Patents by Inventor Martin Bernhard Dierl
Martin Bernhard Dierl 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).
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Patent number: 10611512Abstract: A snack food container having a square base, side walls substantially consisting of four right triangular panels and two isosceles triangular panels, and a flat, two dimensional end seal. The container is opened by use of a tear feature just below the end seal. The container is of paperboard construction and is resealable by virtue of a score line on each side of the container located below the end seal in combination with a horizontal cut through the container located below one score line. After opening, the container can be resealed by folding the container over the score lines towards the horizontal cut. An edge of the container is then secured in the horizontal cut.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2016Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: Frito-Lay North America, Inc.Inventors: Johannes Bayer, Martin Bernhard Dierl, Eduard Edwards, Niklas Gustafsson, David Lestage, Sunitha Nair, Bich-Van Pham, Stephen Tyner, Patrick Ryan Windley
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Publication number: 20190218009Abstract: The present invention discloses a flat bottom pillow pouch that can stand upright on its bottom transverse seal. The flat bottom pillow bag can be made from the same film as a standard pillow pouch and requires less film than prior art stand up packages. The flat bottom pillow pouch disclosed herein has no gussets.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2019Publication date: July 18, 2019Inventors: Patrick Joseph BIERSCHENK, Martin Bernhard DIERL, Chad Arthur HUEBNER, Jerry Mike REAVES
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Patent number: 10287075Abstract: The present invention discloses a flat bottom pillow pouch that can stand upright on its bottom transverse seal. The flat bottom pillow bag can be made from the same film as a standard pillow pouch and requires less film than prior art stand up packages. The flat bottom pillow pouch disclosed herein has no gussets.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2016Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Assignee: Frito-Lay North America, Inc.Inventors: Patrick Joseph Bierschenk, Martin Bernhard Dierl, Chad Arthur Huebner, Jerry Mike Reaves
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Publication number: 20160159543Abstract: The present invention discloses a flat bottom pillow pouch that can stand upright on its bottom transverse seal. The flat bottom pillow bag can be made from the same film as a standard pillow pouch and requires less film than prior art stand up packages. The flat bottom pillow pouch disclosed herein has no gussets.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2016Publication date: June 9, 2016Inventors: Patrick Joseph BIERSCHENK, Martin Bernhard DIERL, Chad Arthur HUEBNER, Jerry Mike REAVES
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Publication number: 20160130029Abstract: A snack food container having a square base, side walls substantially consisting of four right triangular panels and two isosceles triangular panels, and a flat, two dimensional end seal. The container is opened by use of a tear feature just below the end seal. The container is of paperboard construction and is resealable by virtue of a score line on each side of the container located below the end seal in combination with a horizontal cut through the container located below one score line. After opening, the container can be resealed by folding the container over the score lines towards the horizontal cut. An edge of the container is then secured in the horizontal cut.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2016Publication date: May 12, 2016Inventors: Johannes BAYER, Martin Bernhard DIERL, Eduard EDWARDS, Niklas GUSTAFSSON, David LESTAGE, Sunitha NAIR, Bich-Van PHAM, Stephen TYNER, Patrick Ryan WINDLEY
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Patent number: 9296171Abstract: The present invention discloses a flat bottom pillow pouch that can stand upright on its bottom transverse seal. The flat bottom pillow bag can be made from the same film as a standard pillow pouch and requires less film than prior art stand up packages. The flat bottom pillow pouch disclosed herein has no gussets.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2008Date of Patent: March 29, 2016Assignee: FRITO-LAY NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Patrick Joseph Bierschenk, Martin Bernhard Dierl, Chad Arthur Huebner, Jerry Mike Reaves
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Publication number: 20140242245Abstract: A shelf-stable baked crisp and method for making the same. In one embodiment the shelf-stable crisp comprises a cooked batter which comprises oil, gluten, flour, baking powder, and egg. The crisp comprises a moisture content of between 2 and 5% and is shelf-stable. In one embodiment the crisp does not comprise artificial ingredients such as artificial preservatives, flavorings, or colorings. To manufacture the crisp, in one embodiment, the ingredients are first mixed to form a batter which is deposited into a pan and baked. Thereafter, the product is cooled, sliced, and then dried.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2013Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: FRITO-LAY NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Martha Meadows BROWN, Martin Bernhard DIERL, Ponnattu Kurian JOSEPH, Genevieve Barnard LAWSON, Steve SCANNELL, Supriya VARMA
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Patent number: 8572932Abstract: The present invention discloses a flat bottom pillow pouch that can stand upright on its bottom transverse seal. The flat bottom pillow bag can be made from the same film as a standard pillow pouch and requires less film than prior art stand up packages. The flat bottom pillow pouch disclosed herein has no gussets.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2011Date of Patent: November 5, 2013Assignee: Frito-Lay North America, Inc.Inventors: Patrick Joseph Bierschenk, Martin Bernhard Dierl, Chad Arthur Huebner, Jerry Mike Reaves, Steven Kenneth Tucker
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Publication number: 20120055120Abstract: The present invention discloses a flat bottom pillow pouch that can stand upright on its bottom transverse seal. The flat bottom pillow bag can be made from the same film as a standard pillow pouch and requires less film than prior art stand up packages. The flat bottom pillow pouch disclosed herein has no gussets.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2011Publication date: March 8, 2012Applicant: FRITO-LAY NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Patrick Joseph BIERSCHENK, Martin Bernhard DIERL, Chad Arthur HUEBNER, Jerry Mike REAVES, Steven Kenneth TUCKER
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Publication number: 20100111453Abstract: Two side cut reseal with pressure sensitive adhesive. A flexible package having a reseal integrated within the opposite layers of its film is constructed using existing vertical form fill and seal packaging machines. The invention involves a single sheet of flexible packaging film web having at least three layers. In a preferred embodiment, the reseal is comprised of two offsetting score lines on interior and exterior sides of the film and spaced apart by 0.5 to 1 inch. The scoring creates lines of weakness, which define an opening in the package. Upon opening, a pressure sensitive adhesive layer, which is pattern applied in between the offsetting score lines, is exposed from an interior side of the film. The adhesive releasably adheres the inner and outer layers of the film back together once separated by a consumer.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2008Publication date: May 6, 2010Applicant: FRITO-LAY NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventor: Martin Bernhard Dierl
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Publication number: 20090232424Abstract: The present invention discloses a flat bottom pillow pouch that can stand upright on its bottom transverse seal. The flat bottom pillow bag can be made from the same film as a standard pillow pouch and requires less film than prior art stand up packages. The flat bottom pillow pouch disclosed herein has no gussets.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2008Publication date: September 17, 2009Inventors: Patrick Joseph Bierschenk, Martin Bernhard Dierl, Chad Arthur Huebner, Jerry Mike Reaves
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Patent number: 7305805Abstract: A flexible package having an integrated reclose strip, and method for manufacturing same, constructed by modification to existing vertical form and fill packaging machines. The reclose strip comprises a length of tacky two-sided adhesive tape. The apparatus for applying a reclose strip is incorporated into the mechanism which supplies the continuous sheet of packaging material to the vertical form, fill, and seal machine. The invention involves producing a pillow pouch or vertical stand-up pouch having an integrated reclose strip from a single sheet of packaging film. In one aspect, the reclose strip comprises a release liner on one side after package formation. In one aspect, the reclose strip comprises no release liner and is attached along the longitudinal axis of the sheet of packaging material such that the reclose strip is disposed in a channel or recess in the fill tube. The reclose strip permits the package to be reclosed after initial opening without folding the package.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2005Date of Patent: December 11, 2007Assignee: Frito-Lay North America, Inc.Inventors: Martin Bernhard Dierl, Jay Edward Gehring, Anthony Robert Knoerzer, Garrett William Kohl, Jerry Mike Reaves, Steven Kenneth Tucker, Jeryl Edwin White
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Patent number: 7032362Abstract: A vertical stand-up pouch or flexible package having an integrated reclose strip, and method for manufacturing same, constructed by modification to existing vertical form and fill packaging machines. The modified machine includes a crease-forming mechanism and an apparatus for applying a reclose strip to the sheet of material. The apparatus for applying a reclose strip is incorporated into the mechanism which supplies the continuous sheet of packaging material to the vertical form, fill, and seal machine. The invention involves producing a vertical stand-up pouch having an integrated reclose strip from a single sheet of packaging film by creating a vertical crease along one edge of a packaging film tube prior to forming a transverse seal on the tube. Said vertical crease is formed using a stationary tucker bar positioned outside the packaging film tube and between two forming plates positioned inside the packaging film tube.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2003Date of Patent: April 25, 2006Assignee: Frito-Lay North America, Inc.Inventors: Martin Bernhard Dierl, Jay Edward Gehring, Anthony Robert Knoerzer, Garrett William Kohl, Steven Kenneth Tucker
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Publication number: 20040091183Abstract: A vertical stand-up pouch or flexible package having an integrated reclose strip, and method for manufacturing same, constructed by modification to existing vertical form and fill packaging machines. The modified machine includes a crease-forming mechanism and an apparatus for applying a reclose strip to the sheet of material. The apparatus for applying a reclose strip is incorporated into the mechanism which supplies the continuous sheet of packaging material to the vertical form, fill, and seal machine. The invention involves producing a vertical stand-up pouch having an integrated reclose strip from a single sheet of packaging film by creating a vertical crease along one edge of a packaging film tube prior to forming a transverse seal on the tube. Said vertical crease is formed using a stationary tucker bar positioned outside the packaging film tube and between two forming plates positioned inside the packaging film tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2003Publication date: May 13, 2004Inventors: Martin Bernhard Dierl, Jay Edward Gehring, Anthony Robert Knoerzer, Garrett William Kohl, Steven Kenneth Tucker
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Patent number: 6665999Abstract: A self-aligning zipper seal module adapted for quick change-out in a sealing carriage. The zipper seal module allows for a quick modification of a sealing carriage in order to accommodate different package dimensions. The module is stored and is installed in a closed and aligned position by use of an aligning handle. The module is easily installed or removed with a single tool and is designed to reduce the potential for operator injury by isolation from heat sources and by virtue of the aligning handle. The various seal facings of the module are oriented to equalize pressure on the facings during sealing and increase stripping efficiency. The zipper seal facings incorporate a novel insert design, thereby eliminating the need for stocking different sized facings to accommodate various bag widths. A return module of similar design is used to quickly return the sealing carriage to a standard configuration.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 1999Date of Patent: December 23, 2003Assignee: Recot, Inc.Inventors: Martin Bernhard Dierl, Eduard Edwards