Patents by Inventor Stephan Maschke

Stephan Maschke 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).

  • Publication number: 20040134913
    Abstract: The invention relates to a beverage can with a protective cover, a blank for it, as well as a method and device for application of a protective cover to the lid area of a beverage can, wherein the protective cover is made of embossed aluminum foil. An essentially flat blank of the embossed aluminum foil, while covering at least the can lid, is brought into contact with the beverage can and, while being shaped in a ductile manner, is molded to at least the can lid. The cans, while in an upright position, are conveyed with a conveyor apparatus beneath a placement apparatus for blanks made of embossed aluminum foil, which apparatus places the blanks onto the top area of the cans while pressing them, at least partially, against the lid area and/or the can edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2003
    Publication date: July 15, 2004
    Applicant: Krones AG
    Inventors: Volker Kronseder, Stephan Maschke, Reinhold Spindler
  • Patent number: 6708748
    Abstract: A beverage can with a protective cover, a blank for it, as well as a method and device for application of a protective cover to the lid area of a beverage can, wherein the protective cover is made of embossed aluminum foil. An essentially flat blank of the embossed aluminum foil, while covering at least the can lid, is brought into contact with the beverage can and, while being shaped in a ductile manner, is molded to at least the can lid. The cans, while in an upright position, are conveyed with a conveyor apparatus beneath a placement apparatus for blanks made of embossed aluminum foil, which placement apparatus places the blanks onto the top area of the cans while pressing them, at least partially, against the lid area and/or the can edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: Krones AG
    Inventors: Volker Kronseder, Stephan Maschke, Reinhold Spindler