Patents by Inventor Martin Zethoff
Martin Zethoff 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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Publication number: 20170334615Abstract: Closure devices and containers including the closure devices are provided herein. An exemplary closure device includes a frame defining an opening, a lid covering the opening and coupled to the frame so as to pivot about a pivot axis, a first locking feature, and at least one second locking feature. The first locking feature and the at least one second locking feature each have a latching hook and an undercut and are used to hold the lid in a closed position. In the closed position, the latching hook and undercut of the first locking feature are arranged between a first outer edge of the closure device and the opening. An upper rim of the first outer edge is located above an upper end of the latching hook. The first outer edge is designed to protect the latching hook from being operated in an unintended manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2015Publication date: November 23, 2017Applicant: Henkel AG & Co. KGaAInventors: Karel Golta, Martin Zethoff, Ingomar Henning, Ralph Butter-Jentsch, Carsten Bertram
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Patent number: 9512388Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for containing and dispensing a particulate detergent composition. The apparatus includes a transparent container. The transparent container holds a solid state particulate detergent composition. The apparatus also includes a solid state particulate detergent composition. The solid state particulate detergent composition includes a number of surfactants.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2015Date of Patent: December 6, 2016Assignees: HENKEL AG & CO. KGAA, THE DIAL CORPORATIONInventors: Frank Meier, Nicole Bode, Rainer Geberzahn, Dieter Nickel, Kathrin Schnepp-Hentrich, Bin Lin, Marc Maslanka, Pamela Lam, Mark C. Mikol, Martin Zethoff
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Publication number: 20160237386Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for containing and dispensing a particulate detergent composition. The apparatus includes a transparent container. The transparent container holds a solid state particulate detergent composition. The apparatus also includes a solid state particulate detergent composition. The solid state particulate detergent composition includes a number of surfactants.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2015Publication date: August 18, 2016Inventors: Frank Meier, Nicole Bode, Rainer Geberzahn, Dieter Nickel, Kathrin Schnepp-Hentrich, Bin Lin, Marc Maslanka, Pamela Lam, Mark C. Mikol, Martin Zethoff
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Patent number: 8272511Abstract: An article of commerce includes a disposable cleaning article and a package. The package exhibits soft visual and sound characteristics. The package is formed as a multilayer packaging film including at least a co-extruded vapor barrier film layer and a polymeric film layer having a melting point at least about 20° C. less than the co-extruded film layer. The polymeric film layer is sealable to form the package so as to enclose the disposable cleaning article, thereby to substantially retain the water content of the disposable cleaning article. The polymeric film layer further exhibits a corrected sound level of less than approximately 50 decibels at readily audible frequencies, such as 3-5 kHz. The reduced sound level may be achieved by providing a film with a high loss tangent. In addition, the multilayer packaging film may have an outer surface with a soft or “matte” appearance.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2005Date of Patent: September 25, 2012Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Martin Zethoff, Philip Andrew Sawin, Ravi K. Saggar, Matthew Aaron Neumann, Edward John Milbrada, Ralf Niepelt, Luis Alberto Santini Torres
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Patent number: 7188746Abstract: This invention relates to a closure arrangement for closing an opening in a base component. In particular—but not exclusively—this invention relates to a closure arrangement for a container, to serve as an openable lid for the container.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2005Date of Patent: March 13, 2007Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Martin Zethoff, Thomas Radtke, Kenneth Young, Bernard Sams, Stephen Sams
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Publication number: 20060113211Abstract: An article of commerce includes a disposable cleaning article and a package. The package exhibits soft visual and sound characteristics, which convey a desired quality to be associated with the enclosed cleaning article. The package is formed as a multilayer packaging film including at least a co-extruded vapor barrier film layer and a polymeric film layer having a melting point at least about 20° C. less than the co-extruded film layer laminated to the co-extruded film layer. The polymeric film layer is sealable to form the package so as to enclose the disposable cleaning article, thereby to substantially retain the water content of the disposable cleaning article. The polymeric film layer further exhibits a corrected sound level of less than approximately 50 decibels at readily audible frequencies, such as 3-5 kHz. The reduced sound level may be achieved by providing a film with a high loss tangent. In addition, the multilayer packaging film may have an outer surface with a soft or “matte” appearance.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2005Publication date: June 1, 2006Inventors: Martin Zethoff, Philip Sawin, Ravi Saggar, Matthew Neumann, Edward Milbrada, Ralf Niepelt, Luis Santini Torres
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Publication number: 20050236412Abstract: This invention relates to a closure arrangement for closing an opening in a base component. In particular—but not exclusively—this invention relates to a closure arrangement for a container, to serve as an openable lid for the container.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2005Publication date: October 27, 2005Inventors: Martin Zethoff, Thomas Radtke, Kenneth Young, Bernard Sams, Stephen Sams
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Patent number: 6942118Abstract: This invention relates to a closure arrangement for closing an opening in a base component. In particular—but not exclusively—this invention relates to a closure arrangement for a container, to serve as an openable lid for the container.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2003Date of Patent: September 13, 2005Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Martin Zethoff, Thomas Radtke, Kenneth Young, Bernard Sams, Stephen Sams
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Publication number: 20030106897Abstract: This invention relates to a closure arrangement for closing an opening in a base component. In particular—but not exclusively—this invention relates to a closure arrangement for a container, to serve as an openable lid for the container.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2003Publication date: June 12, 2003Inventors: Martin Zethoff, Thomas Radtke, Kenneth Young, Bernard Sams, Stephen Sams
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Patent number: 6026957Abstract: A package comprising an array of at least two substantially parallelepipedal packs, the packs including compressed flexible articles encased in a flexible bag, and a flexible paper covering disposed adjacent the whole of the bottom panel of the array and a substantial part of the side panels of the array corresponding to at least 30 percent of the height of the array. The paper covering is held under tension around the array so as to create a strong and protective outer casing for the array.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 1998Date of Patent: February 22, 2000Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Rainer Richard Bernd Bauer, Khalid Berrada, Bruce Kevin Bitowft, Bettina Hoinke, Jorg Andreas Muller, Martin Zethoff
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Patent number: D445329Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2000Date of Patent: July 24, 2001Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventor: Martin Zethoff
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Patent number: D516437Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2004Date of Patent: March 7, 2006Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Henry Young Chin, Niklas Gustavsson, Michael Remus, Martin Zethoff
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Patent number: D548614Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2005Date of Patent: August 14, 2007Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Henry Young Chin, Niklas Gustavsson, Michael Remus, Martin Zethoff
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Patent number: D559102Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2004Date of Patent: January 8, 2008Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Christopher Mark Houghton, Stephen Sams, Dorothea Luise Niklas, Martin Zethoff
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Patent number: D564901Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2007Date of Patent: March 25, 2008Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Henry Young Chin, Niklas Gustavsson, Michael Remus, Martin Zethoff
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Patent number: D564902Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2007Date of Patent: March 25, 2008Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Henry Young Chin, Niklas Gustavsson, Michael Remus, Martin Zethoff
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Patent number: D485461Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2002Date of Patent: January 20, 2004Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Stephen Sams, Bernard Sams, Kenneth Young, Heike Kammerer, Martin Zethoff
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Patent number: D498623Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2003Date of Patent: November 23, 2004Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Stephen Sams, Bernard Sams, Kenneth Young, Heike Kammerer, Martin Zethoff
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Patent number: D651525Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2006Date of Patent: January 3, 2012Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Henry Young Chin, Niklas Gustavsson, Michael Remus, Martin Zethoff