Patents by Inventor Ali Mirbach

Ali Mirbach 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).

  • Patent number: 8365954
    Abstract: In combination with a collapsible container with a dimension that varies as the container collapses from a full position to an empty position, the bottle cover with a sight opening for viewing of indicia on the bottle to provide an indication as to the extent the bottle is full or empty.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Gotohti.com, Inc.
    Inventors: Heiner Ophardt, Ali Mirbach
  • Publication number: 20120132668
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for dispensing flowable fluids, particularly those which are high viscosity by passing a stream of fluid through an elongate discharge passageway and injecting air into the fluid stream to initiate severing of the stream between an inner portion inward of the injected air and an outer portion outward of the injected air.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2011
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: Gotohti.com Inc.
    Inventors: Heiner Ophardt, Ali Mirbach
  • Publication number: 20120104051
    Abstract: A piston pump dispenser in which a volume in a compartment defined inside a piston chamber-forming member and between axially spaced discs on a piston varies with movement of the piston in a cycle of operation due to the piston having a portion between the discs which varies in length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: Gotohti.Com Inc.
    Inventors: Heiner Ophardt, Ali Mirbach
  • Patent number: 8113388
    Abstract: An improved arrangement for removably coupling a replaceable cartridge to a housing of a dispenser with the cartridge including a resilient member which prevents radial movement relative a catch member of the housing from a coupled orientation unless the resilient member is deflected from an unbiased inherent configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Inventors: Heiner Ophardt, Andrew Jones, Zhenchun (Tony) Shi, Charles S. Charron, Ali Mirbach
  • Patent number: 8091739
    Abstract: An improved arrangement for removably coupling a movable element of a piston pump to an actuator mechanism with the movable element including a resilient member which prevents radial movement of the movable element relative a catch member of the actuator mechanism from a coupled orientation unless the resilient member is deflected from an unbiased inherent configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Inventors: Heiner Ophardt, Andrew Jones, Zhenchun (Tony) Shi, Charles S. Charron, Ali Mirbach
  • Patent number: 8056772
    Abstract: A piston pump in which the piston carries a valve and a control mechanism to change a characteristic of the valve, preferably, its tendency to open. The valve may preferably comprise a disc which extends radially outwardly from the piston to resiliently engage the wall of piston chamber. The control mechanism preferably provides an access port communicating axially through the piston and axially out an opening of the piston chamber. In a preferred embodiment, the control mechanism comprises a bladder with a flexible side wall which can be moved from an inherent uncollapsed position to a different position and which bladder is inherently biased to return to its uncollapsed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Gotohti.com Inc.
    Inventors: Heiner Ophardt, Ali Mirbach
  • Publication number: 20110240680
    Abstract: A pump assembly for dispensing flowable materials including a piston chamber-forming member providing an annular chamber about a center post and an annular piston-forming member reciprocally slidable in the annular chamber to dispense flowable material outwardly annularly about the center post.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2011
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Inventors: Heiner Ophardt, Ali Mirbach
  • Patent number: 7959037
    Abstract: A piston pump having a piston forming element carrying at an inner end a removable member which becomes secured in a piston chamber forming member and detached from the piston forming element within the piston chamber forming member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Gotohti.Com Inc.
    Inventors: Heiner Ophardt, Ali Mirbach
  • Patent number: 7823751
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for extruding the first fluid capable of foaming through a porous member to produce a first foamed extrudate while simultaneously dispensing a second flowable material preferably containing particulate matter adjacent the first extrudate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: Hygiene-Technik Inc.
    Inventors: Heiner Ophardt, Ali Mirbach
  • Publication number: 20100260632
    Abstract: A spring member extending from a first end to a second end about a longitudinal axis, the spring having an inherent bias to assume an extended position with a first end spaced from the second end along the axis, the spring assuming compressed positions when compressed by forces applied parallel to the axis, in the compressed positions the spring resiliently urges its first and second ends axially away from each other toward the extended position, the spring member having a wall in the shape of a solid of revolution rotated about the axis and defining a central cavity therein open at the first end of the spring and substantially closed at the second end of the spring, the wall when in the unbiased extended position having a greatest diameter at the first end and a least diameter at the second end, a plurality of openings through the wall, the openings disposed symmetrically both circumferentially and axially relative to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2010
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Inventors: Heiner Ophardt, Ali Mirbach
  • Publication number: 20100232997
    Abstract: A pump assembly in the context of a piston pump having a piston carrying a disk which extends radially outwardly to engage a wall of a chamber to substantially prevent fluid flow in one direction and yet permit deflection of the disk away from the wall of the chamber to permit flow in the other direction; the improvement in which two or more of similar such disks are provided spaced axially adjacent one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2010
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Inventors: Heiner Ophardt, Ali Mirbach
  • Patent number: 7770874
    Abstract: A spring member extending from a first end to a second end about a longitudinal axis, the spring having an inherent bias to assume an extended position with a first end spaced from the second end along the axis, the spring assuming compressed positions when compressed by forces applied parallel to the axis, in the compressed positions the spring resiliently urges its first and second ends axially away from each other toward the extended position, the spring member having a wall in the shape of a solid of revolution rotated about the axis and defining a central cavity therein open at the first end of the spring and substantially closed at the second end of the spring, the wall when in the unbiased extended position having a greatest diameter at the first end and a least diameter at the second end, a plurality of openings through the wall, the openings disposed symmetrically both circumferentially and axially relative to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Gotohii.com Inc.
    Inventors: Heiner Ophardt, Ali Mirbach
  • Publication number: 20100163580
    Abstract: An improved arrangement for removably coupling a replaceable cartridge to a housing of a dispenser with the cartridge including a resilient member which prevents radial movement relative a catch member of the housing from a coupled orientation unless the resilient member is deflected from an unbiased inherent configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2009
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventors: Heiner Ophardt, Andrew Jones, Zhenchun (Tony) Shi, Charles S. Charron, Ali Mirbach
  • Publication number: 20100140297
    Abstract: An improved arrangement for removably coupling a movable element of a piston pump to an actuator mechanism with the movable element including a resilient member which prevents radial movement of the movable element relative a catch member of the actuator mechanism from a coupled orientation unless the resilient member is deflected from an unbiased inherent configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Inventors: Heiner Ophardt, Andrew Jones, Zhenchun (Tony) Shi, Charles S. Charron, Ali Mirbach
  • Publication number: 20100102089
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for extruding the first fluid capable of foaming through a porous member to produce a first foamed extrudate while simultaneously dispensing a second flowable material preferably containing particulate matter adjacent the first extrudate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2009
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Inventors: Heiner Ophardt, Ali Mirbach
  • Patent number: 7661561
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for extruding the first fluid capable of foaming through a porous member to produce a first foamed extrudate while simultaneously dispensing a second flowable material preferably containing particulate matter adjacent the first extrudate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Hygiene-Technik Inc.
    Inventors: Heiner Ophardt, Ali Mirbach
  • Publication number: 20090114679
    Abstract: In combination with a collapsible container with a dimension that varies as the container collapses from a full position to an empty position, the bottle cover with a sight opening for viewing of indicia on the bottle to provide an indication as to the extent the bottle is full or empty.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2008
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Inventors: Heiner Ophardt, Ali Mirbach
  • Publication number: 20080304978
    Abstract: A piston pump in which the piston carries a valve and a control mechanism to change a characteristic of the valve, preferably, its tendency to open. The valve may preferably comprise a disc which extends radially outwardly from the piston to resiliently engage the wall of piston chamber. The control mechanism preferably provides an access port communicating axially through the piston and axially out an opening of the piston chamber. In a preferred embodiment, the control mechanism comprises a bladder with a flexible side wall which can be moved from an inherent uncollapsed position to a different position and which bladder is inherently biased to return to its uncollapsed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2008
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Inventors: Heiner Ophardt, Ali Mirbach
  • Publication number: 20060261092
    Abstract: A piston pump having a piston forming element carrying at an inner end a removable member which becomes secured in a piston chamber forming member and detached from the piston forming element within the piston chamber forming member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2006
    Publication date: November 23, 2006
    Inventors: Heiner Ophardt, Ali Mirbach
  • Patent number: RE40319
    Abstract: A pump assembly provides for direct replacement of volumes of liquid from a reservoir with equal volumes of air preferably at substantially atmospheric pressure, the same pressure or with pressure equalization to be at least equal to atmospheric pressure. A slide arrangement preferably positively displaces liquid from the reservoir and air into the reservoir. The pump draws air from the atmosphere into a chamber from which the air either is available for passage to replace liquid from the reservoir or is pressurized to assist dispensing liquid, preferably, admixing with the liquid to provide foaming. Gravity separation of air and liquid to be dispensed is used to replace liquid with air in the reservoir and to selectively place air and liquid into communication with passageways for ejection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2008
    Assignee: Hygiene-Technik Inc.
    Inventors: Heiner Ophardt, Ali Mirbach