Patents by Inventor Reinhard Lutz

Reinhard Lutz 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: 8161866
    Abstract: A method for producing a capsule containing beverage ingredients designed for insertion in a beverage production device in which a liquid under pressure enters the capsule in order to interact with the ingredients in the capsule and to form beverage. The method includes preforming the capsule body and at least a portion of said flange-like rim, placing a premade sealing member on the flange-like rim, crimping a portion of the flange-like rim on a portion of the sealing member so resulting in the sealing member becoming attached to the flange-like rim.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Alexandre Kollep, Daniel Abegglen, Thomas Kaeser, Heinz Leuthold, Reinhard Lutz
  • Publication number: 20090223373
    Abstract: A method for producing a capsule containing beverage ingredients designed for insertion in a beverage production device in which a liquid under pressure enters the capsule in order to interact with the ingredients in the capsule and to form beverage. The method includes preforming the capsule body and at least a portion of said flange-like rim, placing a premade sealing member on the flange-like rim, crimping a portion of the flange-like rim on a portion of the sealing member so resulting in the sealing member becoming attached to the flange-like rim.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2007
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Inventors: Alexandre Kollep, Daniel Abegglen, Thomas Kaeser, Heinz Leuthold, Reinhard Lutz
  • Patent number: 7059756
    Abstract: Described is a display device (10) with a printed circuit board (12), with at least one light source (14) and with a single-segment or multi-segment display (16) which is connected by optical waveguides (46) to the light sources (14) which are preferably SMD-LEDs. The display device (10) has a block (18) for holding the optical waveguides (46) firmly in position, with a front surface associated with the single-segment or multi-segment display (16) and a base surface associated with the light sources (14). The optical waveguides (46) are in the form of light fingers (38, 42) which extend through the block (18). The printed circuit board (12) can include any angle of between 0 and ?90° with the multi-segment display (16).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2006
    Assignee: Diehl AKO Stiftung & Co. KG
    Inventors: Michael Prinz, Dirk Golz, Reinhard Lutz
  • Publication number: 20040155788
    Abstract: Described is a display device (10) with a printed circuit board (12), with at least one light source (14) and with a single-segment or multi-segment display (16) which is connected by optical waveguides (46) to the light sources (14) which are preferably SMD-LEDs. The display device (10) has a block (18) for holding the optical waveguides (46) firmly in position, with a front surface associated with the single-segment or multi-segment display (16) and a base surface associated with the light sources (14). The optical waveguides (46) are in the form of light fingers (38, 42) which extend through the block (18). The printed circuit board (12) can include any angle of between 0 and ≧90° with the multi-segment display (16).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2004
    Publication date: August 12, 2004
    Inventors: Michael Prinz, Dirk Golz, Reinhard Lutz