Patents by Inventor Andreas Hofer

Andreas Hofer 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: 20130101239
    Abstract: A packaging container is provided. The packaging container includes one layer of shaped packaging material and has a pull tab to make an opening, for example, for a straw. The pull tab is built into the packaging material by the cutline and in the area of the pull tab, a closure film is connected to the inside of the packaging material. A connection area of the pull tab is connected to the closure film, so that by pulling on the pull tab in the connection area, the opening for the straw is created. The pull tab includes the packaging material itself and must not be separately connected to the container. With a penetration of the closure film, for example with a straw, this can be avoided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2012
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Inventors: Martin KROPF, Andreas Hofer
  • Publication number: 20120084855
    Abstract: A secure password/Personal Identification Number (PIN) reset process is disclosed. The process involves replacing a transportation password/PIN of a terminal with a user-specific password/PIN. During the replacement, the user-specific password/PIN is bound with a token. The token can then be used to securely reset the password/PIN of the terminal back to the transportation password/PIN if the user-specific password/PIN is forgotten or compromised.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Applicant: OMNIKEY GMBH
    Inventors: Markus Andreas Hofer, Werner Waitz
  • Patent number: 6464758
    Abstract: An apparatus for degassing a liquid or pasty medium in a machine for producing and/or upgrading a fiber material web includes a vessel rotatable about an axis of rotation, a medium-supply device for introducing the medium to be degassed into the vessel, a medium-discharge device for discharging a low-gas fraction of the medium out of the vessel and a gas-discharge device for discharging a gas-rich fraction of the medium out of the vessel. The gas-discharge device has an immersion-tube arrangement with at least one immersion tube, the inlet orifice of each being arranged so as to be at least adjacent to the axis of rotation of the vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2002
    Assignee: Voith Papertechnik Patent GmbH
    Inventor: Andreas Hoferer