Patents by Inventor Ralf Sauer

Ralf Sauer 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: 10264936
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a vacuum cleaner filter bag made of a thermally weldable filter material which forms the sealed internal space of the vacuum cleaner filter bag. The internal space is thereby closed at least on one side by means of a weld seam configured according to the invention, in the case of which at least two layers of the filter material are welded together. The weld seam configured according to the present invention is distinguished by a far higher tearing strength, compared with weld seams as are known from the state of the art. The invention relates in addition to a method for the production of the vacuum cleaner filter bag, to a tool for the production of the high-strength weld seam and also to an ultrasonic welding unit in which this tool is integrated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Eurofilters N.V.
    Inventors: Jan Schultink, Ralf Sauer
  • Publication number: 20190082914
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for a vacuum cleaner filter bag comprising a holding device with a passage opening and a closure device for closing the passage opening of the holding device, wherein the closure device comprises a closure flap and an elastic element made of a cross-linked silicone elastomer, and the elastic element is pretensioned in a state in which the closure flap closes the passage opening of the holding device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2017
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Applicant: Eurofilters Holding N.V.
    Inventors: Ralf Sauer, Jan Schultink
  • Publication number: 20190082913
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a vacuum cleaner filter bag composed primarily of plastic recyclates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Applicant: Eurofilters N.V.
    Inventors: Jan Schultink, Ralf Sauer
  • Publication number: 20190076766
    Abstract: The invention provides a vacuum cleaner filter bag, comprising a wall enclosing an interior and made of an air-permeable material and an inlet opening introduced into the wall, characterized in that the air-permeable material comprises at least one layer of a nonwoven fabric which comprises powdery and/or fibrous recycled material from the production of textiles, in particular cotton textiles, and/or from wool shearing and/or seed fibers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2017
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Applicant: Eurofilters N.V.
    Inventors: Ralf Sauer, Jan Schultink
  • Publication number: 20190075988
    Abstract: The invention provides a vacuum cleaner filter bag comprising a wall of an air-permeable material enclosing an interior and an inlet opening introduced into the wall, wherein the air-permeable material comprises at least one layer of a nonwoven fabric, which comprises powdery and/or fibrous recycled material from the production of textiles, in particular cotton textiles, wherein the at least one layer of the nonwoven fabric comprises powdery and/or fibrous recycled material having a density of 0.005 g/cm3 to 0.03 g/cm3, in particular of 0.007 g/cm3 to 0.02 g/cm3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2017
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Applicant: Eurofilters N.V.
    Inventors: Ralf Sauer, Jan Schultink
  • Publication number: 20190075987
    Abstract: The invention relates to a vacuum-cleaner filter bag comprising a wall made of an air permeable material and surrounding an inner chamber, and an inlet opening introduced into the wall. The vacuum-cleaner filter bag is characterized in that the air permeable material comprises at least one layer made from a non-woven fabric and/or a layer made from a fiber web which comprises fibers or is made from fibers which are made from a recycled plastic or a plurality of recycled plastics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2017
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Applicant: Eurofilters N.V.
    Inventors: Ralf Sauer, Jan Schultink
  • Publication number: 20190059670
    Abstract: The present invention relates to vacuum cleaner filter bags made of waste products of the textile industry. In addition, possibilities for use of waste products of the textile industry for vacuum cleaner filter bags are indicated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Jan Schultink, Ralf Sauer
  • Publication number: 20190045990
    Abstract: The invention relates to a retaining plate (2) for a vacuum cleaner filter bag, comprising a base plate in which a passage opening (3) is formed, and a sealing flap (5) for sealing the passage opening (3), wherein the sealing flap (5) is sealed via an elastic element (7; 10) in the sealed position, and wherein a cover element (9) is provided which is connected to the base plate, the sealing flap (5) and/or the elastic element (7) and partially or completely covers the elastic element (7).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2017
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Applicant: Eurofilters Holding N.V.
    Inventors: Ralf Sauer, Jan Schultink
  • Publication number: 20190038096
    Abstract: The invention relates to a retaining plate (2) for a vacuum cleaner filter bag, comprising a base plate in which a passage opening (3) is formed, and a sealing flap (5) for sealing the passage opening (3), wherein the sealing flap (5) is biased in the sealed position via an elastic element (7), wherein the elastic element (7) is arranged in front of the sealing flap (5) when viewed in the sealing direction; and wherein the elastic member (7) comprises an elastomer, or the elastic member (7) comprises a coil spring (9), wherein the coil spring (9) is at least partially enclosed by a sheath (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2017
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Applicant: Eurofilters Holding N.V.
    Inventors: Ralf Sauer, Jan Schultink
  • Patent number: 10188248
    Abstract: The invention relates to a vacuum cleaner filter bag, including a bag wall which is made of filter material and has a through-passage through which the air to be cleaned can flow into the vacuum cleaner filter bag, in which the bag wall includes an at least partially pleated non-woven fabric material and the bag wall includes a first and a second filter material layer which are joined to one another by a peripheral weld seam, wherein the first and/or second filter material layers comprise include the at least partially pleated non-woven fabric material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Eurofilters Holding N.V.
    Inventors: Ralf Sauer, Jan Schultink
  • Patent number: 10182691
    Abstract: The invention relates to a vacuum cleaner filter bag comprising a first bag wall (104) comprising a filter material and a second bag wall also comprising a filter material and a base (103). The first and the second bag wall are joined to the base along one part of the periphery thereof and are joined together along the remaining part of the periphery. The connection between the first bag wall, the second bag wall and the base is formed such that the vacuum cleaner filter bag is completely closed. The filter material of the first and the second bag walls is made of non-woven material. Said vacuum cleaner filter bag comprises an opening (102) through which the air which is to be filtered can pass through into the vacuum cleaner filter bag, and a retaining plate. Said vacuum cleaner filter bag is characterised in that the first and/or the second bag wall comprises at least five folds (101).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: Eurofilters Holding N.V.
    Inventors: Ralf Sauer, Jan Schultink
  • Patent number: 10178932
    Abstract: The invention relates to a vacuum cleaner filter bag, including a first bag wall containing a filter material and a second bag wall containing a filter material. The first and the second bag walls are joined together along the periphery thereof such that the vacuum cleaner filter bag is completely closed. The filter material of the first and the second bag walls is made of a non-woven fabric. The vacuum cleaner filter bag includes an inlet through which the air which is to be filtered can flow into the vacuum cleaner filter bag, also including a retaining plate. The vacuum cleaner filter bag is characterized in that the first and/or the second bag wall includes at least five folds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: Eurofilters Holding N.V.
    Inventors: Ralf Sauer, Jan Schultink
  • Publication number: 20180368635
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for the production of an improved integral connection of a retaining plate to the wall of a vacuum cleaner filter bag. According to a first variant, the retaining plate is not applied directly on the wall of the vacuum cleaner filter bag but rather a textile material is disposed between retaining plate and the wall. The connection of the retaining plate and the wall of the vacuum cleaner filter bag is thereby effected via the textile material. According to a second variant, in regions between retaining plate and wall of the vacuum cleaner filter bag, a film made of a thermoplastic material is disposed between wall of the vacuum cleaner filter bag and retaining plate. The connection of the retaining plate and the wall of the vacuum cleaner filter bag is thereby effected via the film. According to a third variant, the retaining plate is connected directly to the wall of the vacuum cleaner filter bag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicant: Eurofilters N.V.
    Inventors: Jan Schultink, Ralf Sauer
  • Patent number: 10130223
    Abstract: The invention relates to a vacuum cleaning device with a tank-type vacuum cleaner, a suction hose which is connected to the housing of the tank-type vacuum cleaner, and a filter bag. The tank-type vacuum cleaner has a motor fan unit which is designed such that the average electric input power of the fan unit ranges from 1000 W to 200 W and results in a vacuum of more than 12.5 kPa in the measuring chamber when using aperture 6 and a vacuum of more than 4.0 kPa in the measuring chamber when using aperture 8 in the event of an average electric power input ranging from 1000 W to 800 W; a vacuum of more than 10.0 kPa in the measuring chamber when using aperture 6 and a vacuum of more than 3.4 kPa in the measuring chamber when using aperture 8 in the event of an average electric power input ranging from 799 W to 600 W; a vacuum of more than 7.0 kPa in the measuring chamber when using aperture 6 and a vacuum of more than 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Eurofilters Holding N.V.
    Inventors: Ralf Sauer, Jan Schultink
  • Patent number: 10080474
    Abstract: The invention provides a vacuum cleaner filter bag comprising a first filter layer and a second filter layer, wherein the first filter layer is arranged upstream of the second filter layer in air flow direction, and wherein the first filter layer has at least 3 and at most 25 individual plies, especially at least 5 and at most 15 individual plies, wherein each individual ply is a dry-laid nonwoven having a basis weight of 5 g/m2 to 50 g/m2, especially having a basis weight of 8 g/m2 to 30 g/m2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: Eurofilters Holding N.V.
    Inventors: Ralf Sauer, Jan Schultink
  • Patent number: 10052003
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for optimizing a vacuum cleaning system comprising a substantially hoseless and tubeless vacuum cleaning device and a filter bag, where the substantially hoseless and tubeless vacuum cleaning device comprises a motor-fan unit having a characteristic motor-fan curve, a filter bag receptacle, a connection port for the filter bag and a cleaning head, and where the filter bag comprises filter material made of nonwoven material, comprising the step of: adapting the characteristic motor-fan curve and the size, the shape and the material of the filter bag and the size and the shape of the filter bag receptacle and the inner diameter of the connection port for the filter bag and the cleaning head to each other such that the vacuum cleaning system achieves an efficiency of at least 30%, preferably of at least 34%, particularly preferably of at least 38% when vacuuming according to the Standard on a Standard carpet type Wilton with an empty filter bag, where vacuuming according to the
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Eurofilters N.V.
    Inventors: Jan Schultink, Ralf Sauer
  • Patent number: 10045674
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for optimizing a vacuum cleaning system comprising a cylinder vacuum cleaning device and a filter bag, wherein the cylinder vacuum cleaning device comprises a motor-fan unit having a characteristic motor-fan curve, a filter bag receptacle, a hose, a tube, a connection port for the filter bag, and a cleaning head, and wherein the filter bag comprises filter material made of nonwoven material comprising the step of: adapting the motor-fan characteristic curve and the size, the shape and the material of the filter bag and the size and the shape of the filter bag receptacle and the length and the inner diameter of the tube and the length and the inner diameter of the hose and the inner diameter of the connection port for the filter bag and the cleaning head to each other such that the vacuum cleaning system achieves an efficiency of at least 24%, preferably of at least 28%, particularly preferably of at least 32%, when vacuuming according to the Standard on a Standard carpet type
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Eurofilters N.V.
    Inventors: Jan Schultink, Ralf Sauer
  • Patent number: 9951211
    Abstract: The invention relates to heat-curing reactive compositions based on natural and/or synthetic liquid elastomers containing olefinic double bonds and on vulcanizing agents, where these comprise a quantity, relative to the entire composition, of from 1 to 25% by weight, preferably from 1 to 15% by weight, of at least one liquid polyisoprene, preferably at least one cis-1,4 polyisoprene; a quantity, relative to the entire composition, of from 0.5 to 10% by weight, preferably from 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Ralf Sauer, Peter Born, Karin Weidenauer
  • Publication number: 20180098675
    Abstract: The invention relates to a robotic vacuum cleaner comprising a base mounted on wheels, a dust collector, and a floor nozzle arranged on the base for taking in an air flow into the robotic vacuum cleaner, the floor nozzle being adjustable in height with respect to the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Applicant: Eurofilters Holding N.V.
    Inventors: Ralf SAUER, Jan SCHULTINK
  • Patent number: 9913563
    Abstract: The invention relates to a retaining plate for a vacuum cleaner bag which has an inlet opening, the retaining plate being formed by thermoforming and subsequent stamping of a film made of a thermoplastic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: Eurofilters N.V.
    Inventors: Jan Schultink, Ralf Sauer