Patents by Inventor Norbert Hoefel

Norbert Hoefel 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: 7389894
    Abstract: Disclosed is a dispenser for a cream-type material or material which can be deposited by applying it to a surface, comprising a chamber with a discharge opening for receiving and storing said material, a spindle which is rotationally and longitudinally -axially arranged in the chamber, a piston which can move inside said chamber along the spindle by rotation thereof, and an operating element fixedly connected to the spindle for rotation, said spindle being provided with a least two regions having various thread pitches along the length thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2008
    Assignee: Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft Auf Aktien
    Inventors: Ulrike Danne, Norbert Hoefel, Wolfgang Heukamp
  • Publication number: 20040206783
    Abstract: Disclosed is a dispenser (1) for a cream-type material or material which can be deposited by applying it to a surface, comprising a chamber (5) with a discharge opening (10) for receiving and storing said material, a spindle which is rotationally and longitudinally-axially arranged in the chamber (5), a piston (18) which can move inside said chamber (5) along the spindle (16) by rotation thereof (18), and an actuating element (4) for the spindle, which is rotationally fixed to said spindle (16), said spindle (16) being provided with a least two regions (16a, 16b) having various thread pitches along the length thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2004
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Inventors: Ulrike Danne, Norbert Hoefel, Wolfgang Heukamp