Patents by Inventor Hans-Joachim Paul

Hans-Joachim Paul 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).

  • Method for unloading open containers of compacted or loosely compacted tobacco bales
    Patent number: 6129498
    Abstract: A method for unloading open containers for uncompacted or loosely compacted tobacco bales, comprising the steps of engaging an open container full of tobacco, closing the container, first tipping the container, partially opening the container onto an underlying loading platform and consequently partially unloading the tobacco. The container is then lifted, consequently fully unloading the tobacco, and then a second tipping and release steps of the empty container follow in order to resume the cycle from the start.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2000
    Assignee: Garbuio S.p.A.
    Inventor: Hans Joachim Paul Alexander Ulbrich
  • Soil conditioner and a process for its preparation
    Patent number: 5679403
    Abstract: The invention relates to a freely flowable, soil conditioner consisting of a granular perlite with a coating on the externally accessible surface of the perlite grains of unfired clay. The invention also relates to a process for the preparation of the soil conditioner in which a clay slurry is sprayed onto the perlite grains.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 21, 1997
    Assignee: Otavi Minen AG
    Inventors: Gerhard Eder, Hans-Joachim Paul
  • Soil conditioner and a process for its preparation
    Patent number: 5578121
    Abstract: The invention relates to a freely flowable, soil conditioner consisting of a granular perlite with a coating on the externally accessible surface of the perlite grains of unfired clay. The invention also relates to a process for the preparation of the soil conditioner in which a clay slurry is sprayed onto the perlite grains.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 26, 1996
    Assignee: Otavi Minen AG
    Inventors: Gerhard Eder, Hans-Joachim Paul