Patents by Inventor Frank Römer

Frank Römer 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: 11964799
    Abstract: A plastic closure of an outlet fitting of a container includes a closure cap which is releasably attached to the outlet fitting, and a retaining strip which permanently connects the closure cap with the outlet fitting. The retaining strip includes a first and a second bottom end, an upper part, a first and a second strip section, and at least one tearable web. The retaining strip is connected with the closure cap via the at least one tearable web between the first bottom end and the second bottom end, and/or, the first strip section and the second strip section are connected with one another via the at least one tearable web, and/or, the retaining strip is connected with the closure cap or with a cap gripping area of the closure cap via the at least one tearable web.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: GEORG MENSHEN GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Jan Wommelsdorf, Volker Koelsche, Tim Gierse, Frank Roemer
  • Publication number: 20230278757
    Abstract: A closure cap made of a plastic. The closure cap includes a cylindrical shell which has a lateral outer surface and a vertical axis of rotation, and wings which are arranged to protrude from the lateral outer surface and which are fastened on diametrically opposite sides of the cylindrical shell. Each of the wings transitions from a wing fastening region, which is arranged close to the cylindrical shell, into an actuation region, which adjoins the wing fastening region and which is arranged radially further distant from the cylindrical shell. The actuation region serves for a manual actuation of the closure cap. The wing fastening regions are arranged, with respect to both sides of a central plane which runs through the cap axis of rotation, rotationally symmetrical with respect to the cap axis of rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2021
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: GEORG MENSHEN GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: JAN WOMMELSDORF, VOLKER KOELSCHE, LEON SEGREF, FRANK ROEMER
  • Patent number: 11505384
    Abstract: An injection molded pourer for a pouch pack. The injection molded pourer includes an inner pouring channel having a pouring spout arranged at an upper end of the inner pouring channel and a boat-shaped weld-in portion which surrounds a lower end of the inner pouring channel, and an injection molding gate arranged on an outside. The pouring spout can be closed with a cap. The boat-shaped weld-in portion has boat-shaped ribs which are arranged parallel to one another and which have a gap there-between. A plastic melt can be pressed into the injection molding gate. The plastic melt includes a main plastic material, and a second plastic material which forms an oxygen barrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: GEORG MENSHEN GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Frank Roemer
  • Publication number: 20220119163
    Abstract: A plastic closure of an outlet fitting of a container includes a closure cap which is releasably attached to the outlet fitting, and a retaining strip which permanently connects the closure cap with the outlet fitting. The closure cap includes a cap gripping area. The retaining strip includes a first bottom end attached to the outlet fitting, a second bottom end attached to the closure cap, a first strip section, a second strip section, a first tearable web, and a second tearable web. When the closure cap is in a screwed-on position, the first tearable web is arranged between the first bottom end and the second bottom end and connects the first strip section with the second strip section, and the retaining strip is connected with the closure cap or with the at least one cap gripping area via the second tearable web.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: GEORG MENSHEN GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: JAN WOMMELSDORF, VOLKER KOELSCHE, TIM GIERSE, FRANK ROEMER
  • Publication number: 20210171277
    Abstract: A filter element for a portion capsule is insertable into a base element that is designed in a beaker-like manner and that, together with a capsule cover, which is fastened to the base element after inserting the filter element, defines an outer capsule wall. The filter element is designed such that it divides the capsule interior between an extraction material region and a collecting region, which is formed between the filter element and the outer capsule wall. The filter element forms a filter plate and a two-dimensional frame of struts, which run along the filter plate and meet one another at an angle, wherein the struts have a cross section that reduces radially outwards.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas Kleinsorge, Volker Kölsche, Frank Römer
  • Publication number: 20200255203
    Abstract: An injection molded pourer for a pouch pack. The injection molded pourer includes an inner pouring channel having a pouring spout arranged at an upper end of the inner pouring channel and a boat-shaped weld-in portion which surrounds a lower end of the inner pouring channel, and an injection molding gate arranged on an outside. The pouring spout can be closed with a cap. The boat-shaped weld-in portion has boat-shaped ribs which are arranged parallel to one another and which have a gap there-between. A plastic melt can be pressed into the injection molding gate. The plastic melt includes a main plastic material, and a second plastic material which forms an oxygen barrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Applicant: GEORG MENSHEN GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Frank ROEMER
  • Publication number: 20190276210
    Abstract: The invention relates to a closure for the pouring spout of a container, the closure comprising a closure cap (1) screwed onto the pouring spout (2) and comprising a tamper-indicating part (7) that, on unscrewing of the cap, bends away or breaks off or away when the closure cap (1) is unscrewed such that the tamper-indicating part (7) changes position relative to the closure cap (1), the outer surface of the tamper-indicating part (7) carrying information (8, 9) that is visible as long as the closure is in its unopened and intact condition and is no longer visible once the closure has been opened and the tamper-indicating part (7) has changed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: Tim GIESE, Frank ROEMER
  • Patent number: 10301084
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pourer (1) of a container comprising a pouring nozzle (2) which forms a pouring channel and on the external thread (3) of which a covering cap (4) is screwed. A sealing stopper (6) which closes the pouring channel is guided non-rotatably and is vertically displaceable in the pouring channel of the pouring nozzle. The sealing stopper (6) is retained on the cap which is rotatable relative thereto, such that a screwing on of the cap leads to a lifting of the sealing stopper (6) in the pouring channel. The cap (4) has an upper opening in which the sealing stopper (6) lies with the upper end thereof. The upper end of the sealing stopper (6) has at least one tamper-evident part (7) which breaks off or breaks up when the cap is unscrewed relative to the non-rotatably retained sealing stopper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: GEORG MENSHEN GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Jean-Paul Rosendaal, Jan Wommelsdorf, Walter Schulte, Frank Roemer
  • Publication number: 20170275064
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pourer (1) of a container comprising a pouring nozzle (2) which forms a pouring channel and on the external thread (3) of which a covering cap (4) is screwed. A sealing stopper (6) which closes the pouring channel is guided non-rotatably and is vertically displaceable in the pouring channel of the pouring nozzle. The sealing stopper (6) is retained on the cap which is rotatable relative thereto, such that a screwing on of the cap leads to a lifting of the sealing stopper (6) in the pouring channel. The cap (4) has an upper opening in which the sealing stopper (6) lies with the upper end thereof. The upper end of the sealing stopper (6) has at least one tamper-evident part (7) which breaks off or breaks up when the cap is unscrewed relative to the non-rotatably retained sealing stopper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventors: Jean-Paul ROOSENDAAL, Jan WOMMELSDORF, Walter SCHULTE, Frank ROEMER
  • Publication number: 20160068316
    Abstract: The invention relates to a welded part (1) made from plastic between the flexible walls of a container, in particular of a bag, with a stub (3) which is formed integrally on the welded part at the top and forms a pouring channel which connects the upper pouring opening of the stub to the lower pouring channel region (3a) of the lower welded region (2), wherein a barrier layer (6) is arranged in the pouring channel, which barrier layer (6) is opened by a projection (8) of a closure cap (7) which can be screwed onto the stub (3), wherein the projection (8) of the closure cap (7), which projection (8) reaches into the pouring channel (4), is fastened to the barrier layer (6), as a result of which the barrier layer (6) is removed completely or partially when the closure cap (7) is screwed open.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2014
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventors: Stefan WOLFF, Ulrich FLEISCHER, Jean-Paul ROOSENDAAL, Frank RÖMER
  • Publication number: 20160001970
    Abstract: A pack in which a food or beverage ingredient is stored and in which a beverage is produced when water is introduced inside is disclosed, along with methods of production and use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2014
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: Thomas Kaeser, Silvio BUTSCHER, Pierre STRUZKA, Jean-Luc DENISART, Damien NEUROHR, Yves MARMIER, Sébastien DASSI, Cynthia SCHERZ, Fabien CHIAPPINI, Martin MÜLLER, Christoph CZARNETZKI, Frank RÖMER
  • Patent number: 8672155
    Abstract: The invention relates to a closure cap for a container filled with medicinal fluid, which container has an aperture piece which is sealed off by a diaphragm which can be punctured. The closure cap has a cap-shaped closure body (1) and a drinking neck (4) with a drinking opening (4a) which is pivotable between a first position, in which the drinking neck bears against the closure cap, and a second position, in which the drinking neck projects from the closure cap. In addition, the closure cap has means (20, 22) for puncturing the diaphragm which seals off the aperture piece of the container, which means (20, 22) interact with the drinking neck in such a way that, as the drinking neck (4) is pivoted, the diaphragm is punctured such that a connection is produced between the opening (4a) of the drinking neck and the container interior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Fresenius Kabi Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Bernd Knierbein, Helmut Walter, Janina Luke, Walter Schulte, Frank Römer, Wolfgang Heukamp
  • Publication number: 20120255952
    Abstract: The invention relates to a closure cap for a container filled with medicinal fluid, which container has an aperture piece which is sealed off by a diaphragm which can be punctured. The closure cap has a cap-shaped closure body (1) and a drinking neck (4) with a drinking opening (4a) which is pivotable between a first position, in which the drinking neck bears against the closure cap, and a second position, in which the drinking neck projects from the closure cap. In addition, the closure cap has means (20, 22) for puncturing the diaphragm which seals off the aperture piece of the container, which means (20, 22) interact with the drinking neck in such a way that, as the drinking neck (4) is pivoted, the diaphragm is punctured such that a connection is produced between the opening (4a) of the drinking neck and the container interior.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2007
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Inventors: Bernd Knierbein, Helmut Walter, Janina Luke, Walter Schulte, Frank Römer, Wolfgang Heukamp
  • Publication number: 20120128403
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pin-shaped device for applying a liquid to a surface, having a tank (8) receiving the liquid and an application head (1) connected to the tank, on the exterior of which on the side facing away from the tank a liquid-permeable application body is mounted coaxially, to which liquid is fed from the tank, wherein the outer diameter (1) of the tank (8) is 1/3 to 2/3 of the outer diameter of the application head (1), and the tank (8) protrudes outward coaxially to the application head (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2010
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: GEORG MENSHEN GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Volker Koelsche, Frank Roemer, Ramon Pradas Cortina, Lorenzo Crespo Catalan
  • Patent number: 7764807
    Abstract: A speaker support system, adapted to prevent destructive resonance between a speaker and a speaker cabinet, comprising a vibration damper, a vibration transferer, and a connector. The speaker support prevents primary-mode resonance from building up to damaging levels in a speaker cabinet. The vibration damper damps sound vibrations that are passing from a speaker into a speaker cabinet. The vibration damper is tuned to not resonate at any resonant frequency of the speaker cabinet. The vibration transferer transfers sound vibrations from the vibration damper to a vibration sink, which is preferably a portion of the speaker cabinet that is remote from the vibration damper. Preferably, the vibration transferer comprises a metal rod. The connector fixedly connects the vibration transferer to the vibration sink. The vibration transferer is tuned to not resonate at any resonant frequency of the speaker cabinet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: Mitek Corp., Inc
    Inventors: Daniel Frank Roemer, Chad A. Kautz, Jason A Planck
  • Patent number: D712266
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Menshen Packaging USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank Römer, Volker Kölsche
  • Patent number: D842460
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: GEORG MENSHEN GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Tim Gierse, Frank Roemer
  • Patent number: D889907
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: GEORG MENSHEN GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Ludger Braukmann, Jean-Paul Roosendaal, Jan Wommelsdorf, Christoph Czarnetzki, Frank Römer, Jordi Guijarro
  • Patent number: D983036
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: GEORG MENSHEN GMBH & CG. KG
    Inventor: Frank Roemer
  • Patent number: D992417
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: GEORG MENSHEN GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Frank Roemer, Volker Koelsche