Patents by Inventor Thomas Lochner

Thomas Lochner 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).

  • Method and device for rotary blind embossing of a substrate, a female die and/or a male die for use in a device, and a method for producing a female die and/or a male die
    Patent number: 11679575
    Abstract: A method for the rotary blind embossing of a substrate, a device for the rotary blind embossing of a substrate, a female die and/or a male die for use in a device, and to a method for producing a female die and/or a male die. The method for the rotary blind embossing of a substrate in a work station including an embossing roller and a counter-pressure roller includes the following steps: a) preparing the substrate; b) blind embossing the substrate by means of at least one female die provided on the embossing roller and at least one male die provided on the counter-pressure roller. The device for the rotary blind embossing of a substrate has a work station having an embossing roller and a counter-pressure roller, at least one female die being provided on the embossing roller and at least one male die being provided on the counter-pressure roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignees: Hinderer + Mühlich GmbH & Co. KG, Koenig & Bauer AG
    Inventors: René Schweikhardt, Thomas Löchner, Johannes Naumann, Johannes Helbig
  • METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ROTARY BLIND EMBOSSING OF A SUBSTRATE, A FEMALE DIE AND/OR A MALE DIE FOR USE IN A DEVICE, AND A METHOD FOR PRODUCING A FEMALE DIE AND/OR A MALE DIE
    Publication number: 20210078281
    Abstract: A method for the rotary blind embossing of a substrate, a device for the rotary blind embossing of a substrate, a female die and/or a male die for use in a device, and to a method for producing a female die and/or a male die. The method for the rotary blind embossing of a substrate in a work station including an embossing roller and a counter-pressure roller includes the following steps: a) preparing the substrate; b) blind embossing the substrate by means of at least one female die provided on the embossing roller and at least one male die provided on the counter-pressure roller. The device for the rotary blind embossing of a substrate has a work station having an embossing roller and a counter-pressure roller, at least one female die being provided on the embossing roller and at least one male die being provided on the counter-pressure roller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: René SCHWEIKHARDT, Thomas LÖCHNER, Johannes NAUMANN, Johannes HELBIG
  • Method and device for transferring a decorating segment of an embossing film
    Patent number: 10870311
    Abstract: A method for transferring a decorative section of a stamping foil onto a substrate by means of an embossing die, wherein the stamping foil includes a carrier film and a transfer ply arranged on the carrier film. The method includes: a) Provision of the stamping foil; b) Embossing or pressing of at least one compression section spaced apart from the edge of the decorative section, into the transfer ply; c) Stamping of the decorative section onto the substrate; d) Detachment of the residual stamping film from the substrate embossed with the decorative section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignees: hinderer + muhlich GmbH & Co. KG, LEONHARD KURZ Stiftung & Co. KG
    Inventors: Gerhard Ammon, Tibor Mannsfeld, Markus Burkhardt, Thomas Lochner
  • Method and Device for Transferring a Decorating Segment of an Embossing Film
    Publication number: 20200031160
    Abstract: A method for transferring a decorative section of a stamping foil onto a substrate by means of an embossing die, wherein the stamping foil includes a carrier film and a transfer ply arranged on the carrier film. The method includes: a) Provision of the stamping foil; b) Embossing or pressing of at least one compression section spaced apart from the edge of the decorative section, into the transfer ply; c) Stamping of the decorative section onto the substrate; d) Detachment of the residual stamping film from the substrate embossed with the decorative section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Gerhard Ammon, Tibor Mannsfeld, Markus Burkhardt, Thomas Lochner