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).

  • Publication number: 20170334615
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2015
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Applicant: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Karel Golta, Martin Zethoff, Ingomar Henning, Ralph Butter-Jentsch, Carsten Bertram
  • Patent number: 9512388
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignees: HENKEL AG & CO. KGAA, THE DIAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Frank Meier, Nicole Bode, Rainer Geberzahn, Dieter Nickel, Kathrin Schnepp-Hentrich, Bin Lin, Marc Maslanka, Pamela Lam, Mark C. Mikol, Martin Zethoff
  • Publication number: 20160237386
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2015
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Frank Meier, Nicole Bode, Rainer Geberzahn, Dieter Nickel, Kathrin Schnepp-Hentrich, Bin Lin, Marc Maslanka, Pamela Lam, Mark C. Mikol, Martin Zethoff
  • Patent number: 8272511
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Martin Zethoff, Philip Andrew Sawin, Ravi K. Saggar, Matthew Aaron Neumann, Edward John Milbrada, Ralf Niepelt, Luis Alberto Santini Torres
  • Patent number: 7188746
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2007
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Martin Zethoff, Thomas Radtke, Kenneth Young, Bernard Sams, Stephen Sams
  • Publication number: 20060113211
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2005
    Publication date: June 1, 2006
    Inventors: Martin Zethoff, Philip Sawin, Ravi Saggar, Matthew Neumann, Edward Milbrada, Ralf Niepelt, Luis Santini Torres
  • Publication number: 20050236412
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2005
    Publication date: October 27, 2005
    Inventors: Martin Zethoff, Thomas Radtke, Kenneth Young, Bernard Sams, Stephen Sams
  • Patent number: 6942118
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Martin Zethoff, Thomas Radtke, Kenneth Young, Bernard Sams, Stephen Sams
  • Publication number: 20030106897
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2003
    Publication date: June 12, 2003
    Inventors: Martin Zethoff, Thomas Radtke, Kenneth Young, Bernard Sams, Stephen Sams
  • Patent number: 6026957
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2000
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Rainer Richard Bernd Bauer, Khalid Berrada, Bruce Kevin Bitowft, Bettina Hoinke, Jorg Andreas Muller, Martin Zethoff
  • Patent number: D445329
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2001
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventor: Martin Zethoff
  • Patent number: D516437
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2006
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Henry Young Chin, Niklas Gustavsson, Michael Remus, Martin Zethoff
  • Patent number: D548614
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2007
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Henry Young Chin, Niklas Gustavsson, Michael Remus, Martin Zethoff
  • Patent number: D559102
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2008
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Christopher Mark Houghton, Stephen Sams, Dorothea Luise Niklas, Martin Zethoff
  • Patent number: D564901
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2008
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Henry Young Chin, Niklas Gustavsson, Michael Remus, Martin Zethoff
  • Patent number: D564902
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2008
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Henry Young Chin, Niklas Gustavsson, Michael Remus, Martin Zethoff
  • Patent number: D485461
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2004
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Stephen Sams, Bernard Sams, Kenneth Young, Heike Kammerer, Martin Zethoff
  • Patent number: D498623
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2004
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Stephen Sams, Bernard Sams, Kenneth Young, Heike Kammerer, Martin Zethoff
  • Patent number: D651525
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Henry Young Chin, Niklas Gustavsson, Michael Remus, Martin Zethoff