Patents Assigned to Neoperl GmbH
  • Publication number: 20080272212
    Abstract: A sanitary outlet unit (1) is provided, including an outlet armature (2), with a flow regulator (4) in a region of the water outlet (3) thereof, wherein an aeration device is provided for aeration of the water flow. The outlet unit (1) provides that the aeration unit (5) is located in the outlet armature (2) and/or in at least one water line leading to the outlet armature (2) separately from the flow regulator (4). Through the spatial separation of the functions of flow shaping or water discharge and the aeration of the water flow, there are many possible embodiments for optionally providing the water outlet (3) of the sanitary outlet unit (1) with an extremely thin design.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2006
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Applicant: NEOPERL GMBH
    Inventor: Oliver Denzler
  • Patent number: 7431048
    Abstract: A backflow preventer (1) is provided that, in an insertable housing (2) thereof, includes a valve member (6) located in a housing interior (5). The valve member (6) sealingly rests against a valve seat (7) in the closed position thereof while being movable from the closed position thereof into the open position thereof counter to a restoring force. The interior (5) of the housing is provided with an interior section (A) which has an interior cross section that is larger than the outer circumference of the valve member in the movement zone of the valve member (6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2008
    Assignee: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventor: Martin Fangmeier
  • Publication number: 20080210310
    Abstract: A sanitary installation part (1) which has an installation housing (2) which can be inserted into a housing mount of a gas line or a liquid line is provided and has at least one latching element which projects into a latching position on the outer circumference of the housing and can be moved in a resiliently elastic manner from this latching position to a zero position. The installation part according to the invention provides that the at least one latching element is designed as a latching protuberance (5) which is beveled or rounded along its transverse edges oriented transversely to the insertion direction on both sides, and the at least one latching protuberance (5), in its zero position, can be can be resiliently fitted into the latching element mount, in which the latching protuberance (5) is incorporated in the outer circumference of the installation housing (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2006
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Applicant: NEOPERL GMBH
    Inventor: Manfred Gilcher
  • Publication number: 20080210777
    Abstract: A sanitary water outlet (1) having a conduit (4) at the discharge end. The conduit (4) is provided with at least one perforated plate (5) and/or a grid structure or lamellar structure with a number of discharge holes or discharge openings (7) which are bordered by flow guide walls (6). The water outlet is characterized in that it has a joint sleeve (2) which is adjustably or pivotally disposed in a socket (3) while the conduit (4) is provided inside the joint sleeve (2). The water outlet allows the water jet that is discharged from a water discharging plumbing fixture to be oriented as needed without requiring a ball-and-socket joint which uses a lot of space and may not be aesthetically appealing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2006
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Applicant: NEOPERL GMBH
    Inventors: Wolf-Dieter Lacher, Oliver Denzler, Alexander Stein
  • Publication number: 20080191057
    Abstract: A sanitary line connection is provided, which has a sleeve shape at least in a front-end region thereof and in which there is at least one sealing ring (7) clamped in a sealing way between the adjacent line section and the line connection. The line connection can be embodied, for example, as a sanitary outlet nozzle (1), with at least one retaining cam or similar retaining projection (9) projecting from the outer periphery of the sealing ring (7). The retaining projection (9) engages in an indentation or similar recess in the sleeve interior of the sleeve-shaped front-end region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2008
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Applicant: NEOPERL GMBH
    Inventors: Alexander STEIN, Joachim KUNZE
  • Publication number: 20080169361
    Abstract: A jet regulator (1) having a jet fractionating device (2) which distributes the incoming water flow into a plurality of individual jets is provided. The jet regulator (1) has at least one individual jet, from the individual jets formed by the fractionating device, which impacts on a node point (3) of a criss-crossing grid of bars (4, 5) of an outlet side downstream grid network (6). At least one node point (3) is configured as an inlet side recess of the grid network (6) and/or the jet regulator is an aerated jet regulator having a jet regulator housing (7) which includes at least one aeration opening (8) on a periphery of the housing thereof and at least one reflection projection (9) which is used to maintain the water jet at a distance from the aeration opening that is arranged on the inner periphery of the housing in the direction of flow below the at least one aeration opening (8). The jet regulator (1) provides an improved fractionating of the incoming individual jets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2005
    Publication date: July 17, 2008
    Applicant: NEOPERL GMBH
    Inventors: Wolf-Dieter Lacher, Hermann Grether
  • Patent number: 7392828
    Abstract: An insertion part is provided in the form of a back-flow preventer and which can be inserted in a gas or liquid line. An insertion part is also provided that can be inserted into a gas or liquid line in the form of a flow regulator. The insertion parts are characterizedin that they comprise an annular lip shaped part which, togther with its annular body, is held inside the housing and which has at least one controlling lip (9), with the controlling lip being displaced by the fluid, and/or at least one sealing lip (14). The insertion part can be used in a versatile manner and is characterized by the simple production thereof as well as by having a uniform and reliable functioning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2008
    Assignee: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventors: Keith Hart, Michael Söchtig, Christoph Weis
  • Publication number: 20080149743
    Abstract: A plumbing outlet armature (2) with a liquid guide (3), which opens into a fitting outlet (4) in an area in which a plumbing functional unit (5) in the form of an insertion cartridge is provided. The outlet fitting is provided such that the clear open cross-section of the liquid guide (3) is adapted to the insertion cartridge (5) at least in the opening area of the fitting outlet (4), and the insertion cartridge (5) can be inserted into the fitting outlet (4) from the opening side and is removably held therein. The inventive outlet armature is characterized by the insertion cartridge being removably held in the fitting outlet (4) by a sleeve-shaped intermediate holder (6), which intermediate holder itself is removably held in the fitting outlet (4) by a screw or bayonet connection. The inventive outlet fitting (2) can be used with a jet regulator or with another plumbing functional unit (5) without any significant limitations of the structural clearance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2008
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Applicant: NEOPERL GMBH
    Inventors: Christoph Weis, Hermann Grether
  • Patent number: 7389791
    Abstract: A backflow preventer (1) having a mounting housing (2) that is inserted into a fluid conduit (3) is provide and includes at least one sealing ring (4) which is supported within an annular groove (5) located on the outer circumference of the mounting housing (2) and has a sealing effect between the mounting housing (2) and the fluid conduit (3). The backflow preventer provides that the sealing ring (4) can be moved counter to a restoring force from a sealing position into a leakage position so as to compensate pressure when the backflow preventer (1) is closed and a fluid volume is sealed on the outflow side, thereby conteracting an excessive increase in internal pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2008
    Assignee: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventor: Martin Fangmeier
  • Publication number: 20080111007
    Abstract: A functional plumbing unit embodied as an insertion cartridge (2) is provided that is to be inserted into a liquid conduit (3) of a discharging plumbing fixture (4) which includes a housing (5), a jet regulator, and an attachment screen (9) located at the inlet end. The housing (5) is formed in one piece with a perforated plate located at the discharge end as part of the jet regulator, and has an external thread (10) on an outer surface thereof, with the external thread being screwable into an internal thread (13) of the dischargint fixture (4). A ring seal (12) is located adjacent to the external thread (10) at the discharge end. The length of the housing (5) is dimensioned essentially for accommodating the external thread (10) and the adjacent ring seal (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2006
    Publication date: May 15, 2008
    Applicant: NEOPERL GMBH
    Inventor: Hermann Grether
  • Publication number: 20080078848
    Abstract: A sanitary insert unit (1), which can be inserted into a discharge fitting is provided, comprising a substantially conically-shaped upstream sieve (2) with a downstream-located throughflow regulator (3) and a jet regulator (4) in a direction of flow. The throughflow regulator (3) is arranged substantially inside the inner area (6) of the insert unit, which is defined on the upper side by the upstream sieve (2). The throughflow regulator (3) has a cross-sectional shape that is substantially adapted to the cross-sectional profile of the upstream sieve (2). The throughflow regulator (3) has a rising sloping surface (9) which rises gradually in a radially inward manner from an outer, particularly annular, edge area and which leads to a control gap (10) or a similar throughflow opening that leads to the jet regulator (4). The rising sloping surface (9) and the upstream sieve are spaced apart from one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Applicant: NEOPERL GMBH
    Inventor: Uwe Zoller
  • Publication number: 20080016936
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for sizing a tube section (5) of a tube (1), with the tube (1) including an inner tube (2) and an outer tube (3) covering the inner tube (2). The tube section (5) is separated with the help of a cutting tool (6) at a cutting site (8) in a cutting plane aligned perpendicular to a longitudinal extension of the tube (1). For the method according to the invention, the tube cover (3) of the tube (1) is wrapped by a tube fixation (4), for example an adhesive tape, which covers the intended cutting site, before the tube section (5) is separated from the tube (1) at the cutting site (8) with the help of a cutting tool (6). The tube fixation (4) does not only mark the intended cutting site but also counteracts a fraying of the tube cover (3) at the cutting site (8), comprising a metal and/or plastic web.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2007
    Publication date: January 24, 2008
    Applicant: NEOPERL GMBH
    Inventor: Roger Schlitter
  • Publication number: 20080012328
    Abstract: A sanitary line connection is provided, which has a sleeve shape at least in a front-end region thereof and in which there is at least one sealing ring (7) clamped in a sealing way between the adjacent line section and the line connection. The line connection can be embodied, for example, as a sanitary outlet nozzle (1), with at least one retaining cam or similar retaining projection (9) projecting from the outer periphery of the sealing ring (7). The retaining projection (9) engages in an indentation or similar recess in the sleeve interior of the sleeve-shaped front-end region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2006
    Publication date: January 17, 2008
    Applicant: NEOPERL GMBH
    Inventors: Alexander Stein, Joachim Kunze
  • Patent number: D550814
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2007
    Assignee: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventor: Hermann Grether
  • Patent number: D550815
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2007
    Assignee: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventor: Hermann Grether
  • Patent number: D550818
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2007
    Assignee: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventor: Hermann Grether
  • Patent number: D556856
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2007
    Assignee: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventor: Heinz Büttgen
  • Patent number: D570961
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2008
    Assignee: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventor: Hermann Grether
  • Patent number: D576704
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2008
    Assignee: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventor: Manfred Gilcher
  • Patent number: D577416
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2008
    Assignee: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventor: Heinz Büttgen