Patents Assigned to Blanco GmbH & Co. KG
  • Publication number: 20240026664
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sanitary fitting device, comprising a sanitary fitting for delivering a fluid, treatment equipment for providing at least one kind of treated fluid, wherein the treatment equipment comprises one or more treatment components, and a central distribution device, which is at least connected with the treatment equipment, comprising an energy distribution component, which is designed to provide electrical energy for at least one treatment component of the treatment device and wherein the distribution device is designed to regulate the electrical total power of the entire electrical energy emitted by means of the central distribution device under a specified maximum total power, and/or a fluid distribution component for distributing fluid to at least one of the treatment components of the treatment device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: BLANCO GMBH + CO KG
    Inventors: Tobias TACK, Thomas FUNKE, Dennis SPAETH, Mirko HAMANN, Hartmut KELLER
  • Patent number: 11814826
    Abstract: A fitting for dispensing liquids includes an outlet with a first outlet part and a second outlet part, a first liquid outflow for delivering a first of the liquids, and a second liquid outflow for delivering a second of the liquids. The first liquid outflow is arranged in the first outlet part, and the second liquid outflow is arranged in the second outlet part. The first outlet part and the second outlet part can be set movably and releasably in relation to each other. A receiving part is arranged in the first outlet part for releasably setting the second outlet part on the first outlet part, and the first liquid outflow is arranged in the receiving part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: BLANCO GMBH + CO KG
    Inventors: Johannes Stupp, Olaf Stenvers
  • Publication number: 20230280770
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for providing a fluid, in particular water, comprising a central supply device of warm fluid, preferably comprising a central heating system, for providing warm fluid, a supply device of cold fluid for supplying cold fluid, a local supply device of hot fluid, characterized in that a control device is arranged, which is designed to control the devices, in such a way that, below a warm fluid output quantity and/or below a temperature at at least one point of a warm-fluid supply line from the supply device of warm fluid to an outlet, the warm fluid is provided by admixing hot fluid, and above the predeterminable tapped warm-fluid quantity and/or temperature at at least one point of a warm-fluid supply line, the warm fluid is provided by the central supply device of warm fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: BLANCO GMBH + CO KG
    Inventors: Michael KREBS, Thomas ZÖLLNER
  • Publication number: 20230264999
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sludge retaining device for a drain of a sanitary basin, in particular of a sink or the like, comprising a sieve surface, which is formed extending from a higher to a lower surface region, and a handle device, which is arranged in the region of the lower surface region on the sieve surface, wherein the handle device comprises a flow disruption device, in particular break-away edge, for the flow of a liquid, which flows towards the lower surface region, such that the flow of the liquid is at least partially broken up by the recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Applicant: BLANCO GMBH + CO KG
    Inventors: Reinhard KOSKA, Manuel FRANK, Georg KAHL-MARBURGER
  • Patent number: 11702329
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a sanitary fitting for dispensing prepared liquids, for example, for beverages. A disclosed system includes a first control element for setting a quantity of the prepared liquid to be dispensed and an actuating element for providing the quantity of prepared liquid set by means of the first control element, wherein at least one second control element is configured to select a type of preparation, for example, from at least two different types of preparation, of non-prepared liquid, wherein the first and the at least one second control element are actuatable independently of one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: BLANCO GMBH + CO KG
    Inventors: Thomas Funke, Özkan Kaya
  • Publication number: 20230134740
    Abstract: The invention relates to a nut for securing a component to a support, in particular a sanitary faucet to a countertop, comprising a first nut part and a second nut part, wherein the first nut part has at least two threaded lugs, which have a thread on their radially inner face, wherein the threaded lugs are arranged projecting radially outward at a first angle, and wherein the two nut parts are arranged in an axially displaceable manner relative to each other such that in a first position—open position—, the threaded lugs of the first nut part are arranged projecting radially outward and that in a second position—closed position—, the threaded lugs of the first nut part are pressed radially inward by means of the second nut part for engaging with a matching male thread of the component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: BLANCO GMBH + CO KG
    Inventor: Stefan KELLER
  • Publication number: 20230139384
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sanitary fitting for dispensing treated liquids, comprising a first control element for setting a quantity of a liquid to be dispensed, a second control element for setting the type of liquid to be dispensed, wherein at least one of the two control elements has several defined control positions, and a control device, which is connected to the control elements and which can be configured in such a way that the control device can be used to assign at least one defined actuator position to a configurable quantity of a type of liquid to be dispensed and/or a configurable type of liquid to be dispensed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: BLANCO GMBH + CO KG
    Inventors: Thomas FUNKE, Olaf STENVERS, Stefan KELLER
  • Publication number: 20230134260
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sanitary fitting for dispensing treated liquids, comprising a first control element for setting a quantity of a liquid to be dispensed, a second control element for setting the type of liquid to be dispensed, a display device comprising a plurality of optical display elements, and a control device which is connected to the control elements and/or to a treatment device on the one hand, and on the other hand to the display device, such that control element settings and/or at least one state of the treatment device are displayed by means of separate actuation of the optical display elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: BLANCO GMBH + CO KG
    Inventors: Thomas FUNKE, Olaf STENVERS, Stefan KELLER
  • Publication number: 20230056123
    Abstract: This invention relates to a curable casting compound for the manufacture of molded plastics, comprising a casting compound having a binder composition and a filler composition, wherein the filler composition has at least a first portion of an inorganic filler and a second portion of an organic filler, wherein the second portion of organic filler comprises comminuted nutshells—as a nutshell portion, in particular granular nutshells, having a percentage by weight of 1% by wt. to 100% by wt. of the filler composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Applicant: BLANCO GMBH + CO KG
    Inventor: Andreas HAJEK
  • Patent number: 11584630
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a sanitary fitting for dispensing prepared liquids, for example, for beverages. A disclosed system includes a first control element for setting a quantity of the prepared liquid to be dispensed and an actuating element for providing the quantity of prepared liquid set by means of the first control element, wherein at least one second control element is configured to select a type of preparation, for example, from at least two different types of preparation, of non-prepared liquid, wherein the first and the at least one second control element are actuatable independently of one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: BLANCO GMBH + CO KG
    Inventors: Thomas Funke, Özkan Kaya
  • Publication number: 20220403636
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sink, in particular an apron sink as a sink, for installation in a piece of sanitary furniture, in particular a piece of kitchen furniture or the like, wherein the sink has a surface, at least one side apron and one front apron, wherein a first edge is formed in a first transition area from the surface to the at least one front apron, and wherein a second edge is formed in a second transition area from the surface to the at least one side apron, wherein the second edge has at least one first and one second edge area of different sizes, wherein the first edge area is disposed adjacent to a transition area from the at least one front apron to the one side apron, and wherein the first edge area of the second edge is formed to merge continuously into the first edge, wherein the first edge area of the second edge is smaller than the first edge, wherein the size of the first and/or second edge is determined on the basis of a radius of the transition from the surface to the at least one si
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2020
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: BLANCO GMBH + CO KG
    Inventors: Bernd ELSINGER, Detlef SCHOEN, Simone SILVERY, Michael OSTERROTH
  • Publication number: 20220330698
    Abstract: The invention relates to a frame element for installation in a piece of work furniture or the like, in particular a piece of sanitary furniture, wherein the frame element has an at least U-shaped, in particular rectangular cross section and a defined extension, at least in two dimensions, such that modules can be arranged along at least one of the defined extensions, wherein the plurality of modules have dimensions along the at least one extension which are an integral multiple of the extension of a basic module, and wherein at least one horizontal and/or vertical divider corresponding to the dimensions of the basic module or an integral multiple thereof can be secured, in particular detachably, in the frame element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: BLANCO GMBH + CO KG
    Inventors: Thomas FUNKE, Tobias TACK, Thordt CLAUSEN
  • Publication number: 20220213292
    Abstract: The invention relates to a curable casting compound for the manufacture of molded plastics, comprising a binder component composition and a composition of the filler component, wherein the filler component composition comprise at least one magnetic metal oxide, in particular magnetite, in a proportion of 1 to 100 percent by weight, in relation to the total mass of the composition of the filler component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Applicant: BLANCO GMBH + CO KG
    Inventor: Andreas HAJEK
  • Publication number: 20220213289
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hardenable casting compound for producing molded plastic components, comprising a casting compound having a binder material composition and a filler material composition, wherein the filler material composition comprises at least one portion of granular mineral particles, wherein a filler material composition comprises a second portion of expandable microcells having less than 1.0 wt. %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2020
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Applicant: BLANCO GMBH + CO KG
    Inventors: Andreas HAJEK, Benjamin SENK, Julia GANSEL
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    Patent number: D953490
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: BLANCO GmbH + Co KG
    Inventor: Thomas Funke
  • Patent number: D961739
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: BLANCO GmbH + Co KG
    Inventors: Oliver Kuch, Judith Hepfer
  • Patent number: D961741
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: BLANCO GmbH + Co KG
    Inventors: Oliver Kuch, Judith Hepfer
  • Patent number: D986622
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: BLANCO GmbH + Co KG
    Inventor: Brigitte Ziemann
  • Patent number: D1020779
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: BLANCO GmbH + Co KG
    Inventor: Thomas Funke
  • Patent number: D1020793
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: BLANCO GmbH + Co KG
    Inventor: Thomas Funke