Patents by Inventor Jörg-Christian Thies

Jörg-Christian Thies 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: 20240150083
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pouch-type bag made of paper having a first ply and a second ply, which are connected to one another on their lateral edges and form a filling space, wherein, at its closed end, the pouch-type bag comprises a block-type base or cross-type base and, at its open end via which the filling space can be filled, the lateral edges of the first and second plies terminate on the same plane, wherein at least one sheet is connected to the first ply, which sheet extends beyond the lateral edges of the first and second plies, wherein the sheet is arranged in particular on the side of the first ply facing away from the filling space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: Windmöller & Hölscher KG
    Inventors: Jörg Christian THIES, Frank Sander
  • Publication number: 20240092536
    Abstract: The invention describes a bag (300) having a first wall and a second wall that comprise paper and that are connected to one another by lateral edges such that a fill space is provided, wherein the second wall projects above the first wall as seen in the longitudinal direction of the bag, and having two ends, wherein a bottom is arranged on one end and an opening is provided on the other end, through which the fill space is accessible, wherein the bottom comprises at least one folding region of the second wall, wherein the folding region is folded over at least parts of the first wall about a crease line, and having at least one handle opening (109, 109?). The invention is characterized by the handle opening (109, 109?) through which the second wall reaches outside of the folding region and through the folding region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2021
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: Windmöller & Hölscher KG
    Inventors: Jörg Christian THIES, Frank SANDER
  • Publication number: 20240017886
    Abstract: The invention describes a pouch-type bag, with a first wall and with a second wall, which comprise paper and which are connected to one another via side edges, so that a filling space is provided, wherein the second wall, viewed in the longitudinal direction of the pouch, protrudes beyond the first wall, with two ends, wherein a base is arranged at one end, which base comprises at least one envelope area of the second wall, wherein the envelope area is folded over about a first crease line at least onto parts of the first wall, wherein an opening is provided at the other end, via which opening the filling space is accessible, wherein one of the walls comprises a sealing area which can be folded over about a second crease line onto the outside of the other wall and can be fastened there by means of an adhesive element applied to the sealing area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2021
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: Windmöller & Hölscher KG
    Inventors: Jörg Christian THIES, Frank SANDER
  • Patent number: 10391664
    Abstract: A device for production of bags that preferably consist mostly of paper includes a perforation device for cross perforation of a material web, a tube formation device for formation of a tube from the material web, a first separation device to separate individual tube sections, a device to form a bottom on one of the ends of the tube section, and a second separation device with which individual material sections can be torn off from the tube sections or bags.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: WINDMOELLER & HOELSCHER KG
    Inventor: Joerg Christian Thies
  • Patent number: 10131469
    Abstract: The invention relates to a bag (10) comprising a front wall (11) and a back wall (12) arranged parallel to the front wall (11), a bottom (13) that can be folded into the plane of the walls (11, 12), such that a filling chamber (14) results that is open on one side, and a pair of carrying handles (31) that is attached on the front wall (11) and the back wall (12). According to the invention, the pair of carrying handles (31) comprises a folding line (15) in the filling space (14), such that the pair of carrying handles (31) can be brought into a usage position (1) and in a rest position (2), wherein in the rest position (2) the pair of carrying handles (31) is entirely folded back inside the filling chamber (14) and in the usage position (1) the pair of carrying handles (31) protrudes at least in certain areas from the filling space (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Windmöller & Hölscher KG
    Inventor: Jörg Christian Thies
  • Patent number: 9802378
    Abstract: A bag machine for production of bags made of paper material includes an unwinding device to unwind and feed paper material in a transport direction (x), a device to produce weakening lines partially offset in direction (x), so that a first wall of the bag continues in at least one tab that extends beyond a second wall, a tube-forming device, in which side areas are folded to form an overlapping area, a separation device to separate tube sections along the weakening lines, and a bottom formation device, in which areas of a leading end of the tube section are folded and fastened onto an outer wall thereof. The machine has a device for application of adhesive surfaces to the paper material, with which an adhesive surface is applied to an area of the paper material that represents the side of the tab facing the second wall in the finished bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: WINDMOELLER & HOELSCHER KG
    Inventor: Joerg Christian Thies
  • Publication number: 20170297774
    Abstract: The invention relates to a receptacle (10), in particular a flexible bag (10) made of paper, with a front part (20), a back part (30) and a bottom (50), which is closed by a bottom unit, and with an opening (1) lying opposite the bottom (50), wherein the bottom unit has a bottom portion (120) of the front part (20) and a bottom portion (130) of the back part (30), the bottom portion (130) of the back part (30) is shorter than the bottom portion (120) of the front part (20), such that the bottom portion (120) of the front part (20) is secured directly on the back part (30) by turning the bottom unit (100) back along a fold line (101), and the opening (1) is formed by a peripheral edge (2) which extends at a height of the front part (20) and of the back part (30) and which is at least partially frayed, thereby reducing the danger of injury at the edge (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventor: Jörg-Christian Thies
  • Publication number: 20170283120
    Abstract: The invention relates to a receptacle (10), in particular a flexible bag (10) made of paper, with a front part (20), a back part (30) and a bottom (50), which is closed by a bottom unit, and with an opening (1) lying opposite the bottom (50), wherein the bottom unit has a bottom portion (120) of the front part (20) and a bottom portion (130) of the back part (30), the bottom portion (130) of the back part (30) is shorter than the bottom portion (120) of the front part (20), such that the bottom portion (120) of the front part (20) is secured directly on the back part (30) by turning the bottom unit (100) back along a fold line (101), and the opening (1) is formed by a peripheral edge (2) which extends at a height of the front part (20) and of the back part (30) and which is at least partially frayed, thereby reducing the danger of injury at the edge (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventor: Jörg-Christian Thies
  • Patent number: 9708103
    Abstract: The invention relates to a receptacle (10), in particular a flexible bag (10) made of paper, with a front part (20), a back part (30) and a bottom (50), which is closed by a bottom unit, and with an opening (1) lying opposite the bottom (50), wherein the bottom unit has a bottom portion (120) of the front part (20) and a bottom portion (130) of the back part (30), the bottom portion (130) of the back part (30) is shorter than the bottom portion (120) of the front part (20), such that the bottom portion (120) of the front part (20) is secured directly on the back part (30) by turning the bottom unit (100) back along a fold line (101), and the opening (1) is formed by a peripheral edge (2) which extends at a height of the front part (20) and of the back part (30) and which is at least partially frayed, thereby reducing the danger of injury at the edge (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Windmöller & Hölscher KG
    Inventor: Jörg-Christian Thies
  • Patent number: 9427927
    Abstract: A device for forming stacks of bags, preferably bags of paper, which are individually supplied, includes at least a first transport device with which individual bags are taken up, a collection point to which the bags are fed by the transport device and in which a stack of bags can be produced, and a release device with which the bags are released from the transport device and dropped at the collection point. The device has at least one separation device, which can be inserted into or above the stack at the collection point, to divide the stack into a first and a second stack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: WINDMOELLER & HOELSCHER KG
    Inventors: Joerg Christian Thies, Heinz Berlin
  • Publication number: 20160130039
    Abstract: The invention relates to a bag (10) comprising a front wall (11) and a back wall (12) arranged parallel to the front wall (11), a bottom (13) that can be folded into the plane of the walls (11, 12), such that a filling chamber (14) results that is open on one side, and a pair of carrying handles (31) that is attached on the front wall (11) and the back wall (12). According to the invention, the pair of carrying handles (31) comprises a folding line (15) in the filling space (14), such that the pair of carrying handles (31) can be brought into a usage position (1) and in a rest position (2), wherein in the rest position (2) the pair of carrying handles (31) is entirely folded back inside the filling chamber (14) and in the usage position (1) the pair of carrying handles (31) protrudes at least in certain areas from the filling space (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventor: Jörg Christian THIES
  • Patent number: 9221229
    Abstract: A device for generating hose sections, which include paper, to produce bags, has an unwinding device with which a web can be unwound from a roll, a perforation device with which perforations can be inserted into the web extending perpendicular relative to the travel direction of the web, a hose forming device which is arranged. downstream in the production process relative to the perforation device and with which the edges of the web can be made to overlap to form a hose, and a separating device for hose sections. The perforation device includes a laser beam device with which a laser beam can be guided to the web in order to insert the perforations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: WINDMOELLER & HOELSCHER KG
    Inventor: Joerg Christian Thies
  • Publication number: 20150104119
    Abstract: The invention relates to a receptacle (10), in particular a flexible bag (10) made of paper, with a front part (20), a back part (30) and a bottom (50), which is closed by a bottom unit, and with an opening (1) lying opposite the bottom (50), wherein the bottom unit has a bottom portion (120) of the front part (20) and a bottom portion (130) of the back part (30), the bottom portion (130) of the back part (30) is shorter than the bottom portion (120) of the front part (20), such that the bottom portion (120) of the front part (20) is secured directly on the back part (30) by turning the bottom unit (100) back along a fold line (101), and the opening (1) is formed by a peripheral edge (2) which extends at a height of the front part (20) and of the back part (30) and which is at least partially frayed, thereby reducing the danger of injury at the edge (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2013
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Applicant: Windmöller & Hölscher KG
    Inventor: Jörg-Christian Thies
  • Publication number: 20140274636
    Abstract: A bag machine for production of bags made of paper material includes an unwinding device to unwind and feed paper material in a transport direction (x), a device to produce weakening lines partially offset in direction (x), so that a first wall of the bag continues in at least one tab that extends beyond a second wall, a tube-forming device, in which side areas are folded to form an overlapping area, a separation device to separate tube sections along the weakening lines, and a bottom formation device, in which areas of a leading end of the tube section are folded and fastened onto an outer wall thereof. The machine has a device for application of adhesive surfaces to the paper material, with which an adhesive surface is applied to an area of the paper material that represents the side of the tab facing the second wall in the finished bag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Windmoeller & Hoelscher KG
    Inventor: Joerg Christian THIES
  • Publication number: 20130040796
    Abstract: The invention describes a device for generating hose sections, which comprise paper, to produce bags which comprise at least one unwinding device by which a web can be wound off a roll, as well as a perforation device by which at least perforations can be inserted into the web extending perpendicular in reference to the travel direction of the web, as well as a hose forming device which is arranged downstream in the production process in reference to at least one perforation device and by which the edges of the web can be made to overlap to form a hose, as well as a separating device for hose sections. The perforation device comprises at least one laser beam device by which at least one laser beam can be guided to the web in order to insert perforations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2011
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Inventor: Joerg Christian Thies
  • Publication number: 20120282074
    Abstract: The invention describes a device for forming stacks of bags, preferably bags of paper, which are individually supplied, comprising: at least a first transport device with which individual bags are taken up, a collection point to which the bags are fed by the transport device and in which a stack of bags can be produced, a release device with which the bags are released from the transport device and dropped at the collection point, At least one separation device is provided which can be inserted into or above the stack at the collection point to divide the stack into a first and a second stack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2010
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Inventors: Joerg Christian Thies, Heinz Berlin
  • Publication number: 20110143901
    Abstract: The invention describes a device (1) for production of bags that preferably consist mostly of paper. This devices includes a perforation device (6) for cross perforation of a material web (3), a tube formation device (9) for formation of a tube (10) from the material web (3), separation device to separate individual tube sections (12), as well as a device to form a bottom on one of the ends of the tube section (12). At least and an additional tear-off device (11) is provided with which individual material sections can be torn off from the tube sections (12) or bags.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2009
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventor: Joerg Christian Thies
  • Publication number: 20100311557
    Abstract: The invention describes a bag machine for production of bags made of paper material, comprising: an unwinding device to unwind and feed to the machine material made of paper in a transport direction (x), a device to produce weakening lines, having a trend, in which parts of these weakening lines are offset relative to each other in direction (x), so that a first wall of the finished bag continues in at least one tab that extends beyond the second wall, a tube-forming device to form a tube, in which the side areas of the sheet can be folded to form an overlapping area and join to each other, a separation device to separate the tube sections along the weakening lines from the tube, and a bottom formation device, in which areas of the leading end of the tube section can be folded and fastened onto an outer wall of the tube section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2008
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Inventor: Joerg Christian Thies
  • Patent number: 6499779
    Abstract: A crane gear for the transport of web rolls with a winding core, provided with a passage hole, exhibits a support frame, which is attached to a cable and which is provided with receiving units. The support frame comprises an upper yoke carrier with legs, which point in the downward direction and whose ends are provided with hooks and from which a support rod, which is slid through the passage hole, can be suspended.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2002
    Assignee: Windmoeller & Hoelscher
    Inventors: Joerg Christian Thies, Andreas Schroedter
  • Publication number: 20020009360
    Abstract: A crane gear for the transport of web rolls with a winding core, provided with a passage hole, exhibits a support frame, which is attached to a cable and which is provided with receiving units. The support frame comprises an upper yoke carrier with legs, which point in the downward direction and whose ends are provided with hooks and from which a support rod, which is slid through the passage hole, can be suspended.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2001
    Publication date: January 24, 2002
    Inventors: Joerg Christian Thies, Andreas Schroedter