Patents by Inventor Daniel Frey

Daniel Frey 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: 12297009
    Abstract: The invention refers to a bottom dispensing package for a flowable composition, comprising a squeezable container for housing the flowable composition, a base element that is fixed to the container, whereby the base element comprises an orifice, whereby the orifice is placed in the direction of gravity beneath the container when the dispensing package is placed in its head-stand position on the base element, whereby the base element further comprises a closure connected to the base element and the closure can be moved back and forth between a closed position in which the closure closes the orifice and an open position in which the composition can be released through the orifice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignee: Aptar Freyung GmbH
    Inventors: Franz Lenz, Daniel Frey
  • Patent number: 12091219
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a closure for a container with a base element and a flip-top lid attached to said base element by a hinge. The flip-top lid can be moved between an opened and a closed position. The base element has a skirt with attachment means for attaching the closure to the container, and said flip-top lid has a top cover and a sidewall. The closure comprises an actuating region with a latching element, wherein said actuating region is tiltable and/or deformable relative to the remaining regions of the sidewall between a latching position and a released position. The present invention also relates to a container with such a closure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Aptar Freyung GmbH
    Inventors: Bruno Koenigseder, Daniel Frey
  • Patent number: 12012257
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a closure device (1) for a container (2) in which a flowable material (3) is stored, including a base element (4), which can be fastened on a container opening (5) of the container (2), a spout (11) with a dispensing opening (7), whereby the spout (11) is positioned inboard of the base element (4), and a lid (8) connected to the base element (4) by a hinge (12), whereby the lid (8) can be moved back and forth between a closed position (9) so that the spout (11) is not accessible and an open position (10) in which the spout (11) is accessible, tamper evidence indication structures (13) for visually indicating if the lid (8) of closure device (1) has once been moved out of its closed position (9).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Aptar Freyung GmbH
    Inventors: Bruno Koenigseder, Daniel Frey, Andreas Rueckert
  • Patent number: 12012265
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a closure device (1) for a container (2) in which a flowable material (3) is stored, comprising a base element (4), which can be fastened on a container opening (5) of the container (2), a spout (11) with a dispensing opening (7), whereby the spout (11) is positioned inboard of the base element (4), and a lid (8) connected to the base element (4) by a hinge (12), whereby the lid (8) can be moved back and forth between a closed position (9) in which the lid (8) closes the dispensing opening (7) so that the spout (11) is not accessible and an open position (10) in which the spout (11) is accessible, tamper evidence indication means (13) for visually indicating if the lid (8) of the closure device (1) has once been moved out of its closed position (9), whereby the tamper evidence indication means (13) comprise a first indication ring (14) and at least a second indication ring (15) which is co-axially arranged in the first indication ring (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Aptar Freyung GmbH
    Inventors: Bruno Koenigseder, Daniel Frey, Andreas Rueckert
  • Patent number: 11993426
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a closure device (1) for a container (2) in which a flowable material (3) is stored, comprising a base element (4), which can be fastened on a container opening (5) of the container (2), a spout (11) with a dispensing opening (7), whereby the spout (11) is positioned inboard of the base element (4), and a lid (8) connected to the base element (4) by a hinge (12), whereby the lid (8) can be moved back and forth between a closed position (9) in which the lid (8) closes the dispensing opening (7) so that the spout (11) is not accessible and an open position (10) in which the spout (11) is accessible, tamper evidence indication means (13) for visually indicating if the lid (8) of the closure device (1) has once been moved out of its closed position (9).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Aptar Freyung GmbH
    Inventors: Bruno Koenigseder, Daniel Frey, Andreas Rueckert
  • Publication number: 20240140653
    Abstract: The invention refers to a bottom dispensing package for a flowable composition, comprising a squeezable container for housing the flowable composition, a base element that is fixed to the container, whereby the base element comprises an orifice, whereby the orifice is placed in the direction of gravity beneath the container when the dispensing package is placed in its head-stand position on the base element, whereby the base element further comprises a closure connected to the base element and the closure can be moved back and forth between a closed position in which the closure closes the orifice and an open position in which the composition can be released through the orifice.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Franz Lenz, Daniel Frey
  • Patent number: 11905078
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a closure for a container with a base element (100), a flip-top lid (200) attached to said base element (100) by a hinge (150) such that the flip-top lid (200) can be moved between an opened and a closed position, and with a tamper evident unit (400) for indicating whether the flip-top lid (200) had been opened at least once by a user or not. Said tamper evident unit (400) comprising a first tamper evident element (420) and a second tamper evident element (440), which are, when said closure is in its as-manufactured status or when said flip-top lid (200) has not been opened yet by the user, connected to each other by at least one frangible bridge (430).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Aptar Freyung GmbH
    Inventors: Bruno Königseder, Daniel Frey, Andreas Rückert
  • Publication number: 20220402666
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a closure device (1) for a container (2) in which a flowable material (3) is stored, comprising a base element (4), which can be fastened on a container opening (5) of the container (2), a spout (11) with a dispensing opening (7), whereby the spout (11) is positioned inboard of the base element (4), and a lid (8) connected to the base element (4) by a hinge (12), whereby the lid (8) can be moved back and forth between a closed position (9) in which the lid (8) closes the dispensing opening (7) so that the spout (11) is not accessible and an open position (10) in which the spout (11) is accessible, tamper evidence indication means (13) for visually indicating if the lid (8) of the closure device (1) has once been moved out of its closed position (9), whereby the tamper evidence indication means (13) comprise a first indication ring (14) and at least a second indication ring (15) which is co-axially arranged in the first indication ring (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Bruno Koenigseder, Daniel Frey, Andreas Rueckert
  • Publication number: 20220388734
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a closure device (1) for a container (2) in which a flowable material (3) is stored, comprising a base element (4), which can be fastened on a container opening (5) of the container (2), a spout (11) with a dispensing opening (7), whereby the spout (11) is positioned inboard of the base element (4), and a lid (8) connected to the base element (4) by a hinge (12), whereby the lid (8) can be moved back and forth between a closed position (9) so that the spout (11) is not accessible and an open position (10) in which the spout (11) is accessible, tamper evidence indication means (13) for visually indicating if the lid (8) of closure device (1) has once been moved out of its closed position (9).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Bruno Koenigseder, Daniel Frey, Andreas Rueckert
  • Publication number: 20220388733
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a closure device (1) for a container (2) in which a flowable material (3) is stored, comprising a base element (4), which can be fastened on a container opening (5) of the container (2), a spout (11) with a dispensing opening (7), whereby the spout (11) is positioned inboard of the base element (4), and a lid (8) connected to the base element (4) by a hinge (12), whereby the lid (8) can be moved back and forth between a closed position (9) in which the lid (8) closes the dispensing opening (7) so that the spout (11) is not accessible and an open position (10) in which the spout (11) is accessible, tamper evidence indication means (13) for visually indicating if the lid (8) of the closure device (1) has once been moved out of its closed position (9).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Bruno Koenigseder, Daniel Frey, Andreas Rueckert
  • Publication number: 20220388732
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for manufacturing a closure device (1) for a container (2) in which a flowable material (3) is stored whereby the manufacturing process includes the following steps: moulding of the base element (4), the lid (8) and the hinge (12) with the lid (8) being moulded in its open position; closing of the lid (8) to the base element (4); moulding of the tamper evidence indication means (13), whereby the tamper evidence indication means (13) comprising a first indication ring (14) and a second indication ring (15) being coaxially positioned to each other and which are connected by at least one radially oriented frangible bridge (6); assembly of the tamper evidence indication means (13) into the base element (4) and the lid (8); assembly of the spout (11) into the base element (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Bruno Koenigseder, Daniel Frey, Andreas Rueckert
  • Publication number: 20220258929
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a closure for a container with a base element (100), a flip-top lid (200) attached to said base element (100) by a hinge (150) such that the flip-top lid (200) can be moved between an opened and a closed position, and with a tamper evident unit (400) for indicating whether the flip-top lid (200) had been opened at least once by a user or not. Said tamper evident unit (400) comprising a first tamper evident element (420) and a second tamper evident element (440), which are, when said closure is in its as-manufactured status or when said flip-top lid (200) has not been opened yet by the user, connected to each other by at least one frangible bridge (430).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Bruno Königseder, Daniel Frey, Andreas Rückert
  • Publication number: 20220234791
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a closure for a container with a base element and a flip-top lid attached to said base element by a hinge. The flip-top lid can be moved between an opened and a closed position. The base element has a skirt with attachment means for attaching the closure to the container, and said flip-top lid has a top cover and a sidewall. The closure comprises an actuating region with a latching element, wherein said actuating region is tiltable and/or deformable relative to the remaining regions of the sidewall between a latching position and a released position. The present invention also relates to a container with such a closure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Bruno Koenigseder, Daniel Frey
  • Patent number: 11203812
    Abstract: Provided are electrochemical cells for hydrogen production and methods for hydrogen production. The electrochemical cell and methods use a mediator that may have a reversible redox potential lying outside the onset of the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). Also, provided are systems for generating hydrogen and water from oxygen and generating water from oxygen and hydrogen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: New York University
    Inventors: Miguel A. Modestino, Yury Dvorkin, Daniel Frey, Daniela Eugenia Blanco Jimenez
  • Publication number: 20200270755
    Abstract: Provided are electrochemical cells for hydrogen production and methods for hydrogen production. The electrochemical cell and methods use a mediator that may have a reversible redox potential lying outside the onset of the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). Also, provided are systems for generating hydrogen and water from oxygen and generating water from oxygen and hydrogen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Miguel A. Modestino, Yury Dvorkin, Daniel Frey, Daniela Eugenia Blanco Jimenez
  • Patent number: 10717042
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for taking up one or more nitrogen oxide(s) from a gaseous and/or aerosol or liquid medium using at least one particulate earth alkali carbonate-comprising material and/or at least one particulate earth alkali phosphate-comprising material as well as an adsorbing material comprising said at least one particulate earth alkali carbonate-comprising material and/or at least one particulate earth alkali phosphate-comprising material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: Omya International AG
    Inventors: Christophe Laporte, Daniel Frey, Kai Max Hettmann, Samuel Rentsch, Detlef Gysau, Patrick A. C. Gane
  • Publication number: 20200016531
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for taking up one or more nitrogen oxide(s) from a gaseous and/or aerosol or liquid medium using at least one particulate earth alkali carbonate-comprising material and/or at least one particulate earth alkali phosphate-comprising material as well as an adsorbing material comprising said at least one particulate earth alkali carbonate-comprising material and/or at least one particulate earth alkali phosphate-comprising material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Christophe Laporte, Daniel Frey, Kai Max Hettmann, Samuel Rentsch, Detlef Gysau, Patrick A.C. Gane
  • Patent number: 10213796
    Abstract: A fluid discharging system having a pump and a discharging spray head having at least one nozzle through which fluid to be discharged exits is provided. The pump has a stator and a rotor which is attached in a chamber of the stator and can be rotated in relation to the stator about a rotational axis and axially along the axis. The axial displacement of the rotor in a first axial direction is configured such that it brings about pump filling operation. A fluid is drawn via an inlet into the stator chamber, and the axial displacement in an opposite second axial direction is configured such that it brings about discharging operation. The fluid in the chamber is expelled out of an outlet of the pump. The outlet of the pump is arranged in the rotor, and the discharging spray head is fluidically connected to the outlet of the pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: HENKEL AG & CO. KGAA
    Inventor: Daniel Frey
  • Publication number: 20180036750
    Abstract: A fluid discharging system having a pump and a discharging spray head having at least one nozzle through which fluid to be discharged exits is provided. The pump has a stator and a rotor which is attached in a chamber of the stator and can be rotated in relation to the stator about a rotational axis and axially along the axis. The axial displacement of the rotor in a first axial direction is configured such that it brings about pump filling operation. A fluid is drawn via an inlet into the stator chamber, and the axial displacement in an opposite second axial direction is configured such that it brings about discharging operation. The fluid in the chamber is expelled out of an outlet of the pump. The outlet of the pump is arranged in the rotor, and the discharging spray head is fluidically connected to the outlet of the pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventor: Daniel Frey
  • Patent number: 9260849
    Abstract: A release device for releasing a flowable preparation includes an electrical energy source, a control unit connected to the energy source, a sensor unit, a release element and an acoustic transducer. The sensor unit is a piezoelectric element suitable for picking up sound waves and/or structure-borne noise from the surrounding environment and converting them into a sensor signal which is converted in the control unit into a control signal for the release element. The release element is the same piezoelectric element and is supplied with electrical signals from the control unit and sprays at least one first preparation from at least one first container. The acoustic transducer is the same piezoelectric element and is supplied with electrical signals from the control unit, which electrical signals are converted by the piezoelectric element into audible acoustic signals in a frequency range of 20 Hz to 20 kHz.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Daniel Frey, Cedric Zaugg, Amir Feriani, Jean-Paul Sandoz