Patents by Inventor Johannes Lenkl

Johannes Lenkl 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: 20190051219
    Abstract: An activatable adhesive that is formulated to readily absorb energy from a given radiation source, an activatable adhesive label that incorporates such an activatable adhesive, a system for activating such labels, and related methods and uses are described. The activatable adhesive includes a plasticizer, a tackifier, and an adhesive base polymer that includes butyl acrylate, styrene, methyl methacrylate, methacrylic acid, and acrylic acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Kourosh KIAN, Sou Phong LEE, Dong-Tsai HSEIH, David N. EDWARDS, Johannes LENKL, Rishikesh K. BHARADWAJ, Prakash MALLYA, Kai LI
  • Patent number: 10140891
    Abstract: An activatable adhesive that is formulated to readily absorb energy from a given radiation source, an activatable adhesive label that incorporates such an activatable adhesive, a system for activating such labels, and related methods and uses are described. The activatable adhesive includes a plasticizer, a tackifier, and an adhesive base polymer that includes butyl acrylate, styrene, methyl methacrylate, methacrylic acid, and acrylic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Avery Dennison Corporation
    Inventors: Kourosh Kian, Sou Phong Lee, Dong-Tsai Hseih, David N. Edwards, Johannes Lenkl, Rishikesh K. Bharadwaj, Prakash Mallya, Kai Li
  • Publication number: 20180257807
    Abstract: A print and apply system configured to facilitate the application of a flow of activatable labels with variable length to a flow of items, including a roll of activatable label stock with a facestock and an activatable adhesive layer; a software program configured to create a layout for each of the flow of activatable labels with variable length; a printer configured to print on the facestock; a cutter configured to cut off a specific length from the roll of activatable label stock to form the flow of activatable labels according to the layout; an activation unit to activate the adhesive layer to turn it tacky; and, an applicator unit configured to receive and place the labels with activated adhesive onto a flow of items to be labeled. Related methods and uses are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Kourosh M. KIAN, Johannes LENKL, Raj Srinivasan, Pradeep S. IYER, Dong-Tsai HSEIH, Sou Phong LEE, David N. EDWARDS
  • Patent number: 9950541
    Abstract: The present invention provides for an improved printer provides a user with a simple, intuitive user-friendly touchscreen interface, is easy to assemble, and has a low cost to repair. The printer comprises a platen roller that can be changed without tools via the use of a bayonet connector, and an easy change print head that mechanically guides the print head into the carrier via mechanical guiding pins. Further, the printer comprises a universal supply holder to accommodate different sizes of inner diameter cores for tag and laminated supplies. The printer also discloses a ribbon spindle that accommodates both a cardboard core and a plastic core on the same printer device. Additionally, the printer discloses a media low sensor for providing a low supply indicator, and a gap sensor that comprises an LED array and a resistor array for gap sensing across the supply web.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: AVERY DENNISON RETAIL INFORMATION SERVICES, LLC
    Inventors: Jeanne F. Duckett, Johannes Lenkl, Timothy L. Brown, Mitchell G. Stern, Lance D. Neuhard
  • Publication number: 20170240775
    Abstract: An activatable adhesive that is formulated to readily absorb energy from a given radiation source, an activatable adhesive label that incorporates such an activatable adhesive, a system for activating such labels, and related methods and uses are described. The activatable adhesive includes a plasticizer, a tackifier, and an adhesive base polymer that includes butyl acrylate, styrene, methyl methacrylate, methacrylic acid, and acrylic acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Kourosh KIAN, Sou Phong LEE, Dong-Tsai HSEIH, David N. EDWARDS, Johannes LENKL, Rishikesh K. BHARADWAJ, Prakash MALLYA, Kai LI
  • Patent number: 9653006
    Abstract: An activatable adhesive that is formulated to readily absorb energy from a given radiation source, an activatable adhesive label that incorporates such an activatable adhesive, a system for activating such labels, and related methods and uses are described. The activatable adhesive includes a plasticizer, a tackifier, and an adhesive base polymer that includes butyl acrylate, styrene, methyl methacrylate, methacrylic acid, and acrylic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Avery Dennison Corporation
    Inventors: Kourosh Kian, Souphong Lee, Dong-Tsai Hseih, David N. Edwards, Johannes Lenkl, Rishikesh K. Bharadwaj, Prakash Mallya, Kai Li
  • Publication number: 20160347082
    Abstract: The present invention provides for an improved printer provides a user with a simple, intuitive user-friendly touchscreen interface, is easy to assemble, and has a low cost to repair. The printer comprises a platen roller that can be changed without tools via the use of a bayonet connector, and an easy change print head that mechanically guides the print head into the carrier via mechanical guiding pins. Further, the printer comprises a universal supply holder to accommodate different sizes of inner diameter cores for tag and laminated supplies. The printer also discloses a ribbon spindle that accommodates both a cardboard core and a plastic core on the same printer device. Additionally, the printer discloses a media low sensor for providing a low supply indicator, and a gap sensor that comprises an LED array and a resistor array for gap sensing across the supply web.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: Jeanne F. Duckett, Johannes LENKL, Matthias LOCHNER, Wolfgang Zehetmair, Wemer K. FROEHLING, Volker HOEFNER, Karl HASENOEHRL, Nikolay IVANOV, Holger PLEIER, Timothy L. BROWN, Arthur PILZ, Mitchell G. STERN, Lance D. NEUHARD, Walter KREUZER
  • Publication number: 20160176198
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a thermotransfer printer for printing print media having RFID labels, comprising a thermotransfer printing unit, and a single sheet intake means. The invention is further characterised by an RFID reading unit for reading items of information from the RFID labels, wherein the RFID reading unit is so connected to the thermotransfer printing unit (70) that the thermotransfer printing unit (70) is controllable in dependence on the items of information read out of the respective RFID label.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2014
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Applicant: Avery Dennison Corporation
    Inventor: Johannes LENKL
  • Patent number: 9200186
    Abstract: An activatable adhesive that is formulated to readily absorb energy from a given radiation source, an activatable adhesive label that incorporates such an activatable adhesive, a system for activating such labels, and related methods and uses are described. The activatable adhesive includes a plasticizer, a tackifier, and an adhesive base polymer that includes butyl acrylate, styrene, methyl methacrylate, methacrylic acid, and acrylic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: Avery Dennison Corporation
    Inventors: Kourosh Kian, Souphong Lee, Dong-Tsai Hseih, Mark A. Licon, David N. Edwards, Johannes Lenkl, Rishikesh K. Bharadwaj, Prakash Mallya, Kai Li
  • Patent number: 9181462
    Abstract: An activatable adhesive that is formulated to readily absorb energy from a given radiation source, an activatable adhesive label that incorporates such an activatable adhesive, a system for activating such labels, and related methods and uses are described. The activatable adhesive includes a plasticizer, a tackifier, and an adhesive base polymer that includes butyl acrylate, styrene, methyl methacrylate, methacrylic acid, and acrylic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Avery Dennison Corporation
    Inventors: Kourosh Kian, Souphong Lee, Dong-Tsai Hseih, Johannes Lenkl, Kai Li
  • Publication number: 20150059141
    Abstract: A coupling capable of adjustably cantilever-mounting a machine such as a labeling machine to a mounting structure, wherein the attitude or inclination of the machine to other machinery such as a conveyor can be precisely adjusted. Also, there is a method a mounting a machine to mounting structure with the capability to adjust the inclination of the machine that requires only one person.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: Avery Dennison Corporation
    Inventor: Johannes LENKL
  • Patent number: 8927100
    Abstract: An activatable adhesive that is formulated to readily absorb energy from a given radiation source, an activatable adhesive label that incorporates such an activatable adhesive, a system for activating such labels, and related methods and uses are described. The activatable adhesive includes a plasticizer, a tackifier, and an adhesive base polymer that includes butyl acrylate, styrene, methyl methacrylate, methacrylic acid, and acrylic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Avery Dennison Corporation
    Inventors: Kourosh Kian, Souphong Lee, Dong-Tsai Hseih, Mark A. Licon, Johannes Lenkl, Kai Li
  • Patent number: 8899288
    Abstract: A coupling capable of adjustably cantilever-mounting a machine such as a labeling machine to a mounting structure, wherein the attitude or inclination of the machine to other machinery such as a conveyor can be precisely adjusted. Also, there is a method a mounting a machine to mounting structure with the capability to adjust the inclination of the machine that requires only one person.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Avery Dennison Corporation
    Inventor: Johannes Lenkl
  • Patent number: 8675240
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a thermotransfer printer for printing print media having RFID labels, comprising a thermotransfer printing unit, and a single sheet intake means. The invention is further characterised by an RFID reading unit for reading items of information from the RFID labels, wherein the RFID reading unit is so connected to the thermotransfer printing unit (70) that the thermotransfer printing unit (70) is controllable in dependence on the items of information read out of the respective RFID label.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Avery Dennison Corporation
    Inventor: Johannes Lenkl
  • Publication number: 20130248103
    Abstract: An activatable adhesive that is formulated to readily absorb energy from a given radiation source, an activatable adhesive label that incorporates such an activatable adhesive, a system for activating such labels, and related methods and uses are described. The activatable adhesive includes a plasticizer, a tackifier, and an adhesive base polymer that includes butyl acrylate, styrene, methyl methacrylate, methacrylic acid, and acrylic acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: Avery Dennison Corporation
    Inventors: Kourosh KIAN, Souphong LEE, Dong-Tsai HSEIH, Johannes LENKL, Kai LI
  • Publication number: 20130251944
    Abstract: An activatable adhesive that is formulated to readily absorb energy from a given radiation source, an activatable adhesive label that incorporates such an activatable adhesive, a system for activating such labels, and related methods and uses are described. The activatable adhesive includes a plasticizer, a tackifier, and an adhesive base polymer that includes butyl acrylate, styrene, methyl methacrylate, methacrylic acid, and acrylic acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: Avery Dennison Corporation
    Inventors: Kourosh KIAN, Souphong LEE, Dong-Tsai HSEIH, David N. EDWARDS, Johannes LENKL, Rishikesh K. BHARADWAJ, Prakash MALLYA, Kai LI
  • Publication number: 20130245174
    Abstract: An activatable adhesive that is formulated to readily absorb energy from a given radiation source, an activatable adhesive label that incorporates such an activatable adhesive, a system for activating such labels, and related methods and uses are described. The activatable adhesive includes a plasticizer, a tackifier, and an adhesive base polymer that includes butyl acrylate, styrene, methyl methacrylate, methacrylic acid, and acrylic acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2013
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: Avery Dennison Corporation
    Inventors: Kourosh KIAN, Souphong LEE, Dong-Tsai HSEIH, Mark A. LICON, Johannes LENKL, Kai LI
  • Publication number: 20130133532
    Abstract: A system is disclosed for printing, activating and applying a flow of linerless activatable labels to a flow of items to be labeled. An activatable adhesive is formulated to readily absorb energy from a given radiation source, an activatable adhesive linerless label incorporates such the activatable adhesive. Related methods and uses are described. The activatable adhesive includes a plasticizer, a tackifier, and an adhesive base polymer that includes butyl acrylate, styrene, methyl methacrylate, methacrylic acid, and acrylic acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2011
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Applicant: Avery Dennison Corporation
    Inventors: Kourosh Kian, Johannes Lenkl, Dong-Tsai Hseih, Mark A. Licon, David N. Edwards, Rishikesh K. Bharadwaj, Pradeep Mallya, Pradeep Iyer
  • Publication number: 20130133824
    Abstract: A print and apply system configured to facilitate the application of a flow of activatable labels with variable length to a flow of items, including a roll of activatable label stock with a facestock and an activatable adhesive layer; a software program configured to create a layout for each of the flow of activatable labels with variable length; a printer configured to print on the facestock; a cutter configured to cut off a specific length from the roll of activatable label stock to form the flow of activatable labels according to the layout; an activation unit to activate the adhesive layer to turn it tacky; and, an applicator unit configured to receive and place the labels with activated adhesive onto a flow of items to be labeled. Related methods and uses are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Applicant: AVERY DENNISON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kourosh KIAN, Johannes LENKL, Raj SRINIVASAN, Pradeep IYER, Dong-Tsai HSEIH, Souphong LEE, David EDWARDS
  • Publication number: 20120279665
    Abstract: A coupling capable of adjustably cantilever-mounting a machine such as a labeling machine to a mounting structure, wherein the attitude or inclination of the machine to other machinery such as a conveyor can be precisely adjusted. Also, there is a method a mounting a machine to mounting structure with the capability to adjust the inclination of the machine that requires only one person.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2009
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicant: AVERY DENNISON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Johannes Lenkl