Patents by Inventor Henry Buse

Henry Buse 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).

  • Publication number: 20090205982
    Abstract: A cigarette pack of the hinge-lid-box type comprises an outer pack (13) and an inner pack which can be displaced in the longitudinal direction within the outer pack (13). A hinge lid (36) is fitted on one side of the outer pack (13). This hinge lid is moved into an open position by displacement of the inner pack (12) relative to the outer pack (13), to be precise by an opening force being transmitted by means of a pushing-action tab (27) arranged within the pack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2007
    Publication date: August 20, 2009
    Applicant: Focke & Co. (GmbH & Co. KG)
    Inventors: Viktor Hein, Henry Buse
  • Patent number: 7506755
    Abstract: Disclosed is a closing aid for cigarette packs of the hinged lid type, comprising vertical webs (31) of a collar (12) and an inner lid fold (25) located on the interior face of a front wall (19) of the lid. Said inner lid fold (25) is provided with lateral recesses (37) whose relative position is selected such that the threading process of the webs (31) into an interlocked position with the inner lid fold (25) is initiated when a maximum edge pressure is attained on top transversal edges (35) of the collar (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignee: Focke & Co. (GmbH & Co. KG)
    Inventors: Henry Buse, Viktor Hein
  • Patent number: 7438183
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cigarette pack of the hinge-lid type comprising an opening (36) configured in the lower section of the front face, namely in a front wall (12) of the pack. A marking (38), applied to the inner wrapper for identifying the product, is visible through said opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: Focke & Co. (GmbH & Co. KG)
    Inventors: Doris Focke, legal representative, Jürgen Focke, legal representative, Valeri Goncharenko, Henry Buse, Heinz Focke
  • Publication number: 20080121538
    Abstract: In a hinge-lid box comprising a box part (13), lid and collar (15), the collar (15) is configured such that the collar side tabs (29, 30) lie at a distance from the box side walls (26). The collar side tabs (29, 30) are supported by supporting tabs (35, 36; 40, 41) on the box side walls (26).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2005
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Applicant: FOCKE & CO. (GMBH & CO. KG)
    Inventor: Henry Buse
  • Patent number: 7344024
    Abstract: In the case of a (soft) pack for cigarettes, the blank (10) made of paper or similar material is provided, adjacent to an end wall (16), with a multi-layered folding strip (21) running all the way round. In order that inner layers can be connected to outer, covering layers via glue—spot of glue (20)—a round cutout (29) made by punching is provided, the spot of glue (20) being positioned in the region of said cutout. A special feature is constituted by the production of blanks (10) for such a pack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2008
    Assignee: Focke & Co. (GmbH & Co. KG)
    Inventors: Jürgen Focke, legal representative, Hans-Jürgen Bretthauer, Henry Buse, Heinz Focke
  • Publication number: 20070284267
    Abstract: Disclosed is a closing aid for cigarette packs of the hinged lid type, comprising vertical webs (31) of a collar (12) and an inner lid fold (25) located on the interior face of a front wall (19) of the lid. Said inner lid fold (25) is provided with lateral recesses (37) whose relative position is selected such that the threading process of the webs (31) into an interlocked position with the inner lid fold (25) is initiated when a maximum edge pressure is attained on top transversal edges (35) of the collar (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2004
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Inventors: Henry Buse, Viktor Hein
  • Publication number: 20070108074
    Abstract: A hinge-lid box for cigarettes, namely for a cigarette block (13), is designed, in the region of a lid (11) and in the region of a base wall (17) in each case, such that cavities namely chambers (50), are formed on the inside. For this purpose, an end wall (21) and a base wall (17) are partially or predominantly rounded in order to space the end wall (21) or base wall (17) apart from the cuboidal cigarette block (13).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2004
    Publication date: May 17, 2007
    Inventor: Henry BUSE
  • Patent number: 7134257
    Abstract: For producing hard packs, namely hinge-lid boxes or shell and slide packs in particular, inner and outer pack units are prepared separately in each case, namely a shell (20), on the one hand, and a blank for a hinge-lid box, on the other hand. The inner pack unit, comprising a cigarette block (10) and a further pack part, namely a slide (13) or a collar, is prepared in the region of a mandrel turret (24). The pack units are then brought together, with continued rotary movement, by axial displacement relative to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2006
    Assignee: Focke & Co. (GmbH & Co.)
    Inventors: Jürgen Focke, legal representatives, Hans-Jürgen Bretthauer, Henry Buse, Heinz Focke, deceased
  • Publication number: 20060021883
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cigarette pack of the hinge-lid type comprising an opening (36) configured in the lower section of the front face, namely in a front wall (12) of the pack. A marking (38), applied to the inner wrapper for identifying the product, is visible through said opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2003
    Publication date: February 2, 2006
    Applicant: FOCKE & CO. (GmbH& Co. KG)
    Inventors: Heinz Focke, Doris Focke, Jurgen Focke, Valeri Goncharenko, Henry Buse
  • Patent number: 6878224
    Abstract: Process for producing (cigarette) packs from blanks which are drawn off from a continuous material web wound as a reel, regions of glue arranged on both sides of the material web serving for connecting folding tabs. The regions of glue are positioned in different lines of the material web such that, in the would state, regions of glue on one side of the material web do not overlap with regions of glue on the other side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2005
    Assignee: Focke & Co.
    Inventors: Heinz Focke, Henry Buse
  • Publication number: 20040261368
    Abstract: For producing hard packs, namely hinge-lid boxes or shell and slide packs in particular, inner and outer pack units are prepared separately in each case, namely a shell (20), on the one hand, and a blank for a hinge-lid box, on the other hand. The inner pack unit, comprising a cigarette block (10) and a further pack part, namely a slide (13) or a collar, is prepared in the region of a mandrel turret (24). The pack units are then brought together, with continued rotary movement, by axial displacement relative to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2004
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Inventors: Heinz Focke, Jurgen Focke, Hans-Jurgen Bretthauer, Henry Buse
  • Patent number: 6813961
    Abstract: For acquiring characteristic data of a pack (10), in particular of a cigarette pack, the latter is compressed between a pressure plate (26) and a bearing plate (27). The latter is connected to a load cell (28) in order to determine the applied force as a function of the distance traveled. The characteristic deformation data or change in force at a precise, constant downward movement of the pressure plate (26) yield a reproducible, characteristic image of the pack (10) in question.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: Focke & Co. (GmbH & Co.)
    Inventors: Martin Stiller, Jens Schmidt, Ralph Sgodzai, Henry Buse
  • Publication number: 20040140234
    Abstract: In the case of a (soft) pack for cigarettes, the blank (10) made of paper or similar material is provided, adjacent to an end wall (16), with a multi-layered folding strip (21) running all the way round. In order that inner layers can be connected to outer, covering layers via glue-spot of glue (20)—a round cutout (29) made by punching is provided, the spot of glue (20) being positioned in the region of said cutout. A special feature is constituted by the production of blanks (10) for such a pack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2004
    Publication date: July 22, 2004
    Inventors: Heinz Focke, Jurgen Focke, Hans-Jurgen Bretthauer, Henry Buse
  • Patent number: 6742652
    Abstract: Folding box (hinge-lid pack) for cigarettes of the like, comprising a box component (10), a lid (11) and a collar (15), with a print carrier (28) being positioned in the folding box between a collar front wall (16) on one hand, and a box front wall 19, on the other hand. In a preferred embodiment, the folding box is provided with a window (34) in said area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2004
    Assignee: Focke & Co. (GmbH & Co.)
    Inventors: Heinz Focke, Henry Buse, Irmin Steinkamp
  • Patent number: 6742651
    Abstract: The pack according to the invention, comprising a wrapper and a group of cigarette packs—cigarette multipack—the wrapper being produced by being folded from an, in particular, single-piece blank, is configured in the manner of a hinge-lid pack. This gives an immediate indication of the contents of the pack to the person looking at it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2004
    Assignee: Focke & Co. (GmbH & Co.)
    Inventors: Heinz Focke, Hans Schönberger, Henry Buse
  • Patent number: 6736262
    Abstract: The hinge-lid box is accompanied by a printing carrier or coupon (38), which is arranged within the hinge-lid box in a position which is favorable from the point of view of production and for handling the hinge-lid box. For this purpose, the coupon (38) has a leg (41) which is directed toward a lid front wall (17) on the inside. Said leg is in form-fitting engagement with a lid inner tab (39), which is likewise arranged on the inside of the lid front wall (17). When the lid (11) is opened, the coupon is partially pulled out of the hinge-lid box or of a box part (10) of the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2004
    Assignee: Focke & Co. (GmbH & Co.)
    Inventors: Heinz Focke, Henry Buse, Gisbert Engel
  • Patent number: 6722109
    Abstract: A soft pack for cigarettes comprises a, for example, carton-form wrapper made of paper or similar packaging material. Folding tabs, namely border strips (18 and 19) on the one hand, base tabs, namely longitudinal tabs (24 and 25) on the other hand, and also a band (or revenue stamp) (32) are connected to one another or to the pack by adhesive bonding, use being made of hot-melt adhesive which is applied in the correct position to a material web for producing blanks for the packs, is set and, once the folds or packs have been completed, is reactivated by heat. The relevant folding tabs or band are/is respectively connected to one another or to the pack by pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2004
    Assignee: Focke & Co. (GmbH & Co.)
    Inventors: Heinz Focke, Henry Buse
  • Patent number: 6606840
    Abstract: In order to produce (cigarette) packs with an (inner) wrapper made of heat-sealable sheet material and with folding tabs which are connected to one another by sealing, first of all a cigarette group (11) is enclosed by a wrapper blank and. following completion of the necessary folding operations, is fed to a sealing turret (48). In the region of the latter, folding tabs on sideways directed side walls and on radially outwardly directed end walls of the folded wrapper are sealed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Focke & Co. (GmbH & Co.)
    Inventors: Heinz Focke, Hans-Jürgen Bretthauer, Henry Buse, Hermann Blome
  • Patent number: 6591982
    Abstract: Hinge-lid box for cigarettes or the like, comprising a box part (10) and lid (11) and a collar (35) which is positioned in the box part (10) and projects out of the same by way of a top collar part (39), the lid (11) enclosing the top collar part (39) in the closed position. Fastened on the inside of a lid front wall (17) is a lid inner tab (32) which, merely in the region of a (relatively long) side edge (50), has a recess (52) which ensures form-fitting interlocking with a ridge (42) in the region of a collar front wall (36) when the lid is closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2003
    Assignee: Focke & Co. (GmbH & Co.)
    Inventors: Heinz Focke, Henry Buse
  • Patent number: D596348
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignee: Focke & Co., (GmbH & Co. KG)
    Inventor: Henry Buse