Patents Assigned to Geberit International AG
  • Publication number: 20240125104
    Abstract: A sanitary system having at least one sanitary article respectively having a sanitary article controller and an actuator, wherein the sanitary article controller is configured to drive the actuator according to the intended use and wherein the sanitary article controller has a sanitary article communication interface, at least one gateway having a gateway communication interface and a memory which is connected to the gateway communication interface, and a processor. The at least one gateway is connected via the gateway communication interface to the sanitary communication interface via a data connection. The memory is configured to store received operational data, and the processor is configured to evaluate received operational data. When a predetermined evaluation criterion is reached from the evaluation of received operational data, the processor provides an isolated control instruction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: GEBERIT INTERNATIONAL AG
    Inventor: Daniel RAISSLE
  • Patent number: 11937743
    Abstract: A fastening system for a WC flap element, which can be flapped away from a support surface of a toilet bowl, comprising at least one mounting bolt extending along a center axis with a receiving portion, a stop portion for direct or indirect support on the support surface of the toilet bowl and a threaded portion, a hinge support, for mounting the WC flap element, with at least one mounting opening into which the receiving portion of the mounting bolt projects, and a non-rotatably mounted mating thread, into which the threaded portion of the mounting bolt engages. In the installed position, the center axis of the mounting bolt extends substantially at a right angle with respect to the horizontal. The receiving portion comprises a drive structure and the mounting opening is open toward the top, so that the drive structure is accessible and actuatable from the top.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: GEBERIT INTERNATIONAL AG
    Inventor: Martin Niederberger
  • Publication number: 20240093471
    Abstract: A mounting device for fastening at least one plumbing appliance having two supports, which extend at a distance from one another along a central axis, and a crosspiece element, which connects the two supports and has at least one fastening element. The crosspiece element has a lower web, a front web and an upper web. The lower web projects in an angularly inclined manner at an angle from a lower edge of the front web, and the upper web projects in an angularly inclined manner at an angle from an upper edge of the front web. The at least one fastening element is accessible through at least one opening in the front web, and the ends of at least one of the webs are each connected to the supports by means of a welded joint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: GEBERIT INTERNATIONAL AG
    Inventors: Manuel LECHNER, Lukas RAMSEIER
  • Publication number: 20240060284
    Abstract: A wall mount having an anchor element that has a fastening portion for fastening the anchor element to a building and that has an anchor-element-side bearing portion adjoining the fastening portion and extending along a central axis; at least one intermediate element that has a first bearing portion and a second bearing portion; and a fastening element that has a fastening-element-side bearing portion and that has a fastening portion for fastening a sanitary element. The first bearing portion of the intermediate element is slidably and securably connected to the anchor-element-side bearing portion; the fastening-element-side bearing portion of the fastening element is slidably and securably connected to the second bearing portion; and the bearing portions are each designed such that the corresponding bearing portions each telescopically engage with one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: GEBERIT INTERNATIONAL AG
    Inventor: Manuel LECHNER
  • Publication number: 20240035266
    Abstract: A mounting device (1) for fastening at least one plumbing appliance comprises: two supports (2) which extend at a distance from each other along a central axis (M2) and each of which has a cross section (Q2): a first cross-member (3) which extends along a central axis (M3), has a first cross-section (Q3), is fixedly connected to the supports (2) and connects the two supports (2) to one another and is located at a distance from the first cross-member (3) above the first cross-member (3) when viewed in the mounted position; the cross-section (Q3, Q4) of at least one of the cross members (3, 4) is substantially equal to the cross-section (Q2) of the support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: GEBERIT INTERNATIONAL AG
    Inventors: Manuel LECHNER, Lukas RAMSEIER
  • Publication number: 20230417033
    Abstract: A mounting device (1) for fastening at least one plumbing appliance comprises two supports (2) which extend at a distance from each other along a central axis (M), and a transverse element (3) which is placed between the supports (2), connects the two supports (2) and includes at least one fastening element (4), the transverse element (3) being formed by a front supporting piece (5) with a supporting wall (6) on which a plumbing appliance can be supported, and a rear supporting piece (7) with a rear wall (8), the front supporting piece (5) and/or the rear supporting piece (7) being provided with at least one connection flange (9, 10) which projects at a right angle from the supporting wall (6) and/or from the rear wall (8) and which allows the two supporting pieces (5, 6) to be fixedly connected to one another such that in the connected state, the supporting wall (6) is at a distance from the rear wall (8).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: Geberit International AG
    Inventors: Manuel LECHNER, Lukas RAMSEIER Jona, Mike SCHINDLER
  • Publication number: 20230265874
    Abstract: A wall anchor (1), having an anchor plate (2) with a front face (3) and a rear face (4), a fixing portion (5) which protrudes from the front face (4) of the anchor plate (2), which extends along a centre axis (M) and has a threaded structure (6) for receiving an anchor bolt (7), and two hooks (8, 9) which protrude from the rear face (4) of the anchor plate (2). The hooks (8, 9) are configured such that the wall anchor (1) can be fixedly connected to a profile rail (18) by protrusions (21) of a profile rail (18), with respect to forces acting in the direction of the centre axis (M).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Applicant: GEBERIT INTERNATIONAL AG
    Inventors: Manuel LECHNER, Urs SPÄNI
  • Publication number: 20230243140
    Abstract: A mounting system for fastening a sanitary fitting comprises a mounting frame having at least one hollow profile, the side walls of which define an internal space, and which frame has an end face at the end thereof, and having at least one bearing structure for mounting a sanitary fitting, and at least one fastening unit having a support element which comprises a guide receptacle, and having a fastening tab which is mounted in the guide receptacle so as to be able to slide relative to the support element from a starting position into a mounting position, wherein the support element can be inserted in the internal space of the hollow profile, and wherein, in the mounting position, the fastening tab extends out of the guide receptacle and out of the internal space beyond the end face of the hollow profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicant: GEBERIT INTERNATIONAL AG
    Inventors: Silvan GUBELMANN, Manuel Lechner
  • Patent number: 11697929
    Abstract: An anti-scald device, fluid supply system including an anti-scald device and methods are provided. The anti-scald device can be configured to provide scald protection as well as configured to allow hot water disinfection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Geberit International AG
    Inventors: Robert Bobek, Prasert Buranatum
  • Patent number: 11649622
    Abstract: A drain arrangement that comprises a housing which has a first channel section with an inlet opening, a second channel section with an outlet opening, and a valve seat situated between the inlet opening and the outlet opening. It also has a valve body which is movable from the valve seat, an actuating unit to move the valve body, and an outflow pipe into which the second channel section opens. A first central axis extends centrally through the first channel section, and an outflow pipe central axis extends centrally through the outflow pipe. The outflow pipe central axis intersects the first central axis or alternatively the outflow pipe central axis is at a distance from the first central axis. The actuating unit has an actuating lever acting on the valve body, and an actuator element for actuating the actuating lever, wherein the actuator element extends laterally alongside the outflow pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: GEBERIT INTERNATIONAL AG
    Inventors: Marco Oberholzer, Roman Culatti
  • Patent number: 11649623
    Abstract: A drain arrangement that comprises a drain valve housing which has a first channel section with an inlet opening, a second channel section with an outlet opening, and a valve seat situated between the inlet opening and the outlet opening. There also is a valve body, an actuating unit by way of which the valve body is movable, and an outflow pipe into which the second channel section opens by way of the outlet opening thereof. A first central axis extends centrally through the first channel section, and an outflow pipe central axis extends centrally through the outflow pipe. The outflow pipe central axis intersects the first central axis, and the drain arrangement furthermore comprises an overflow unit, which has a first connecting pipe, an overflow pipe and a second connecting pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: GEBERIT INTERNATIONAL AG
    Inventors: Marco Oberholzer, Roman Culatti
  • Patent number: 11542695
    Abstract: A wash stand comprising a wash basin having a drain opening which opens into a drain chamber. In the drain opening there is a cover which extends over part of the drain opening such that, at least in a lower region of the drain opening, a gap is created through which water can flow out of the wash basin into the drain chamber. In the drain chamber there is at least one mounting point on which the cover is supported removably by the at least one mounting point. The cover in the at least one mounting point is mounted pivotably about at least one pivot axis such that the cover can be pivoted from a use position into an intermediate position in which the cover can easily be grasped by a user. From its intermediate position, the cover can be removed from the mounting point out of the drain opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: GEBERIT INTERNATIONAL AG
    Inventors: Stefan Danielsson Spogardh, Marco Oberholzer
  • Patent number: 11486118
    Abstract: A drain arrangement for a washstand, comprising a connection unit having a connecting branch for connection to a drain branch of a washstand, an overflow unit connecting to the connection unit and having a valve and an overflow pipe, which bridges the valve, and a siphon unit connecting to the overflow unit and having a siphon element. The connecting branch, seen in the installation position, runs in a first direction, which is oriented at an angle inclined at less than 30° tilting downwards to a mounting plane running in the vertical of the washstand. The overflow unit lies offset to the side of the connecting branch in such a manner that the overflow pipe extends upwards to the side adjacent to the connecting branch and the siphon unit lies beneath the overflow unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: GEBERIT INTERNATIONAL AG
    Inventors: Felix Imo Preisig, Marco Oberholzer, Michael Schintler
  • Patent number: 11441303
    Abstract: The invention relates to a siphon arrangement (1) comprising a housing (2) with an inlet connection piece (3), an outlet connection piece (4), and a siphon seat (5) arranged between the inlet connection piece (3) and outlet connection piece (4), and a siphon element (6) arranged in the siphon seat (5), said siphon element having a siphon portion (7) and an inlet (8) facing towards the inlet connection piece (3) and an outlet (9) leading to the outlet connection piece (4). Water can be guided from the inlet connection piece (3) via the inlet (8) into the siphon portion (7) and from the outlet (9) to the outlet connection piece (4). The siphon element (6) is movable, in particular pivotable, in the housing (2) from a use position into a maintenance position, and when in the maintenance position can be removed, in particular pulled out, from the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: GEBERIT INTERNATIONAL AG
    Inventor: Marco Oberholzer
  • Patent number: 11441300
    Abstract: A drain assembly for connection to a sanitary-appliance, comprising: a drain pipe having a pipe inlet and a pipe outlet and a valve arranged in a valve section of the drain pipe having a sealing face and a valve body, wherein the valve body can be moved away from the sealing face from a closed to an open position by an actuating element. Also included is an overflow pipe, which extends away from the drain tube from a first branch lying upstream of the valve seen in the direction of flow of the water to a second branch lying downstream of the valve seen in the direction of flow and thereby bridges the valve. The valve body is at least partially mounted on an insert element; the drain pipe has an insert receptacle; and the insert element can be inserted into the insert receptacle on the drain pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: GEBERIT INTERNATIONAL AG
    Inventors: Felix Imo Preisig, Marco Oberholzer, Michael Schintler
  • Patent number: 11426033
    Abstract: A wash stand assembly that comprises a wash stand having a wash basin and a drain opening through which water to be drained out of the wash basin can be conducted away, the drain opening leading into an inner chamber. The wash stand (2) has a rear wall (6) with which the wash stand (1) comes into contact with a connection structure on the building side when in the installed position. The inner chamber (5) is open in the region of a rear wall (6) of the wash stand (2). An insert element (7) has a drain connection piece (8) for connection to a wastewater pipe on the building side, wherein the insert element (7) is connected to the wash stand (2) such that the inner chamber (5) is sealed watertight and the water can be fed from the drain opening (4) to the drain connection piece (8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: GEBERIT INTERNATIONAL AG
    Inventor: Marco Oberholzer
  • Patent number: 11311155
    Abstract: A connection device for a toilet bowl, comprising a carrier arrangement which can be connected to the toilet bowl in a displaceable manner. The device has a first bearing point in which a flushing pipe is mounted, and a second bearing point in which an outflow pipe is mounted. The flushing pipe can be connected to a flushing water line which is arranged in a positionally fixed manner on site The outflow pipe can be connected to a waste water line which is arranged in a positionally fixed manner on site, and can be connected to a waste water outflow which is arranged on the toilet bowl side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: GEBERIT INTERNATIONAL AG
    Inventors: Alois Diethelm, Juanes Braulio, Martin Niederberger, Rolf Weiss, Maurus Zwicker
  • Patent number: 11304573
    Abstract: A connection device for connecting a sanitary article to a connection structure which is fixedly predefined on site and which has at least one conduit which is arranged in a positionally fixed manner on site. The device comprises a bearing element having at least one bearing-side pipeline portion, which pipeline portion is arranged on the bearing element and is configured for water-conducting connection to the positionally fixedly arranged on-site conduit and for water-conducting connection to a sanitary-article-side connection point. For the adjustment of the position, in particular of the height position, of the sanitary article with respect to the connection structure which is fixedly predefined on site, the bearing element is arranged displaceable on the sanitary article such that it can be displaced along an adjustment movement relative to the sanitary article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: GEBERIT INTERNATIONAL AG
    Inventors: Alois Diethelm, Martin Niederberger, Juanes Braulio, Rolf Weiss, Maurus Zwicker
  • Patent number: 11280076
    Abstract: The invention relates to a siphon arrangement (1) comprising a housing (2) with an inlet connection piece (3), an outlet connection piece (4), and a siphon seat (5) arranged between the inlet connection piece (3) and outlet connection piece (4), and a siphon element (6) arranged in the siphon seat (5), said siphon element having a siphon portion (7) and an inlet (8) facing towards the inlet connection piece (3) and an outlet (9) leading to the outlet connection piece (4). Water can be guided from the inlet connection piece (3) via the inlet (8) into the siphon portion (7) and from the outlet (9) to the outlet connection piece (4). The siphon element (6) is movable, in particular pivotable, in the housing (2) from a use position into a maintenance position, and when in the maintenance position can be removed, in particular pulled out, from the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: GEBERIT INTERNATIONAL AG
    Inventors: Marco Oberholzer, Martin Furrer
  • Publication number: 20210355666
    Abstract: A drain arrangement that comprises a drain valve housing which has a first channel section with an inlet opening, a second channel section with an outlet opening, and a valve seat situated between the inlet opening and the outlet opening. There also is a valve body, an actuating unit by way of which the valve body is movable, and an outflow pipe into which the second channel section opens by way of the outlet opening thereof. A first central axis extends centrally through the first channel section, and an outflow pipe central axis extends centrally through the outflow pipe. The outflow pipe central axis intersects the first central axis, and the drain arrangement furthermore comprises an overflow unit, which has a first connecting pipe, an overflow pipe and a second connecting pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: GEBERIT INTERNATIONAL AG
    Inventors: Marco OBERHOLZER, Roman CULATTI