Patents by Inventor Christian Zmoelnig

Christian Zmoelnig 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: 11912458
    Abstract: A plastic container manufactured from a preform with a mass share of at least 80% polyester and possibly an additive from the group consisting of dyes, fillers, catalysers, additives and lubricative additives. The plastic container comprises a container neck and a container shoulder which connects with the container neck and merges into a container body closed by a container base. The container shoulder, the container base and the container body are exclusively reshaped by a 2-stage stretch blow moulding method. The polyester is a copolyester and comprises groups which originate from the monomers cyclohexanedimethanol (CHDM) and/or monoethylene glycol (MEG), terephthalic acid (TPA) or its derivatives and isophthalic acid (IPA) or its derivatives. At least a part-region of the container body and/or of the container shoulder comprises a sharp edge with a radius of less than 0.5 mm. A method of manufacturing the plastic container is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: ALPLA Werke Alwin Lehner GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Robert Siegl, Christian Zmölnig
  • Publication number: 20240047207
    Abstract: A method of forming a semiconductor device includes providing a base substrate comprising SiC and a growth surface extending along a plane that is angled relative to a first crystallographic plane of the SiC from the base substrate, forming first and second trenches in the base substrate that extend from the growth surface into the base substrate, epitaxially forming a first SiC layer on the growth surface of the base substrate by a step-controlled epitaxy technique, and epitaxially forming a second SiC layer on the first SiC layer, wherein the first SiC layer is a layer of ?-SiC, and wherein the second SiC layer is a layer of ?-SiC.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2022
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Christian Zmoelnig, Tobias Franz Wolfgang Hoechbauer, Andreas Voerckel, Hans Weber
  • Publication number: 20230376701
    Abstract: The invention relates to a plastic container (100) having a container wall (102) with an outside (10) and an inside. A surface (11) of the outside (10) has a structure at least in a first region (30). Said structure is formed by elevations (31) and/or recesses (32). Each elevation (31) or recess (32) has one or more boundary faces (33). Each transition from a first boundary face (33) to a second boundary face (33) or to the surface (11) of the container wall (102) has a radius, which is less than or equal to 5 ?m. The invention also relates to a method for determining a property of a plastic container and verifying the authenticity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Christian ZMÖLNIG, Thomas BOHLE
  • Publication number: 20230192373
    Abstract: The invention relates to a plastic container that is blown in a blow mold, having a body, defining an opening is provided, and a disposable closure, which closes the opening and is formed in the blow mold together with the body. A holding strip with a first end and a second end is also formed in the blow mold together with the body and the disposable closure. The first end is permanently fixed to the body, and the second end is permanently fixed to the closure. The body, the disposable closure, and the holding strip are formed as a single piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Thomas Bohle, Christian Zmölnig, Daniel Schnetzer
  • Publication number: 20220017269
    Abstract: A closing cap for closing a container comprises a cylindrical threaded part having an open edge and an internal screw thread, which can interact with an external screw thread of the container neck. A tamper-proof strip is configured to be retained on an annular protrusion formed on the container neck. A retaining strip has a first and a second end and a first and a second edge. The first end is fixedly connected to the open edge of the threaded part, and the second end is fixedly connected to the tamper-proof strip. The first edge is detachably connected to the open edge of the threaded part by a predetermined breaking element, and the second edge is detachably connected to the tamper-proof strip by a second predetermined breaking element. The first predetermined breaking element and the second predetermined breaking element have different tensile strengths or tear strengths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Benjamin Haas, Jürgen Bickel, Florian Dario Plöchl, Michel Gauthey, Steffen Kroon, Christian Zmölnig
  • Publication number: 20220009667
    Abstract: A plastic container manufactured from a preform with a mass share of at least 80% polyester and possibly an additive from the group consisting of dyes, fillers, catalysers, additives and lubricative additives. The plastic container comprises a container neck and a container shoulder which connects with the container neck and merges into a container body closed by a container base. The container shoulder, the container base and the container body are exclusively reshaped by a 2-stage stretch blow moulding method. The polyester is a copolyester and comprises groups which originate from the monomers cyclohexanedimethanol (CHDM) and/or monoethylene glycol (MEG), terephthalic acid (TPA) or its derivatives and isophthalic acid (IPA) or its derivatives. At least a part-region of the container body and/or of the container shoulder comprises a sharp edge with a radius of less than 0.5 mm. A method of manufacturing the plastic container is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Robert SIEGL, Christian ZMÖLNIG
  • Patent number: D573884
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2008
    Assignee: The Procter and Gamble Company
    Inventors: Paul Jerome Crabtree, Richard F. Halter, II, Gregory Donald Berger, Frederick Halden Simonsen, Christian Zmoelnig, Martin Diem
  • Patent number: D651907
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: The Clorox Company
    Inventors: Stephen R. Dennis, James J. Miller, Christian Zmoelnig
  • Patent number: D661590
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: SD IP Withholdings Company
    Inventors: James B. McCay, Peter B. Clarke, Edmund Farmer, Vernon N. Goetz, Stacy Sorby, Christian Zmoelnig
  • Patent number: D661591
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: SD IP Holdings Company
    Inventors: James McCay, Peter B. Clarke, Edmund Farmer, Vernon N. Goetz, Stacy Sorby, Christian Zmoelnig
  • Patent number: D670564
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: SE IP Holdings Company
    Inventors: James McCay, Peter B. Clarke, Edmund Farmer, Vernon N. Goetz, Stacy Sorby, Christian Zmoelnig
  • Patent number: D672246
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: SD IP Holdings Company
    Inventors: James McCay, Peter B. Clarke, Edmund Farmer, Vernon N. Goetz, Stacy Sorby, Christian Zmoelnig
  • Patent number: D685641
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: The Clorox Company
    Inventors: Steven Tomkins, John Jamieson, Elizabeth Piscotty, Markus Professner, Christian Zmoelnig, Thomas Hlavacek
  • Patent number: D686080
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: The Clorox Company
    Inventors: Steven Tomkins, John Jamieson, Elizabeth Piscotty, Markus Professner, Christian Zmoelnig, Thomas Hlavacek
  • Patent number: D691477
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: The Clorox Company
    Inventors: Steven Tomkins, John Jamieson, Elizabeth Piscotty, Markus Professner, Christian Zmoelnig, Thomas Hlavacek
  • Patent number: D709768
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: SD IP Holdings Company
    Inventors: James McCay, Peter B. Clarke, Edmund Farmer, Vernon N. Goetz, Stacy Sorby, Christian Zmoelnig
  • Patent number: D765513
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: SD IP Holdings Company
    Inventors: James McCay, Peter B. Clarke, Edmund Farmer, Vernon N. Goetz, Stacy Sorby, Christian Zmoelnig