Patents by Inventor Gisbert Engel

Gisbert Engel 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: 11827438
    Abstract: A tamper-evident, child-proof package having an outer package and having an inner package, the inner package being at least partially received in the outer package, and the inner package for opening and closing the package being disposed so as to be displaceable in the outer package, and the package has at least one securing structure as an anti-tamper feature for impeding or preventing the opening of the package, or the access to the products disposed in the inner package. The at least one securing structure is effective between the inner package and the outer package so as to impede or prevent the inner package being displaced in the outer package in order for the package to be opened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Focke & Co. (GmbH & Co. KG)
    Inventors: Irmin Steinkamp, Henry Buse, Gisbert Engel, Viktor Hein
  • Patent number: 11820573
    Abstract: A tamper-evident, child-proof package, having an outer package and having an inner package, the inner package being at least partially received in the outer package, and the inner package for opening and closing the package being disposed so as to be displaceable in the outer package, and the package has at least one securing structure as an anti-tamper feature for impeding or preventing the opening of the package, or the access to the products disposed in the inner package. The at least one securing structure is effective between the inner package and the outer package so as to impede or prevent the inner package being displaced in the outer package in order for the package to be opened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Focke & Co. (GmbH & Co. KG)
    Inventors: Irmin Steinkamp, Henry Buse, Gisbert Engel, Viktor Hein
  • Publication number: 20230016379
    Abstract: A tamper-evident package, in particular child-proof package, having an outer package and having an inner package, wherein the inner package is at least partially received in the outer package, and wherein the inner package for opening and closing the package is disposed so as to be displaceable in the outer package, and wherein the package as an anti-tamper feature has at least one securing means for impeding or preventing the opening of the package, or the access to the products disposed in the inner package. The at least one securing means is effective between the inner package and the outer package so as to impede or prevent the inner package being displaced in the outer package in order for the package to be opened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: Focke & Co. (GmbH & Co. KG)
    Inventors: Irmin Steinkamp, Henry Buse, Gisbert Engel, Viktor Hein
  • Publication number: 20230009428
    Abstract: A tamper-evident package, in particular child-proof package, having an outer package and having an inner package, wherein the inner package is at least partially received in the outer package, and wherein the inner package for opening and closing the package is disposed so as to be displaceable in the outer package, and wherein the package as an anti-tamper feature has at least one securing means for impeding or preventing the opening of the package, or the access to the products disposed in the inner package. The at least one securing means is effective between the inner package and the outer package so as to impede or prevent the inner package being displaced in the outer package in order for the package to be opened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Applicant: Focke & Co. (GmbH & Co. KG)
    Inventors: Irmin Steinkamp, Henry Buse, Gisbert Engel, Viktor Hein
  • Patent number: 8627951
    Abstract: A pack for in particular piece-form pack contents having a sealed inner pack (11) with removal opening (21) and closure flap (24), an outer pack (10) with box part or base part (27) and movable closure part (28), and a covering part (12) between the inner pack (11) and outer pack (10), the covering part (12) having an opening or a window (55) in the region of the removal opening (21) of the inner pack (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Focke & Co. (GmbH & Co. KG)
    Inventors: Henry Buse, Gisbert Engel, Viktor Hein
  • Patent number: 8608051
    Abstract: The hinge-lid pack comprising box part (11) and lid (12) features a polygon-like configuration in the region of its side walls (22, 23), namely having angular wall legs (28, 29) and a narrow, transverse side wall (22, 23). The cross-sectional shape of the hinge-lid pack thus conforms to the contour of a cigarette group as the pack's contents, with the cigarette group having at its edges adjacent to the side walls (22, 23) a marginal transverse row of 2 cigarettes and adjacent thereto a transverse row of 3 cigarettes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: FOCKE & Co. (GmbH & Co. KG)
    Inventors: Gisbert Engel, Doris Focke, Jürgen Focke
  • Patent number: 8066109
    Abstract: A powerful throughput magazine of the ‘first in first out’ type is activated for the handling of diapers (10) or similar objects during the transport from a converter (13) to a packer (14), the diapers being transported as diaper groups (19) through said magazine. The magazine (15) comprises of an endless magazine conveyor (18) having transversely directed bars (20), wherein one diaper group (19) each is disposed between adjacent bars on the magazine conveyor (18) in an upright position. After removing the diapers (10) from the magazine (15), the diaper groups (19) are separated again, and the diapers are individually fed to the packer (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: Focke & Co. (GmbH & Co. KG)
    Inventors: Gisbert Engel, Henry Buse, Josef Schulte, Björn Brandhorst
  • Publication number: 20100230303
    Abstract: A pack for in particular piece-form pack contents having a sealed inner pack (11) with removal opening (21) and closure flap (24), an outer pack (10) with box part or base part (27) and movable closure part (28), and a covering part (12) between the inner pack (11) and outer pack (10), the covering part (12) having an opening or a window (55) in the region of the removal opening (21) of the inner pack (11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2008
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Inventors: Henry Buse, Gisbert Engel, Viktor Hein
  • Patent number: 7748254
    Abstract: To test the integrity of packages—cups (11)—a package conveyor (14) is provided, on whose conveying run (17) the cups (11) are positioned at a distance from one another, specifically in a correct formation forming transverse rows (23). In order to form a sealed testing chamber (13) for a group of cups (11) to be tested, a covering hood (19) can be lowered from above onto the package conveyor (14). Together with the covering hood (19), the latter forms a sealed testing chamber (13). A vacuum is produced in the latter, with the consequence that the packages experience deformation, specifically the cups (11) experience deformation of a closure film. Non-sealed cups (11) are identified and separated out.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Focke & Co. (GmbH & Co. KG)
    Inventors: Gisbert Engel, Andreas Prahm
  • Publication number: 20100107571
    Abstract: A powerful throughput magazine of the ‘first in first out’ type is activated for the handling of diapers (10) or similar objects during the transport from a converter (13) to a packer (14), the diapers being transported as diaper groups (19) through said magazine. The magazine (15) comprises of an endless magazine conveyor (18) having transversely directed bars (20), wherein one diaper group (19) each is disposed between adjacent bars on the magazine conveyor (18) in an upright position. After removing the diapers (10) from the magazine (15), the diaper groups (19) are separated again, and the diapers are individually fed to the packer (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2008
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Inventors: Gisbert Engel, Henry Buse, Josef Schulte, Björn Brandhorst
  • Patent number: 7669387
    Abstract: Transponders are used for identifying objects such as packaging, packaging material or machines and machine elements and are attached to the object to be identified. The transponders contain data which are provided by an electronic write unit and which can be recognized by a read unit. The transponders are provided in a concealed manner on the machines, machine parts, etc. or are embedded in the machine part, for example, inside a recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: Focke & Co. (GmbH & Co. KG)
    Inventors: Heinz Focke, Jurgen Focke, legal representative, Doris Focke, legal representative, Tobias Jacobi, Gisbert Engel
  • Patent number: 7588143
    Abstract: A cuboidal cigarette pack of the hinge-lid-box type (10) is enclosed by an outer wrapper made of film. The latter has a tear-open thread (24) which extends obliquely or diagonally in the region of a front wall (14) and rear wall (15) and merges into side walls (16, 17) via arcuate regions. This allows optimum opening and removal of the outer wrapper with the aid of the tear-open thread (24).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: Focke & Co. (GmbH & Co. KG)
    Inventors: Heinz Focke, Jurgen Focke, legal representative, Doris Focke, legal representative, Martin Stiller, Gisbert Engel, Karsten Krone
  • Publication number: 20070157726
    Abstract: To test the integrity of packages—cups (11)—a package conveyor (14) is provided, on whose conveying run (17) the cups (11) are positioned at a distance from one another, specifically in a correct formation forming transverse rows (23). In order to form a sealed testing chamber (13) for a group of cups (11) to be tested, a covering hood (19) can be lowered from above onto the package conveyor (14). Together with the covering hood (19), the latter forms a sealed testing chamber (13). A vacuum is produced in the latter, with the consequence that the packages experience deformation, specifically the cups (11) experience deformation of a closure film. Non-sealed cups (11) are identified and separated out.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2005
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Inventors: Gisbert Engel, Andreas Prahm
  • Publication number: 20070071305
    Abstract: Transponders are used for identifying objects such as packaging, packaging material or machines and machine elements and are attached to the object to be identified. The transponders contain data which are provided by an electronic write unit and which can be recognized by a read unit. The transponders are provided in a concealed manner on the machines, machine parts, etc. or are embedded in the machine part, for example, inside a recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2006
    Publication date: March 29, 2007
    Inventors: Heinz Focke, Jurgen Focke, Doris Focke, Tobias Jacobi, Gisbert Engel
  • Patent number: 7146777
    Abstract: For the production of (cigarette) packs of different configurations, for example standard pack (13), round-edged pack (14) or octagonal pack (15), subassemblies and elements of the packaging machine are exchanged and/or uncoupled from the drive. For this purpose, a pack-specific operating element is provided with a drive which has a coupling and/or uncouplable gear-mechanism parts. These, in turn, are assigned operable handling elements which allow adjustment for coupling or uncoupling or removing sub-elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Assignee: Focke & Co. (GmbH & Co.)
    Inventors: Jurgen Focke, legal representative, Doris Focke, legal representative, Jürgen Tempel, Gisbert Engel, Heinz Focke, deceased
  • Publication number: 20060226208
    Abstract: A hinge-lid pack for cigarettes or other items usually consists of a box part and lid. In the closed position, the pack exhibits upright pack edges, namely longitudinal edges (29, 30) and transverse edges (31, 32, 33, 34). The longitudinal edges (29, 30) or transverse edges (31 . . . 34) are configured as a projection (35) or recess (40) having a round cross-section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2003
    Publication date: October 12, 2006
    Inventors: Heinz Focke, Doris Focke, Jürgen Focke, Gisbert Engel, Viktor Hein
  • Publication number: 20060191986
    Abstract: The hinge-lid pack comprising box part (11) and lid (12) features a polygon-like configuration in the region of its side walls (22, 23), namely having angular wall legs (28, 29) and a narrow, transverse side wall (22, 23). The cross-sectional shape of the hinge-lid pack thus conforms to the contour of a cigarette group as the pack's contents, with the cigarette group having at its edges adjacent to the side walls (22, 23) a marginal transverse row of 2 cigarettes and adjacent thereto a transverse row of 3 cigarettes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2004
    Publication date: August 31, 2006
    Inventors: Heinz Focke, Gisbert Engel
  • Publication number: 20060054670
    Abstract: A cuboidal cigarette pack of the hinge-lid-box type (10) is enclosed by an outer wrapper made of film. The latter has a tear-open thread (24) which extends obliquely or diagonally in the region of a front wall (14) and rear wall (15) and merges into side walls (16, 17) via arcuate regions. This allows optimum opening and removal of the outer wrapper with the aid of the tear-open thread (24).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2002
    Publication date: March 16, 2006
    Inventors: Heinz Focke, Jurgen Focke, Doris Focke, Martin Stiller, Gisbert Engel, Karsten Krone
  • Publication number: 20050269220
    Abstract: A cuboidal cigarette pack of the hinge-lid-box type (10) is enclosed by an outer wrapper made of film. The latter has a tear-open thread (24) which extends obliquely or diagonally in the region of a front wall (14) and rear wall (15) and merges into side walls (16, 17) via arcuate regions. This allows optimum opening and removal of the outer wrapper with the aid of the tear-open thread (24).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2005
    Publication date: December 8, 2005
    Inventors: Heinz Focke, Jurgen Focke, Doris Focke, Martin Stiller, Gisbert Engel, Karsten Krone
  • Patent number: D603091
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Assignee: Focke & Co. (GmbH Co. KG)
    Inventor: Gisbert Engel