Patents by Inventor Heiko Eberhardt

Heiko Eberhardt 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: 8403184
    Abstract: For acoustic sealing of a spray cap (7) for an aerosol can or spray can, the spray cap includes a push button (6) and a nap body (7a) and is provided with an acoustic seal (49) between the push button (6) and the cap body (7a). The acoustic seal (49) includes a sealing lip (8) on a rim (7b) of the cap body (7a) and another sealing lip (9) on an adjacent rim (6a) of the push button (6). A pleasing sound is produced when product is discharged from the aerosol or spray can by manually actuating the push button, since the push button (6) is configured integral with a spray channel (10) connecting a valve stem (11) with a discharge opening (3) provided in the cap body (7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Wella GmbH
    Inventors: Heiko Eberhardt, Robert Goetz
  • Patent number: 7854356
    Abstract: A spray cap, also known as an actuator overcap for an aerosol container, has an acoustic seal between the actuator button and the overcap. This acoustic seal is formed by a set of matching sealing lips on the actuator button and also on the overcap, such that they are both oriented horizontally. At rest, the sealing lip of the actuator button rests above the sealing lip of the overcap, but during actuation, the sealing lip of the actuator button deforms the sealing lip of the overcap, which both forms an acoustic seal during actuation and creates the force to return the sealing lip of the actuator button back to its original position after actuation is complete.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2010
    Assignee: Wella AG
    Inventor: Heiko Eberhardt
  • Publication number: 20100044401
    Abstract: For the acoustic sealing of a spray cap, a cap 7 having a push button 6 is provided with a seal 49 between the push button 6 and the cap 7 in order to realize an acoustic sealing 49 of the cap 7. The push button 6 is here integrally constructed together with a spray channel 10 in order cheaply to produce an appropriate sound pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2005
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Inventors: Heiko Eberhardt, Robert Goetz
  • Patent number: 7523845
    Abstract: In order to acoustically seal a spray cap, a cap 7 is provided with a button 6 having an elastic connection 49 between button 6 and cap 7 in order to achieve an acoustic seal 49 of cap 7. In this context, seal 49 is designed as a crimped device. A hinge 5 of button 6 is formed in an analogously crimped manner in order to be able to actuate it together with seal 49 in a smooth-running manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventor: Heiko Eberhardt
  • Publication number: 20080251543
    Abstract: In order to seal a spray cap acoustically, a cap 7 with a button 6 is provided with an elastic connection 49 between the button 6 and the cap 7 so as to form an acoustic seal 49 of the cap 7. The seal 49 is designed as a folded arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2005
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Applicant: WELLA AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Heiko Eberhardt, Franz Steigerwald, Robert Goetz
  • Publication number: 20080035638
    Abstract: A cap (1) for a pressurized container (2) with an actuation button (3) arranged at the top, which is provided for discharging a metered spray or foam quantity of a product from a nozzle (4) or opening (4A) via a channel (5), wherein the channel (5) communicates with a short-stroke valve (6) of a valve disk (7) for the pressurized container (2) and the actuation button (3). The actuation button (3) communicates with an actuation protection device (8.1-8.4) for first-time activation. The cap (1) with the actuation button (3) has the shape of a protective cap (32) externally and exhibits an essentially closed surface. As an actuation protection device (8.1-8.4), the channel (5) is connected to a first reinforcement rib (22) in the lower, lateral area (9) in the proximity of the valve (6); said reinforcement rib (22) is connected to a lever (26) on the bottom end (24), wherein the lever (26) is connected to a start (25) of a first rib (10) via a predetermined breaking zone (15).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2007
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventors: Johannes Burghaus, Heiko Eberhardt, Hans Engeland, Franz Steigerwald
  • Patent number: 7320417
    Abstract: In a container (1) with a reservoir (2), a product dispensing opening (3), and a device (4) for discharging the product contained in the reservoir (2) out through the product dispensing opening (3), a sound generator (5) or a noise damper (13) is provided on the container (1) and the sound generator (5) or the noise damper (13) is functionally connected to the discharge device (4) in order to generate a desired sound for a product discharge when dispensing the product. The desired sound is one that a consumer experiences as a positive sound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2008
    Assignee: Wella AG
    Inventors: Heiko Eberhardt, Franz Steigerwald
  • Publication number: 20070290007
    Abstract: In order to achieve a comfortable level of spray noise using a cap having a button and an angled spray channel, it is suggested that the spray channel be manufactured in one piece from elastic plastic, e.g., from TPE or TPU.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2007
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventor: Heiko Eberhardt
  • Publication number: 20070262095
    Abstract: In order to seal a spray cap acoustically, a cap (7) with a button (6) is provided with a seal (49) between the button (6) and the cap (7) so as to form an acoustic seal (49) of the cap (7). The seal (49) consists of a sealing lip (8) at the edge of the cap (7) and of a further sealing lip (9) at the edge of the button (6). The two sealing lips (8, 9) are oriented horizontally. The sealing lip (9) of the button (6) lies on the sealing lip (8) of the cap (7) when the button (6) is not actuated. Upon appropriate actuation of the button, the sealing lips (8, 9) are tensioned and, when their tension is subsequently released, they support a return pivoting movement of the button (6) to its uppermost position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2005
    Publication date: November 15, 2007
    Inventor: Heiko Eberhardt
  • Publication number: 20070164056
    Abstract: In a container (1) with a reservoir (2), a product dispensing opening (3), and a device (4) for discharging the product contained in the reservoir (2) out through the product dispensing opening (3), a sound generator (5) or a noise damper (13) is provided on the container (1) and the sound generator (5) or the noise damper (13) is functionally connected to the discharge device (4) in order to generate a desired sound for a product discharge when dispensing the product. The desired sound is one that a consumer experiences as a positive sound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2005
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Inventors: Heiko Eberhardt, Franz Steigerwald
  • Publication number: 20070007309
    Abstract: In order to acoustically seal a spray cap, a cap 7 is provided with a button 6 having an elastic connection 49 between button 6 and cap 7 in order to achieve an acoustic seal 49 of cap 7. In this context, seal 49 is designed as a crimped device. A hinge 5 of button 6 is formed in an analogously crimped manner in order to be able to actuate it together with seal 49 in a smooth-running manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2005
    Publication date: January 11, 2007
    Inventor: Heiko Eberhardt
  • Publication number: 20060219823
    Abstract: In order to attain a pleasant noise in the case of a spray conduit (10), especially one that is integrated in a cap (7) that has a button (6) and a 90° offset spray conduit (10), it is proposed that the spray conduit (10) have a texture on its inner surface that affects the discharge of a product so that a special discharge noise is achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2005
    Publication date: October 5, 2006
    Inventor: Heiko Eberhardt
  • Publication number: 20060027595
    Abstract: In a container (1) with a reservoir (2), a product dispensing opening (3), and a device (4) for discharging the product contained in the reservoir (2) out through the product dispensing opening (3), a sound generator (5) or a noise damper (13) is provided on the container (1) and the sound generator (5) or the noise damper (13) is functionally connected to the discharge device (4) in order to generate a desired sound for a product discharge when dispensing the product. The desired sound is one that a consumer experiences as a positive sound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2004
    Publication date: February 9, 2006
    Inventors: Heiko Eberhardt, Franz Steigerwald
  • Publication number: 20040076651
    Abstract: Described is a cosmetic or dermatological agent in the form of a creamy permanent foam or in the form of a stable foamy cream which as a finished foam product is available in an appropriate container and can be dispensed therefrom. Preferred is a degree of foam-up of at least 10% and a density of the total mass of at the most 0.9 g/mL. The incorporated gas or the bubble structure produced remains stably contained in the mass even after storage of at least one week at room temperature (20° C.). The agent can be produced by preparing a liquid, foamable composition which at room temperature (20° C.) has a yield value, and subsequently or at the same time beating or foaming the composition with a gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2003
    Publication date: April 22, 2004
    Inventors: Werner Brocks, Heiko Eberhardt, Axel Kalbfleisch, Karl-Heinz Kischka, Thomas Krause, Ernst Dieter Racky
  • Publication number: 20030089734
    Abstract: In a container (1) with a reservoir (2), a product dispensing opening (3), and a device (4) for discharging the product contained in the reservoir (2) out through the product dispensing opening (3), a sound generator (5) or a noise damper (13) is provided on the container (1) and the sound generator (5) or the noise damper (13) is functionally connected to the discharge device (4) in order to generate a desired sound for a product discharge when dispensing the product. The desired sound is one that a consumer experiences as a positive sound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2002
    Publication date: May 15, 2003
    Inventors: Heiko Eberhardt, Franz Steigerwald
  • Patent number: 6305578
    Abstract: A compressed gas container apparatus having at least two compressed gas containers disposed side by side, each for one foamable liquid product which contains a liquidified propellant gas, wherein both compressed gas containers are each provided with a valve; both valves are actuatable in common by a top fitting, and each valve is provided through the top fitting with a connecting conduit; the connecting conduits discharge into a mixing chamber and an expansion conduit adjoins the mixing chamber and on its end has a foam dispensing opening; wherein the connecting conduits and the mixing chamber have such small cross-sectional areas that when a product is dispensed, the products flowing through the connecting conduits and the mixing chamber remain in a liquid phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2001
    Assignee: Wella Aktiengesellshaft
    Inventors: Bodo Hildebrandt, Johannes Burghaus, Heiko Eberhardt, Udo Kohn, Joerg Mayer