Patents by Inventor Martin Kornfeld

Martin Kornfeld 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: 11718461
    Abstract: Composite materials, and sealing foils prepared with such composite materials for sealing a container, where the composite materials include an inner layer configured to face the container during sealing, the inner layer being single- or multi-layer, and including a self-contained and closed weakening line; an outer layer that may be single- or multi-layer, and that is configured to be peeled from the inner layer; where an area of the inner layer delimited by the closed weakening line remains attached to the outer layer when the outer layer is peeled from the inner layer, thereby creating a hole in the inner layer; the outermost of the inner layers is in contact with the outer layer, and includes a semicrystalline ethylene-propylene copolymer that is substantially free of dienes; and the innermost of the outer layers is a barrier layer or a lacquer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: CONSTANTIA TEICH GMBH
    Inventors: Alfred Wegenberger, Martin Kornfeld, Adolf Schedl, Matthias Steiner
  • Publication number: 20220274759
    Abstract: Composite materials, and sealing foils prepared with such composite materials for sealing a container, where the composite materials include an inner layer configured to face the container during sealing, the inner layer being single- or multi-layer, and including a self-contained and closed weakening line; an outer layer that may be single- or multi-layer, and that is configured to be peeled from the inner layer; where an area of the inner layer delimited by the closed weakening line remains attached to the outer layer when the outer layer is peeled from the inner layer, thereby creating a hole in the inner layer; the outermost of the inner layers is in contact with the outer layer, and includes a semicrystalline ethylene-propylene copolymer that is substantially free of dienes; and the innermost of the outer layers is a barrier layer or a lacquer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventors: Alfred WEGENBERGER, Martin KORNFELD, Adolf SCHEDL, Matthias STEINER
  • Patent number: 10414125
    Abstract: In order to be able to set the bending stiffness of a composite material having at least two plies connected by a laminating agent, it is provided that a mixture of a first, curing adhesive and a second, non-curing adhesive is used as laminating agent, wherein the bending stiffness of the composite material is set by the mixing ratio of the two adhesives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Constantia Teich GmbH
    Inventors: Helmut Resch, Jasmin Teubenbacher, Martin Kornfeld, Adolf Schedl, Robert Kitzberger
  • Patent number: 10401160
    Abstract: For a simple, fast, safe and reliable determination of the layer thickness of a bonding layer between two layers of a packaging, a laser ultrasonic method is provided, in which the transit time of the ultrasonic wave through the first and second packaging layers (2, 3) is determined in advance, and a maximum (M1, M2, Mn) in the measurement signal (S) is sought, and the point in time of occurrence of this maximum (M1, M2, Mn) is determined as the total transit time (T1, T2, Tn) of the ultrasonic wave, and the transit time of the ultrasonic wave through the first and second packaging layers (2, 3) is subtracted from the total transit time (T1, T2, Tn), and the thickness (d) of the bonding layer is deduced from the known ultrasonic speed (vS) in the bonding layer (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignees: CONSTANTIA TEICH GMBH, RESEARCH CENTER FOR NON DESTRUCTIVE TESTING GMBH
    Inventors: Bernhard Reitinger, Saeid Zamiri, Clemens Gruensteidl, Juergen Roither, Martin Kornfeld, Alfred Wegenberger
  • Publication number: 20190118513
    Abstract: A packaging laminate including a support layer made of aluminum and a polyolefin layer bonded thereto via an adhesive layer or adhesion promoter layer and having high bond strength. It is provided that the surface of the support layer facing the adhesive layer or adhesion promoter layer includes a modified surface layer produced by silicatization or titanization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2017
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Martin Kornfeld, Robert Kitzberger, Helmut Resch, Jasmin Teubenbacher, Adolf Schedl
  • Publication number: 20180297325
    Abstract: In order to be able to set the bending stiffness of a composite material having at least two plies connected by a laminating agent, it is provided that a mixture of a first, curing adhesive and a second, non-curing adhesive is used as laminating agent, wherein the bending stiffness of the composite material is set by the mixing ratio of the two adhesives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2016
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Helmut Resch, Jasmin Teubenbacher, Martin Kornfeld, Adolf Schedl, Robert Kitzberger
  • Publication number: 20180037010
    Abstract: A composite film including at least one backing film made of a backing material, at least one barrier layer made of a barrier film and at least one laminating adhesive layer therebetween. On the side of the barrier layer away from the backing layer, the composite film has a raised pattern, and in the area of the raised pattern, the barrier layer has stretched stretching regions relative to the non-stretched barrier film. In the area of the raised pattern, the barrier layer has on the side facing the backing layer surfaces that are not joined to the backing layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Lambert Nekula, Martin Kornfeld, Adolf Schedl, Harald Gruber
  • Patent number: 9649676
    Abstract: Method for producing an aluminum foil with integrated security features. An aluminum foil is rolled down to a thickness of less than 150 ?m in a plurality of cold rolling passes, texturing that runs in the direction of rolling being induced simultaneously on both surface sides of the foil. In a final cold rolling pass, the foil is fed to a working roller pair, in which, on at least one roller surface, the relief-like surface structuring generated in the rolling direction by grinding was reduced on the basis of contrast and motif in a region of 10 to 50% relative to the average surface roughness to form a motif for a security feature that is transferred to the surface side of the foil facing the roller surface. The generated aluminum foil has a glossy appearance on both sides such that the security feature rises clearly due to its dull appearance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: CONSTANTIA TEICH GMBH
    Inventors: Wilhelm Zuser, Adolf Schedl, Engelbert Scharner, Lambert Nekula, Martin Kornfeld, Rainer Huber, Christof Brunnthaller
  • Publication number: 20160054122
    Abstract: For a simple, fast, safe and reliable determination of the layer thickness of a bonding layer between two layers of a packaging, a laser ultrasonic method is provided, in which the transit time of the ultrasonic wave through the first and second packaging layers (2, 3) is determined in advance, and a maximum (M1, M2, Mn) in the measurement signal (S) is sought, and the point in time of occurrence of this maximum (M1, M2, Mn) is determined as the total transit time (T1, T2, Tn) of the ultrasonic wave, and the transit time of the ultrasonic wave through the first and second packaging layers (2, 3) is subtracted from the total transit time (T1, T2, Tn), and the thickness (d) of the bonding layer is deduced from the known ultrasonic speed (vS) in the bonding layer (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Applicants: CONSTANTIA TEICH GMBH, RESEARCH CENTER FOR NON DESTRUCTIVE TESTING GMBH
    Inventors: Bernhard REITINGER, Saeid ZAMIRI, Clemens GRUENSTEIDL, Juergen ROITHER, Martin KORNFELD, Alfred WEGENBERGER
  • Publication number: 20150273547
    Abstract: Method for producing an aluminum foil with integrated security features. An aluminum foil is rolled down to a thickness of less than 150 ?m in a plurality of cold rolling passes, texturing that runs in the direction of rolling being induced simultaneously on both surface sides of the foil. In a final cold rolling pass, the foil is fed to a working roller pair, in which, on at least one roller surface, the relief-like surface structuring generated in the rolling direction by grinding was reduced on the basis of contrast and motif in a region of 10 to 50% relative to the average surface roughness to form a motif for a security feature that is transferred to the surface side of the foil facing the roller surface. The generated aluminum foil has a glossy appearance on both sides such that the security feature rises clearly due to its dull appearance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2013
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Zuser Wilhelm, Adolf Schedl, Engelbert Scharner, Lambert Nekula, Martin Kornfeld, Rainer Huber, Christof Brunnthaller
  • Patent number: 8905251
    Abstract: A lid (2) for closing a cup (1) along a peripheral sealing edge (10) and a method for producing such a lid. The lid includes at least one aluminum film and an optionally multi-layered plastic layer which is co-extruded onto the aluminum film and has a closed predetermined tearing line (3). The plastic layer is made of plastic based on polyethylene (PE) or plastic based on polypropylene (PP), and the predetermined tearing line is introduced into the plastic layer preferably by means of a CO2 laser. The predetermined tearing line (3) may be provided directly in the region of the sealing edge (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Constantia Teich GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Kornfeld, Lambert Nekula, Alfred Wegenberger, Adolf Schedl, Franz Reiterer
  • Publication number: 20140322557
    Abstract: Method for producing an aluminum foil with integrated security features. An aluminum foil is rolled to a thickness of less than 150 ?m in multiple cold rolling passes, and simultaneously a texture which runs in the rolling direction is produced on both faces of the foil. A loose composite formed from at least two of the aluminum foils, is fed into a pair of working rollers in a final cold rolling pass, wherein the relief-like surface structure which is produced in the rolling direction via a polishing process has been reduced by 10 to 50% with respect to the average roughness height in one region in a contrast- and motif-dependent manner on at least one roller surface in order to form a motif for a security feature. The security feature is transferred onto the aluminum foil face facing the roller surface, and the loose composite of aluminum foils is separated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2012
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventors: Christof Brunnthaler, Rainer Huber, Martin Kornfeld, Adolf Schedl, Lambert Nekula, Wilhelm Zuser, Engelbert Scharner
  • Patent number: 8816248
    Abstract: A lid (2) for closing a cup (1) along a peripheral sealing edge (10) and a method for producing such a lid. The lid includes at least one aluminum film and an optionally multi-layered plastic layer which is co-extruded onto the aluminum film and has a closed predetermined tearing line (3). The plastic layer is made of plastic based on polyethylene (PE) or plastic based on polypropylene (PP), and the predetermined tearing line is introduced into the plastic layer preferably by means of a CO2 laser. The predetermined tearing line (3) may be provided directly in the region of the sealing edge (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Constantia Teich GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Kornfeld, Lambert Nekula, Alfred Wegenberger, Adolf Schedl, Franz Reiterer
  • Patent number: 8652644
    Abstract: A lid (2) for closing a cup (1) along a peripheral sealing edge (10) and a method for producing such a lid. The lid includes at least one aluminum film and an optionally multi-layered plastic layer which is co-extruded onto the aluminum film and has a closed predetermined tearing line (3). The plastic layer is made of plastic based on polyethylene (PE) or plastic based on polypropylene (PP), and the predetermined tearing line is introduced into the plastic layer preferably by means of a CO2 laser. The predetermined tearing line (3) may be provided directly in the region of the sealing edge (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Constantia Teich GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Kornfeld, Lambert Nekula, Alfred Wegenberger, Adolf Schedl, Franz Reiterer
  • Publication number: 20110155734
    Abstract: The invention relates to a lid (2) for closing a cup (1) along a peripheral sealing edge (10). Said lid comprises at least one aluminum film and an optionally multi-layered plastic layer which is co-extruded onto the aluminum film and has a closed predetermined tearing line (3). The invention is characterized in that the plastic layer is made of plastic based on polyethylene (PE) or plastic based on polypropylene (PP) and that the predetermined tearing line is introduced into the plastic layer preferably by means of a CO2 laser. In one embodiment, said predetermined tearing line (3) is provided directly in the region of the sealing edge (10). The invention also relates to a method for producing such a lid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2009
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: CONSTANTIA TEICH GMBH
    Inventors: Martin Kornfeld, Lambert Nekula, Alfred Wegenberger, Adolf Schedl, Franz Reiterer
  • Patent number: D642055
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: Constantia Teich GmbH
    Inventors: Adolf Schedl, Lambert Nekula, Martin Kornfeld, Alfred Wegenberger, Franz Reiterer
  • Patent number: D642463
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Constantia Teich GmbH
    Inventors: Adolf Schedl, Lambert Nekula, Martin Kornfeld, Alfred Wegenberger, Franz Reiterer
  • Patent number: D1003713
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Constantia Teich GmbH
    Inventors: Rudolf-Peter Stieböck, Martin Kornfeld, Adolf Schedl, Ewald Köberl
  • Patent number: D1003715
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Constantia Teich GmbH
    Inventors: Rudolf-Peter Stieböck, Martin Kornfeld, Adolf Schedl, Ewald Köberl
  • Patent number: D1015151
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Constantia Teich GmbH
    Inventors: Rudolf-Peter Stieböck, Martin Kornfeld, Adolf Schedl, Ewald Köberl