Patents by Inventor Manfred F. Maurer

Manfred F. Maurer 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: 7556191
    Abstract: A container formed from a paperboard laminate and including a rupturable opening for gaining access to the contents of the container, the opening being defined by an embossment pattern in a wall of the container. The embossment defines a weakened area which includes the layers of the laminate, but without destruction or deterioration of selected ones of the barrier/sealing layers of the laminate. A method is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2009
    Assignee: Evergreen Packaging, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen J. Hewitt, Kara Marie Gustafson, Manfred F. Maurer, Ron Duane Norwood, Alexander Craig Bushman
  • Patent number: 5316346
    Abstract: An anti-rotation bracket for restraining rotational and axial movement of an oil supply tube in an aircraft gas turbine engine during assembly and disassembly of a flanged connection between segments of the tube. The bracket includes a leg which extends about an adjacent stiffening ring of the turbine frame, a body portion having a substantially U-shaped channel opening to the leg for positioning the bracket around the oil supply tube, and a plurality of elongated holes passing through the body portion for clamping the bracket to the oil supply tube flange by the screws which attach the flanges together. The leg preferably includes spaced walls which receive a portion of the ring therebetween and provide clearance to allow for movement of the tube as a result of thermal expansion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 31, 1994
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Manfred F. Maurer