Patents by Inventor Jean Hardt

Jean Hardt 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: 5123560
    Abstract: The two-chamber dispenser comprises a rigid or semi-rigid one piece can body with a shoulder forming a flanged opening and a flexible pouch which is inserted inside and is made of a material for providing a diffusion barrier. The dispenser is for liquid, pasty or creamy contents. The pouch is made of a laminate and features a neck in the region of the flange. The flange is suitable for clinching on a valve or pump plate after filling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1992
    Assignee: Alusuisse-Lonza Services Ltd.
    Inventors: Ferruccio Arzani, Sergio Bodega, Olivier Y. Muggli, Jean Hardt
  • Patent number: 5082146
    Abstract: Container for one-time use for mixing and ejecting two components contained therewithin features a membrane that is situated inside the container and divides it into two chambers in which the components separately reside. The container is in the form of a pressurized package with outlet valve in which the membrane inside the container is sealed tightly to the same and is designed such that the introduction of a pressure difference in the chambers creates a force that opens the membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 21, 1992
    Assignee: Swiss Aluminium Ltd.
    Inventor: Jean Hardt
  • Patent number: 5037367
    Abstract: In twin-chamber compressed gas packs, the collar of a diaphragm which invaginates during motion in the container is secured with its opening region in a fold or in the upper part of the container, in order to provide the required sealing between product chamber and working fluid chamber. The disadvantage of packs of this type is that the use of multipart containers is mandatory and/or that a support ring incorporated in the diaphragm produces a frictional force which may be large enough to prevent ejection of the feed material because of an insufficient pressure differential between the chambers. These drawbacks are overcome by securing the entire region of the collar to the internal wall of the casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 6, 1991
    Assignee: Swiss Aluminium Ltd.
    Inventors: Jean Hardt, Erich Hoefling
  • Patent number: 4951847
    Abstract: In twin-chamber compressed gas packs, the collar of a diaphragm which invaginates during motion in the container is secured with its opening region in a fold or in the upper part of the container, in order to provide the required sealing between product chamber and working fluid chamber. The disadvantage of packs of this type is that the use of multi-part containers is mandatory and/or that a support ring incorporated in the diaphragm produces a frictional force which may be large enough to prevent ejection of the feed material because of an insufficient pressure differential between the chambers. These drawbacks are overcome by securing the entire region of the collar to the internal wall of the casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 28, 1990
    Assignee: Swiss Aluminium Ltd.
    Inventors: Jean Hardt, Erich Hoefling
  • Patent number: 4745988
    Abstract: A device for conducting away exhaust gases from internal combustion engines comprises at least one sleeve-shaped silencer which encloses an exhaust pipe and forms an enclosed space around said exhaust pipe. The silencer is made up of at least two sleeve-shaped parts, or of a sleeve-shaped part and base part, which are joined together. The portion of the exhaust pipe in the space inside the silencer features perforations and/or sound absorbing elements. The inside of the silencer may be fitted with sound absorbers. The sleeve-shaped parts of the silencer and, if desired, the exhaust pipe and/or the sound absorbers are made of aluminum and/or an aluminum alloy.The sleeve-shaped parts of the silencer are manufactured by impact extrusion, deep drawing or a similar method and are joined together preferably radial to their longitudinal axis. The ends these parts taper down to tube-shaped extensions which fit over the exhaust pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1983
    Date of Patent: May 24, 1988
    Assignee: Swiss Aluminium Ltd.
    Inventors: Jean Hardt, Jakob Widrig
  • Patent number: 4446942
    Abstract: A device for conducting away exhaust gases from internal combustion engines comprises at least one sleeve-shaped silencer which encloses an exhaust pipe and forms an enclosed space around said exhaust pipe. The silencer is made up of at least two sleeve-shaped parts, or of a sleeve-shaped part and base part, which are joined together. The portion of the exhaust pipe in the space inside the silencer features perforations and/or sound absorbing elements. The inside of the silencer may be fitted with sound absorbers. The sleeve-shaped parts of the silencer and, if desired, the exhaust pipe and/or the sound absorbers are made of aluminum and/or an aluminum alloy.The sleeve-shaped parts of the silencer are manufactured by impact extrusion, deep drawing or a similar method and are joined together preferably radial to their longitudinal axis. The ends these parts taper down to tube-shaped extensions which fit over the exhaust pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1982
    Date of Patent: May 8, 1984
    Assignee: Swiss Aluminium Ltd.
    Inventors: Jean Hardt, Jakob Widrig
  • Patent number: 4352408
    Abstract: A device for conducting away exhaust gases from internal combustion engines comprises at least one sleeve-shaped silencer which encloses an exhaust pipe and forms an enclosed space around said exhaust pipe. The silencer is made up of at least two sleeve-shaped parts, or of a sleeve-shaped part and base part, which are joined together. The portion of the exhaust pipe in the space inside the silencer features perforations and/or sound absorbing elements. The inside of the silencer may be fitted with sound absorbers. The sleeve-shaped parts of the silencer and if desired, the exhaust pipe and/or the sound absorbers are made of aluminum and/or an aluminum alloy. The sleeve-shaped parts of the silencer are manufactured by impact extrusion, deep drawing or a similar method and all joined together preferably radial to their longitudinal axis. The ends these parts taper down to tube-shaped extensions which fit over the exhaust pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1980
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1982
    Assignee: Swiss Aluminium Ltd.
    Inventors: Jean Hardt, Jakob Widrig
  • Patent number: 4328905
    Abstract: A metal can with a membrane covering the opening in the can is sealed to a circumferential flange which is part of a necked-down region on the can body. The necked-down region can be provided directly at the edge of the opening end of the can body and the flange can be in the form of an end flange. It may, however, also be provided at such a distance from the edge of the can body at the opening end of the can, that a cylindrical extension results beyond the flange.By forming the flange directly on the can body, the can, which is able to be used widely, can be made simply and in a manner which saves material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 1981
    Date of Patent: May 11, 1982
    Assignee: Swiss Aluminium Ltd.
    Inventor: Jean Hardt
  • Patent number: 4003505
    Abstract: An aerosol dispenser can has a cylindrical body and an outwardly-concave bottom divided into an outer annular frusto-spherical part and a central dome like part by a plurality of discrete generally tangential scores spaced apart in circular configuration, the central part having a greater radius of curvature than the outer part. Generally tangential scores may also be spaced around a rolled rim at the edge of the bottom. These scores weaken the resistance of the bottom to outward deformation so that in the case of a certain internal overpressure, the bottom firstly deforms outwardly and one or more scores then gradually rip, without propagation of the ripping, to release the overpressure. The neighboring ends of adjacent scores may be arranged out of alignment with one another to prevent propagation of ripping from one score to the next.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1975
    Date of Patent: January 18, 1977
    Assignee: Aluminium Suisse S.A.
    Inventor: Jean Hardt
  • Patent number: 4000708
    Abstract: An outwardly flanged valve cup is secured to a rolled annular edge about an opening of an aerosol can, with interposition of a sealing gasket between the flange and edge, by exerting a downward pressure on an inner part of the cap to elastically pre-stress the flange by its reaction pressure against the gasket and edge, and, while the flange is so held, outwardly expanding a skirt portion of the cup by plastic deformation to form an annular fixing bulge therein, the flange being left free to adopt a definitive position as a function of its reaction pressure and being held in its definitive position by the fixing bulge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 1974
    Date of Patent: January 4, 1977
    Assignee: Aluminium Suisse S.A.
    Inventor: Jean Hardt