Patents by Inventor Thomas Köblitz

Thomas Köblitz 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).

  • Molding with connection element
    Patent number: 6652932
    Abstract: The invention relates to a biologically degradable molding based on a starch-containing composite material and having at least two mold elements connected to one another by at least one connection element wherein the connection element extends substantially two-dimensionally and is connected at each of two mutually opposite end areas to a mold element, wherein the connection element comprises a first outer face and a second outer face, is made of a starch-containing and flexible composite material and is free of notch or fold depressions or cutouts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2003
    Assignee: Apack AG fur biologische Verpackungen
    Inventors: Thomas Köblitz, Anneliese Kesselring, Norbert Kaiser
  • Process for producing a shaped body made of biodegradable material
    Patent number: 6533854
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing a shaped body made of biodegradable material in which a bakeable mass is produced by mixing from 7.8 to 8.5% by weight of cellulosic fibers, from 16.1 to 17.6% by weight of native starch, from 5.4 to 6.0% by weight of pregelatinized starch and from 68.0 to 70.6% by weight of water, in each case based on the bakeable mass, and the bakeable mass is then baked to form a shaped body. The invention also relates to shaped bodies obtainable by this process and to their use as packaging material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Assignee: Apack AG für Biologische Verpackungen
    Inventors: Anneliese Kesselring, Norbert Kaiser, Thomas Köblitz