Patents by Inventor Christoph WIRTZ

Christoph WIRTZ 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: 11912473
    Abstract: Provided is a package made of a composite material is represented and described, including a package base with two front base corners and with two rear base corners, a package gable with two front gable corners and with two rear gable corners, and a package base body with a front panel, a first side panel, a second side panel and a rear panel. The package base and the package gable are arranged on opposite sides of the package base body. The composite material has a polymer inner layer, a polymer outer layer and a fibrous support layer, which is arranged between the polymer outer layer and the polymer inner layer. In order to enable the manufacture of packages with even more complex geometries without impairing the rigidity of the package, it is proposed to provide a third sleeve fold line, which has a plurality of sections, which each adjoin a side panel and the rear panel, and of which at least one section is curved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: SIG Technology AG
    Inventors: Norman Gierow, Philippe Hauser, Ali Kaylan, Thomas Keck, Heike Klein, Stefan Mergel, Georg Schulte, Christoph Wirtz
  • Patent number: 11897671
    Abstract: A flat-shaped composite material is represented and described for manufacturing a package, including: a polymer outer layer, a polymer inner layer, a fibrous support layer, which is arranged between the polymer outer layer and the polymer inner layer. The flat-shaped composite material has a plurality of fold lines, which are arranged and designed such that a closed package can be manufactured by folding the flat-shaped composite material along the fold lines and by connecting seam surfaces of the flat-shaped composite material and a sleeve surface. The sleeve surface includes a front surface, a first side surface, a second side surface, a first rear surface and a second rear surface, and base surfaces. The base surfaces include triangular base surfaces, quadrangular base surfaces, and gable surfaces. The gable surfaces include triangular gable surfaces and quadrangular gable surfaces. The base surfaces and the gable surfaces are arranged on opposite sides of the sleeve surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: SIG Technology AG
    Inventors: Norman Gierow, Philippe Hauser, Ali Kaylan, Thomas Keck, Heike Klein, Stefan Mergel, Georg Schulte, Christoph Wirtz
  • Publication number: 20230016981
    Abstract: Provided is a package made of a composite material is represented and described, including a package base with two front base corners and with two rear base corners, a package gable with two front gable corners and with two rear gable corners, and a package base body with a front panel, a first side panel, a second side panel and a rear panel. The package base and the package gable are arranged on opposite sides of the package base body. The composite material has a polymer inner layer, a polymer outer layer and a fibrous support layer, which is arranged between the polymer outer layer and the polymer inner layer. In order to enable the manufacture of packages with even more complex geometries without impairing the rigidity of the package, it is proposed to provide a third sleeve fold line, which has a plurality of sections, which each adjoin a side panel and the rear panel, and of which at least one section is curved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Norman Gierow, Philippe Hauser, Ali Kaylan, Thomas Keck, Heike Klein, Stefan Mergel, Georg Schulte, Christoph Wirtz
  • Publication number: 20230010613
    Abstract: A flat-shaped composite material is represented and described for manufacturing a package, including: a polymer outer layer, a polymer inner layer, a fibrous support layer, which is arranged between the polymer outer layer and the polymer inner layer. The flat-shaped composite material has a plurality of fold lines, which are arranged and designed such that a closed package can be manufactured by folding the flat-shaped composite material along the fold lines and by connecting seam surfaces of the flat-shaped composite material, and a sleeve surface. The sleeve surface includes a front surface, a first side surface, a second side surface, a first rear surface, a second rear surface, and base surfaces. The base surfaces include triangular base surfaces, quadrangular base surfaces, and gable surfaces. The gable surfaces include triangular gable surfaces and quadrangular gable surfaces. The base surfaces and the gable surfaces are arranged on opposite sides of the sleeve surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventors: Norman Gierow, Philippe Hauser, Ali Kaylan, Thomas Keck, Heike Klein, Stefan Mergel, Georg Schulte, Christoph Wirtz
  • Publication number: 20230002106
    Abstract: A flat-shaped composite material is represented and described for manufacturing a package, including: a polymer outer layer, a polymer inner layer, a fibrous support layer, which is arranged between the polymer outer layer and the polymer inner layer. The flat-shaped composite material has a plurality of fold lines, which are arranged and designed such that a closed package can be manufactured by folding the flat-shaped composite material along the fold lines and by connecting seam surfaces of the flat-shaped composite material and a sleeve surface. The sleeve surface includes a front surface, a first side surface, a second side surface, a first rear surface and a second rear surface, and base surfaces. The base surfaces include triangular base surfaces, quadrangular base surfaces, and gable surfaces. The gable surfaces include triangular gable surfaces and quadrangular gable surfaces. The base surfaces and the gable surfaces are arranged on opposite sides of the sleeve surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Norman Gierow, Philippe Hauser, Ali Kaylan, Thomas Keck, Heike Klein, Stefan Mergel, Georg Schulte, Christoph Wirtz
  • Publication number: 20230002104
    Abstract: A package made of a composite material is represented and described, including: a package base with two front base corners and with two rear base corners, a package gable with two front gable corners and with two rear gable corners, and a package base body with a front panel, a first side panel, a second side panel and a rear panel. The package base and the package gable are arranged on opposite sides of the package base body. The composite material has a polymer inner layer, a polymer outer layer and a fibrous support layer, which is arranged between the polymer outer layer and the polymer inner layer. In order to enable the manufacture of packages with even more complex geometries without impairing the rigidity of the package, it is proposed that the package base body has at least one stress-relief panel, which is arranged between the front panel and one of the two side panels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Norman Gierow, Philippe Hauser, Ali Kaylan, Thomas Keck, Heike Klein, Stefan Mergel, Georg Schulte, Christoph Wirtz
  • Publication number: 20220410548
    Abstract: A flat-shaped composite material is represented and described for manufacturing a package, including: a polymer outer layer, a polymer inner layer, a fibrous support layer, which is arranged between the polymer outer layer and the polymer inner layer. The flat-shaped composite material has a plurality of fold lines, which are arranged and designed such that a closed package can be manufactured by folding the flat-shaped composite material along the fold lines and by connecting seam surfaces of the flat-shaped composite material and a sleeve surface. The sleeve surface includes a front surface, a first side surface, a second side surface, a first rear surface and a second rear surface, and base surfaces. The base surfaces include triangular base surfaces and quadrangular base surfaces and gable surfaces. The gable surfaces include triangular gable surfaces and quadrangular gable surfaces. The base surfaces and the gable surfaces are arranged on opposite sides of the sleeve surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Norman Gierow, Philippe Hauser, Ali Kaylan, Thomas Keck, Heike Klein, Stefan Mergel, Georg Schulte, Christoph Wirtz
  • Patent number: 11117341
    Abstract: A method for precursor production includes A) providing a multitude of container precursors, and in each case a) providing a sheet-like composite, having a first longitudinal edge, a further longitudinal edge and, from the first longitudinal edge to the further longitudinal edge: i. a first longitudinal crease, ii. a second longitudinal crease, iii. a third longitudinal crease, and iv. a fourth longitudinal crease. The method includes b) producing a first longitudinal fold characterized by a first internal angle along the first longitudinal crease and a third longitudinal fold characterized by a third internal angle along the third longitudinal crease; c) producing a second longitudinal fold characterized by a second internal angle along the second longitudinal crease and a fourth longitudinal fold characterized by a fourth internal angle along the fourth longitudinal crease; d) contacting and joining the first longitudinal edge to the further longitudinal edge thereby obtaining a longitudinal seam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: SIG TECHNOLOGY AG
    Inventors: Ulrich Alef, Eugen Berg, Richard Leufen, Christoph Wirtz
  • Publication number: 20200207055
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a sheetlike composite comprising, as mutually superposed layers, a) a carrier layer, b) a barrier layer, and c) an inner polymer layer, wherein the sheetlike composite has a multitude of groove lines arranged and configured such that, by folding the sheetlike composite along the groove lines and joining seam areas of the sheetlike composite thereby obtaining seams, a closed container is obtainable, wherein the closed container has a roof area, wherein a first portion of the groove lines of the multitude of groove lines at least partly forms a circumference of a first part-area of the roof area, wherein the groove lines of the first portion, relative to the first part-area of the roof area, have at least partly convex curvature, wherein the first part-area of the roof area has a first length in a longitudinal direction and has a second length in a circumferential direction at right angles to the longitudinal direction, wherein a ratio of the first length to the second lengt
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Christoph Wirtz, Melanie Hötel
  • Publication number: 20190337666
    Abstract: Provided is a sleeve blank which includes a first polymer layer; a support layer on the polymer layer; a barrier layer on the support layer; and adhesive layer on the barrier layer; and a second polymer layer following on the adhesive layer facing a second outer side. At least a part of the layers are deformed through at least one first and one second crease line, each possessing starting an end points. Each crease line runs along an imaginery line which corresponds to the respective crease line, and projects beyond its beginning and/or end through imaginary continuation thereof. The crease lines separate regions forming sleeve, gable and base surfaces. The sleeve blank includes at least one point of intersection of imaginery lines and is free of any point of intersection of the crease lines, at least in the forming sleeve surfaces, gable surfaces, and/or base surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2017
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Matthias Dammers, Christoph Wirtz
  • Publication number: 20190299556
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method comprising, as method steps, A) providing a multitude of container precursors, in each case comprising: a) providing a sheetlike composite, wherein the sheetlike composite comprises a first longitudinal edge, a further longitudinal edge and, from the first longitudinal edge to the further longitudinal edge: i. a first longitudinal crease, ii. a second longitudinal crease, iii. a third longitudinal crease, and iv.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2017
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Ulrich ALEF, Eugen BERG, Richard LEUFEN, Christoph WIRTZ