Patents by Inventor Werner Erfgen

Werner Erfgen 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: 6601727
    Abstract: The invention relates to a can lid consisting of a lid ring and a lid membrane having an end face, wherein the lid ring has an annular flange configured as a flattened roll on its inner periphery and surrounding an opening, the end face of said annular flange being directed radially outward and the lid membrane being connected with the annular flange so as to be flat for sealing the opening. A can lid designed according to the present invention should result in fewer injuries during normal handling and should be more resistant to corrosion as a result of the folding under of the peripheral area of the lid membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2003
    Assignee: Rasselstein Hoesch GmbH
    Inventors: Rainer Sauer, Werner Erfgen
  • Patent number: 6554556
    Abstract: For the manufacture of a ring part out of a flat sheet-metal part to form a lid for a lid of a can. A hot-sealable coating is provided on one side of the sheet-metal part which is then shaped into a cylindrical tube with the coating being on the inside. The axially extending edges of the tube are joined together to form a butt-joint and the inside surface thereof pressed against a cooling plate. A butt-joint welding seam is then created by means of a laser jet. The tube is separated into equal length tube sections and each is conically enlarged at one end. The other end of each tube section is bent radially inwardly to form a bearing surface for a tear-off foil. By flanging the conically enlarged end, an annular flange is created to receive a body of a can.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2003
    Assignee: Rasselstein Hoesch GmbH
    Inventors: Werner Erfgen, Reiner Sauer
  • Publication number: 20020053571
    Abstract: The invention relates to a can lid consisting of a lid ring and a lid membrane having an end face, wherein the lid ring has an annular flange configured as a flattened roll on its inner periphery and surrounding an opening, the end face of said annular flange being directed radially outward and the lid membrane being connected with the annular flange so as to be flat for sealing the opening. A can lid designed according to the present invention should result in fewer injuries during normal handling and should be more resistant to corrosion as a result of the folding under of the peripheral area of the lid membrane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2001
    Publication date: May 9, 2002
    Inventors: Rainer Sauer, Werner Erfgen
  • Publication number: 20010041115
    Abstract: For the manufacture of a ring part out of a flat sheet-metal part to form a lid for a lid of a can. A hot-sealable coating is provided on one side of the sheet-metal part which is then shaped into a cylindrical tube with the coating being on the inside. The axially extending edges of the tube are joined together to form a butt-joint and the inside surface thereof pressed against a cooling plate. A butt-joint welding seam is then created by means of a laser jet. The tube is separated into equal length tube sections and each is conically enlarged at one end. The other end of each tube section is bent radially inwardly to form a bearing surface for a tear-off foil. By flanging the conically enlarged end, an annular flange is created to receive a body of a can.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2001
    Publication date: November 15, 2001
    Inventors: Werner Erfgen, Reiner Sauer
  • Patent number: 6036043
    Abstract: An easily-opened can lid includes a cover ring having an outer edge and an inner edge. The inner edge folds inwardly to form an annular flange surrounding a lid opening. A tear-off portion aligned about the annular flange has a lateral area covering the entirety of the lid opening such that the lid opening is smaller than the tear-off portion. An attachment tab is secured at a location on the lateral area of the tear-off portion and an opening ring is secured to that attachment tab. An outside edge of the tear-off portion can be aligned with the inside edge of the cover ring so that the annular flange is entirely covered by the lateral area of the tear-off portion. Heat sealing coatings can be applied to the lateral area of the tear-off portion on a bottom side thereof and to the top side of the annular flange to secure the cover ring to the tear-off portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2000
    Assignee: Rasselstein Hoesch GmbH
    Inventors: Werner Erfgen, Reiner Sauer
  • Patent number: 5913651
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an easy-opened lid from sheet metal is disclosed, wherein an opening is stamped in the lid and the stamped out portion is utilized in manufacturing the lid, thus reducing loss of lid material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 22, 1999
    Assignee: Rasselstein Hoesch GmbH
    Inventors: Werner Erfgen, Reiner Sauer