Patents by Inventor Lothar Kraft

Lothar Kraft 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: 20060157368
    Abstract: The invention relates to a crate comprising multiple cavities for containers such as e.g. yogurt pots or similar. Said crate is created by folding a flat blank and comprises a base and an upper part that extends upwards from the blank plane and is provided with individual, at least partially delimited cavities for inserting the containers. The aim of the invention is to provide a novel crate of this type comprising multiple cavities, which guarantees significantly increased rigidity with an optimum utilization of material and production processes. To achieve this, a stabilizing strut, which connects the base to the upper part is provided between at least two rows of cavities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2004
    Publication date: July 20, 2006
    Inventor: Lothar Kraft
  • Patent number: 5452798
    Abstract: The present invention relates to multiple packaging in the form of a one-piece or multi-piece blank of packaging materials for a plurality of containers are kept together so that they cannot be lost, wherein the blank consists of cardboard or tear-proof plastic and at least partially encloses the containers. For the attainment of the object, which consists in providing a novel multiple packaging which assures a considerable reduction of the packaging trash created by the packaging and thus a reduction of the amounts of packaging which must be accepted by the manufacturer, the invention proposes that the blank (5) be firmly connected, preferably glued, with each container (1) at least at one lateral surface, by means of which a display area (3) of the blank (5) is created, which is firmly connected with the container (1), the non-glued sections of the blank (5) form connecting links (6) between the adjoining containers (1), and the blank (5) can be separated in the area of the connecting links.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 26, 1995
    Assignee: Packmaster System Entwicklung GmbH
    Inventor: Lothar Kraft