Patents by Inventor Gerhard Jaeckel

Gerhard Jaeckel 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: 11548692
    Abstract: A closure (20, 20A, 20B) for a container (22) with an outwardly projecting flange (25). The closure including a skirt (50, 50A, 50B) for attaching the closure (20, 20A, 20B) to the container (22). The skirt (50, 50A, 50B) has an annular, flexible retention member (66, 66A) extending laterally inwardly from a lower end portion (54, 54A, 54B) of the skirt (50, 50A, 50B) to define a connection (62, 62A, 62B) therebetween. In one form, the flexible retention member (58, 58A, 58B) has (a) an initial, undeflected configuration, (b) a deflected configuration rotated away therefrom about the connection (62, 62A, 62B), and (c) a proximal end surface (126, 126A) located at the connection (62, 62A, 62B) defining a shoulder when the flexible retention member (58, 58A, 58B) is in the undeflected configuration. In another form, the flexible retention member (58, 58A, 58B) is movable into the deflected configuration when subjected to an axial force of between about 100 Newtons and about 150 Newtons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: AptarGroup, Inc.
    Inventors: Franz Lenz, Gerhard Jaeckel
  • Publication number: 20210347533
    Abstract: A closure (20, 20A, 20B) for a container (22) with an outwardly projecting flange (25). The closure including a skirt (50, 50A, 50B) for attaching the closure (20, 20A, 20B) to the container (22). The skirt (50, 50A, 50B) has an annular, flexible retention member (66, 66A) extending laterally inwardly from a lower end portion (54, 54A, 54B) of the skirt (50, 50A, 50B) to define a connection (62, 62A, 62B) therebetween. In one form, the flexible retention member (58, 58A, 58B) has (a) an initial, undeflected configuration, (b) a deflected configuration rotated away therefrom about the connection (62, 62A, 62B), and (c) a proximal end surface (126, 126A) located at the connection (62, 62A, 62B) defining a shoulder when the flexible retention member (58, 58A, 58B) is in the undeflected configuration. In another form, the flexible retention member (58, 58A, 58B) is movable into the deflected configuration when subjected to an axial force of between about 100 Newtons and about 150 Newtons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Franz Lenz, Gerhard Jaeckel
  • Patent number: D661984
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Seaquist Closures Löffler GmbH
    Inventor: Gerhard Jäckel
  • Patent number: D672654
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: Aptar Freyung GmbH
    Inventor: Gerhard Jäckel