Patents by Inventor Oliver Menke

Oliver Menke 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: 11229301
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hinge (10) for a dispensing device (12), wherein the hinge (10) is substantially bar-shaped and/or tubular for fastening to a door (14) of the dispensing device (12), the hinge (10) having at least a main body (20) and an insertion rail (22) for the door arranged on the main body (20), wherein the door (14) is inserted in the assembled state in the insertion rail (22) and is held in the insertion rail (22), wherein at least one damping device (24) and at least one panic hinge device (26) are provided in the main body (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG
    Inventors: Martin Schwarz, Oliver Menke, Philipp Gress, Markus Benz, Hans Schlumberger, Walter Valentini
  • Publication number: 20210145190
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hinge (10) for a dispensing device (12), wherein the hinge (10) is substantially bar-shaped and/or tubular for fastening to a door (14) of the dispensing device (12), the hinge (10) having at least a main body (20) and an insertion rail (22) for the door arranged on the main body (20), wherein the door (14) is inserted in the assembled state in the insertion rail (22) and is held in the insertion rail (22), wherein at least one damping device (24) and at least one panic hinge device (26) are provided in the main body (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Applicant: Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG
    Inventors: Martin Schwarz, Oliver Menke, Philipp Gress, Markus Benz, Hans Schlumberger, Walter Valentini
  • Patent number: 10638855
    Abstract: A dispensing shelf for storing, presenting and dispensing food products that require hygiene protection, the dispensing shelf including a rack defining at least one storage space for storing and visibly displaying food products, and at least one retrieval space that coincides at least partially with the at least one storage space. A front side includes a storage front plate with a retrieval opening for retrieving food products from the dispensing shelf. The at least one storage space and the at least one retrieval space are at least partially arranged in an interior of the rack. The retrieval opening is positioned in the storage front plate and defined by an edge portion of one or plural storage front plates which envelop the retrieval opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG
    Inventors: Denis Cichuta, Oliver Menke, Philipp Bange, Hernan De La Vega
  • Publication number: 20180000259
    Abstract: In order to be able to assemble dispensing shelves (1) e.g. according to different hygiene regulations in a simple manner from individual elements of a kit different variants of the dispensing shelf (1) according to the invention are proposed which are characterized among other things by different configurations of its front side (3) with more or less restricted access for hygienic protection of the products arranged therein up to a separated storage space (2) and retrieving space (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Applicant: Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG
    Inventors: Denis Cichuta, Oliver Menke, Philipp Bange, Hernan De La Vega
  • Patent number: 7402763
    Abstract: A force sensing device has a single-component metal housing. The housing has an upper rigid housing part and a lower rigid housing part that are interconnected by way of U-shaped spring elements and can be elastically displaced along a displacement axis in relation to each other by the action of a force. The spring elements are symmetrically arranged in relation to a section that is parallel to the displacement axis. A deflection sensor is disposed between the upper and lower rigid housing parts, for detecting the relative displacement of the two rigid housing parts in relation to each other. The housing is produced using metal injection molding technology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2008
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Oliver Menke, Franz Stadler
  • Publication number: 20070180930
    Abstract: A force sensing device has a single-component metal housing. The housing has an upper rigid housing part and a lower rigid housing part that are interconnected by way of U-shaped spring elements and can be elastically displaced along a displacement axis in relation to each other by the action of a force. The spring elements are symmetrically arranged in relation to a section that is parallel to the displacement axis. A deflection sensor is disposed between the upper and lower rigid housing parts, for detecting the relative displacement of the two rigid housing parts in relation to each other. The housing is produced using metal injection molding technology.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2005
    Publication date: August 9, 2007
    Inventors: Oliver Menke, Franz Stadler
  • Patent number: D872509
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG
    Inventors: Denis Cichuta, Oliver Menke, Philipp Bange, Hernan De La Vega
  • Patent number: D938203
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG
    Inventors: Denis Cichuta, Oliver Menke, Philipp Bange, Hernan De La Vega
  • Patent number: D955790
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Schwarz Beschaffung GmbH
    Inventors: Patrick Nowald, Oliver Menke