Patents by Inventor Fabian Wildfang

Fabian Wildfang 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: 20240158218
    Abstract: In order to simplify the creation of fluidic outflows in the widest possible range of application situations, a fluidic outflow unit (1) is provided in which fluid flows from various sources (3) are guided via respective flexible connection elements (6) to different discharge elements (4) and/or different flow control elements (5) of the outflow element (1). The use of the flexible connection elements (6) ensures that the outflow unit (1) can be arranged in different installation spaces (14) inside an item of furniture (13) or a sanitary object, in such a way that the installation space (14) itself does not need to form a water duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventors: Fabian WILDFANG, Christoph WEIS
  • Publication number: 20230146601
    Abstract: A sanitary construction kit (1) having at least one outflow element (2), at least one control element (3), and at least one connection element (4) by way of which the outflow element (2) is fluidically connectable to the control element (3). At least two functionally dissimilar control elements (3) which selectively, individually or together, are fluidically connectable to the outflow element (2) are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicant: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventors: Holger SCHÜRLE, Fabian WILDFANG, Christoph WEIS
  • Patent number: 10704711
    Abstract: A hose line and a method for producing the same. The hose line (1) has a hose connection (3) which has a connection piece having a connection nipple. A hose end of a flexible hose (2) is pushed onto the connection nipple. The hose connection (3) also has a crimp sleeve (6) which immovably clamps the hose end between itself and the connection nipple in the longitudinal direction of the nipple. There are at least two tool contact surfaces on the hose connection (3), arranged on opposite sides of the hose connection (3), preferably allocated to each other in pairs and in particular designed as wrench contact surfaces (7). The at least two tool contact surfaces of the hose connection (3), which are allocated to each other in pairs, are on the crimp sleeve (6). A ratio of a length of the crimp sleeve (6) to an outside diameter of the flexible hose is 1.5:1 to 3:1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventor: Fabian Wildfang
  • Publication number: 20190226611
    Abstract: A hose line and a method for producing the same. The hose line (1) has a hose connection (3) which has a connection piece having a connection nipple. A hose end of a flexible hose (2) is pushed onto the connection nipple. The hose connection (3) also has a crimp sleeve (6) which immovably clamps the hose end between itself and the connection nipple in the longitudinal direction of the nipple. There are at least two tool contact surfaces on the hose connection (3), arranged on opposite sides of the hose connection (3), preferably allocated to each other in pairs and in particular designed as wrench contact surfaces (7). The at least two tool contact surfaces of the hose connection (3), which are allocated to each other in pairs, are on the crimp sleeve (6). A ratio of a length of the crimp sleeve (6) to an outside diameter of the flexible hose is 1.5:1 to 3:1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Applicant: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventor: Fabian Wildfang
  • Patent number: 10288201
    Abstract: A hose line and to a method for its production are provided. The hose line (1) has a hose connection (3) which has a connection piece having a connection nipple. A hose end of a flexible hose (2) is pushed onto the connection nipple. The hose connection (3) also has a crimp sleeve (6) which immovably clamps the hose end between itself and the connection nipple in the longitudinal direction of the nipple. There are at least two tool contact surfaces on the hose connection (3), arranged on opposite sides of the hose connection (3), preferably allocated to each other in pairs and in particular designed as wrench contact surfaces (7). The at least two tool contact surfaces of the hose connection (3), which are allocated to each other in pairs, are on the crimp sleeve (6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventor: Fabian Wildfang
  • Patent number: 10006574
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hose coupling (5) for connecting a flexible hose line (3) to an adjacent line section (6). The hose coupling (5) according to the invention has a coupling housing (7), which coupling housing (7) has at least two coupling openings (8, 9), into each of which a respective coupling mating piece (10, 11) can be inserted and releasably fixed, which coupling mating pieces (10, 11) are designed as line ends of a line section, and of which at least one coupling mating piece is provided as the line end of a flexible hose line (3), wherein the coupling openings (8, 9) in the coupling housing (7) are connected to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventor: Fabian Wildfang
  • Patent number: 9562348
    Abstract: Sanitary throughflow element (1, 2, 30) which includes a throughflow rate regulator unit (5) having a carrier part (6) extending over the open cross section of a fluid line portion, the carrier part (6) having at least two inter-spaced insert openings (7) in which, respectively, a throughflow rate regulator (8) is arranged. Each throughflow rate regulator (8) has an elastic throttle body (9) which is round on the outer circumferential side in cross section and which delimits a control gap (10) between itself and a circumferential wall defining the insert opening (7). The throttle bodies (9) of the throughflow rate regulator (8) are compressed in the throughflow direction due to pressure of the through-flowing fluid such that this compression causes a circumferential widening of the throttle bodies (9) that constricts the control gap (10) determining a throughflow capacity of the throughflow rate regulator (8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: NEOPERL GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Sochtig, Fabian Wildfang
  • Publication number: 20160305589
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hose coupling (5) for connecting a flexible hose line (3) to an adjacent line section (6). The hose coupling (5) according to the invention has a coupling housing (7), which coupling housing (7) has at least two coupling openings (8, 9), into each of which a respective coupling mating piece (10, 11) can be inserted and releasably fixed, which coupling mating pieces (10, 11) are designed as line ends of a line section, and of which at least one coupling mating piece is provided as the line end of a flexible hose line (3), wherein the coupling openings (8, 9) in the coupling housing (7) are connected to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2014
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Applicant: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventor: Fabian Wildfang
  • Publication number: 20160223112
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hose line and to a method for producing the same. The hose line (1) according to the invention has a hose connection (3) which has a connection piece having a connection nipple. A hose end of a flexible hose (2) is pushed onto the connection nipple. The hose connection (3) also has a crimp sleeve (6) which immovably clamps the hose end between itself and the connection nipple in the longitudinal direction of the nipple. There are at least two tool contact surfaces on the hose connection (3), arranged on opposite sides of the hose connection (3), preferably allocated to each other in pairs and in particular designed as wrench contact surfaces (7). According to the invention, the at least two tool contact surfaces of the hose connection (3), which are allocated to each other in pairs, are on the crimp sleeve (6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2014
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Applicant: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventor: Fabian Wildfang
  • Patent number: 9151026
    Abstract: A sanitary outlet fitting (1) having a water outlet (2) with an internally threaded receiving opening (3) is provided, having a sleeve-shaped outlet nozzle (7) which has an external thread on its periphery which can be screwed in a releasable manner into the internal thread of the receiving opening, and having a jet regulator or similar sanitary insert part that is retained in the sleeve interior of the outlet nozzle. The outlet nozzle (7) includes on its outlet end side, at least one slot, a profiling or a similar tool attachment surface, and a ring element (5) is mounted in a freely rotatable manner at the outlet end region of the outlet nozzle (7) that encloses the outlet nozzle and serves for vandal proofing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: NEOPERL GMBH
    Inventor: Fabian Wildfang
  • Patent number: 8985142
    Abstract: The invention relates to a flow volume regulator (1) having at least one throttle body (2) which is composed of elastically deformable material and which is arranged in the throughflow duct (3) of a regulator housing (4) and which delimits a control gap (5) between itself and a regulating profiling provided on an inner circumferential and/or outer circumferential duct wall, the clear throughflow cross section of which control gap (5) can be varied as a result of the throttle body (2) which can be deformed under the pressure of the medium flowing through, with the regulating housing (4) bearing on its outer circumference a clamping edge region for clamping the flow volume regulator (1) between two line sections or line components which are connected to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventor: Fabian Wildfang
  • Patent number: 8672244
    Abstract: A jet former (1), which can be fitted into the water outlet (2) of a sanitary outlet fitting and has at least one homogenizing device (3) with a multiplicity of throughflow holes (4), which are respectively enclosed by flow guiding walls (5). The jet former (1) has a greater jet width (1) in comparison with the jet depth (t) to create a flat water jet, by a flow guide (6) that tapers in a nozzle-like manner, at least in a partial region in the direction of throughflow, being arranged upstream or downstream of the at least one homogenizing device (3) and by the flow guide (6) having on both sides of its longitudinal extent edge regions (7, 8) with a greater throughflow cross section in comparison with the longitudinal center region (9).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventor: Fabian Wildfang
  • Publication number: 20130341422
    Abstract: Sanitary throughflow element (1, 2, 30) which includes a throughflow rate regulator unit (5) having a carrier part (6) extending over the open cross section of a fluid line portion, the carrier part (6) having at least two inter-spaced insert openings (7) in which, respectively, a throughflow rate regulator (8) is arranged. Each throughflow rate regulator (8) has an elastic throttle body (9) which is round on the outer circumferential side in cross section and which delimits a control gap (10) between itself and a circumferential wall defining the insert opening (7). The throttle bodies (9) of the throughflow rate regulator (8) are compressed in the throughflow direction due to pressure of the through-flowing fluid such that this compression causes a circumferential widening of the throttle bodies (9) that constricts the control gap (10) determining a throughflow capacity of the throughflow rate regulator (8).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2011
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Sochtig, Fabian Wildfang
  • Patent number: D656602
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventor: Fabian Wildfang
  • Patent number: D744072
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventor: Fabian Wildfang
  • Patent number: D752721
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventors: Fabian Wildfang, Werner Kury
  • Patent number: D787027
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventor: Fabian Wildfang
  • Patent number: D801486
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventors: Fabian Wildfang, Werner Kury
  • Patent number: D837952
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventor: Fabian Wildfang
  • Patent number: D884843
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventor: Fabian Wildfang