Patents by Inventor Herbert Kunze

Herbert Kunze 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).

  • Medicaments magazine, and a device and method for opening it; multi-dose powder inhaler
    Patent number: 8602024
    Abstract: The invention relates to a medicament magazine with a plurality of doses of medicament, wherein the magazine is formed from a single foil strip in which pouches (2) for holding a medicament are formed as depicted in exemplary FIG. 1. The foil strip comprises for transporting the strip openings (4) on at least one side for the engagement of transporting pins. The foil strip has a certain width in the region of the pouches, which is less than the width of the foil in other regions, and the openings are arranged in this broader part of the foil strip. The invention also relates to a method and a device for opening a medicament magazine of this kind, the device preferably being constructed as a segmented wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Herbert Wachtel, Johannes Geser, Burkhard Metzger, Michael Spallek, Michael Krueger, Herbert Kunze, Achim Moser, Elmar Mock, Antonino Lanci, Andre Klopfenstein
  • Medicaments Magazine, and a Device and Method for Opening it; Multi-Dose Powder Inhaler
    Publication number: 20090101145
    Abstract: The invention relates to a medicament magazine with a plurality of doses of medicament, wherein the magazine is formed from a single foil strip in which pouches (2) for holding a medicament are formed. The foil strip comprises for transporting the strip openings (4) on at least one side for the engagement of transporting pins. The foil strip has a certain width in the region of the pouches, which is less than the width of the foil in other regions, and the openings are arranged in this broader part of the foil strip. The invention also relates to a method and a device for opening a medicament magazine of this kind, the device preferably being constructed as a segmented wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2007
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Applicant: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventors: Herbert Wachtel, Johannes Geser, Burkhard Metzger, Michael Spallek, Michael Krueger, Herbert Kunze, Achim Moser, Elmar Mock, Antonio Lanci, Andre Klopfenstein