Patents by Inventor Manfred Gilcher

Manfred Gilcher 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: 8408244
    Abstract: A sanitary installation part (1) which has an installation housing (2) which can be inserted into a housing mount of a gas line or a liquid line is provided and has at least one latching element which projects into a latching position on the outer circumference of the housing and can be moved in a resiliently elastic manner from this latching position to a zero position. The installation part according to the invention provides that the at least one latching element is designed as a latching protuberance (5) which is beveled or rounded along its transverse edges oriented transversely to the insertion direction on both sides, and the at least one latching protuberance (5), in its zero position, can be can be resiliently fitted into the latching element mount, in which the latching protuberance (5) is incorporated in the outer circumference of the installation housing (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventor: Manfred Gilcher
  • Patent number: 8308079
    Abstract: A sanitary installation element (1) having at least one bypass or cleaning duct (6) which is assigned a valve in whose open position the at least one bypass or cleaning duct is connected switched on. The installation element (1) according to the invention is characterized in that the installation element (1) has a filter screen (4) with at least one outlet opening (5), which outlet opening (5) has a larger clear opening cross section than the screen openings of the filter screen (4), that the at least one outlet opening (5) opens into the at least one bypass or cleaning duct (6), and that, as seen in the direction of flow, the outlet opening (5) is arranged in front of at least one liquid-conveying component of at least one functional unit situated in the installation element (1) and, as seen in the direction of flow, the duct outlet of the at least one bypass or cleaning duct (6) is arranged after this component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventors: Hermann Grether, Manfred Gilcher, Jorg Rudolph, Christoph Weis
  • Publication number: 20090224067
    Abstract: A sanitary installation element (1) having at least one bypass or cleaning duct (6) which is assigned a valve in whose open position the at least one bypass or cleaning duct is connected switched on. The installation element (1) according to the invention is characterized in that the installation element (1) has a filter screen (4) with at least one outlet opening (5), which outlet opening (5) has a larger clear opening cross section than the screen openings of the filter screen (4), that the at least one outlet opening (5) opens into the at least one bypass or cleaning duct (6), and that, as seen in the direction of flow, the outlet opening (5) is arranged in front of at least one liquid-conveying component of at least one functional unit situated in the installation element (1) and, as seen in the direction of flow, the duct outlet of the at least one bypass or cleaning duct (6) is arranged after this component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2007
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Applicant: NEOPERL GMBH
    Inventors: Hermann Grether, Manfred Gilcher, Jörg Rudolph, Christoph Weis
  • Publication number: 20080210310
    Abstract: A sanitary installation part (1) which has an installation housing (2) which can be inserted into a housing mount of a gas line or a liquid line is provided and has at least one latching element which projects into a latching position on the outer circumference of the housing and can be moved in a resiliently elastic manner from this latching position to a zero position. The installation part according to the invention provides that the at least one latching element is designed as a latching protuberance (5) which is beveled or rounded along its transverse edges oriented transversely to the insertion direction on both sides, and the at least one latching protuberance (5), in its zero position, can be can be resiliently fitted into the latching element mount, in which the latching protuberance (5) is incorporated in the outer circumference of the installation housing (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2006
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Applicant: NEOPERL GMBH
    Inventor: Manfred Gilcher
  • Patent number: D576704
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2008
    Assignee: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventor: Manfred Gilcher
  • Patent number: D609785
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventors: Hermann Grether, Manfred Gilcher
  • Patent number: D609786
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventors: Hermann Grether, Manfred Gilcher