Patents by Inventor Theo Krams

Theo Krams 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).

  • Casing for individually packed products
    Patent number: 7044845
    Abstract: A tubular casing that is capable of receiving a product therein in an outstretched state, said casing comprising: a pleated accordion shaped envelope section; a front-end section on the opposite end from the pleated accordion shaped envelope section, the front-end section being tucked back at a central portion thereof across the longitudinal direction of the casing, the front-end section being stretched and crimped lengthwise with respect to the length of the casing; a middle section that is adjacent to and between the front-end section and the accordion shaped section, wherein the middle section is crimped lengthwise with respect to the length of the casing; wherein the middle section and the front end section are tied off, and the casing has a fluid moisture content of 18 to 35 wt.-% based on the total weight of the casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2006
    Assignee: Kalle Nalo GmbH & Co KG
    Inventors: Jochen Coutandin, Theo Krams, Thomas Kummer, Hans Lage, Bernd-Adolf Schäfer
  • Moulded articles of cellulose hydrate with enzymatically modified surface
    Patent number: 6761944
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the treatment, in particular for the roughening, of the surface of hydrated cellulose shaped articles, in which at least one cellulase is allowed to act on the surface and is then inactivated permanently. The tubular films modified in this way are particularly suitable as foodstuff casings, specifically as sausage casings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2004
    Assignee: Kalle Nalo GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Klaus-Dieter Hammer, Martina Koenig, Theo Krams
  • Casing for individually packed products
    Publication number: 20010018085
    Abstract: A tubular casing that is capable of receiving a product therein in an outstretched state, said casing comprising:
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2001
    Publication date: August 30, 2001
    Applicant: Kalle Nalo Gmbh & Co KG.
    Inventors: Jochen Coutandin, Theo Krams, Thomas Kummer, Hans Lage, Bernd-Adolf Schafer
  • Sheet-like or tubular food casing based on cellulose hydrate
    Patent number: 5811162
    Abstract: A food casing based on cellulose hydrate, which is preferably used as a sausage casing, in addition to cellulose hydrate, includes a copolymer having units of methyl vinyl ether and maleic acid and/or alkali metal maleate. It can additionally contain further polymers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1998
    Assignee: Kalle Nalo GmbH
    Inventors: Klaus-Dieter Hammer, Theo Krams, Martina Koenig
  • Cellulose-based food casing having improved ripening properties
    Patent number: 5662971
    Abstract: A fiber-reinforced cellulose-based food casing which comprises alginic acid and/or alginate, and fats, fat-like compounds, and/or oils and a non-reinforced cellulose-based food casing which comprises a copolymer containing 80 to 20 mol % of units of the formula I and 20 to 80 mol % of units of the formula II or III ##STR1## in which R.sup.1 to R.sup.4 are identical or different and are hydrogen or (C.sub.1 -C.sub.6)alkyl,Z is O or N--R.sup.5,R.sup.5 is hydrogen or (C.sub.1 -C.sub.6)alkyl,X.sup.- is Cl.sup.-, Br.sup.-, I.sup.-, (C.sub.1 -C.sub.6)alkyl-SO.sub.2 --O.sup.-, (C.sub.1 -C.sub.6)alkyl-O--SO.sub.2 --O.sup.-, HSO.sub.4.sup.- or 1/2 SO.sub.4.sup.2-,n is an integer from 1 to 3 andm is an integer from 2 to 6, andfats, fat-like compounds, and/or oils useful as casings for sausages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 2, 1997
    Assignee: Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Klaus-Dieter Hammer, Manfred Siebrecht, Theo Krams
  • Foodstuff casing based on cellulose hydrate with improved peelability
    Patent number: 5595796
    Abstract: The invention relates to an optionally fiber-reinforced foodstuff casing based on cellulose hydrate, which is impregnated on the inside with a mixture containing 40 to 200 mg/m.sup.2 of an adhesive component and 20 to 2000 mg/m.sup.2 of a non-stick component. The ratio by weight of adhesive to non-stick component is between 4:1 and 1:4. The foodstuff casing is used as sausage casing, in particular for keeping sausage, which has a second packaging in the form of a film or is provided with a dip coating. The casing shows improved peelability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 21, 1997
    Assignee: Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Klaus-Dieter Hammer, Manfred Siebrecht, Theo Krams
  • Cellulose hydrate-based flat or tubular film
    Patent number: 5501886
    Abstract: A cellulose hydrate-based flat or tubular film which is useful as a food casing, particularly preferably as a sausage casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 26, 1996
    Assignee: Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Klaus-Dieter Hammer, Manfred Siebrecht, Leo Mans, Theo Krams, Hermann Winter