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).

  • Publication number: 20150096681
    Abstract: The present application provides heat-curing preparations containing (a) a triglyceride fraction, the fatty acid distribution of which has a proportion of at least 5 wt. %, in particular at least 60 wt. %, of one or more ?-3 fatty acids and/or one or more ?-6 fatty acids, (b) at least one vulcanizing agent selected from the group consisting of (b1) sulfur, (b2) peroxidic vulcanizing agents, (b3) quinones and/or quinone dioximes and/or (b4) dinitrosobenzenes, and (c) at least one inorganic filler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Inventors: Ralf Sauer, Peter Born, Mathias Muller
  • Patent number: 8979961
    Abstract: The Invention relates to a vacuum cleaner filter bag comprising a bag wall, wherein the bag wall comprises precisely one nonwoven layer in the form of a melt-spur microfibrous nonwoven layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Eurofilters Holding N.V.
    Inventors: Jan Schultink, Ralf Sauer
  • Patent number: 8974566
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner filter bag is provided. The vacuum cleaner filter bag includes at least one side fold formed by two fold legs, and the vacuum cleaner filter bag is designed as a tubular bag, wherein, in a turned-in state, the at least one side fold has at least three edges, wherein two of the edges are formed by a respective weld seam, and wherein the side fold can be turned out with the edges formed by a weld seam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Eurofilters Holding N.V.
    Inventors: Ralf Sauer, Jan Schultink
  • Publication number: 20150026918
    Abstract: The invention relates to a vacuum cleaning apparatus having a vacuum cleaning unit and a filter bag, in which the vacuum cleaning unit has a motor-fan unit which is designed in such a way that the vacuum cleaning unit with filter bag inserted with aperture 0 generates a negative pressure between 13 kPa and 6 kPa, preferably a negative pressure of between 20 kPa and 8 kPa and particularly preferably a negative pressure between 15 kPa and 8 kPa and, with aperture 8 (40 mm), generates an air flow between 25 l/s and 49 l/s, preferably an air flow between 30 l/s and 45 l/a, and particularly preferably an air flow between 35 l/s and 45 l/s, and the filter bag is a disposable filter bag made of nonwoven material which, during the testing of the reduction in the maximum air flow with a partially filled dust container analogous to EN 60312, exhibits a reduction in the air flow of less than 15%, preferably less than 10%, particularly preferably less than 5%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: Eurolifters Holding N.V.
    Inventors: Ralf Sauer, Jan Schultink
  • Publication number: 20140352102
    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: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: Eurofilters N.V.
    Inventors: Jan Schultink, Ralf Sauer
  • Patent number: 8852306
    Abstract: The invention relates to a vacuum cleaner filter bag having a filter medium comprising a first layer consisting of a netting, a perforated sheet or a perforated non-woven with an air permeability of at least 10,000 l/(m2 s), and a first fiber layer consisting of man-made fibers and/or vegetable fibers and connected to one side of the first layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Eurofilters Holdings N.V.
    Inventors: Jan Schultink, Ralf Sauer
  • Patent number: 8784525
    Abstract: The invention relates to a vacuum cleaner filter bag having a composite material comprising a first layer consisting of a netting or a perforated sheet with an air permeability of at least 10,000 l/(m2 s), and a first fiber layer consisting of man-made fibers and/or vegetable fibers and connected to one side of the first layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Eurofilters Holding N.V.
    Inventors: Jan Schultink, Ralf Sauer
  • Patent number: 8758465
    Abstract: A block-base bag is for vacuum cleaners. The bag includes, in the interior thereof, a diffuser made of strips of material and/or sheet materials with oblong-shaped flow openings. Such bags are distinguished by excellent dust storage capacity and extension of the useful life.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Eurofilters Holding N.V.
    Inventors: Jan Schultink, Ralf Sauer
  • Publication number: 20140165325
    Abstract: The invention relates to a vacuum-ceaning apparatus comprising a vacuum cleaner and a filter bag made of non-woven fabric, wherein the vacuum cleaner has a nominal electric input power of less than 1200 W, preferably less than 1100 W, more preferably less than 900 W, wherein the vacuum cleaner comprises a motor-fan unit and a controlling device controlling the vacuum cleaner such that the airflow is kept substantially constant at a value of at least 34 l/s, preferably substantially constant at a value of at least 37 l/s, more preferably substantially constant at a value of at least 40 l/s when the filter bag is loaded with DMT8 test dust analogous to EN 60312, and wherein the filter bag is a disposable filter bag made of non-woven fabric which has an airflow drop of less than 15%, preferably less than 10%, more preferably less than 5% in tests demonstrating the reduction of the maximum airflow with a partially filled dust container analogous to EN 60312.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2012
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: Eurofilters Holding N.V.
    Inventors: Ralf Sauer, Jan Schultink
  • Patent number: 8702827
    Abstract: A flat bag for vacuum cleaners includes, in the interior thereof, at least two diffusers made of strips of material and/or sheet materials with oblong-shaped flow openings. Such flat bags are distinguished by excellent dust storage capacity and extension of the useful life.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Eurofilters Holding N.V.
    Inventors: Jan Schultink, Ralf Sauer
  • Patent number: 8702828
    Abstract: A flat bag is for vacuum cleaners. The bad includes, in the interior thereof, at least one diffuser which forms an intermediate plane and is made of strips of material and/or sheet materials with oblong-shaped flow openings. Such flat bags are distinguished by excellent dust storage capacity and extension of the useful life.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Eurofilters Holding N. V.
    Inventors: Jan Schultink, Ralf Sauer
  • Publication number: 20140075713
    Abstract: The invention relates to a vacuum cleaning apparatus comprising a vacuum cleaner and a filter bag. When using an empty filter bag, said vacuum cleaning apparatus has a quality factor QWun (defined as QWun=(hsaugun/hfbarun)×? where hsaugun is the vacuum, in [kPa], according to EN 60312, of the vacuum cleaning apparatus with an empty filter bag, hfbarun is the vacuum, in [kPa], in the filter bag-holding compartment with an empty filter bag, and ? is the filtration efficiency, in [%], of the filter bag material) of more than 25, preferably more than 30, and/or when using a partly filled filter bag, the vacuum cleaning apparatus has a quality factor QWteil (defined as QWteil=(hsaugteil/hfbarteil)×? where hsaugteil is the vacuum, in [kPa], according to EN 60312, of the vacuum cleaning apparatus with a partly filled filter bag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2012
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Inventors: Jan Schultink, Ralf Sauer
  • Publication number: 20140068889
    Abstract: The invention relates to a vacuum cleaning apparatus comprising a vacuum cleaner and a filter bag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2012
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Inventor: Ralf Sauer
  • Publication number: 20140059798
    Abstract: The invention relates to a vacuum-cleaning apparatus comprising a vacuum cleaner and a filter bag, in which the filter bag is formed as a non-woven fabric filter bag, as a disposable filter bag and as a flat bag having a first filter bag wall and a second filter bag wall, the filter bag has at least one surface fold, wherein each surface fold comprises areas that are positioned within the surface area of the filter bag wall, and areas that project over the surface area of the filter bag wall and can be unfolded during the vacuum-cleaning, the vacuum cleaner comprises a filter bag receiving space with rigid walls, wherein on the walls of the filter bag receiving space at least a first spacer device is provided to space the areas of at least one surface fold positioned within the surface area of the filter bag wall away from the wall of the filter bag receiving space, and at least a second spacer device is provided to space the unfolded areas of the at least one surface fold away from the wall of the filter bag
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: EUROFITTERS HOLDING N.V.
    Inventors: Ralf Sauer, Jan Schultink
  • Publication number: 20130198994
    Abstract: The invention relates to a vacuum-cleaning apparatus with a vacuum-cleaner unit and a filter bag, in which the filter bag is designed as a flat bag, as a nonwoven filter bag and as a disposable filter bag, and the vacuum-cleaner unit has a filter-bag-accommodating chamber with rigid walls, wherein the filter-bag-accommodating chamber has an opening which can be closed by a flap and has a predetermined opening surface area, through which the filter bag can be inserted into the filter-bag-accommodating chamber. The invention is distinguished in that the ratio between the surface area of a rectangle corresponding to the opening surface area and the surface area of the filter bag is greater than 0.70, preferably greater than 0.85, and highly preferably greater than 1.0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2011
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: Eurofilters Holding N.V.
    Inventors: Jan Schultink, Ralf Sauer
  • Patent number: 8479356
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a vacuum cleaner filter bag comprising an inlet opening, a retaining plate, which is situated on the exterior of the bag in the vicinity of the inlet opening and can be attached to a retaining device of a vacuum cleaner in order to fix the vacuum cleaner filter bag, and a closing device situated in the vicinity of the inlet opening, which is configured in such a way that it adopts a first position when the retaining plate is not attached to the retaining device and a second position by the attachment of the retaining plate to the retaining device, wherein the inlet opening is closed in the first position of the closing device and is open in the second position of the closing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Eurofilters Holding N.V.
    Inventors: Ralf Sauer, Jan Schultink
  • Patent number: 8449639
    Abstract: The invention relates to a vacuum cleaner filter bag, including an inlet opening (3), a filter bag material which has an inner layer of nonwoven material (10) at least in the region of the inlet opening, and a holding plate (2) which is arranged on the outside of the filter bag in the region of the inlet opening, can be attached to a vacuum cleaner holding means for securing the vacuum cleaner filter bag and on which a closure device (4) for closing the inlet opening is provided, wherein the nonwoven material, in the region of the inlet opening, has a surface (20) which is provided in such a manner that the formation of a filter cake on said surface is avoided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Eurofilters Holding N.V.
    Inventors: Ralf Sauer, Jan Schultink
  • Publication number: 20130061566
    Abstract: The invention relates to a vacuum cleaner filter bag, comprising 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. Said filter material of the first and the second bag walls is made of a non-woven fabric. The vacuum cleaner filter bag comprises an inlet through which the air which is to be filtered can flow into the vacuum cleaner filter bag, also comprising 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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2011
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Inventors: Ralf Sauer, Jan Schultink
  • Publication number: 20130055900
    Abstract: The invention relates to a vacuum cleaner filter bag, comprising 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 comprises an at least partially pleated non-woven fabric material and the bag wall comprises 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 the at least partially pleated non-woven fabric material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2011
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Inventors: Ralf Sauer, Jan Schultink
  • Publication number: 20130047563
    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: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Inventors: Ralf Sauer, Jan Schultink