Patents by Inventor Frank Kummer
Frank Kummer 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).
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Publication number: 20140224045Abstract: The invention relates to an actuator device for automatically activating the vehicle door (2) of a motor vehicle (1), in particular the tailgate (2), which comprises an electromotive drive (9) and an arrangement of tubular housing parts (7, 8) which can be extended and retracted telescopically by said electromotive drive (9), said electromotive drive comprising an electrical motor (14) and a gearbox (20) driven by the motor (14), characterized in that, the gearbox (20) comprises a wobble mechanism (34, 46, 68, 72).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2012Publication date: August 14, 2014Applicant: VALEO SICHERHEITSSYSTEME GMBHInventor: Frank Kummer
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Patent number: 8739777Abstract: The invention relates to an inhalation therapy device with a nozzle nebuliser, in particular with a nozzle nebuliser having a nozzle element which is easy to clean and is thereby simple and reliable to handle so that the nozzle is not damaged and the geometry of the nozzle is not affected during cleaning. The aerosol generator comprises a nozzle element, said nozzle consisting of at least a first part and a second part, said first part of the nozzle element being made of a more resilient material than said second part of the nozzle element, and said first part of the nozzle element being attached to said second part of the nozzle element. Owing to the resilient material, the nozzle can deform during cleaning and can return to the original shape without altering its initial geometry.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2004Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: Pari GmbH Spezialisten für effektive InhalationInventors: Vera Kreutzmann, Frank Kummer, Markus Mornhinweg, Sven Rosenbeiger, Titus Selzer
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Publication number: 20130186220Abstract: The invention relates to a jack (4) for moving a movable panel of a vehicle, including: a endless screw and nut assembly (14) defining an axis (22); a bearing (20) in which an element (14) selected from the nut and the screw, for example the latter, is rotatably mounted; and a tensioner (60) which is force-tilted onto the element or onto the hearing and which biases the latter by means of mutual axial bearing when the jack is inoperative.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2011Publication date: July 25, 2013Applicant: VALEO SICHERHEITSSYSTEME GMBHInventors: Frank Kummer, Dietmar Orth
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Publication number: 20130169087Abstract: The invention relates to a motor-driven device for actuating a movable panel (1) of a motor vehicle, including: a drive unit (3); a transmission element (5) which is to be set into motion by the motor unit (3); a braking module (7) for the transmission element (5), characterized in that the braking module (7) is connected to the transmission element (5) by a clutch module (9) positioned between the transmission element (5) and the drive unit (3), and comprising a wound spring (35) in friction contact with a brake shaft (23) connected to the braking module (7), as well as two coupling elements (25, 27) that are mutually engaged with a functional clearance therebetween, the relative change in position of said two coupling elements (25, 27) enabling the ends (37, 38) of said wound spring (35) to be controlled so as to switch the ends between an engaged position and a disengaged position of the braking module (7), wherein the two coupling elements (25, 27) are a drive element and a driven element, respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2011Publication date: July 4, 2013Applicant: VALEO SICHERHEITSSYSTEME GMBHInventor: Frank Kummer
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Publication number: 20110290050Abstract: The invention relates to an adjusting device (5) for automatically actuating the vehicle door (3) of a motor vehicle, said device (5) having:—a first tubular housing (15) connected to the body (9) of the vehicle (1) and a second tubular housing (25) connected to the vehicle door (3) to be adjusted, the second tubular housing (25) can be moved telescopically relative to the first housing (15), and—a spindle drive (21) comprising: •a spindle (27), which can be rotated by an electric-motor drive arranged in the first tubular housing (15), • a spindle nut (31) threaded with the spindle (27), which when the spindle (27) is rotated, is displaced along the longitudinal axis (A) of the spindle (27), from a retracted rest position into an extended position, • a push rod (33) bearing the spindle nut (31), which extends in the direction of the longitudinal axis (A) of the spindle (27), said push rod (33) being coupled to the second tubular housing (25), • and a tubular guide part (39) enclosing the push rod (33) and theType: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2009Publication date: December 1, 2011Applicant: VALEO SICHERHEITSSYSTEME GMBHInventors: Frank Kummer, Dietmar Orth
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Publication number: 20110209700Abstract: The inhalation therapy device according to the invention comprises a nebulizer chamber which accommodates an aerosol generator that emits aerosol into the nebulizer chamber. A valve that has a valve seat, a resilient valve member and a valve member positioning means is arranged at an opening of the nebulizer chamber. The valve member positioning means can be moved out of a first position and into a second position so as to position the valve member on the valve seat in such a manner that in the first position, the valve member, in a flow-free state, is positioned on the valve seat in a pre-tensioned manner and in a second position, is spaced apart from the valve seat.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2010Publication date: September 1, 2011Applicant: Pari GmbH Spezialisten Fuer effektive InhalationInventors: Vera Kreutzmann, Sven Rosenbeiger, Markus Mornhinweg, Frank Kummer, Titus Selzer
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Patent number: 7686014Abstract: The aim of the invention is to connect a nebulizer to a breathing air tube of a respirator. This aim is achieved by a nebulizer-connecting device that has a breathing air-directing unit that is provided with a first mechanism for connecting a duct supplying breathing air, a second mechanism for connecting a duct evacuating breathing air, and a third mechanism for connecting the nebulizer, and a sealing unit which is arranged on the third connecting mechanism and by which a flow path for an aerosol generated by the nebulizer can be unblocked when the nebulizer is connected while the flow path for an aerosol generated by the nebulizer can be sealed therewith when the nebulizer is removed. A sealing member is opened when the nebulizer is connected while being closed when the nebulizer is removed.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2004Date of Patent: March 30, 2010Assignee: Pari GmbH Spezialisten fur Effective InhalationInventors: Andreas Boehm, Frank Kummer, Markus Mornhinweg
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Publication number: 20070119449Abstract: The aim of the invention is to connect a nebulizer to a breathing air tube of a respirator. Said aim is achieved by a nebulizer-connecting device comprising a breathing air-directing unit that is provided with a first mechanism for connecting a duct supplying breathing air, a second mechanism for connecting a duct evacuating breathing air, and a third mechanism for connecting the nebulizer, and a sealing unit which is arranged on the third connecting mechanism and by means of which a flow path for an aerosol generated by the nebulizer can be unblocked when the nebulizer is connected while said flow path for an aerosol generated by the nebulizer can be sealed therewith when the nebulizer is removed. A sealing member is opened when the nebulizer is connected while being closed when the nebulizer is removed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2004Publication date: May 31, 2007Applicant: Pari Gmbh Spezialisten fur effektive InhalationInventors: Andreas Boehm, Frank Kummer, Markus Mornhinweg
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Publication number: 20070068513Abstract: The invention relates to an inhalation therapy device with a nozzle nebuliser, in particular with a nozzle nebuliser having a nozzle element which is easy to clean and is thereby simple and reliable to handle so that the nozzle is not damaged and the geometry of the nozzle is not affected during cleaning. The aerosol generator comprises a nozzle element, said nozzle consisting of at least a first part and a second part, said first part of the nozzle element being made of a more resilient material than said second part of the nozzle element, and said first part of the nozzle element being attached to said second part of the nozzle element. Owing to the resilient material, the nozzle can deform during cleaning and can return to the original shape without altering its initial geometry.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2004Publication date: March 29, 2007Applicant: PARI GMBH SPEZIALISTEN FUR EFFEKTIVE INHALATIONInventors: Vera Kreutzmann, Frank Kummer, Markus Mornhinweg, Sven Rosenbeiger, Titus Selzer
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Patent number: 7077126Abstract: To increase the accuracy of the administration of doses of inhalation therapies for animals, the invention proposes a two-part inhalation mask for animals in which each mask part (9) comprises an aerosol chamber (1) and an adaptation chamber (2). The two chambers are separated by a dividing wall (3) with an opening for the aerosol so that during the inhalation phases, the aerosol passes together with the respiratory air out of the aerosol chamber (1) into the adaptation chamber (2).Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2004Date of Patent: July 18, 2006Assignee: Pari GmbH Spezialisten fur effektive InhalationInventors: Frank Kummer, Martin Luber, Markus Mornhinweg
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Publication number: 20040250816Abstract: To increase the accuracy of the administration of doses of inhalation therapies for animals, the invention proposes a two-part inhalation mask for animals in which each mask part (9) comprises an aerosol chamber (1) and an adaptation chamber (2). The two chambers are separated by a dividing wall (3) with an opening for the aerosol so that during the inhalation phases, the aerosol passes together with the respiratory air out of the aerosol chamber (1) into the adaptation chamber (2).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2004Publication date: December 16, 2004Applicant: Pari GmbH Spezialisten fur effective inhalationInventors: Frank Kummer, Martin Luber, Markus Mornhinweg