Patents by Inventor Klaus Klee

Klaus Klee 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: 20140224340
    Abstract: Disclosed is a building water safety device, having a shut-off valve and a shut-off element, and having an actuator that is mechanically coupled to the shut-off element and moves the shut-off element between the open and closed positions. A sensor device for detecting the presence of a person in the area of a water removal point and a control device are provided, where the control device is operatively coupled to the sensor device and the actuator to open the shut-off element if a sensor signal signaling the presence of a person in the area of the water removal point is received from the sensor device and/or to close the shut-off element if a sensor signal signaling the absence of a person in the area of the water removal point is received from the sensor device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2012
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: PIPE SYSTEMS GMBH
    Inventors: Axel Klee, Klaus Klee, Ingmar Klee
  • Patent number: 7565912
    Abstract: A frost-proof valve includes a main valve. The main valve opens a fluid connection between an inflow opening and a discharge opening through a connecting channel in an open position and blocks the channel in a closed position. An actuating mechanism switches the main valve between the open position and the closed position. A drain drains the valve in the closed position and includes a bypass line connecting first and second channel sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2009
    Assignee: Interforge KleeGmbH
    Inventor: Klaus Klee
  • Patent number: 7438082
    Abstract: The invention concerns a valve arrangement for external operation including: a feed opening, a delivery opening, a connecting passage which connects the feed opening to the delivery opening, a first valve which is adapted to enable the fluid connection through the connecting passage in a first functional position and to close same in a second functional position, and an actuating device for actuating the first valve. Valve arrangements of that kind suffer from the disadvantage that they are not suitable for frost-resistant operation as freezing water can damage parts of the valve arrangement. That disadvantage is overcome by the invention insofar as there is provided a second valve which is closed in the first and second functional position and which co-operates with a drain opening which is so connected to the connecting passage that in a third functional position in which the first valve is closed and the second valve is opened the liquid in the connecting passage can flow away through the drain opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: Interforge Klee GmbH
    Inventor: Klaus Klee
  • Publication number: 20060266418
    Abstract: A frost-proof valve includes a main valve. The main valve opens a fluid connection between an inflow opening and a discharge opening through a connecting channel in an open position and blocks the channel in a closed position. An actuating mechanism switches the main valve between the open position and the closed position. A drain drains the valve in the closed position and includes a bypass line connecting first and second channel sections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2006
    Publication date: November 30, 2006
    Applicant: Interforge Klee GmbH
    Inventor: Klaus Klee
  • Publication number: 20060255658
    Abstract: The invention concerns a valve arrangement for external operation including: a feed opening, a delivery opening, a connecting passage which connects the feed opening to the delivery opening, a first valve which is adapted to enable the fluid connection through the connecting passage in a first functional position and to close same in a second functional position, and an actuating device for actuating the first valve. Valve arrangements of that kind suffer from the disadvantage that they are not suitable for frost-resistant operation as freezing water can damage parts of the valve arrangement. That disadvantage is overcome by the invention insofar as there is provided a second valve which is closed in the first and second functional position and which co-operates with a drain opening which is so connected to the connecting passage that in a third functional position in which the first valve is closed and the second valve is opened the liquid in the connecting passage can flow away through the drain opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2006
    Publication date: November 16, 2006
    Applicant: Interforge Klee GmbH
    Inventor: Klaus Klee
  • Publication number: 20060191963
    Abstract: A gate valve comprising a valve housing with connection openings disposed in mutually opposite relationship on a first common axis, and also connection elements for the inlet and outlet of a fluid, a cap on the valve housing and a valve actuation means coupled to a sliding gate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2006
    Publication date: August 31, 2006
    Applicant: Interforge Klee GmbH
    Inventor: Klaus Klee