Patents by Inventor Rudolf Fries

Rudolf Fries 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: 11937739
    Abstract: A spice mill part, more particularly a spice mill lower part, for a spice mill, having a housing, which consists at least in part of a plastic material and which can be rotatably connected to a further spice mill part, more particularly a spice mill upper part. A receiving element is provided on the housing, in which receiving element there is arranged a milling element being particularly a milling ring, made from a ceramic material, with the milling element being clamped in the receiving element in a frictionally engaged manner by a compressive force directed substantially radially inwardly and acting on a self-contained outer bearing face of the milling element, the compressive force acting substantially along the entire circumference on the external bearing face of the milling element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: JOMA KUNSTSTOFFTECHNIK GMBH
    Inventor: Rudolf Fries
  • Patent number: 11910958
    Abstract: An upper part for a spice mill at least partly of a plastic material includes an upper cover surface with at least one opening, in particular a through-opening for ground spices, a circumferential lateral surface, and a milling element or a mounting for the milling element. A preferably elastically deformable snap-action element, by which the upper part can be rotatably connected to a lower part, is arranged so as to be flush with the opening in plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: JOMA KUNSTSTOFFTECHNIK GMBH
    Inventor: Rudolf Fries
  • Patent number: 11896160
    Abstract: A grinder for a spice mill, in particular a hand-operated spice mill, having an inlet side for entry of unground grinding stock and an outlet side for the exit of ground grinding stock, including a rotor, a stator interacting with the rotor and a housing at least partially surrounding the rotor and/or stator. The housing includes a stator housing part, which is substantially rotationally fixedly connected to the stator, and a rotor housing part which is rotatable relative to the stator housing part and is substantially rotationally fixedly connected to the rotor via a connecting element. The connecting element is at least partially received in a recess in the rotor, and the connecting elements and the rotor are frictionally connected. The housing has, on a side of the rotor facing the inlet side, a blocking element which blocks displacement of the rotor in the direction of the inlet side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: JOMA KUNSTSTOFFTECHNIK GMBH
    Inventor: Rudolf Fries
  • Publication number: 20230142361
    Abstract: A spice mill having a container and having a grinder which includes a stator connected to the container, in which a position of the stator, when connected, is substantially defined in the direction of a longitudinal axis of the grinder relative to the container; an actuator, which has a rotor arranged at least in portions within the stator and is mounted rotatably relative to the stator. The rotor is connected for conjoint rotation to an actuating element and the actuating element is rotatably connected to an adjusting element and is secured in the direction of the longitudinal axis. The adjusting element has a thread by which it can be connected to the container such that the position of the rotor is adjustable in the direction of the longitudinal axis by a rotation of the adjusting element relative to the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2021
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicant: JOMA KUNSTSTOFFTECHNIK GMBH
    Inventor: Rudolf FRIES
  • Publication number: 20220369865
    Abstract: A spice mill part, more particularly a spice mill lower part, for a spice mill, having a housing, which consists at least in part of a plastic material and which can be rotatably connected to a further spice mill part, more particularly a spice mill upper part. A receiving element is provided on the housing, in which receiving element there is arranged a milling element being particularly a milling ring, made from a ceramic material, with the milling element being clamped in the receiving element in a frictionally engaged manner by a compressive force directed substantially radially inwardly and acting on a self-contained outer bearing face of the milling element, the compressive force acting substantially along the entire circumference on the external bearing face of the milling element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Applicant: JOMA KUNSTSTOFFTECHNIK GMBH
    Inventor: Rudolf FRIES
  • Publication number: 20220346601
    Abstract: An upper part for a spice mill at least partly of a plastic material includes an upper cover surface with at least one opening, in particular a through-opening for ground spices, a circumferential lateral surface, and a milling element or a mounting for the milling element. A preferably elastically deformable snap-action element, by which the upper part can be rotatably connected to a lower part, is arranged so as to be flush with the opening in plan view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Applicant: JOMA KUNSTSTOFFTECHNIK GMBH
    Inventor: Rudolf FRIES
  • Publication number: 20220192424
    Abstract: A grinder for a spice mill, in particular a hand-operated spice mill, having an inlet side for entry of unground grinding stock and an outlet side for the exit of ground grinding stock, including a rotor, a stator interacting with the rotor and a housing at least partially surrounding the rotor and/or stator. The housing includes a stator housing part, which is substantially rotationally fixedly connected to the stator, and a rotor housing part which is rotatable relative to the stator housing part and is substantially rotationally fixedly connected to the rotor via a connecting element. The connecting element is at least partially received in a recess in the rotor, and the connecting elements and the rotor are frictionally connected. The housing has, on a side of the rotor facing the inlet side, a blocking element which blocks displacement of the rotor in the direction of the inlet side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: JOMA KUNSTSTOFFTECHNIK GMBH
    Inventor: Rudolf FRIES
  • Publication number: 20220000313
    Abstract: The invention relates to a grinding mill (15) for grinding seasonings, particularly salt, with a stator (1) and a rotor (11) which is rotatably mounted and arranged concentrically with respect to said stator, wherein the stator (1) and the rotor (11) have, in at least some sections, milling projections (2) which are convexly curved in cross-section and the surfaces of which are devoid of discontinuities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Applicant: JOMA KUNSTSTOFFTECHNIK GMBH
    Inventor: Rudolf FRIES
  • Publication number: 20200361675
    Abstract: The invention relates to a container (1) having an opening (9) and an opening section (10), which extends in a cylinder shape, proceeding from the opening (9), which container comprises a sealing cap (3) that is removably fixed to the container (1) and seals the opening (9) when in a closed position and has a substantially cylindrical shell surface (30), which encloses the opening section (10) at least in part when in the position. Interacting latching elements (17, 34) are provided on closed position. Interacting latching elements (17, 34) are provided on an inner surface of the shell surface (30) of the sealing cap (3) and on an outer surface of the opening section (10). A peripheral protrusion (13) is provided below the latching elements (17, 34) in the opening section (10). A ring (5) is peripherally connected on the top edge (50) thereof to the shell surface (30) of the sealing cap via a tear-off skin (7). The tear-off skin (7) contacts the first protrusion (13) of the originally sealed container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Applicant: JOMA KUNSTSTOFFTECHNIK GMBH
    Inventor: Rudolf FRIES
  • Patent number: 10639660
    Abstract: The invention relates to a dispensing device (1) having a pump device (2), which has an actuating element (5) having an output opening (12), wherein the actuating element (5) is movably arranged relative to a bearing element (6), which is connected to a pump housing (7) in a rotationally fixed manner in the usage position, wherein the actuating element (5) is rotatably arranged relative to the bearing element (6) and the bearing element (6) has at least one protruding bridge (25) having an upper stop edge (24) and a substantially tubular portion (5?) of the actuating element (5) has, on the inner surface thereof, distributed over the circumference, at least two stages (22, 22?, 22?) defining a different displacement path, of which stages, depending on the rotational alignment of the actuating element (5), one stage (22, 22?, 22?) contacts the stop edge (24) in a lower displacement position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: JOMA KUNSTSTOFFTECHNIK GMBH
    Inventor: Rudolf Fries
  • Publication number: 20190143354
    Abstract: The invention relates to a dispensing device (1) having a pump device (2), which has an actuating element (5) having an output opening (12), wherein the actuating element (5) is movably arranged relative to a hearing element (6), which is connected to a pump housing (7) in a rotationally fixed manner in the usage position, wherein the actuating element (5) is rotatably arranged relative to the bearing element (6) and the bearing dement (6) has at least one protruding bridge (25) having an upper stop edge (24) and a substantially tubular portion (5?) of the actuating element (5) has, on the inner surface thereof, distributed over the circumference, at least two stages (22,22?, 22?) defining a different displacement path, of which stages, depending on the rotational alignment of the actuating, element (5), one stage (22, 22?, 22?) contacts the stop edge (24) in a lower displacement position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2017
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Applicant: JOMA KUNSTSTOFFTECHNIK GMBH
    Inventor: Rudolf FRIES
  • Publication number: 20100298223
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to use of fibrinogen to prevent or treat excessive bleeding in pre-hospital and hospital settings. In particular, the present invention relates to methods for treating bleeding using fibrinogen in individuals suffering from traumatic hemorrhages in pre-hospital settings and in individuals having thrombocytopenia or qualitative platelet disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2008
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Inventors: Dietmar Rudolf Fries, Uri Martinowitz
  • Publication number: 20100279939
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods of using recombinant human fibrinogen to prevent or treat excessive bleeding in pre-hospital and hospital settings. In particular, the present invention relates to methods for treating bleeding using recombinant human fibrinogen in individuals suffering from traumatic hemorrhages in pre-hospital settings and in individuals having thrombocytopenia or qualitative platelet disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2008
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Inventors: Dietmar Rudolf Fries, David Naveh, Uri Martinowitz
  • Publication number: 20040234986
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a newly identified nucleic acid sequence of an allele of the polymorphic bovine DGAT gene. Moreover, the present invention relates to a method of testing a mammal for its predisposition for fat content of milk and/or its predisposition for meat marbling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2004
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Inventors: Hans-Rudolf Fries, Andreas Winter
  • Patent number: D826595
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Inventor: Rudolf Fries
  • Patent number: D831486
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: JOMA KUNSTSTOFFTECHNIK GMBH & CO KG
    Inventor: Rudolf Fries