Patents Assigned to Mondi AG
  • Patent number: 12643697
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus, arrangement and method for packaging loaded goods (2) that are palleted or arranged on a pallet (1) by winding a paper web (3) around the goods helically whilst simultaneously unwinding the paper web (3) from a paper roll (4), comprising:—a rotary device (5) for rotating the pallet (1) and the loaded goods (2) located on the pallet (1) about a pallet rotational axis (6), —a roll holder (7) with at least one holding extension (8) for rotatably holding a paper roll (4) about a roll rotational axis (9), —an output device (10) for outputting the paper web (3) unrolled from the paper roll (4) in an output direction (11) pointing towards the rotary device (5) or the loaded goods (2), and—a lifting device (12) for changing the height (13) of the output of the paper web (3) from the output device (10), a pivoting device (14) with a pivoting carrier (16) pivotable about a pivot axis (15) being provided to tilt the output direction (11) of the paper web (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2026
    Assignee: Mondi AG
    Inventors: Elisabeth Schwaiger, Paulus Goess, Rudolf Estermann, Lars Göran Berglund
  • Patent number: 12565738
    Abstract: A pallet outer packaging paper, to an outer packaging method using this pallet outer packaging paper as an outer packaging material, and to a method for producing such a pallet outer packaging paper. The pallet outer packaging paper comprises at least 70 wt. % cellulose fibres having a length-weighted average fibre length in accordance with ISO 16065-2:2014 of 1.8 mm to 2.8 mm, and has a bending stiffness in accordance with ISO 2493-1:2010, using a bend angle of 15° and a test bend length of 10 mm, of at most 35 mN in the machine direction and at most 30 mN in the transverse direction, and a bending stiffness index of at most 100 Nm6/kg3 in the machine direction and at most 80 Nm6/kg3 in the transverse direction, and a grammage of 50 g/m2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2026
    Assignee: Mondi AG
    Inventors: Lars Göran Berglund, Elisabeth Schwaiger
  • Patent number: 12534856
    Abstract: A packaging paper for sharp-edged objects and/or objects having unevenly arranged, protruding, substantially non-deformable elevations on at least one of the surfaces of the object, consisting of kraft pulp as the main constituent and fillers, starch, sizing agent and additional process aids. The packaging paper containing at least 95% primary pulp having a length-weighted average fiber length of at least 2.0 mm and cationic starch and other process aids. The packaging paper has an elongation at break in the machine direction (MD) according to ISO 1924-3:2005 of at least 6.0%, a puncture energy index according to DIN EN 14477:2004 at a test speed of 10.0 mm/min, measured on any side of the packaging paper, in the range of 30 to 75 mJ·m2/kg and a kappa number according to ISO 302:2015 of between 35 and 38.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2026
    Assignee: Mondi AG
    Inventors: Paulus Goess, Elisabeth Schwaiger
  • Patent number: 12509272
    Abstract: A tray package unit outer packaging paper (1), for packaging tray packing units (2), to a method for packaging tray packing units (2) using such a tray package unit outer packaging paper (1), to a method for producing same, and to use of an outer packaging material for packing a tray packaging unit (2). The tray package unit outer packaging paper (1) has a first face (3) and a second face (4) and is made of at least one aqueous suspension (5) comprising a cellulose material (6) and optionally additives (7). The first face (3) is compressed with a linear load of 80 kN/m to 500 kN/m. Additionally, the tray package unit outer packaging paper (1) has a wet tensile strength index, measured according to ISO 3781:2011, in the machine direction of at least 10 Nm/g auf.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2025
    Assignee: Mondi AG
    Inventors: Paulus Goess, Elisabeth Schwaiger
  • Patent number: 12486617
    Abstract: A kraft paper having a pulp according to ISO 536 of between 60 g/m2 and 120 g/m2, a density of between 680 kg/m3 and 720 kg/m3, and a tensile strength index in the machine direction according to ISO 1924-3 of between 79 kNm/kg and 98 kNm/kg, the kraft paper optionally having a coating and/or an auxiliary element on at least one side. The kraft paper is made of a pulp having an average pulp fibre length of 2.2 mm to 2.7 mm with a minimum pulp content of at least 96% wt. %; a pore volume of the uncoated kraft paper is between 200 ?l/g and 220 ml/g; in the thickness direction of the paper, there are regions of different porosities; and at least one region has pores with a pore diameter of less than or equal to 0.3 ?m. The invention also relates to a paper sack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2025
    Assignee: Mondi AG
    Inventors: Lars Göran Berglund, Elisabeth Schwaiger, Rene Van Wieringen, Leo Arpa
  • Publication number: 20250347053
    Abstract: The invention relates to a kraft paper with an elongation at break in the machine direction of at least 7.5% and an elongation at break in the transverse direction of at least 7.5%, wherein the elongation at break in the machine direction and the elongation at break in the transverse direction differ by less than 2.5%, in particular by less than 1.5%, and the bending stiffness in the machine direction and the bending stiffness in the transverse direction equal at least 50 mN. The invention additionally relates to a packaging material, to a method for producing a packaging material, and to a method for producing a kraft paper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2023
    Publication date: November 13, 2025
    Applicant: Mondi AG
    Inventors: Reinhard KAINZ, Franz JÖBSTL, Paulus GOESS
  • Publication number: 20250340324
    Abstract: A tray package unit outer packaging paper (1), for packaging tray packing units (2), to a method for packaging tray packing units (2) using such a tray package unit outer packaging paper (1), to a method for producing same, and to use of an outer packaging material for packing a tray packaging unit (2). The tray package unit outer packaging paper (1) has a first face (3) and a second face (4) and is made of at least one aqueous suspension (5) comprising a cellulose material (6) and optionally additives (7). The first face (3) is compressed with a linear load of 80 kN/m to 500 kN/m. Additionally, the tray package unit outer packaging paper (1) has a wet tensile strength index, measured according to ISO 3781:2011, in the machine direction of at least 10 Nm/g auf.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Publication date: November 6, 2025
    Applicant: Mondi AG
    Inventors: Paulus GOESS, Elisabeth SCHWAIGER
  • Patent number: 12409629
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing paper sacks comprising the following steps: providing a tube section (2) that comprises at least a first paper layer (4) and a second paper layer (6), wherein the first tube section (2) has a first end (8) and an opposite second end (10), and a longitudinal extension which extends from the first end (8) to the second end (10), and the first end (8) is formed by the first paper layer (4) and the second end (10) by the second paper layer (6), forming a first base (12) at the first end (8) and forming a second base (14) at the second end (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2025
    Assignee: MONDI AG
    Inventor: Max Melzer
  • Publication number: 20250277625
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for waste-heat recovery comprising the following steps: providing a first process unit (10), which requires thermal energy, wherein the first process unit (10) comprises a heating burner (15, 16), which is fluidly connected to a fuel supply line (100, 101, 102) and to a combustion-air supply line (112, 113); providing a second process unit (20), in which thermal energy is generated, wherein the second process unit (20) comprises a combustion furnace (21), which is designed to burn waste materials (201) containing sulfur compounds; burning waste materials (201) containing sulfur compounds to generate hot combustion exhaust gas (210) which contains sulfur compounds; discharging the hot combustion exhaust gas (210) from the second process unit (20) and introducing the combustion exhaust gas (310) into a waste-heat recovery device (3) comprising a waste-heat exchanger (31, 32); transferring thermal energy from the combustion waste gas (310) by the waste-heat exchanger (31, 32) to
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2023
    Publication date: September 4, 2025
    Applicants: IAF Process Engineering GmbH, Mondi AG
    Inventors: Christian HUBER, Mario PENASO
  • Publication number: 20250270768
    Abstract: A packaging paper for sharp-edged objects and/or objects having unevenly arranged, protruding, substantially non-deformable elevations on at least one of the surfaces of the object, consisting of kraft pulp as the main constituent and fillers, starch, sizing agent and additional process aids. The packaging paper containing at least 95% primary pulp having a length-weighted average fiber length of at least 2.0 mm and cationic starch and other process aids. The packaging paper has an elongation at break in the machine direction (MD) according to ISO 1924-3:2005 of at least 6.0%, a puncture energy index according to DIN EN 14477:2004 at a test speed of 10.0 mm/min, measured on any side of the packaging paper, in the range of 30 to 75 mJ·m2/kg and a kappa number according to ISO 302:2015 of between 35 and 38.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Publication date: August 28, 2025
    Applicant: Mondi AG
    Inventors: Paulus GOESS, Elisabeth SCHWAIGER
  • Publication number: 20250154721
    Abstract: Transparent paper consisting of a coated or chemically treated kraft paper, wherein the kraft paper is formed from a bleached, low-consistency and possibly high-consistency pulp beaten with a beating degree of at least 38° SR, which is formed to an extent of at least 30%, and at most 60% of softwood pulp and to an extent of at least 35%, of hardwood pulp, and optionally further fibrous materials, 0.5 to 2.5% cationic starch, processing aids, 0.1 to 0.4% sizing agent and optionally up to 4% fillers, and wherein the kraft paper is mechanically surface-treated with further substances selected from PEG, glycerol, polyvinyl alcohol or mixtures of two or more thereof, and starch, as well as methods for producing transparent paper and forming a kraft pulp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2023
    Publication date: May 15, 2025
    Applicant: MONDI AG
    Inventors: Elisabeth SCHWAIGER, Leo ARPA, Peter CHLEPKO
  • Publication number: 20250128505
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a paper web which is suitable for and/or designed to form a layer, in particular the core layer of a laminated board, by impregnating the paper web with a resin and subsequently curing the resin, comprising:—a first paper layer (1) made of a first material (3), and—a second paper layer (2) which is connected to the first paper layer (1) over the surface thereof and which is made of a second material (4), wherein—the first material (3) of the first paper layer (1) has a higher degree of absorbency for the resin than the second material (4) of the second paper layer (2). The invention is characterized in that—the second paper layer (2) is provided with an agent (5) for increasing the absorbency for the resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2022
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Applicant: Mondi AG
    Inventors: Lars Göran BERGLUND, Dawid FIFIELSKI, Gajos MARCIN, Paulus GOESS, Elisabeth SCHWAIGER
  • Patent number: 12252300
    Abstract: A packaging bag has a bag body formed from a flat web and has a first front wall and a second front wall as well as a stand-up bottom formed in a bottom section by folding and gluing the front walls. The flat web has a varnish coating on an outside of the bag body, wherein the first front wall has an adhesive region free of the varnish coating in the bottom section of the bag body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Mondi AG
    Inventor: Jochen Brauer
  • Publication number: 20250058936
    Abstract: A packaging bag includes a web having a front wall, a rear wall projecting beyond the front wall on an open top bag edge, stacking openings disposed in the section of the rear wall projecting beyond the front wall, the web being formed at least in part of paper. The front wall and the rear wall have chamfered corners at a bottom bag edge opposite the top bag edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Applicant: Mondi AG
    Inventors: Ilya VOHMYAKOV, Alexander SHEPETUN, Matthias PERICK
  • Publication number: 20250026512
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus, arrangement and method for packaging loaded goods (2) that are palleted or arranged on a pallet (1) by winding a paper web (3) around the goods helically whilst simultaneously unwinding the paper web (3) from a paper roll (4), comprising:—a rotary device (5) for rotating the pallet (1) and the loaded goods (2) located on the pallet (1) about a pallet rotational axis (6),—a roll holder (7) with at least one holding extension (8) for rotatably holding a paper roll (4) about a roll rotational axis (9),—an output device (10) for outputting the paper web (3) unrolled from the paper roll (4) in an output direction (11) pointing towards the rotary device (5) or the loaded goods (2), and—a lifting device (12) for changing the height (13) of the output of the paper web (3) from the output device (10), a pivoting device (14) with a pivoting carrier (16) pivotable about a pivot axis (15) being provided to tilt the output direction (11) of the paper web (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2022
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Applicant: Mondi AG
    Inventors: Elisabeth SCHWAIGER, Paulus GOESS, Rudolf ESTERMANN, Lars Göran BERGLUND
  • Publication number: 20250012015
    Abstract: A pallet outer packaging paper, to an outer packaging method using this pallet outer packaging paper as an outer packaging material, and to a method for producing such a pallet outer packaging paper. The pallet outer packaging paper comprises at least 70 wt. % cellulose fibres having a length-weighted average fibre length in accordance with ISO 16065-2:2014 of 1.8 mm to 2.8 mm, and has a bending stiffness in accordance with ISO 2493-1:2010, using a bend angle of 15° and a test bend length of 10 mm, of at most 35 mN in the machine direction and at most 30 mN in the transverse direction, and a bending stiffness index of at most 100 Nm6/kg3 in the machine direction and at most 80 Nm6/kg3 in the transverse direction, and a grammage of 50 g/m2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Applicant: Mondi AG
    Inventors: Lars Göran BERGLUND, Elisabeth SCHWAIGER
  • Patent number: 12179979
    Abstract: A film composite for film packaging, having a cover film composed of a polyolefin and a barrier layer, wherein the cover film has an imprinting, at least in part, on a side that faces the barrier layer. An equalization layer is arranged between the cover film and the barrier layer, which layer borders, at least in part, on the imprinting, wherein the equalization layer is formed from a hardened material on the basis of polyurethane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Mondi AG
    Inventors: Andreas Hagemann, Helga Elling, Andreas Neumann
  • Publication number: 20240401279
    Abstract: Surface sizing agents for paper and/or cardboard contain lignin and lignin sulfonates and at least one further surface-finishing substance, wherein it contains 0.1 to 50% by weight, preferably 5 to 20% by weight of a lignosulfonate source, 0.1 to 50% by weight, preferably 5 to 25% by weight of lignin, in particular kraft lignin and at least one further surface-finishing substance selected from the group of hydroxylated polymers, such as starch, PVOH, natural or synthetic hydrophobic materials, such as tall oil, tall oil soap or refined products thereof or hydrophobic materials, such as synthetic or natural waxes, styrenes, butadiene, acrylates, alkyl ketene dimer and oils thereof, such as AnKD, alkenyl succinic acid anhydride and the remainder water as a solvent and/or suspending agent, as well as processes for the production and use of the surface sizing agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Applicant: MONDI AG
    Inventor: Johannes LEITNER
  • Publication number: 20240401275
    Abstract: A packaging material consisting of an unbleached kraft paper as a base paper, —the kraft paper has at least 90% primary cellulose and a grammage of between 65 g/m2 and 170 g/m2; —the primary cellulose, containing at least 80% cellulose with a length-weighted mean fiber length of between 2.0 mm and 2.9 mm, and less than 5% fillers, —the primary cellulose is cellulose beaten with high consistency, —the packaging material has a strain ratio break of >1.1, a tear length in the machine direction of >10 km, and a tear index in the cross direction of >16.0 mN·m2/g. The invention also relates to a method for manufacturing the packaging material, to a sleeve produced from the packaging material, and to a use of the packaging material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2022
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Applicant: Mondi AG
    Inventors: Elisabeth SCHWAIGER, Alexander FINK, Kent GUSTAFSSON, Patrik SILVEN
  • Patent number: 11965291
    Abstract: Packaging paper consisting of an unbleached kraft paper with a kappa value according to ISO 302:2015 between 38 and 60, preferably between 40 and 58 as base paper, which is optionally coated on at least one side, wherein the kraft paper is made of at least 90% primary pulp, has a basis weight according to ISO 536:2019 between 60 g/m2 and 150 g/m2 and an air resistance according to ISO 5636-5:2013 (Gurley) between 5 and 30 seconds, wherein the base paper has an elongation at break in the machine direction according to ISO 1924-3:2005 between 2.5% and 8.5% and has a Bendtsen roughness according to ISO 8791-2:2013 between 70 ml/min and 600 ml/min, preferably between 150 ml/min to 550 ml/min, more preferably 200 ml/min to 500 ml/min, and process for its production.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: MONDI AG
    Inventors: Elisabeth Schwaiger, Johannes Rosenwirth