Patents by Inventor Engelbert Scharner

Engelbert Scharner 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: 9649676
    Abstract: Method for producing an aluminum foil with integrated security features. An aluminum foil is rolled down to a thickness of less than 150 ?m in a plurality of cold rolling passes, texturing that runs in the direction of rolling being induced simultaneously on both surface sides of the foil. In a final cold rolling pass, the foil is fed to a working roller pair, in which, on at least one roller surface, the relief-like surface structuring generated in the rolling direction by grinding was reduced on the basis of contrast and motif in a region of 10 to 50% relative to the average surface roughness to form a motif for a security feature that is transferred to the surface side of the foil facing the roller surface. The generated aluminum foil has a glossy appearance on both sides such that the security feature rises clearly due to its dull appearance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: CONSTANTIA TEICH GMBH
    Inventors: Wilhelm Zuser, Adolf Schedl, Engelbert Scharner, Lambert Nekula, Martin Kornfeld, Rainer Huber, Christof Brunnthaller
  • Publication number: 20150273547
    Abstract: Method for producing an aluminum foil with integrated security features. An aluminum foil is rolled down to a thickness of less than 150 ?m in a plurality of cold rolling passes, texturing that runs in the direction of rolling being induced simultaneously on both surface sides of the foil. In a final cold rolling pass, the foil is fed to a working roller pair, in which, on at least one roller surface, the relief-like surface structuring generated in the rolling direction by grinding was reduced on the basis of contrast and motif in a region of 10 to 50% relative to the average surface roughness to form a motif for a security feature that is transferred to the surface side of the foil facing the roller surface. The generated aluminum foil has a glossy appearance on both sides such that the security feature rises clearly due to its dull appearance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2013
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Zuser Wilhelm, Adolf Schedl, Engelbert Scharner, Lambert Nekula, Martin Kornfeld, Rainer Huber, Christof Brunnthaller
  • Publication number: 20140322557
    Abstract: Method for producing an aluminum foil with integrated security features. An aluminum foil is rolled to a thickness of less than 150 ?m in multiple cold rolling passes, and simultaneously a texture which runs in the rolling direction is produced on both faces of the foil. A loose composite formed from at least two of the aluminum foils, is fed into a pair of working rollers in a final cold rolling pass, wherein the relief-like surface structure which is produced in the rolling direction via a polishing process has been reduced by 10 to 50% with respect to the average roughness height in one region in a contrast- and motif-dependent manner on at least one roller surface in order to form a motif for a security feature. The security feature is transferred onto the aluminum foil face facing the roller surface, and the loose composite of aluminum foils is separated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2012
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventors: Christof Brunnthaler, Rainer Huber, Martin Kornfeld, Adolf Schedl, Lambert Nekula, Wilhelm Zuser, Engelbert Scharner
  • Patent number: 7429063
    Abstract: A counterfeit-proof metal foil is textured in at least a given partial area of its surface, this partial area having a radiation refraction value which is different compared to the remaining surface area. The metal foil is suitable as a packaging material, among others for medications. The manufacturer or the consumer can check based on the given surface structure which is intended as an identification sign whether he has acquired an uncounterfeited product. If texturing takes place on most of the surface of the metal foil, this is identical to the appearance of a printed picture so that the metal foil as claimed in the invention is likewise used as a decorative foil or an advertizing medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2008
    Assignee: Teich Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Engelbert Scharner, Helmut Kloss, Adolf Schedl, Wilhelm Zuser, Lambert Nekula
  • Publication number: 20060083905
    Abstract: A counterfeit-proof metal foil is textured in at least a given partial area of its surface, this partial area having a radiation refraction value which is different compared to the remaining surface area. The metal foil is suitable as a packaging material, among others for medications. The manufacturer or the consumer can check based on the given surface structure which is intended as an identification sign whether he has acquired an uncounterfeited product. If texturing takes place on most of the surface of the metal foil, this is identical to the appearance of a printed picture so that the metal foil as claimed in the invention is likewise used as a decorative foil or an advertizing medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2005
    Publication date: April 20, 2006
    Applicant: TEICH AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Engelbert Scharner, Helmut Kloss, Adolf Schedl, Wilhelm Zuser, Lambert Nekula
  • Publication number: 20040231782
    Abstract: A counterfeit-proof metal foil is textured in at least a given partial area of its surface, this partial area having a radiation refraction value which is different compared to the remaining surface area. The metal foil is suitable as a packaging material, among others for medications. The manufacturer or the consumer can check based on the given surface structure which is intended as an identification sign whether he has acquired an uncounterfeited product. If texturing takes place on most of the surface of the metal foil, this is identical to the appearance of a printed picture so that the metal foil as claimed in the invention is likewise used as a decorative foil or an advertizing medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2004
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Inventors: Engelbert Scharner, Helmut Kloss, Adolf Schedl, Wilhelm Zuser, Lambert Nekula