Patents by Inventor Andreas DUNZ

Andreas DUNZ 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: 20250033836
    Abstract: A closure system (10) for a medication container (1), the interior (4) of which is accessible via a mouth region (6) designed in the manner of a bottle mouth, wherein the closure system (10) comprises, in addition to a bounce cap (28) which can be pushed onto the mouth region (6) and is provided with a sealing element (24), a locking ring (60) which, in a position pushed completely onto the bounce cap (28), can be pushed onto the bounce cap (28), can be fixed to the bounce cap (28) in a latchable manner by means of a number of snap ribs (62), is intended to be particularly suitable for automated filling operations by simple means. For this purpose, according to the invention, the or each snap rib (62) is guided in a corresponding guiding groove (82) during a movement of the inner lateral surface (84) of the retaining ring (60) relative to an outer lateral surface (80) of the bounce cap (28) corresponding to the latter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2022
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Applicant: WIRTHWEIN MEDICAL GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Thorsten KELLNER, Jennifer Karina SEIB, Andreas DUNZ, Björn WINTERFELD
  • Publication number: 20250017819
    Abstract: A medication container (1) for an active medical ingredient or a medication, the interior (4) of which is accessible via a container opening (6) designed in the manner of a bottle mouth, is intended to provide particularly high-quality and reliable protection against tampering with its contents. For this purpose, according to the invention, a number, preferably three, of circumferentially attached outer beads (12, 16) are arranged on the outside of the container opening, wherein the lowest or proximal outer bead (16) as seen in the direction of the mouth opening (14) is designed as a limiting outer bead (16) of and has a bead width (W) of at least 150% of the bead width (w) of the adjacent outer bead (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2022
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Applicant: WIRTHWEIN MEDICAL GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Thorsten KELLNER, Jennifer Karina SEIB, Andreas DUNZ, Thomas JAKOB