Patents by Inventor Hanspeter Kummer
Hanspeter Kummer 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).
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Publication number: 20240009078Abstract: A glass container is characterized by a longitudinal axis (Ltube) that passes through a center of a glass bottom of the glass container. For any cut surface of the glass container that is obtainable by cutting the glass container in a plane that includes the longitudinal axis Ltube, a minimum thickness (smin) and a maximum thickness (smax) of the glass bottom determined at any position having a distance d1/4 or less to the longitudinal axis Ltube and a thickness (sd1/4) is the thickness of the glass bottom determined at a position having the distance d1/4 to the longitudinal axis Ltube, the distance to the longitudinal axis Ltube in each case being determined in a direction that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis Ltube and thicknesses smin, smax and sd1/4 being determined in a direction that is parallel to longitudinal axis Ltube, with smax/smin being less than 1.8.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2023Publication date: January 11, 2024Applicant: SCHOTT Pharma AG & Co. KGaAInventors: Alexander Humbertjean, Tobias Wetzel, Hanspeter Kummer, Fatih Mutlu
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Publication number: 20230278745Abstract: A glass container is provided having a glass tube with a first end and a second end and a glass bottom closing the second end. The glass tube has a longitudinal axis and has, in a direction from the first to the second end, a top region, a junction region, a neck region, a shoulder region, and a body region. The top region is at the first end and has an outer diameter (dt), the neck region has an outer diameter (dn) with dn<dt, the body region extends to the second end and has an outer diameter (db) with db>dt, and the glass tube in the body region has a thickness (lb). The outer contour in a transition area between the top and neck regions is defined by a radius of curvature. The glass containers have a neck squeeze test load of at least 1100 N.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2023Publication date: September 7, 2023Applicant: SCHOTT AGInventors: Andreas Langsdorf, Florian Maurer, Peter Thomas, Alexander Humbertjean, Tobias Wetzel, Hanspeter Kummer
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Patent number: 11613396Abstract: A glass container is provided having a glass tube with a first end and a second end and a glass bottom closing the second end. The glass tube has a longitudinal axis and has, in a direction from the first to the second end, a top region, a junction region, a neck region, a shoulder region, and a body region. The top region is at the first end and has an outer diameter (dt), the neck region has an outer diameter (dn) with dn<dt, the body region extends to the second end and has an outer diameter (db) with db>dt, and the glass tube in the body region has a thickness (lb). The outer contour in a transition area between the top and neck regions is defined by a radius of curvature. The glass containers have a neck squeeze test load of at least 1100 N.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2020Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: SCHOTT PHARMA AG & CO. KGAAInventors: Andreas Langsdorf, Florian Maurer, Peter Thomas, Alexander Humbertjean, Tobias Wetzel, Hanspeter Kummer
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Patent number: 11376191Abstract: A glass container for packaging a pharmaceutical composition including a glass tube with a first end and a second end, the glass tube having a wall thickness dw and an outer diameter dc, a glass bottom with an outer area, the glass bottom closes the glass tube at the first end, and a curved glass heel extending from the outer area of the glass bottom to the first end of the glass tube. The curved glass heel is defined by an outer radius ro, an inner radius ri, and a thickness of the glass dh in the curved glass heel and: [100×(dh3×ri)/(dw ×dc2)]+(4.4 mm2/dc)>0.55 mm.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2019Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: Schott AGInventors: Andreas Langsdorf, Peter Thomas, Florian Maurer, Hanspeter Kummer, Fatih Mutlu
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Publication number: 20210276912Abstract: A method for shaping the mouth of a hollow precursor made of glass is provided, as well as glass produced thereby. The method includes heating the mouth of the hollow precursor; introducing a mandrel along a first direction into the mouth while the hollow precursor is rotating; and pressing shaping rollers along a second direction on an outside of the mouth while the hollow precursor is rotating with the mandrel in the mouth. The first and second directions are perpendicular to one another. The method can include moving the mandrel along second and/or third directions together or separate from expanding the mandrel along the second and third directions.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2021Publication date: September 9, 2021Applicant: SCHOTT AGInventors: Xaver Jud, Roman Oberhänsli, Hanspeter Kummer
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Patent number: 11014701Abstract: A glass container for packaging a pharmaceutical composition including a glass tube with a first end and a second end, the glass tube having a wall thickness dw, a glass bottom having an outer area, and the glass bottom closes the glass tube at the first end. The glass container further including a curved glass heel extending from the outer area of the glass bottom to the first end of the glass tube. The curved glass heel is defined by an outer radius ro, an inner radius ri and a thickness of the glass dh in the curved glass heel, further wherein dh3/(ro×dw)>0.8 mm.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2019Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: Schott AGInventors: Andreas Langsdorf, Peter Thomas, Florian Maurer, Hanspeter Kummer, Fatih Mutlu
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Publication number: 20210000690Abstract: A glass container is provided having a glass tube with a first end and a second end and a glass bottom closing the second end. The glass tube has a longitudinal axis and has, in a direction from the first to the second end, a top region, a junction region, a neck region, a shoulder region, and a body region. The top region is at the first end and has an outer diameter (dt), the neck region has an outer diameter (dn) with dn<dt, the body region extends to the second end and has an outer diameter (db) with db>dt, and the glass tube in the body region has a thickness (lb). The outer contour in a transition area between the top and neck regions is defined by a radius of curvature. The glass containers have a neck squeeze test load of at least 1100 N.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2020Publication date: January 7, 2021Applicant: SCHOTT AGInventors: Andreas Langsdorf, Florian Maurer, Peter Thomas, Alexander Humbertjean, Tobias Wetzel, Hanspeter Kummer
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Publication number: 20210002016Abstract: A glass container is provided having a glass tube with a first end and a second end and a glass bottom closing the second end. The glass tube has a longitudinal axis and has, in a direction from the first to the second end, a top region, a junction region, a neck region, a shoulder region, and a body region. The top region is at the first end and has an outer diameter (dt), the neck region has an outer diameter (dn) with dn<dt, the body region extends to the second end and has an outer diameter (db) with db>dt, and the glass tube in the body region has a thickness (lb). The outer contour in a transition area between the top and neck regions is defined by a radius of curvature. The glass containers have a neck squeeze test load of at least 1100 N.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2020Publication date: January 7, 2021Applicant: SCHOTT AGInventors: Andreas Langsdorf, Florian Maurer, Peter Thomas, Alexander Humbertjean, Tobias Wetzel, Hanspeter Kummer
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Publication number: 20190352038Abstract: A glass container for packaging a pharmaceutical composition including a glass tube with a first end and a second end, the glass tube having a wall thickness dw, a glass bottom having an outer area, and the glass bottom closes the glass tube at the first end. The glass container further including a curved glass heel extending from the outer area of the glass bottom to the first end of the glass tube. The curved glass heel is defined by an outer radius ro, an inner radius ri and a thickness of the glass dh in the curved glass heel, further wherein dh3/(ro×dw)>0.8 mm.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2019Publication date: November 21, 2019Applicant: Schott AGInventors: Andreas Langsdorf, Peter Thomas, Florian Maurer, Hanspeter Kummer, Fatih Mutlu
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Publication number: 20190350806Abstract: A glass container for packaging a pharmaceutical composition including a glass tube with a first end and a second end, the glass tube having a wall thickness dw and an outer diameter dc, a glass bottom with an outer area, the glass bottom closes the glass tube at the first end, and a curved glass heel extending from the outer area of the glass bottom to the first end of the glass tube. The curved glass heel is defined by an outer radius ro, an inner radius ri, and a thickness of the glass dh in the curved glass heel and wherein: [100×(dh3×ri)/(dw ×dc2)]+(4.4 mm2/dc)>0.55 mm.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2019Publication date: November 21, 2019Applicant: Schott AGInventors: Andreas Langsdorf, Peter Thomas, Florian Maurer, Hanspeter Kummer, Fatih Mutlu