Patents Assigned to IMV Innovation Marketing und Vertriebs GmbH
  • Patent number: 10450103
    Abstract: The invention relates to a lid consisting of metal for a beverage can, which lid is designed to be permanently connected to a can body and has a lid panel in which a rivet for a grip tab is formed and in which a predetermined breaking line defining a breaking-open area is impressed, along which line an opening in the lid panel can be opened by the grip tab, wherein a rivet base, which has resulted from a formation of the rivet, is present around the rivet, within which base the metal of the lid is thinner and/or more brittle than in adjoining regions of the lid panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: IMV INNOVATION MARKETING UND VERTRIEBS GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas Hundeloh, Andreas Umbreit-Pluta, Matthias Nagel
  • Patent number: 8434635
    Abstract: Re-closable can end lid with a rotatable opening and re-sealing tab, and drink can equipped with the re-sealable can end lid, wherein a lid plate (2) includes a break-away portion (8) surrounded by a predetermined break-line (9) that is separable from the lid plate by the press portion (21) of an opening tab (20) in an opening position of the tab, so that an aperture (10) is created in the lid plate that is surrounded by a ring-wall (11) on the outside of the predetermined break-line (9). On a grip portion (22) of the opening tab (20), a sealing attachment (25) is formed that, after rotating the opening tab (20) into a closing rotating position, fits into a recess surrounded by the ring-wall and sealingly engages on the inner face of the ring-wall (11) along its outer circumferential sealing rim.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: IMV Innovation Marketing und Vertriebs GmbH
    Inventor: André Wichelhaus
  • Publication number: 20110163096
    Abstract: Re-closable can end lid with a rotatable opening and re-sealing tab, and drink can equipped with the re-sealable can end lid, wherein a lid plate (2) includes a break-away portion (8) surrounded by a predetermined break-line (9) that is separable from the lid plate by the press portion (21) of an opening tab (20) in an opening position of the tab, so that an aperture (10) is created in the lid plate that is surrounded by a ring-wall (11) on the outside of the predetermined break-line (9). On a grip portion (22) of the opening tab (20), a sealing attachment (25) is formed that, after rotating the opening tab (20) into a closing rotating position, fits into a recess surrounded by the ring-wall and sealingly engages on the inner face of the ring-wall (11) along its outer circumferential sealing rim.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2008
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Applicant: IMV INNOVATION MARKETING UND VERTRIEBS GMBH
    Inventor: André Wichelhaus
  • Patent number: 7857158
    Abstract: The invention relates to a plastic container provided with at least one suction cup. Said container comprises a holding recess (15) arranged in a container wall (12) for the holding projection (16) of the suction cup, and also comprises a flat receiving trough (18) arranged around the holding recess. The suction cup can be elastically flattened with the suction cover thereof (19) in the receiving trough such that the suction cup is arranged in an essentially expanded manner in the receiving trough and establishes a flush seal with the external contour (34) of the container wall (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: IMV Innovation Marketing und Vertriebs GmbH
    Inventor: Andre Wichelhaus
  • Patent number: 7500577
    Abstract: Re-closable lid, in particular for a drinks can, with a cutout portion (13a), which is provided in the lid plate (11) and is bounded by a predetermined breaking line (12), and also an opener tab (14), which is pivoted mounted on the lid plate (11) for breaking open the predetermined breaking line. The fastening tongue (16) of the opener tab (14) has a freely twistable portion (16a) and, on the underside of the gripping portion (18) of the opener tab (14), there is formed a flat closure attachment (31), which fits into the opening (13b) produced by breaking open the predetermined breaking line (12) and is formed for re-closing the opening (13b).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2009
    Assignee: IMV Innovation Marketing und Vertriebs GmbH
    Inventor: André Wichelhaus