Patents by Inventor Holger Schurle

Holger Schurle 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: 10487483
    Abstract: The invention relates to an intermediate holder (3) which on the external circumference thereof has at least one holding means (5) for fastening the intermediate holder (3) in a water outlet (4) of a sanitary outlet fitting (1), and on the internal circumference thereof at least one fastening means (6) for releasably fastening a sanitary functional unit (2). One approach to a solution according to the invention provides that the intermediate holder (3) is manufactured from one material strip and the holding means and fastening means (5, 6) of said intermediate holder (3) are configured as formed lugs of the material strip that at the one lug end of said lugs by way of a bent region are connected to the material strip and that by way of the opposite other free lug end of said lugs protrude beyond the circumference of the material strip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: NEOPERL GMBH
    Inventors: Holger Schurle, Alexander Stein, Elmar Mock, Markus Mast, Andrew Hirniak, Naomi Bitmead
  • Publication number: 20190301148
    Abstract: A sanitary unit (1, 116, 118) is provided which has a sleeve-shaped outlet mouthpiece (2), which (2) can be installed on a water outlet of a sanitary outlet fitting and has a sleeve interior, into which is inserted a sanitary functional unit (5) with at least one functional element (5), which (5) has a component (6), which (6) can be adjusted between at least two functional positions, by an externally accessible handle, via a transmission element (9) which is guided in an axially displaceable manner in the functional element (5). The handle is configured in the form of an actuating element (7) which is retained in a displaceable manner on the outer circumference of a sub-region, forming part of the outlet mouthpiece (2), which projects beyond the water outlet of the outlet fitting, and the actuating element (7), which serves as a handle has a water-jet-permeable or water-jet-guiding outlet structure (8) held on it that connects the actuating element (7) to the transmission element (9).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventors: Holger Schurle, Dietmar Walser, Alexander Stein
  • Publication number: 20190234056
    Abstract: A sanitary insert unit (6) is provided having an insert housing (2) which can be mounted on or in a water outlet (3) of a sanitary outlet fitting and in the housing interior of which there is provided a liquid path that channels water flowing through the housing interior. A jet splitter (9, 10) with a plurality of splitter openings (11, 13) is provided in the liquid path, and the splitter openings divide the through-flowing water into a plurality of individual jets. At least one grid or mesh structure (14, 15) follow the jet splitter (9, 10) in the liquid path, and at least one bypass duct (16) which bypasses the liquid path at least in certain portions is provided. The bypass duct (16) is formed as a nozzle for generating at least one accelerated liquid jet, and for this purpose, the at least one bypass duct (16) has a tapering clear duct cross section at least in a sub-portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2017
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: NEOPERL GMBH
    Inventors: Eugen Willmann, Wolf-Dieter Lacher, Holger Schurle
  • Publication number: 20190194918
    Abstract: In a sanitary outlet unit (1), it is provided that a contact surface (6) is formed on a valve element (4) which is adjustable between an open position and a closed position in a flow path (2), which contact surface (6), in the open position, covers a corresponding, stationary counterpart surface (7) and, in the closed position, frees said counterpart surface (7), such that the valve element (4) is automatically held in the open position by the pressure in the flow path and returns to the closed position in the event of a pressure drop (cf. FIG. 1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Applicant: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventors: Holger Schurle, Seoung-Eun KIM
  • Publication number: 20170343127
    Abstract: In the case of a valve-actuating device (1) having a first valve (3) and a second valve (38), it is provided to form, on the first valve (3), a pressure chamber (14), which can be filled with a pressure from a first inflow (16) via a filling opening (15), wherein the first valve (3) separates the first inflow (16), in a closed position, from a first outflow (19), and wherein the pressure chamber (14) can be emptied into the first outflow (19) via an outflow opening (18), and the outflow opening (18) can be opened and closed by a closure element which can be activated by an operating element (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicant: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventors: Yichao Bian, Holger Schurle, Marc Tempel, Martin Fangmeier
  • Patent number: 9816255
    Abstract: A sanitary fixture having a connector assembly which includes an adapter piece is provided for connection to a single-lever mixing cartridge. A pivotable connector piece having a hose connector is pivotably mounted between the base plate and the adapter piece. The base plate includes receptacles for a cold-water hose end piece and a warm-water end piece. The connector piece has an inner duct which, at a first end, opens out to the connector assembly and, at a second end, opens out to the hose connector. The connector piece is connected via a plug-in connection to a connector-piece receptacle of the adapter piece. The connector-piece receptacle opens out into a connection duct of a first type, which extends in the adapter piece crosswise to a connection duct of a second type in the adapter piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventor: Holger Schurle
  • Patent number: 9663926
    Abstract: In the case of a sanitary fixture with a jet and/or flow regulator unit, it is proposed forming, on the inlet opening on the inflow side, a tube receptacle to which a connecting tube can be connected with a push fit. A fastening means with which the connecting tube, which is connected with a push fit, can be fastened in, and can be released from, the tube receptacle is arranged on a basic body forming the tube receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: NEOPERL GMBH
    Inventors: Holger Schurle, Werner Bammerlin, Christian Zoschinger
  • Patent number: 9639095
    Abstract: In the case of a sanitary fixture (1), it is provided that at least one covering surface (7), by way of which at least one flow opening (4) of a flow element (3) is openable and at least partially closable in a temperature-dependent manner, is formed on a covering element (6) made of a temperature-sensitive material (cf. FIG. 1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: NEOPERL GMBH
    Inventors: Holger Schurle, Marc Tempel
  • Patent number: 9623426
    Abstract: An atomizer nozzle (1) for a sanitary water outlet, which atomizer nozzle (1) is intended for atomizing water under pressure. The characterizing feature of the atomizer nozzle (1) according to the invention is that the atomizer nozzle (1) has a swirl chamber (2), in which at least one feed channel (4) that is oriented transversely in relation to the longitudinal axis of the nozzle and runs approximately tangentially into the swirl chamber (2) opens out, wherein the swirl chamber (2) tapers in the outflow direction, in the direction of a nozzle channel (5). The atomizer nozzle (1) can be used to produce a water jet of a homogeneous jet pattern that gives the impression of a voluminous water jet in spite of having a low volumetric flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: NEOPERL GMBH
    Inventor: Holger Schurle
  • Publication number: 20170009436
    Abstract: The invention relates to an intermediate holder (3) which on the external circumference thereof has at least one holding means (5) for fastening the intermediate holder (3) in a water outlet (4) of a sanitary outlet fitting (1), and on the internal circumference thereof at least one fastening means (6) for releasably fastening a sanitary functional unit (2). One approach to a solution according to the invention provides that the intermediate holder (3) is manufactured from one material strip and the holding means and fastening means (5, 6) of said intermediate holder (3) are configured as formed lugs of the material strip that at the one lug end of said lugs by way of a bent region are connected to the material strip and that by way of the opposite other free lug end of said lugs protrude beyond the circumference of the material strip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2015
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Applicant: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventors: Holger Schurle, Alexander Stein, Elmar Mock, Markus Mast, Andrew Hirniak, Naomi Bitmead
  • Publication number: 20160319525
    Abstract: A sanitary fixture having a connector assembly which includes an adapter piece is provided for connection to a single-lever mixing cartridge. A pivotable connector piece having a hose connector is pivotably mounted between the base plate and the adapter piece. The base plate includes receptacles for a cold-water hose end piece and a warm-water end piece. The connector piece has an inner duct which, at a first end, opens out to the connector assembly and, at a second end, opens out to the hose connector. The connector piece is connected via a plug-in connection to a connector-piece receptacle of the adapter piece. The connector-piece receptacle opens out into a connection duct of a first type, which extends in the adapter piece crosswise to a connection duct of a second type in the adapter piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Applicant: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventor: Holger Schurle
  • Patent number: 9416521
    Abstract: A sanitary fixture (8) having a connector assembly (14) for the connection to a single-lever mixing cartridge (15) including a pivotable connector piece (16) having a hose connector (20) on a base plate (9). The base plate (9) includes receptacles (10, 12) for a cold-water hose end piece (11) and a warm-water end piece (13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventor: Holger Schurle
  • Patent number: 9297468
    Abstract: A sanitary outlet unit having an outlet fitting having at least one water outlet and including an aeration device for aerating the water flow and arranged in the flow direction spaced from and upstream of the at least one water outlet, and having at least one valve part, which regulates the inflow from at least one water pipe to the water outlet (3). To provide a sanitary outlet unit that ensures reliable aeration of the water flow that can be integrated without undue structural modifications into existing fittings, the aeration device is received in the at least one valve part and the aeration device is provided with at least one actuator, the movement of which between at least one closed and at least one open position alters the admission of ambient air to the water flow inside the valve part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventors: Holger Schurle, Werner Bammerlin, Michael Steinbrunner
  • Publication number: 20160017579
    Abstract: In the case of a sanitary fixture (1) with a jet and/or flow regulator unit (7), it is proposed forming, on the inlet opening (5) on the inflow side, a tube receptacle (8) to which a connecting tube (9) can be connected with a push fit, wherein a fastening means (10) with which the connecting tube (9), which is connected with a push fit, can be fastened in, and can be released from, the tube receptacle (8) is arranged on a basic body (4) forming the tube receptacle (8).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Applicant: NEOPERL GMBH
    Inventors: Holger SCHURLE, Werner BAMMERLIN, Christian ZOSCHINGER
  • Patent number: 9238906
    Abstract: A water-carrying line section having at least one aerating duct (2), the aerating duct (2), on the inlet side, having at least one duct opening (5) open to atmosphere and, on the outlet side, having at least one duct opening (6) that can be flushed by the water flowing past and/or is adjacent thereto, and in which aerating duct (2) a water jet aerator (7) is provided. The line section is characterized in that the water jet aerator (7) has a filtering or separating device (8) which is configured to be permeable to air in the direction from the at least one duct opening (5) on the inlet side toward the at least one duct opening (6) on the outlet side but is impermeable to water in the opposite direction. With the aid of the water jet aerator (7) which is used in the line section (1) and which serves to aerate the water flowing through a sanitary outlet fitting or the like, the undesired emergence of water can be prevented with certainty in any installation situation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: NEOPERL GMBH
    Inventor: Holger Schurle
  • Publication number: 20160001307
    Abstract: An atomizer nozzle (1) for a sanitary water outlet, which atomizer nozzle (1) is intended for atomizing water under pressure. The characterizing feature of the atomizer nozzle (1) according to the invention is that the atomizer nozzle (1) has a swirl chamber (2), in which at least one feed channel (4) that is oriented transversely in relation to the longitudinal axis of the nozzle and runs approximately tangentially into the swirl chamber (2) opens out, wherein the swirl chamber (2) tapers in the outflow direction, in the direction of a nozzle channel (5). The atomizer nozzle (1) can be used to produce a water jet of a homogeneous jet pattern that gives the impression of a voluminous water jet in spite of having a low volumetric flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2014
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Applicant: NEOPERL GMBH
    Inventor: Holger Schurle
  • Patent number: D752709
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventor: Holger Schurle
  • Patent number: D844748
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventor: Holger Schürle
  • Patent number: D849888
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventor: Holger Schürle
  • Patent number: D866709
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventor: Holger Schurle