Patents by Inventor Erich Kreutzer

Erich Kreutzer 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).

  • Product pusher
    Patent number: 10758061
    Abstract: A product tray (20) comprising a product pusher (10), wherein the product pusher (10) is formed from a length of elastically stretchable fabric or material arranged to wrap behind and to the sides of products (22) contained within the tray (20) to apply a resilient bias force to the rear surface of those products (22) contained within the tray (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignees: DS SMITH PACKAGING LIMITED, MONDELEZ UK R&D LIMITED
    Inventors: James McDonald, Gert De Smedt, Fredrik Jacobsson, Andrew Thompson, Erich Kreutzer
  • PUSHER AND PACK INCLUDING IT
    Publication number: 20150284134
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pusher for use in packaging for displaying items for sale. In the preferred embodiment the pusher comprises an extendable member having a plurality of sections which are pivotally connected to each other at at least one pivot point and are configured to provide at least a pair of spaced apart portions. At least one resilient member is positioned about the spaced apart portions to bias them towards each other in a first direction. The biasing of the spaced apart portions towards each other results in an extension of the extendable member in a second direction which is perpendicular to the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2013
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Inventors: Erich Kreutzer, Alain Kowalewski, Stefanie Hofmeister, Daniel Bortos, Frank Eger, Simon Timothy Nicholas Bradbury