structure having joining configurations that mate with each other at mutual places for joining. The ceiling has at least one fitting from a group of fittings consisting of fittings for a ceiling cover, interior cladding, cushioning against impact, sun shields, an interior rear view mirror, interior lighting, wiring, operating and display elements, sliding, raising, folding, lamellar and glass roofs, and their frame parts and the drive elements, and roof hand grips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2006
    Assignee: Alcan Technology & Management, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jochen Wieschermann, Duri Deflorin, Wolfgang Müller
  • Patent number: 7040375
    Abstract: A diecasting machine comprising a movable and a stationary die half which, when closed, define a die cavity. The diecasting machine further comprises a filling chamber for receiving liquid metal, plunger, a slidingly displaceable inside the filling chamber and mounted on a plunger rod, for ejecting the liquid metal from the filling chamber and for injecting it into the die cavity, and a device for supplying lubricants for the plunger in the filling chamber. At least one pipe or one nozzle having an opening directed towards the plunger is fastened on the plunger rod. The pipe or the nozzle is linked with a reservoir for the lubricant via a supply line. A water-based releasing agent is sprayed into the intermediate space between the plunger rod and the cylindrical inner wall of the filling chamber in the direction of the plunger during a period in which the plunger is at its final lift position after the liquid metal has been injected into the die cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2006
    Assignee: Alcan Technology and Management Ltd.
    Inventors: Georg Plötz, Johann Fackler, Elisabeth Wenzel
  • Patent number: 7024898
    Abstract: A process as claimed for the invention for internal high-pressure reshaping of a hollow section (12) in a reshaping tool, a fluid being introduced under high pressure P1 into a hollow section and this section having a transitional area with different wall thicknesses in the area of an edge (18 to 21) to be blocked, is characterized in that the shape selected for the hollow section (12) in the initial state is such that a thickened area (22 to 25) extends a certain distance from the edge (18 to 21) into the wall section (14, 16) with smaller wall thickness. As a result, constrictions can be avoided during reshaping and favorable edge geometries can be achieved (FIG. 2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2006
    Assignees: Audi AG, Alcan Technology & Management AG
    Inventors: Armin Zuber, Alexander Hoffman, Wulf Leitermann, Klaus Koglin, Jorg Hein, Lutz Kampmann
  • Patent number: 7009290
    Abstract: A heat sink for semiconductor components or similar devices, especially produced from an extruded aluminum alloy. The heat sink comprises cooling ribs which rise at a distance from a base plate and which are clamped in an insert groove made in the surface of the base plate, laterally limited by longitudinal or intermediate ribs with a coupling base that has an approximately rectangular cross-section. The coupling bases are held in their insert grooves in a form-fit and are cold-welded with the base plate at least in some sections. Cross ribs extend at a distance to one another on the surfaces of the intermediate ribs and have the form of upset heels that are linked with the coupling base in a form-fit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2006
    Assignee: Alcan Technology & Management Ltd.
    Inventors: Uwe Bock, Werner Graf, Stephan Bock
  • Patent number: 7008501
    Abstract: The process for preparing a composite film for packaging purposes, that includes coextruding polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and polyethylene-2, 6-naphthalate (PEN) to form a film of polyethylene-2,6-naphthalate. On at least one of the at least one PEN-coated side, a ceramic layer of SiOx, where x is number between 0.9 and 2, is deposited by means of the thin-film vacuum process through the simultaneous vaporization of silicon dioxide (SiO2) and metallic silicon, or by the vaporization of silicon monoxide (SiO) in a vacuum. Each of the at least one ceramic layers of SiOx having a thickness of 10 nm to 200 nm. The resultant composite film retains effective permeability barrier effect for water vapor and gases after sterilization in a water bath or in water vapor at a temperature of more than 90° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2006
    Assignee: Alcan Technology & Management
    Inventors: Wolfgang Lohwasser, Olaf Frei
  • Patent number: 6997320
    Abstract: A child-resistant yet senior-friendly packaging for tablets, capsules or similar pharmaceutical products. The packaging is a blister pack (12) with at least one cup (22) that receives tablets (18) in an external package, arranged between a base part (14) and a cover part (16), and that is closed by a cover film (24) that can be pressed through. The cover film (24) of the blister pack (12) is directed towards the base part (14) and the base part (14) comprises an opening (38) through which the product can be withdrawn. The cup (22) of the blister pack (12) is displaceably guided in a slot (30) in the cover part (16) and can be brought in alignment with the opening (38) in the base part (14) so that the cover film (24) can be pressed through and the tablet (18) can be withdrawn. A tear tab (32) is detachably linked with the cover part (16) via a perforated line (36) and covers the slot (30) at least partially.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2006
    Assignee: Alcan Technology & Management
    Inventors: Peter Kancsar, Laurenz Zellweger, Michael Krohn, Claudia Schmauder, Susanne Marti
  • Patent number: 6974031
    Abstract: A child-safe packing for tablets, capsules and similar pharmaceutical products having a blister pack with at least one cup to hold the tablets sealed by a push-through cover film (154). A first cove part (160) is arranged over the blister pack fitted with an outer pack. The first cover part is overlaid by a second cover part. A sealing part lies between the first cover part an the second cover part. The cover film of the blister pack faces towards the first cover part. The sealing part has a removal opening opposite of the cup of the blister pack that is sealed by the second cover part when the outer pack is closed and is optionally covered by a push-through opening seal. The two cover parts are connected together at one end and at the other end each is connected to one end of the blister pack or sealing part. The blister pack is connected to the sealing part at their other ends to form grip tabs. The grip tabs of the two cover parts lie within a loop formed by the blister pack and the sealing part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2005
    Assignee: Alcan Technology & Management Ltd.
    Inventors: Peter Kancsar, Laurenz Zellweger, Michael Krohn, Claudia Schmauder, Susanne Marti
  • Patent number: 6964338
    Abstract: A child-safe packing for tablets, capsules or similar pharmaceutical products having a blister pack with at least one cup to hold the tablets sealed by a push-through cover film. The blister pack is arranged in an outer pack between a base part and a cover part. The cover part is covered by a sealing part. The sealing part is overlaid by a tear-off part. The cover film of the blister pack faces towards the cover part. With the outer pack closed, a first adhesive is arranged between the base part or blister pack and the cover part. A second adhesive is arranged between the base part and sealing part. The second adhesive has a higher adhesive force than the first adhesive. With the outer pack closed, the sealing part is folded about a first fold line. Upon opening the outer pack is folded about a second fold line. After folding the sealing part about the second fold line, the second adhesive is arranged between the sealing part and the cover part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2005
    Assignee: Alcan Technology & Management Ltd
    Inventors: Peter Kancsar, Laurenz Zellweger, Michael Krohn, Claudia Schmauder, Susanne Marti
  • Patent number: 6955736
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for manufacturing a flexible film-type laminate (7) from two or more films (9a,9b) for packaging materials, whereby at least two films (9a,9b) are laminated to each other to give a film-type laminate and the film or film-type laminate is printed on, and at least one free surface of the film-type laminate is provided with a sealing lacquer coating (14). The invention is characterized in that the lamination (12), the printing (12) and the coating (14) of the film or film-type laminate with a sealant lacquer take place in-line at individual coating stations (1, 2, 4) in a production device (10) using an electrostatic coating process in which coating particles are electrostatically charged and deposited on the film surface to be coated using transfer means by applying an electric field, and melted and/or cured to give a coating film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2005
    Assignee: Alcan Technology & Management Ltd.
    Inventors: Karolina Rosenberger, Fabian Bonsch, Hans-Rudolf Nageli, Juerg Frey
  • Patent number: 6932398
    Abstract: A bumper having a hollow section and attached to it mounting brackets for attaching the bumper to a vehicle—in particular on longitudinal beams of a private car—is such that section walls that are spaced apart form a compression strut and a tensile strut and a pair of flanking walls joining the said struts make up the hollow section. The bracket itself is a hollow section which exhibits a length of hollow-section beam facing the longitudinal beam and a curved length which is bent out from its longitudinal axis and is for connection to the hollow section of the bumper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2005
    Assignee: Alcan Technology & Management Ltd.
    Inventor: Simon Frank
  • Patent number: 6926325
    Abstract: In a vehicle with a bumper which is attached to the vehicle transverse to the longitudinal direction of the vehicle via a deformation element, the deformation element exhibits two first side walls that are spaced apart, and are joined to second side walls that are spaced apart. The first and second side walls have first and second grooves that run transverse to the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and are arranged in pairs opposite each other, each in a common plane. The first grooves extend over the whole breadth of the first side walls and the second grooves extend over only a middle part of the second side walls leaving a region free at both edges. The first grooves are arranged in pairs in first planes and the second grooves are arranged in pairs in second planes situation between two subsequent first planes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2005
    Assignee: Alcan Technology & Management Ltd.
    Inventor: Simon Frank
  • Patent number: 6922966
    Abstract: A connecting element for insertion into the ends of at least two hollow sections of different cross-section, in particular in the case of a middle node for an instrument panel transverse beam in automobile manufacture is such that a push-fit body is shape-formed—by way of extrusion of a light weight alloy, plastic or other extrudable material—on a frame with side walls extending in the direction of insertion, the push-fit body is of smaller cross-section than the frame and contains lengths of the frame walls. That frame preferably surrounds the push-fit body which in turn forms a corner of the frame. In addition, the frame may exhibit an integral frame bracket outside one frame side wall whereby the frame bracket walls are aligned with parallel frame walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2005
    Assignee: Alcan Technology & Management Ltd.
    Inventors: Jörg Hein, Martin Feuerstein, Olaf Gallasch, Klaus Traub
  • Patent number: 6916516
    Abstract: Packaging material, for example, for tube bodies, bearing a hologram-like image. The packaging material is formed for a multilayered material with a layer structure containing: (a) a completely or partially embossed metal foil or metallized plastic film, and (b) on top, at least in specific areas, a transparent single or multilayered plastic layer. The plastic layer (b) forms the outer lying layer of the packaging. The embossed image on the metal foil (a) is visible through the transparent areas of the plastic layer (b). The packaging material gives the observer the impression of viewing a hologram-like image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2005
    Assignee: Alcan Technology & Management Ltd.
    Inventors: Manfred Gerber, Jürgen Wendt, Otto Hummel
  • Patent number: 6896317
    Abstract: A deformation element having a single or multi-chamber hollow section with a longitudinal axis to accommodate energy of impact acting in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the section. The deformation element contains outer section walls that form inner and outer section wall faces. The outer section walls are divided into section wall end lengths and lengths and section wall intermediate lengths, whereby the abutting section wall end length of a pair of outer section walls form corner regions with corners. The wall thicknesses of the section wall end lengths are greater than the wall thickness of the section wall lengths neighboring the section wall end lengths, with the result that a thickening of the section wall is provided in the corner region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2005
    Assignee: Alcan Technology & Management Ltd.
    Inventors: Oliver Liebhard, Markus Gehrig
  • Patent number: 6896139
    Abstract: A child-safe packing for tablets, capsules and similar pharmaceutical products, with a blister pack (52) with at least one cup (64) to hold the tablets (60) sealed by a push-through cover film (66). Over the blister pack (52) fitted with an outer pack (50) is arranged an intermediate part (56). The cover film (66) of the blister pack (52) faces towards the intermediate part (56). Between the blister pack (52) and intermediate part (56) is arranged a first adhesive (70). The intermediate part (56) is partly covered by a removable separating part (57). A cover part (58) lies on the separating part (57). Between the intermediate part (56) and the separating part (57) is arranged a second adhesive (74). Between the intermediate part (56) not covered by the separating part (57) and the separating part (57) and cover part (58) is arranged a third adhesive (78).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2005
    Assignee: Alcan Technology & Management Ltd.
    Inventors: Peter Kancsar, Laurenz Zellweger, Michael Krohn, Claudia Schmauder, Susanne Marti
  • Patent number: 6878229
    Abstract: A film composite for packaging purposes. The film composite efficiently blocks the passage of water vapor and gas after sterilization in a water bath or in water vapor at temperatures of more than 90° C., and is a film consisting of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) with a coextruded layer consisting of polyethylene-2,6-naphthalate (PEN) on at least one side. The film has a 10 nm to 200 nm thick ceramic layer on at least one of the sides that are coated with PEN. The layer is produced by simultaneously vaporizing silicon dioxide (SiO2) and metallic silicon in a vacuum. The layer consists of SiOx, x being a number between 0.9 and 2. The composite film blocks the passage of water vapor and gases to a large extent after sterilization in a water bath or in water vapor at temperatures of more than 90° C. A process for preparing the film composite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2005
    Assignee: Alcan Technology & Management Ltd.
    Inventors: Wolfgang Lohwasser, Olaf Frei
  • Patent number: 6862809
    Abstract: A process for manufacturing a road-bound, horizontally fitted vehicle body with a roof unit having an outer skin and an inward facing ceiling with a ceiling frame, and a basic structure having longitudinal frames and front and rear cross members. The ceiling and the outer skin along with the basic structure have corresponding joining configurations that mate the ceiling and outer skin to the basic structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2005
    Assignees: Alcan Technology & Management Ltd., Johnson Controls Headliner GmbH
    Inventors: Jochen Wieschermann, Duri Deflorin, Wolfgang Müller
  • Patent number: 6860014
    Abstract: A process for manufacturing a road-bound, horizontally fitted vehicle body with a roof unit having an outer skin and an inward facing ceiling, or an outer skin and an inward facing ceiling with a ceiling frame, whereby the roof unit is a unit ready for installation, and a basic structure having longitudinal frames, the ceiling and the outer skin along with the basic structure having joining configurations that mate with each other at mutual places for joining. The process includes the steps of introducing the roof unit containing the outer skin with joining configurations, the ceiling or the ceiling and the ceiling frame, in each case with fittings already mounted in place, through an opening between the longitudinal frames, bringing the roof unit into contact with corresponding, matching configuration points of the longitudinal frames by an upward movement and permanently jointing the roof unit there.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2005
    Assignees: Alcan Technology & Management Ltd., Johnson Controls Headliner GmbH
    Inventors: Jochen Wieschermann, Duri Deflorin, Wolfgang Müller