Patents by Inventor Alwin Mertens

Alwin Mertens 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: 20240190626
    Abstract: A self-closing dispensing valve is made of plastomer or thermoplastic elastomer and includes a valve head with a dispensing orifice, a circular peripheral retaining flange spaced apart from the valve head in an axial direction, and a connecting sleeve integrally connected with the valve head on one end and the retaining flange on another end. The valve head has a dome shape with a concave exterior side and a convex interior side. The connecting sleeve is substantially form stable. The valve head is connected to an upper end of the connector sleeve by a hinge portion that is U-shaped in cross section. The wall thickness of the hinge portion is smaller than the wall thickness of the connector sleeve and is staggered at the transition between the connector sleeve and the hinge portion. Alternatively the connector sleeve is omitted and the valve head is directly connected to the retaining flange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2024
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Applicant: Weener Plastics Group B.V.
    Inventors: Marcel Pater, Alwin Mertens, Sebastiaan Wilhelmus Josephus Den Boer, Lenny Marita Ellenkamp-Van Olst
  • Patent number: 11912472
    Abstract: A self-closing dispensing valve is made of an elastic material and includes a valve head with a dispensing orifice, a circular peripheral retaining flange spaced apart from the valve head in an axial direction, and a connector sleeve integrally connected with the valve head on one end and the retaining flange on another end. The elastic material is a plastomer or a thermoplastic elastomer. The connector sleeve is substantially form stable. The valve head is connected to an upper end of the connector sleeve by a hinge portion that is U-shaped in cross section. The wall thickness of the hinge portion is smaller than the wall thickness of the connector sleeve and is staggered at the transition between the connector sleeve and the hinge portion. Alternatively, if the connector sleeve is omitted, then the valve head is directly connected to the retaining flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Weener Plastics Group B.V.
    Inventors: Marcel Pater, Alwin Mertens, Sebastiaan Wilhelmus Josephus Den Boer, Lenny Marita Ellenkamp-Van Olst
  • Patent number: 11840377
    Abstract: A self-closing dispensing valve is made of an elastic material and includes a valve head with a dispensing orifice, a circular peripheral retaining flange spaced apart from the valve head in an axial direction, and a connecting sleeve integrally connected with the valve head on one end and the retaining flange on another end. The dispensing orifice is formed by at least three slits in the valve head, where the slits converge at a centre of the valve head and are angularly evenly distributed around the centre of the valve head. The valve head includes a number of lobes, where in each of the lobes at least one of the slits is formed. Each of the lobes has a tip region on a radial outer end of the lobe, where the tip regions of the respective lobes lie approximately on an imaginary circle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Weener Plastics Group B.V.
    Inventors: Marcel Pater, Alwin Mertens, Sebastiaan Wilhelmus Josephus Den Boer, Lenny Marita Ellenkamp-Van Olst
  • Publication number: 20220153486
    Abstract: A self-closing dispensing valve is made of an elastic material and includes a valve head with a dispensing orifice, a circular peripheral retaining flange spaced apart from the valve head in an axial direction, and a connecting sleeve integrally connected with the valve head on one end and the retaining flange on another end. The dispensing orifice is formed by at least three slits in the valve head, where the slits converge at a centre of the valve head and are angularly evenly distributed around the centre of the valve head. The valve head includes a number of lobes, where in each of the lobes at least one of the slits is formed. Each of the lobes has a tip region on a radial outer end of the lobe, where the tip regions of the respective lobes lie approximately on an imaginary circle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Marcel Pater, Alwin Mertens, Sebastiaan Wilhelmus Josephus Den Boer, Lenny Marita Ellenkamp-Van Olst
  • Publication number: 20220135290
    Abstract: A self-closing dispensing valve is made of an elastic material and includes a valve head with a dispensing orifice, a circular peripheral retaining flange spaced apart from the valve head in an axial direction, and a connector sleeve integrally connected with the valve head on one end and the retaining flange on another end. The elastic material is a plastomer or a thermoplastic elastomer. The connector sleeve is substantially form stable. The valve head is connected to an upper end of the connector sleeve by a hinge portion that is U-shaped in cross section. The wall thickness of the hinge portion is smaller than the wall thickness of the connector sleeve and is staggered at the transition between the connector sleeve and the hinge portion. Alternatively, if the connector sleeve is omitted, then the valve head is directly connected to the retaining flange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Marcel Pater, Alwin Mertens, Sebastiaan Wilhelmus Josephus Den Boer, Lenny Marita Ellenkamp-Van Olst