Patents by Inventor Ed Piepereit

Ed Piepereit 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).

  • Resealable seals and docking systems containing these seals
    Patent number: 8060992
    Abstract: A docking seal system has a first flexible enclosure with a first coupling seal and a second flexible enclosure with a second coupling seal. Each of the coupling seals has first and second sealing strips. A first zip slide is engageable with the first and second sealing strips of the first coupling seal and a second zip slide is engageable with the first and second sealing strips of the second coupling seal so that the respective first and second coupling seals can be opened and closed. The first and second zip slides are each combined with a respective portion of a coupling slide to form respective combined slides. When the combined slides are combined together, the respective portions of the coupling slides mate together to form the coupling slide, the coupling slide engaging or disengaging the first and second coupling seals so as to dock or separate the first and second flexible enclosures from one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Gea Pharma Systems AG
    Inventors: Martin Koch, Ed Piepereit
  • Resealable Seals and Docking Systems Containing These Seals
    Publication number: 20080276435
    Abstract: A docking seal system has a first flexible enclosure with a first coupling seal and a second flexible enclosure with a second coupling seal. Each of the coupling seals has first and second sealing strips. A first zip slide is engageable with the first and second sealing strips of the first coupling seal and a second zip slide is engageable with the first and second sealing strips of the second coupling seal so that the respective first and second coupling seals can be opened and closed. The first and second zip slides are each combined with a respective portion of a coupling slide to form respective combined slides. When the combined slides are combined together, the respective portions of the coupling slides mate together to form the coupling slide, the coupling slide engaging or disengaging the first and second coupling seals so as to dock or separate the first and second flexible enclosures from one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2005
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Applicant: GEA NIRO GMBH
    Inventors: Martin Koch, Ed Piepereit
  • Blender
    Patent number: D1008324
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Matcon Ltd.
    Inventors: Michael Thorogood, Simon Coyne, Phillip Snowsill, Richard Smith, Ian Williams, Ed Piepereit