Patents by Inventor Frank Schellenbach

Frank Schellenbach 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: 8950610
    Abstract: A closure 1 for closing a container comprises a closure body, which has a front wall 3, a side wall 2 and a transition portion 4 between the front wall 3 and the side wall 2. An annular projection 8, extending from the front wall 3, is provided for contact on the top side 10a of the mouth piece 10 of the container. An outer seal 9 is formed as a tongue 9 which extends from the side wall 2 and/or from the transition portion 4 towards a central axis A of the closure 1. The tongue 9 rests flexibly against the contour of the outer edge 10b and/or outside 10c of the mouth piece 10 when the closure 1 is attached to the mouth piece 10 of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Inventors: Frank Schellenbach, Philip Schellenbach, Fabian Schellenbach
  • Publication number: 20110139746
    Abstract: A closure 1 for closing a container, especially for closing the mouth piece 10 of a bottle, comprises a closure body, which has a front wall 3, a side wall 2 and a transition portion 4 between the front wall 3 and the side wall 2. An annular projection 8, extending from the front wall 3, is provided for contact by the projection 8 on the top side 10a of the mouth piece 10. An outer seal 9 is formed as a tongue 9 which extends from the side wall 2 and/or from the transition portion (4) in the direction of a central axis A of the closure 1. The tongue 9 is formed so as to be thin, such that it rests flexibly against the contour of the outer edge 10b and/or outside 10c of the mouth piece 10 when the closure 1 is attached to the mouth piece 10 of the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2007
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventors: Frank Schellenbach, Philip Schellenbach, Fabian Schellenbach
  • Patent number: 6338414
    Abstract: The problem to be solved by the invention consists in the provision of a one-piece plastic enclosure, in particular made of PE-material, which can be placed on a filled container without satisfying particular tolerance requirements while simultaneously satisfying the additional, in part contradictory requirements, namely, to be manufactured in a few steps and to be apt for recycling after use, while ensuring reliably the guarantee function and the sealing function, for the closed container. The solution consists in a closure cap which has an extended guarantee band and an extended inner seal, i.e.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2002
    Assignee: International Packaging Engineering
    Inventor: Frank Schellenbach
  • Patent number: 5447674
    Abstract: A mold core for use in a two-component injection molding method is presented, in particular for two-component injection molding of plastic closures for bottles and similar containers. The invention solves the problem that integral mold cores, due to the configuration of the first molding, are only difficultly or not at all displaceable by a predetermined amount from the first molding, to form an intermediate space or second cavity for the injection of a second molding. The invention accounts for this in that the mold core consists of first and second sub-cores or tool elements and that one sub-core or tool element, after injecting the first substance, is displaceable by a predetermined amount relative to the first molding. After the second substance has been injected into the created intermediate space to form the second molding, a central tool element of the mold core is used as an ejector to support the deforming of the closure from the mold core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 5, 1995
    Inventor: Frank Schellenbach
  • Patent number: 5230856
    Abstract: In the injection molding of closure caps, the problem of demolding the safety-seal strip, which is suspended at an intended break line and is necessarily provided with undercuts, is encountered. Here a clearance must first be created at the lower outer surface of the safety-seal strip, and the safety-seal strip must then be stripped from the mold core together with the closure cap. As a practical method step, the invention proposes to bring about the release of the lower portion of the outer surface of the safety-seal strip by lowering a mold ring which is displaceable relative to the stripper plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1993
    Inventor: Frank Schellenbach