Patents by Inventor Matthias Wetzel
Matthias Wetzel 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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Patent number: 11940191Abstract: An expansion valve includes a housing, a threaded bush, a valve body, and a permanent magnet body. The threaded bush is arranged in the housing and extends along an axial direction. The threaded bush includes an external thread. The valve body is partially adjustably received in the threaded bush along the axial direction. The permanent magnet body is of a pot-shaped design and arranged in the housing. The permanent magnet body extends the threaded bush along the axial direction such that the valve body is partially received in a valve body receptacle surrounded by the permanent magnet body. The permanent magnet body surrounds a radially outside of the threaded bush in a common transition portion. In the transition portion, the permanent magnet body is firmly connected to the threaded bush via a latching connection.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2021Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: MAHLE INTERNATIONAL GMBHInventors: Jeffrey Van Delden, Matthias Lindenberg, Florian Wetzel
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Patent number: 10906195Abstract: A beard trimmer having a handle, a motor and a head portion. The head portion comprises at least a first long hair cutter unit for trimming hair that is provided with a first outer cutter and a first inner cutter.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2017Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: Braun GMBHInventors: Udo Bady, Bernhard Sikora, Wolfgang Stegmann, Matthias Wetzel, Juergen Behrendt
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Patent number: 10792824Abstract: An electric hair cutting kit comprises a handle with a motor for driving a beard trimmer head portion and a shaver head portion. The shaver head portion is attachable to the handle and has at least a first shaver unit, which is provided with a first foil-type outer shaver cutter and a first inner shaver cutter.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2017Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: Braun GMBHInventors: Udo Bady, Bernhard Sikora, Wolfgang Stegmann, Matthias Wetzel, Juergen Behrendt
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Patent number: 10493642Abstract: A beard trimmer which has a handle, a motor and a removable head portion. The head portion has at least a first long hair cutter unit for trimming hair. The first long hair cutter unit has first, non-foil type outer cutter and a first inner cutter, with the first outer cutter stacked onto the first inner cutter.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2017Date of Patent: December 3, 2019Assignee: Braun GMBHInventors: Udo Bady, Bernhard Sikora, Wolfgang Stegmann, Matthias Wetzel, Juergen Behrendt
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Patent number: 10486318Abstract: A beard trimmer which has a handle, a motor and a removable head portion. The head portion has first long hair cutter unit for trimming the hair length that is provided with a non-foil type outer cutter and an inner cutter. A first comb unit is provided having comb elements located adjacent to multiple cutting slots of the outer cutter. One comb element is provided on each of the opposite sides of the outer cutter. Each comb element provided with a row of comb teeth and comb slots separating the comb teeth from another. Each of the comb teeth has a tooth skin contact surface which is located on an elevated upper level relative to a cutter skin contact surface of the outer cutter.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2017Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Assignee: Braun GMBHInventors: Udo Bady, Bernhard Sikora, Wolfgang Stegmann, Matthias Wetzel, Juergen Behrendt
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Patent number: 10213930Abstract: A beard trimmer having a handle, a motor and a head portion. The head portion has a rotary cutting unit for trimming hair that is provided with a first outer cutter and a first inner cutter.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2017Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: Braun GMBHInventors: Udo Bady, Bernhard Sikora, Wolfgang Stegmann, Matthias Wetzel, Juergen Behrendt
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Publication number: 20180246503Abstract: This disclosure relates to production systems and methods. The production systems include a machine tool for machining workpieces and at least one aerial vehicle, which flies to the machine tool and is equipped with a workpiece application unit configured to apply application data including logistical data to the workpiece, which has been or is still to be machined.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2018Publication date: August 30, 2018Inventors: Klaus Bauer, Eberhard Wahl, Rainer Schlegel, Christian Hoefert, Stephan Oechsle, Holger Roeder, Matthias Wetzel
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Publication number: 20180085933Abstract: A beard trimmer which has a handle, a motor and a removable head portion. The head portion has at least a first long hair cutter unit for trimming hair. The first long hair cutter unit has first, non-foil type outer cutter and a first inner cutter, with the first outer cutter stacked onto the first inner cutter.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2017Publication date: March 29, 2018Inventors: UDO BADY, Bernhard Sikora, Wolfgang Stegmann, Matthias Wetzel, Juergen Behrendt
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Publication number: 20180085944Abstract: A beard trimmer having a handle, a motor and a head portion. The head portion has a rotary cutting unit for trimming hair that is provided with a first outer cutter and a first inner cutter.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2017Publication date: March 29, 2018Inventors: Udo Bady, Bernhard Sikora, Wolfgang Stegmann, Matthias Wetzel, Juergen Behrendt
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Publication number: 20180085945Abstract: A beard trimmer which has a handle, a motor and a removable head portion. The head portion comprises at least a first long hair cutter unit for trimming the hair length that is provided with a first, non-foil type outer cutter and a first inner cutter.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2017Publication date: March 29, 2018Inventors: Udo Bady, Bernhard Sikora, Wolfgang Stegmann, Matthias Wetzel, Juergen Behrendt
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Publication number: 20180085946Abstract: A beard trimmer having a handle, a motor and a head portion. The head portion comprises at least a first long hair cutter unit for trimming hair that is provided with a first outer cutter and a first inner cutter.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2017Publication date: March 29, 2018Inventors: Udo Bady, Bernhard Sikora, Wolfgang Stegmann, Matthias Wetzel, Juergen Behrendt
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Publication number: 20180085943Abstract: An electric hair cutting kit comprises a handle with a motor for driving a beard trimmer head portion and a shaver head portion. The shaver head portion is attachable to the handle and has at least a first shaver unit, which is provided with a first foil-type outer shaver cutter and a first inner shaver cutter.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2017Publication date: March 29, 2018Inventors: Udo Bady, Bernhard Sikora, Wolfgang Stegmann, Matthias Wetzel, Juergen Behrendt
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Publication number: 20180085956Abstract: A beard trimmer which has a handle, a motor and a removable head portion. The head portion has first long hair cutter unit for trimming the hair length that is provided with a non-foil type outer cutter and an inner cutter. A first comb unit is provided having comb elements located adjacent to multiple cutting slots of the outer cutter. One comb element is provided on each of the opposite sides of the outer cutter. Each comb element provided with a row of comb teeth and comb slots separating the comb teeth from another. Each of the comb teeth has a tooth skin contact surface which is located on an elevated upper level relative to a cutter skin contact surface of the outer cutter.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2017Publication date: March 29, 2018Inventors: Udo Bady, Bernhard Sikora, Wolfgang Stegmann, Matthias Wetzel, Juergen Behrendt
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Patent number: 9228982Abstract: A switchable valve for a sample injector includes a first valve member and a second valve member that can moved with respect to the other. The first valve member includes a plurality of ports, the second valve member includes a plurality of fluid paths. The plurality of ports include eight circumferential ports distributed along a circumference and one central port arranged at a central position of the first valve member. The plurality of fluid paths include three arcuate fluid paths so as to be couplable with at least two of the circumferential ports and one straight fluid path extending between the central position and a circumferential position so as to be couplable with the central port and one of the circumferential ports.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2011Date of Patent: January 5, 2016Assignee: AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Johnny Ebsen, Matthias Wetzel
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Publication number: 20130067997Abstract: A switchable valve for a sample injector includes a first valve member and a second valve member that can moved with respect to the other. The first valve member includes a plurality of ports, the second valve member includes a plurality of fluid paths. The plurality of ports include eight circumferential ports distributed along a circumference and one central port arranged at a central position of the first valve member. The plurality of fluid paths include three arcuate fluid paths so as to be couplable with at least two of the circumferential ports and one straight fluid path extending between the central position and a circumferential position so as to be couplable with the central port and one of the circumferential ports.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2011Publication date: March 21, 2013Applicant: AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Johnny Ebsen, Matthias Wetzel
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Publication number: 20130008030Abstract: The invention relates to an electrically operated cleaning device for cleaning an electrically operated hair removal apparatus, which comprises a drive means configured in a housing and a cutting or epilation means, which can be driven by the drive means and is arranged on a head end of said housing. For cleaning purposes, the cutting or epilation means can be introduced into a pan which can be filled with a cleaning liquid on the one hand, and which can have the cleaning liquid flowing therethrough on the other hand. According to a first invention, the receptacle is formed directly by the pan, wherein the pan is pivotably mounted on the cleaning device via a rotational axis, wherein an alternating torque acts on the pan for pivoting the same.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2012Publication date: January 10, 2013Inventors: Uwe Fischer, Norbert Kreutz, Matthias Wetzel, Juergen Hoeser
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Patent number: 7503117Abstract: An electric hair cutting apparatus including a casing and a cutter unit secured to the casing.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2006Date of Patent: March 17, 2009Assignee: Braun GmbHInventors: Matthias Wetzel, Norbert Kreutz, Daniel Dietzel, Volker Stenger, Matthias Matern
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Publication number: 20080047145Abstract: A system having an electric shaving apparatus and at least one accessory adapted to be detachably arranged on the shaving apparatus. The shaving apparatus has a shaving head, which has a short-hair cutting device that has at least one perforated outer cutter and at least one undercutter cooperating with the outer cutter. The accessory has two opposite retaining arms adapted to be locked into place on the shaving apparatus. The accessory is adapted to be placed on the shaving head of the shaving apparatus (1) in such a manner that it projects from the shaving apparatus in the area of its retaining arms, and the retaining arms are adapted to be locked into place on the shaving apparatus using a swiveling motion of the accessory, while the accessory continues to rest against the shaving head.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2005Publication date: February 28, 2008Inventors: Daniel Dietzel, Matthias Wetzel, Norbert Kreutz, Matthias Matern, Volker Stenger, Jurgen Hoser
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Patent number: 6684509Abstract: A shaving apparatus includes a short-hair cutter unit and a long-hair cutter unit. The long-hair cutter unit includes an outer cutter with slits and segments and an inner cutter that is movable in a vertical direction by means of a carrier structure. The outer cutter has comb elements that are associated with the comb elements of a threader comb. The comb elements of the threader comb are movable jointly with the comb elements of the outer cutter in a vertical direction.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2000Date of Patent: February 3, 2004Assignee: Braun GmbHInventors: Bernhard Best, Ingeborg Gudat, Rainer Ontl, Matthias Wetzel
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Patent number: 6371815Abstract: The invention is directed to an adapter plug in combination with a rechargeable electric appliance for personal use, such as a dry shaving apparatus, the adapter plug equipped with flat contact pins, having a plug case with contact pins for connecting to a socket-outlet and a case wall provided with accommodating holes suitable for receiving flat contact pins of the electric appliance in order to close a circuit, said accommodating holes being associated with a safety wall projecting from the case wall, in such fashion that during the process of inserting the flat contact pins in the accommodating holes the relative distance of the accommodating holes or of the flat contact pins of the electric appliance to the safety wall is at least equal to or greater than the safety clearance to be maintained to prevent voltage flashover. The safety wall has at least one recess for accommodating a housing of the electric appliance.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 1998Date of Patent: April 16, 2002Assignee: Braun GmbHInventors: Matthias Wetzel, Jochen Cimbal