Patents by Inventor Michael Wolters

Michael Wolters 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: 12459713
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sheet-like composite including as layers of a layer sequence, in a direction from an external side of the sheet-like composite to an internal side of the sheet-like composite, a) a carrier layer, b) a polymeric intermediate layer, and c) a barrier layer, where a graph of differential scanning calorimetry of the polymeric intermediate layer includes a peak A at a temperature TA and a peak B at a temperature TB, where the temperature TB is more than the temperature TA, where a width of the peak B is less by at least 3° C. than a width of the peak A. The invention further relates to a container precursor and to a closed container including the sheet-like composite, and also to a process by which the sheet-like composite is obtainable, and to a use of the sheet-like composite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2025
    Assignee: SIG SERVICES AG
    Inventors: Jannis Ochsmann, Michael Wolters, Stefan Pelzer
  • Patent number: 12385651
    Abstract: An extractor apparatus includes a suction opening, a fan arranged under the suction opening for sucking away primary air downward via the suction opening, and an expulsion opening which is adjacent to the suction opening and via which an oriented secondary air stream is expelled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2025
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
    Inventors: Daniel Fieger, Eugen Maurer, Ulmar Neumann, Stefan Schabinger, Carsten Schweinebart, Michael Wolters
  • Patent number: 11629025
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a residual film winder for a packaging machine, wherein the residual film winder comprises a reception mandrel, a reception sleeve, and at least one film spreader. The reception sleeve is configured to be arranged onto the reception mandrel. The film spreader has a first end and a second end, wherein the first end extends out of the reception sleeve, and the first end has an outer contour extending along its long axis. The outer contour of the film spreader has at least two sections, a first section and a second section, wherein the first and second sections are not parallel to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: MULTIVAC SEPP HAGGENMUELLER SE & CO. KG
    Inventors: David Jimenez Aparicio, Michael Wolters
  • Publication number: 20220154946
    Abstract: An extractor apparatus includes a suction opening, a fan arranged under the suction opening for sucking away primary air downward via the suction opening, and an expulsion opening which is adjacent to the suction opening and via which an oriented secondary air stream is expelled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Daniel Fieger, Eugen Maurer, Ulmar Neumann, Stefan Schabinger, Carsten Schweinebart, Michael Wolters
  • Patent number: 11331881
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sheet-like composite including as layers of a layer sequence, in a direction from an external side of the sheet-like composite to an internal side of the sheet-like composite, a) a carrier layer, b) a barrier layer, and c) a polymeric internal layer, where a graph of a differential scanning calorimetry of the polymeric internal layer includes a peak A at a temperature TA and a peak B at a temperature TB, where the temperature TB is more than the temperature TA, where a width of the peak B is less by at least 3° C. than a width of the peak A. The invention further relates to a container precursor and to a closed container including the sheet-like composite, and also to a process by which the sheet-like composite is obtainable, and to a use of the sheet-like composite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: SIG TECHNOLOGY AG
    Inventors: Jannis Ochsmann, Michael Wolters, Stefan Pelzer
  • Publication number: 20210261373
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a residual film winder for a packaging machine, wherein the residual film winder comprises a reception mandrel, a reception sleeve, and at least one film spreader. The reception sleeve is configured to be arranged onto the reception mandrel. The film spreader has a first end and a second end, wherein the first end extends out of the reception sleeve, and the first end has an outer contour extending along its long axis. The outer contour of the film spreader has at least two sections, a first section and a second section, wherein the first and second sections are not parallel to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Applicant: MULTIVAC SEPP HAGGENMUELLER SE & CO. KG
    Inventors: David Jimenez APARICIO, Michael WOLTERS
  • Patent number: 11046056
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sheetlike composite (100) comprising a first composite region (101) and a second composite region (102); wherein the first composite region (101) comprises, as mutually superposed layers from an outer surface (104) of the first composite region (101) to an inner surface (103) of the first composite region (101): a) a thermoplastic layer A (110), b) a carrier layer (108), c) a barrier layer (106), and d) an inner polymer layer (105); wherein the outer surface (104) of the first composite region (101) is a surface of the thermoplastic layer A (110); wherein the second composite region (102) comprises, as mutually superposed layers from an outer surface (104) of the second composite region (102) to an inner surface (103) of the second composite region (102): A) a first thermoplastic layer B (109), B) the carrier layer (108); C) the barrier layer (106); and D) the inner polymer layer (105); wherein the outer surface (104) of the second composite region (102) is a surface of the first th
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: SIG TECHNOLOGY AG
    Inventors: Dirk Schibull, Michael Wolters
  • Patent number: 10759208
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sheetlike composite (100) comprising a first composite region (101) and a second composite region (102); wherein the first composite region (101) comprises, as mutually superposed layers from an outer surface (104) of the first composite region (101) to an inner surface (103) of the first composite region (101): •a) a thermoplastic layer A (110), •b) a carrier layer (108), •c) a barrier layer (106), and •d) an inner polymer layer (105); wherein the outer surface (104) of the first composite region (101) is a surface of the thermoplastic layer A (110); wherein the second composite region (102) comprises, as mutually superposed layers from an outer surface (104) of the second composite region (102) to an inner surface (103) of the second composite region (102): •A) a first thermoplastic layer B (109), •B) the carrier layer (108); •C) the barrier layer (106); and •D) the inner polymer layer (105); wherein the outer (104) surface of the second composite region (102) is a surface of the
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: SIG TECHNOLOGY AG
    Inventors: Dirk Schibull, Michael Wolters
  • Publication number: 20190016094
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sheet-like composite including as layers of a layer sequence, in a direction from an external side of the sheet-like composite to an internal side of the sheet-like composite, a) a carrier layer, b) a barrier layer, and c) a polymeric internal layer, where a graph of a differential scanning calorimetry of the polymeric internal layer includes a peak A at a temperature TA and a peak B at a temperature TB, where the temperature TB is more than the temperature TA, where a width of the peak B is less by at least 3° C. than a width of the peak A. The invention further relates to a container precursor and to a closed container including the sheet-like composite, and also to a process by which the sheet-like composite is obtainable, and to a use of the sheet-like composite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Inventors: Jannis OCHSMANN, Michael WOLTERS, Stefan PELZER
  • Publication number: 20190001624
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sheetlike composite (100) comprising a first composite region (101) and a second composite region (102); wherein the first composite region (101) comprises, as mutually superposed layers from an outer surface (104) of the first composite region (101) to an inner surface (103) of the first composite region (101): a) a thermoplastic layer A (110), b) a carrier layer (108), c) a barrier layer (106), and d) an inner polymer layer (105); wherein the outer surface (104) of the first composite region (101) is a surface of the thermoplastic layer A (110); wherein the second composite region (102) comprises, as mutually superposed layers from an outer surface (104) of the second composite region (102) to an inner surface (103) of the second composite region (102): A) a first thermoplastic layer B (109), B) the carrier layer (108); C) the barrier layer (106); and D) the inner polymer layer (105); wherein the outer surface (104) of the second composite region (102) is a surface of the first th
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Dirk Schibull, Michael Wolters
  • Publication number: 20190001726
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sheetlike composite (100) comprising a first composite region (101) and a second composite region (102); wherein the first composite region (101) comprises, as mutually superposed layers from an outer surface (104) of the first composite region (101) to an inner surface (103) of the first composite region (101): •a) a thermoplastic layer A (110), •b) a carrier layer (108), •c) a barrier layer (106), and •d) an inner polymer layer (105); wherein the outer surface (104) of the first composite region (101) is a surface of the thermoplastic layer A (110); wherein the second composite region (102) comprises, as mutually superposed layers from an outer surface (104) of the second composite region (102) to an inner surface (103) of the second composite region (102): •A) a first thermoplastic layer B (109), •B) the carrier layer (108); •C) the barrier layer (106); and •D) the inner polymer layer (105); wherein the outer (104) surface of the second composite region (102) is a surface of the
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Dirk Schibull, Michael Wolters
  • Publication number: 20180244092
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process including, as steps a) provision of a sheetlike composite (200) including, as mutually superposed layers, from an external surface (201) of the sheetlike composite to an internal surface (202) of the sheetlike composite, i) a carrier layer, ii) a barrier layer, and iii) a polymeric internal layer, wherein the sheetlike composite (200) has a first electrical charge; b) provision of a first component (300) including a first component surface (301), wherein the first component surface (301) includes a plurality of recesses (302), wherein the recesses (302) include a composition (303) including a colourant, wherein the first component (300) moves in a first direction (304), wherein the first component (300) has a further electrical charge; c) increase of the absolute magnitude of the difference between the first electrical charge and the further electrical charge; and d) bringing the external surface (201) of the sheetlike composite into contact with the first component surface
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Dirk Schibull, Michael Wolters, Matias Daun
  • Patent number: 9975685
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a container that delimits a container interior from the surroundings and that is formed at least in part from a sheet-like composite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: SIG TECHNOLOGY AG
    Inventors: Michael Wolters, Günther Lorenz, Holger Schmidt, Jörg Bischoff
  • Patent number: 9902524
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to a sheetlike composite (3) comprising a layer configuration with at least the following layers: i. a first layer of thermoplastic KSu (13); ii. a carrier layer (4); iii. a barrier layer (5); iv. a second layer of thermoplastic KSw (7); wherein the sheetlike composite has at least one further layer of thermoplastic KSv (35); wherein the Vicat softening temperature of the layer of thermoplastic KSu (13) is higher than the Vicat softening temperature of the layer of thermoplastic KSw (7). The present invention furthermore relates to a process for the production of the sheetlike composite, a container surrounding an interior which comprises at least one such sheetlike composite, and a process for the production of this container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: SIG TECHNOLOGY AG
    Inventor: Michael Wolters
  • Patent number: 9902124
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to a sheetlike composite (3) comprising a layer configuration with the following layers: 0. optionally a layer of thermoplastic KSu (13); 1. a carrier layer (4); ii. a first layer of thermoplastic KSv (35); iii. a barrier layer (5); iv. a second layer of thermoplastic KSa (6); v. at least one further layer of thermoplastic KSw (7); wherein the Vicat softening temperature of the layer of thermoplastic KSv (35) and the Vicat softening temperature of the layer of thermoplastic KSa (6) is in each case higher than the Vicat softening temperature of the layer of thermoplastic KSw (7). The present invention furthermore relates to a process for the production of the sheetlike composite, a container which surrounds an interior and comprises at least one such sheetlike composite, and a process for the production of this container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: SIG Technology AG
    Inventors: Michael Wolters, Stefan Pelzer
  • Patent number: 9511559
    Abstract: A planar composite for the production of a container surrounding an interior having a. a carrier layer; b. a barrier layer of plastic joined to the carrier layer; c. at least two layers of thermoplastic plastic which are provided on the side of the barrier layer of plastic facing away from the carrier layer. The carrier layer has at least one hole which is covered by the barrier layer of plastic and the at least two layers of thermoplastic plastic. The composite is useful for the production of a container. Also disclosed is a process for the production of a container using the composite and a container obtainable by this process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: SIG Technology AG
    Inventors: Michael Wolters, Stefan Pelzer
  • Patent number: 9505513
    Abstract: A device for sterilizing cuboid-shaped cardboard/plastic combipacks in an autoclave, wherein the packs consisting of product and packing are subjected to heat treatment at a certain temperature over a certain period of time, wherein the product consists of a liquid and chunky portions, and wherein mechanisms are provided inside the autoclave to drive the packs rotationally about a rotational spindle, and a cuboid-shaped cardboard/plastic combipack for use in such a device. A plurality of packs, are arranged closely adjacent to one another in parallel rows, to be arranged on support floors and for a plurality of support floors loaded with packs to be arranged one above the other and fixed in their mutual positions. The cardboard for the pack used therewith is made water-repellent by means of glue to reduce the intake of water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: SIG Technology AG
    Inventors: Michael Wolters, Thomas Dintelmann
  • Patent number: 9359096
    Abstract: A method for sterilizing cuboid-shaped cardboard/plastic combipacks in an autoclave, with the packs including product and packing are subjected to heat treatment at a certain temperature over a certain period of time, the product including a liquid and chunky portions, and mechanisms are provided inside the autoclave to drive the packs rotationally about a rotational spindle, and a cuboid-shaped cardboard/plastic combipack for use in such a device. A plurality of packs are arranged closely adjacent to one another in parallel rows, to be arranged on support floors and for a plurality of support floors loaded with packs to be arranged one above the other and fixed in their mutual positions. The cardboard for the pack used therewith is made water-repellent by means of glue to reduce the intake of water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: SIG Technology AG
    Inventors: Michael Wolters, Thomas Dintelmann
  • Publication number: 20160009432
    Abstract: A method for sterilising cuboid-shaped cardboard/plastic combipacks in an autoclave, with the packs including product and packing are subjected to heat treatment at a certain temperature over a certain period of time, the product including a liquid and chunky portions, and mechanisms are provided inside the autoclave to drive the packs rotationally about a rotational spindle, and a cuboid-shaped cardboard/plastic combipack for use in such a device. A plurality of packs are arranged closely adjacent to one another in parallel rows, to be arranged on support floors and for a plurality of support floors loaded with packs to be arranged one above the other and fixed in their mutual positions. The cardboard for the pack used therewith is made water-repellent by means of glue to reduce the intake of water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Michael Wolters, Thomas Dintelmann
  • Patent number: 9221228
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a container featuring at least one hole, and process for making the same. The container is prepared from a sheet-like composite having (i) a polymer outer layer facing the surroundings; (ii) a carrier layer following the polymer outer layer in the direction of the container interior; (iii) a barrier layer following the carrier layer in the direction of the container interior; (iv) an adhesive layer following the barrier layer in the direction of the container interior; and (v) a polymer inner layer following the adhesive layer in the direction of the container interior. The sheet-like composite is prepared by laminating the individual layers, wherein at least the polymer inner layer or the adhesive layer are stretched during application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: SIG Technology AG
    Inventors: Michael Wolters, Günther Lorenz, Holger Schmidt, Jörg Bischoff