Patents by Inventor Alexander Braendle

Alexander Braendle 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: 20230286879
    Abstract: The invention relates to a composting apparatus for providing compost material from organic material, comprising at least one initial chamber and at least one subsequent chamber, wherein the at least one initial chamber and the at least one subsequent chamber comprise a composting chamber in which organic material is convertible to compost material, wherein the at least one initial chamber comprises an introduction opening and a discharge opening and organic material is introducible into the at least one initial chamber through the introduction opening, wherein the at least one subsequent chamber comprises an introduction opening, a conveying unit on at least one initial chamber, having at least one conveying element for the organic material, said conveying element being arranged in said initial chamber; and a control device for actuating the conveying unit, wherein the organic material is conveyable by means of the conveying unit through the discharge opening for transfer to the at least one subsequent chamb
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Thomas HOFER, Alexander BRÄNDLE, Johannes LUSCHITZ
  • Publication number: 20230271894
    Abstract: The invention relates to a composting device for providing compost material from organic material, comprising a drying chamber for receiving organic material to be composted, a heating device located on the drying chamber for heating the organic material located in the drying chamber, a control device for controlling and/or regulating the heating device, and a composting chamber, which is connected to the drying chamber via an opening for material transfer and in which the organic material that has been dried in the drying chamber can be converted into compost material. The invention further relates to a method for providing compost material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: Christian GÄRTNER, Alexander BRÄNDLE, Johannes LUSCHITZ, Anne OBERLÄNDER
  • Publication number: 20230200614
    Abstract: The invention relates to a floor cleaning system, comprising a user-guided floor cleaning machine for cleaning a floor surface, a sensor device, a control device, and an actuatable display device, wherein the floor cleaning machine comprises an operating device for a user, a chassis for moving the cleaning machine over the floor surface, and at least one cleaning device having a cleaning tool and preferably a drive device for the cleaning tool, wherein, during operation of the floor cleaning machine, a cleaning path along which, proceeding from a starting point, the cleaning machine travels over the floor surface can be determined by the control device on the basis of signals from the sensor device, and wherein the control device actuates the display device in order to display cleaning-related information, depending upon the cleaning path along which the cleaning machine is determined to have traveled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Jürgen WALZ, Lukas SOBOTTA, Alexander BRÄNDLE, Denis DAMMKÖHLER, Marten JAHN, Miriam UNGERER
  • Publication number: 20230165418
    Abstract: Provided is a suction cleaning apparatus including an acting device for acting on an area to be cleaned, a suction unit device for generating a suction flow, and a liquid separator, wherein the liquid separator has a chamber having a peripheral wall and a rotor which is arranged in the chamber so as to be rotatable about a rotational axis, wherein at least one outlet opening for liquid is arranged on the peripheral wall, and wherein a holding tank for liquid is provided which is fluidically connected to the at least one outlet opening for liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2023
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventor: Alexander Braendle
  • Publication number: 20220354330
    Abstract: A floor cleaning machine is provided, in particular a hand-guided and/or hand-held floor cleaning machine, including a support device, at least one cleaning roller arranged on the support device, capable of being driven in rotation and provided with a cleaning substrate, said cleaning substrate being made of a textile material; and at least one mouth towards the at least one cleaning roller that includes a first and a spaced second mouth wall having a mouth opening therebetween, wherein the first mouth wall is positioned above the second mouth wall relative to the direction of gravity, wherein the first and/or second mouth wall protrude(s) into the cleaning substrate of the at least one cleaning roller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Alexander Braendle, Manuel Schulze, Fabian Moser, Moritz Irion, Swen Sorgenfrei
  • Patent number: 11457790
    Abstract: A floor cleaning machine is provided, in particular a hand-guided and/or hand-held floor cleaning machine, including a support device, at least one cleaning roller arranged on the support device, capable of being driven in rotation and provided with a cleaning substrate, said cleaning substrate being made of a textile material; and at least one mouth towards the at least one cleaning roller that includes a first and a spaced second mouth wall having a mouth opening therebetween, wherein the first mouth wall is positioned above the second mouth wall relative to the direction of gravity, wherein the first and/or second mouth wall protrude(s) into the cleaning substrate of the at least one cleaning roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Alfred Kärcher SE & Co. KG
    Inventors: Alexander Braendle, Manuel Schulze, Fabian Moser, Moritz Irion, Swen Sorgenfrei
  • Publication number: 20220296067
    Abstract: A floor cleaning machine is provided, in particular a hand-guided and/or hand-held floor cleaning machine, including a support device, at least one cleaning roller arranged on the support device, capable of being driven in rotation and provided with a cleaning substrate, said cleaning substrate being made of a textile material; and at least one mouth towards the at least one cleaning roller that includes a first and a spaced second mouth wall having a mouth opening therebetween, wherein the first mouth wall is positioned above the second mouth wall relative to the direction of gravity, wherein the first and/or second mouth wall protrude(s) into the cleaning substrate of the at least one cleaning roller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Alexander Braendle, Manuel Schulze, Fabian Moser, Moritz Irion, Swen Sorgenfrei
  • Publication number: 20220257079
    Abstract: A floor cleaning machine is provided, comprising a suction unit device, a suction bar which is operatively connectable, or operatively connected, to the suction unit device for fluid communication therewith, a holder which releasably holds the suction bar, a fixing device for releasably fixing the suction bar at the holder, and an overload protection device which is associated with the suction bar, wherein the overload protection device comprises at least one rotational bearing by way of which the suction bar is rotatable at the holder relative to the holder when an overload situation occurs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Frieder SCHMÜCKLE, Alexander GILICH, Stefan GRABANT, Pascal NUDING, Alexander BRÄNDLE
  • Publication number: 20210137341
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cleaning apparatus. The cleaning apparatus includes at least one cleaning tool for cleaning an object to be cleaned, an operating unit for a user, which includes at least one operating element for operating the cleaning apparatus, a control unit for processing operating instructions, a receptacle, arranged on the operating unit, for an external accessory that can be associated with the cleaning apparatus and that has a display device with an image display, wherein the accessory is removably positionable in the receptacle in a defined position, as well as a communication unit by way of which display information for being displayed on the image display are transmittable from the cleaning apparatus to the accessory positioned in the receptacle. The invention also relates to a cleaning system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Denis Dammkoehler, Glenn Schmierer, Marc Rottmann, Simon Himmler, Frank Nonnenmann, Christoph Waller, Alexander Braendle, Lukas Sobotta, Andreas Friederich, Tobias Masek, Jochen Burchard, Marten Jahn
  • Patent number: 10881258
    Abstract: A surface-cleaning machine is provided, including an appliance body on which a suction apparatus device is arranged, a cleaning head on which at least one cleaning roller is arranged and on which there is positioned at least one suction mouth, which is fluidically connected to the suction apparatus device and is associated with the at least one cleaning roller, and a drive device for driving the at least one cleaning roller in rotation, wherein a drive axis of a drive motor of the drive device and an axis of rotation of the at least one cleaning roller are oriented transversely and in particular perpendicularly with respect to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Alfred Kärcher SE & Co. KG
    Inventors: Fabian Moser, Manuel Schulze, Christoph Rufenach, Johanna Buchmann, Andreas Mueller, Mathias Frisch, Alexander Braendle
  • Publication number: 20200390310
    Abstract: A floor cleaning machine is provided, in particular a hand-guided and/or hand-held floor cleaning machine, including a support device, at least one cleaning roller arranged on the support device, capable of being driven in rotation and provided with a cleaning substrate, said cleaning substrate being made of a textile material; and at least one mouth towards the at least one cleaning roller that includes a first and a spaced second mouth wall having a mouth opening therebetween, wherein the first mouth wall is positioned above the second mouth wall relative to the direction of gravity, wherein the first and/or second mouth wall protrude(s) into the cleaning substrate of the at least one cleaning roller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventors: Alexander Braendle, Manuel Schulze, Fabian Moser, Moritz Irion, Swen Sorgenfrei
  • Patent number: 10786130
    Abstract: A floor cleaning machine is provided, in particular a hand-guided and/or hand-held floor cleaning machine, including a support device, at least one cleaning roller arranged on the support device, capable of being driven in rotation and provided with a cleaning substrate, said cleaning substrate being made of a textile material; and at least one mouth towards the at least one cleaning roller that includes a first and a spaced second mouth wall having a mouth opening therebetween, wherein the first mouth wall is positioned above the second mouth wall relative to the direction of gravity, wherein the first and/or second mouth wall protrude(s) into the cleaning substrate of the at least one cleaning roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Alfred Kärcher SE & Co. KG
    Inventors: Alexander Braendle, Manuel Schulze, Fabian Moser, Moritz Irion, Swen Sorgenfrei
  • Patent number: 10327619
    Abstract: A surface cleaning machine is provided, including a cleaning roller holder, a cleaning roller that is arranged on the cleaning roller holder, a drive device for rotary driving of the cleaning roller, and a sweeping element that is associated with the cleaning roller and supplies swept material to the cleaning roller, wherein the sweeping element is arranged rotatably on the cleaning roller holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: Alfred Kärcher SE & Co. KG
    Inventors: Fabian Moser, Manuel Schulze, Johanna Buchmann, Christoph Rufenach, Andreas Mueller, Alexander Braendle
  • Publication number: 20180263453
    Abstract: A floor cleaning machine is provided, in particular a hand-guided and/or hand-held floor cleaning machine, including a support device, at least one cleaning roller arranged on the support device, capable of being driven in rotation and provided with a cleaning substrate, said cleaning substrate being made of a textile material; and at least one mouth towards the at least one cleaning roller that includes a first and a spaced second mouth wall having a mouth opening therebetween, wherein the first mouth wall is positioned above the second mouth wall relative to the direction of gravity, wherein the first and/or second mouth wall protrude(s) into the cleaning substrate of the at least one cleaning roller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Alexander Braendle, Manuel Schulze, Fabian Moser, Moritz Irion, Swen Sorgenfrei
  • Patent number: 9999332
    Abstract: A floor cleaning machine is provided, in particular a hand-guided and/or hand-held floor cleaning machine, including a support device, at least one cleaning roller arranged on the support device, capable of being driven in rotation and provided with a cleaning substrate, a fan device for creating a suction flow, and a suction channel device for the suction flow which provides a suction channel operatively connected for fluid communication between the fan device and the at least one cleaning roller, wherein the suction channel has a mouth towards the at least one cleaning roller that includes a first and a spaced second mouth wall having a mouth opening therebetween, wherein the first mouth wall is positioned above the second mouth wall relative to the direction of gravity, wherein the first and/or second mouth wall are/is in contact against or protrude(s) into the cleaning substrate of the at least one cleaning roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: Alfred Kärcher GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Alexander Braendle, Manuel Schulze, Fabian Moser, Moritz Irion, Swen Sorgenfrei
  • Publication number: 20170215681
    Abstract: A surface cleaning machine is provided, including a cleaning roller holder, a cleaning roller that is arranged on the cleaning roller holder, a drive device for rotary driving of the cleaning roller, and a sweeping element that is associated with the cleaning roller and supplies swept material to the cleaning roller, wherein the sweeping element is arranged rotatably on the cleaning roller holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Fabian Moser, Manuel Schulze, Johanna Buchmann, Christoph Rufenach, Andreas Mueller, Alexander Braendle
  • Publication number: 20170215678
    Abstract: A surface-cleaning machine is provided, including an appliance body on which a suction apparatus device is arranged, a cleaning head on which at least one cleaning roller is arranged and on which there is positioned at least one suction mouth, which is fluidically connected to the suction apparatus device and is associated with the at least one cleaning roller, and a drive device for driving the at least one cleaning roller in rotation, wherein a drive axis of a drive motor of the drive device and an axis of rotation of the at least one cleaning roller are oriented transversely and in particular perpendicularly with respect to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Fabian Moser, Manuel Schulze, Christoph Rufenach, Johanna Buchmann, Andreas Mueller, Mathias Frisch, Alexander Braendle
  • Publication number: 20160278597
    Abstract: A floor cleaning machine is provided, in particular a hand-guided and/or hand-held floor cleaning machine, including a support device, at least one cleaning roller arranged on the support device, capable of being driven in rotation and provided with a cleaning substrate, a fan device for creating a suction flow, and a suction channel device for the suction flow which provides a suction channel operatively connected for fluid communication between the fan device and the at least one cleaning roller, wherein the suction channel has a mouth towards the at least one cleaning roller that includes a first and a spaced second mouth wall having a mouth opening therebetween, wherein the first mouth wall is positioned above the second mouth wall relative to the direction of gravity, wherein the first and/or second mouth wall are/is in contact against or protrude(s) into the cleaning substrate of the at least one cleaning roller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: Alexander Braendle, Manuel Schulze, Fabian Moser, Moritz Irion, Swen Sorgenfrei
  • Publication number: 20110090236
    Abstract: Graphic object data binding is described. In an embodiment, the display of a graphic object having a visual property is updated when a trigger is received. The graphic object is updated by accessing a record of dependency data to determine a dependency of the visual property on stored source data, and updating the visual property of the graphic object on the display device in accordance with the source data. In another embodiment, a compiler receives source code comprising a statement binding the visual property of the graphic object to the source data. A processor reads the source code, detects the statement, generates a record of dependency data linking the visual property of the graphic object to the source data, stores the record of dependency data, and generates executable code. The executable code is output from the compiler, and can be executed by a computing device to display the graphic object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2009
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Martin Calsyn, Alexander Brändle, Drew Purves