Patents by Inventor Andreas Höfle

Andreas Höfle 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).

  • Patent number: 11708184
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for manufacturing a pouch containing a brewable material accommodated in a wrapping, comprising a pouch manufacturing device adapted to manufacture a pouch containing brewable material, and a sealing station with jaw elements forming opposing sealing surfaces acting on the wrapping from opposite sides for sealing the pouch. The device according to the invention allows a more economical production of a packaging unit comprising a pouch in the wrapping and has a trough-shaped recess in which a helically laid heating conductor is accommodated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: TEEPACK SPEZIALMASCHINEN GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Thomas Rydlewski, Christoph Hollenbeck, Andreas Höfle, Stefan Lambertz, Hans Knops
  • Publication number: 20220063852
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for manufacturing a pouch containing a brewable material accommodated in a wrapping, comprising a pouch manufacturing device adapted to manufacture a pouch containing brewable material, and a sealing station with jaw elements forming opposing sealing surfaces acting on the wrapping from opposite sides for sealing the pouch. The device according to the invention allows a more economical production of a packaging unit comprising a pouch in the wrapping and has a trough-shaped recess in which a helically laid heating conductor is accommodated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Thomas Rydlewski, Christoph Hollenbeck, Andreas Höfle, Stefan Lambertz, Hans Knops