Patents by Inventor Werner Haczek

Werner Haczek 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: 20130239414
    Abstract: A hair removal apparatus with a housing and an actuator head movable in the housing. The actuator head accommodates an actuator system that removes the hairs and is adapted to be driven by an electric drive mechanism arranged in the hair removal apparatus. The actuator system is movable into at least one active position for hair treatment. According to the invention, the actuator head is freely rotatable in the housing about an axis of rotation for adjustment of an active position. Using a single hair removal apparatus it is thus possible to employ various hair treatment systems such as long-hair cutter, short-hair cutter, or epilator, requiring only the actuator head to be turned about its bearing axis until the cutting unit provided for the respective hair treatment operation is turned into the actuator plane. Since several hair treatment operations can be performed with just one apparatus, manufacturing costs can be reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: Braun GmbH
    Inventors: Werner Haczek, Bernhard Kraus, Thorsten Piesker, Markus Sabisch
  • Patent number: 8464429
    Abstract: A hair removal apparatus with a housing and an actuator head movable in the housing. The actuator head accommodates an actuator system that removes the hairs and is adapted to be driven by an electric drive mechanism arranged in the hair removal apparatus. The actuator system is movable into at least one active position for hair treatment. The actuator head has only one of its ends rotatably mounted on the housing. The actuator head is readily accessible from the one side, thus enabling hairs in problem areas of the skin surface to be removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Braun GmbH
    Inventors: Werner Haczek, Thorsten Piesker, Markus Sabisch
  • Patent number: 8458910
    Abstract: Described herein is a hair removal apparatus with a housing and an actuator head movable in the housing. The actuator head accommodates an actuator system that removes the hairs and is adapted to be driven by an electric drive mechanism arranged in the hair removal apparatus. The actuator system is movable into at least one active position for hair treatment. The actuator head is freely rotatable in the housing about an axis of rotation for adjustment of an active position. Using a single hair removal apparatus it is thus possible to employ various hair treatment systems such as long-hair cutters, short-hair cutters, or epilators, requiring only the actuator head to be turned about its bearing axis until the cutting unit provided for the respective hair treatment operation is turned into the actuator plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Braun GmbH
    Inventors: Werner Haczek, Bernhard Kraus, Thorsten Piesker, Markus Sabisch
  • Publication number: 20120137525
    Abstract: Described herein is a hair removal apparatus with a housing and an actuator head movable in the housing. The actuator head accommodates an actuator system that removes the hairs and is adapted to be driven by an electric drive mechanism arranged in the hair removal apparatus. The actuator system is movable into at least one active position for hair treatment. The actuator head is freely rotatable in the housing about an axis of rotation for adjustment of an active position. Using a single hair removal apparatus it is thus possible to employ various hair treatment systems such as long-hair cutters, short-hair cutters, or epilators, requiring only the actuator head to be turned about its bearing axis until the cutting unit provided for the respective hair treatment operation is turned into the actuator plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2012
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Inventors: Werner Haczek, Bernhard Kraus, Thorsten Piesker, Markus Sabisch
  • Publication number: 20120102751
    Abstract: A hair removal apparatus with a housing and an actuator head movable in the housing. The actuator head accommodates an actuator system that removes the hairs and is adapted to be driven by an electric drive mechanism arranged in the hair removal apparatus. The actuator system is movable into at least one active position for hair treatment. The actuator head has only one of its ends rotatably mounted on the housing. The actuator head is readily accessible from the one side, thus enabling hairs in problem areas of the skin surface to be removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2012
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Inventors: WERNER HACZEK, THORSTEN PIESKER, MARKUS SABISCH
  • Patent number: 8127453
    Abstract: A hair removal apparatus with a housing and an actuator head movable in the housing. The actuator head accommodates an actuator system that removes the hairs and is adapted to be driven by an electric drive mechanism arranged in the hair removal apparatus. The actuator system is movable into at least one active position for hair treatment. According to the invention, the actuator head is freely rotatable in the housing about an axis of rotation for adjustment of an active position. Using a single hair removal apparatus it is thus possible to employ various hair treatment systems such as long-hair cutter, short-hair cutter, or epilator, requiring only the actuator head to be turned about its bearing axis until the cutting unit provided for the respective hair treatment operation is turned into the actuator plane. Since several hair treatment operations can be performed with just one apparatus, manufacturing costs can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Braun Gamble
    Inventors: Werner Haczek, Bernhard Kraus, Thorsten Piesker, Markus Sabisch
  • Patent number: 8112892
    Abstract: A hair removal apparatus with a housing and an actuator head movable in the housing. The actuator head accommodates an actuator system that removes the hairs and is adapted to be driven by an electric drive mechanism arranged in the hair removal apparatus. The actuator system is movable into at least one active position for hair treatment. The actuator head has only one of its ends rotatably mounted on the housing. The actuator head is readily accessible from the one side, thus enabling hairs in problem areas of the skin surface to be removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Braun GmbH
    Inventors: Werner Haczek, Thorsten Piesker, Markus Sabisch
  • Publication number: 20080313909
    Abstract: A hair removal apparatus with a housing and an actuator head movable in the housing. The actuator head accommodates an actuator system that removes the hairs and is adapted to be driven by an electric drive mechanism arranged in the hair removal apparatus. The actuator system is movable into at least one active position for hair treatment. According to the invention, the actuator head is freely rotatable in the housing about an axis of rotation for adjustment of an active position. Using a single hair removal apparatus it is thus possible to employ various hair treatment systems such as long-hair cutter, short-hair cutter, or epilator, requiring only the actuator head to be turned about its bearing axis until the cutting unit provided for the respective hair treatment operation is turned into the actuator plane. Since several hair treatment operations can be performed with just one apparatus, manufacturing costs can be reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2006
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Inventors: Werner Haczek, Bernhard Kraus, Thorsten Piesker, Markus Sabisch
  • Publication number: 20080209735
    Abstract: A hair removal apparatus with a housing and an actuator head movable in the housing. The actuator head accommodates an actuator system that removes the hairs and is adapted to be driven by an electric drive mechanism arranged in the hair removal apparatus. The actuator system is movable into at least one active position for hair treatment. The actuator head has only one of its ends rotatably mounted on the housing. The actuator head is readily accessible from the one side, thus enabling hairs in problem areas of the skin surface to be removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2006
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Inventors: Werner Haczek, Thorsten Piesker, Markus Sabisch
  • Patent number: 7234240
    Abstract: The invention is directed to an electrical appliance, in particular an appliance for hair removal or hair care, with at least one electric power unit, an electric circuit connected thereto and including an On/Off switch, and a fluid circuit feeding a fluid from a reservoir to an application site which is open to atmosphere and where fluid is withdrawn from the fluid circuit, wherein the On/Off switch, in overcoming an actuator travel, is switchable between two end positions and is coupled to an actuator of a shutoff valve of the fluid circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2007
    Assignee: Braun GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Peter, Werner Haczek, Thosten Piesker, Stefan Fürst, Andreas Hartmann
  • Patent number: 6966116
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a shaving head for a hair cutting apparatus, with at least one outer cutter and at least one under cutter associated therewith and having cutting edges, said cutters being movable relative to one another by a drive mechanism, with the outer cutter having an engagement surface comprised of bars and slots, which slots are open at least towards one of two lateral boundary lines of the engagement surface, said boundary lines defining the width of the engagement, wherein the bars are shaped in a meandering, sinusoidal or serpentine configuration extending to and from between the two opposite lateral boundary lines of the engagement surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2005
    Assignee: Braun GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Peter, Werner Haczek, Thosten Piesker, Stefan Fürst, Wolfgang Franke
  • Publication number: 20050050732
    Abstract: The invention is directed to an electrical appliance, in particular an appliance for hair removal or hair care, with at least one electric power unit, an electric circuit connected thereto and including an On/Off switch, and a fluid circuit feeding a fluid from a reservoir to an application site which is open to atmosphere and where fluid is withdrawn from the fluid circuit, wherein the On/Off switch, in overcoming an actuator travel, is switchable between two end positions and is coupled to an actuator of a shutoff valve of the fluid circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2004
    Publication date: March 10, 2005
    Inventors: Andreas Peter, Werner Haczek, Thorsten Piesker, Stefan Furst, Andreas Hartmann
  • Publication number: 20050050739
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a shaving head for a hair cutting apparatus, with at least one outer cutter and at least one undercutter associated therewith and having cutting edges, said cutters being movable relative to one another by a drive mechanism, with the outer cutter having an engagement surface comprised of bars and slots, which slots are open at least towards one of two lateral boundary lines of the engagement surface, said boundary lines defining the width of the engagement surface, wherein the bars are shaped in a meandering, sinusoidal or serpentine configuration extending to and fro between the two opposite lateral boundary lines of the engagement surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2004
    Publication date: March 10, 2005
    Inventors: Andreas Peter, Werner Haczek, Thorsten Piesker, Stefan Furst, Wolfgang Franke
  • Patent number: 6665937
    Abstract: A liquid container for a hair removing apparatus with at least one chamber for receiving a liquid and delivering that liquid to a liquid dispensing device of the hair removing apparatus, wherein the liquid container is equipped with a pumping device drawing in air and/or a liquid and conveying it to the liquid container, and provision is made in the liquid container for a storage material for holding the liquid to be dispensed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2003
    Assignee: Braun GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Fürst, Werner Haczek, Andreas Peter
  • Patent number: 6612819
    Abstract: A pumping device for drawing in and delivering a liquid to a liquid dispensing device of a hair removing apparatus the pumping device includes a pump inlet and a pump outlet and a pumping element. The pumping device is formed by a first and a second housing part each having integrally formed therein a first and a second flow channel. The pumping device includes a membrane member disposed between the first and the second housing part the membrane member includes a pumping element and at least one valve element. The pump inlet is adapted to be coupled to a liquid dispensing device and the pump outlet to a liquid container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2003
    Assignee: Braun GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Furst, Werner Haczek, Andreas Peter
  • Patent number: 6594905
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a hair removing apparatus as, for example, a dry shaving apparatus, a hair clipping machine, an epilation appliance, with a housing and a liquid conveying arrangement comprising a liquid container, a drivable pumping device with a pump inlet and a pump outlet, and a liquid dispensing device for wetting a human skin and/or hairs with liquid, wherein the liquid dispensing device is adapted to be coupled to the pump inlet by way of a first liquid conduit and to the liquid container by way of at least one second liquid conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: Braun GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Fürst, Werner Haczek, Andreas Peter
  • Publication number: 20020004986
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a hair removing apparatus as, for example, a dry shaving apparatus (TR), a hair clipping machine, an epilation appliance, with a housing (1) and a liquid conveying arrangement comprising a liquid container (5), a drivable pumping device (13) with a pump inlet (E) and a pump outlet (PA), and a liquid dispensing device (4) for wetting a human skin and/or hairs with liquid, wherein the liquid dispensing device (4) is adapted to be coupled to the pump inlet (E) by way of a first liquid conduit (31) and to the liquid container (5) by way of at least one second liquid conduit (32).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2001
    Publication date: January 17, 2002
    Inventors: Stefan Furst, Werner Haczek, Andreas Peter
  • Publication number: 20010055510
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a liquid container (5) for a hair removing apparatus as, for example, a dry shaving apparatus (TR), a hair clipping machine, an epilation appliance, with at least one chamber (40, 41) for receiving a liquid as, for example, a shaving aid, and delivering said liquid to a liquid dispensing device (4) of the hair removing apparatus, wherein the liquid container (5) is equipped with a pumping device (13) drawing in air and/or a liquid and conveying it to the liquid container (5), and provision is made in the liquid container (5) for a storage material (44) for holding the liquid to be dispensed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2001
    Publication date: December 27, 2001
    Inventors: Stefan Furst, Werner Haczek, Andreas Peter
  • Patent number: 6267593
    Abstract: The invention is directed to an electrically powered dental cleansing device (1) to which a cleansing implement (32) is fitted. In this manner, the cleansing implement (32) can be rotated about its longitudinal axis. The cleansing implement (32) is configured as an integrally formed part comprising a thin and elongate cleansing shaft (125). The cleansing shaft has at least one longitudinal edge and is provided with a plurality of serrations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2001
    Assignee: Braun GmbH
    Inventors: Werner Haczek, Bernhard Boland, Peter Hilfinger, Armin Schwarz-Hartmann
  • Patent number: 6102700
    Abstract: The invention is directed to an electrically powered dental cleansing device (1) to which a cleansing implement (32) is fitted. In this manner, the cleansing implement (32) can be rotated about its longitudinal axis. The cleansing implement (32) is configured as an integrally formed part comprising a thin and elongate cleansing shaft (125). The cleansing shaft has at least one longitudinal edge and is provided with a plurality of serrations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2000
    Assignee: Braun Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Werner Haczek, Bernhard Boland, Peter Hilfinger, Armin Schwarz-Hartmann