Patents by Inventor Horst Zimmer

Horst Zimmer 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: 6835063
    Abstract: A lighter, in particular a gas lighter having a lighter body with a lighter head and a coupled fuel tank. At least two retaining elements are coupled to the lighter body. The lighter can be affixed to the outer side of the cigarette packet by the retaining elements which rest against mutually parallel side surfaces of the cigarette box. The lighter can be secured in a sufficiently reliable manner and an attractive visual appearance can be achieved by embodying the retaining elements as wire hoops, whereby at least one supporting segment of the retaining elements is located on the outer side of the assigned cigarette box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2004
    Inventor: Horst Zimmer
  • Patent number: 3998399
    Abstract: A machine for rewinding a plurality of strips longitudinally cut from a continuous web includes feed drums associated with each roll of the wound strips, and mounting means for the rolls and the drums which are together shiftable along an axis parallel to the drum axis in such a manner as to permit drums of various axial dimensions to be mounted by the drum mounting means so as to accommodate rolls respectively having various axial dimensions. Alternatively, the drum and roll mounting means are disposed for shifting relative to each other along such axis to permit the mounting of both drums and rolls of different axial dimensions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 1976
    Date of Patent: December 21, 1976
    Assignee: Maschinenfabrik Goebel, GmbH
    Inventors: Franz Held, Jorg Glockner, Horst Zimmer