Patents by Inventor Andreas Kienzler

Andreas Kienzler 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: 10336224
    Abstract: A device for ventilating a vehicle seat having a cushion (12) which is resilient with respect to user contact and which is constructed to form a seat and/or back contact face (24) and which has an air flow channel (16, 17) which forms an air outlet (15) in the direction toward the seat or back contact face, an air-permeable covering unit (18) which is formed in order to at least partially cover the air outlet and which is preferably constructed so as to be rigid and/or grid-like, and a ventilator rotor (30) which is associated with the air flow channel and which is driven in an electro-motive manner and a ventilator unit (14) which has a ventilator housing (32) which at least partially radially surrounds the ventilator rotor, characterized in that the covering unit and the ventilator unit are fixed on or in the cushion with spacing from each other along the air flow channel and without direct connection of portions of the covering unit and the ventilator unit, and the ventilator housing has at the peripheral
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: EBM-Papst St. Georgen GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Andreas Kienzler, Andreas Kuhlmey, Gerhard Kuhnert, Jochen Wernet
  • Patent number: 10259359
    Abstract: A device for ventilating a vehicle seat, said device comprising: a cushion (12) which is elastic with respect to a user contact and which is designed to form a seating surface and/or a contact surface (24) for the back, said cushion having an air flow channel (16, 17) which forms an air outlet (15) in the direction of the seating surface and/or contact surface for the back; a cover unit (18) designed to at least partially cover the air outlet, the unit being air-permeable, rigid and preferably having a lattice-type construction; and a fan unit (14) which is associated with the air flow channel and which has an electric motor-driven fan rotor (30) and a fan housing (32), some sections of which housing radially surround the fan rotor. The cover unit and the fan unit are mutually spaced (d) along the air flow channel and preferably are secured to or in the cushion without a direct connection to sections of said cover unit and fan unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: EBM-Papst St. Georgen GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Andreas Kienzler
  • Patent number: 10006470
    Abstract: A mounting apparatus (30) for mounting a fan arrangement (40) on a seat (100), for example a vehicle seat, features a cylindrical sleeve or installation element (10) which secures within the seat, and a fan housing (50) for the fan arrangement or module (40), which slides into, and latches within, the cylindrical sleeve (10). The fan housing (50) has a tubular housing part (54) having a first housing part end (51) and a second housing part end (52) located axially opposite it. The fan module (40) includes a centrally located fan (80,81) supported by a plurality of radial struts (86), at least one of which serves as a channel (89) for power supply connecting wires (92). Wire pass-through openings (26, 64, 64?) are configured to permit a partial rotation of the fan module (40) during installation into the cylindrical sleeve (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignees: EBM-PAPST ST. GEORGEN, DAIMLER AG
    Inventors: Andreas Kienzler, Sven Friderich
  • Publication number: 20180022251
    Abstract: A device for ventilating a vehicle seat, said device comprising: a cushion (12) which is elastic with respect to a user contact and which is designed to form a seating surface and/or a contact surface (24) for the back, said cushion having an air flow channel (16, 17) which forms an air outlet (15) in the direction of the seating surface and/or contact surface for the back; a cover unit (18) designed to at least partially cover the air outlet, the unit being air-permeable, rigid and preferably having a lattice-type construction; and a fan unit (14) which is associated with the air flow channel and which has an electric motor-driven fan rotor (30) and a fan housing (32), some sections of which housing radially surround the fan rotor. The cover unit and the fan unit are mutually spaced (d) along the air flow channel and preferably are secured to or in the cushion without a direct connection to sections of said cover unit and fan unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2015
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Applicant: EBM-Papst St. Georgen GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Andreas Kienzler
  • Publication number: 20170291517
    Abstract: A device for ventilating a vehicle seat having a cushion (12) which is resilient with respect to user contact and which is constructed to form a seat and/or back contact face (24) and which has an air flow channel (16, 17) which forms an air outlet (15) in the direction toward the seat or back contact face, an air-permeable covering unit (18) which is formed in order to at least partially cover the air outlet and which is preferably constructed so as to be rigid and/or grid-like, and a ventilator rotor (30) which is associated with the air flow channel and which is driven in an electro-motive manner and a ventilator unit (14) which has a ventilator housing (32) which at least partially radially surrounds the ventilator rotor, characterized in that the covering unit and the ventilator unit are fixed on or in the cushion with spacing from each other along the air flow channel and without direct connection of portions of the covering unit and the ventilator unit, and the ventilator housing has at the peripheral
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2015
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Applicant: EBM-Papst St. Georgen GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Andreas Kienzler, Andreas Kuhlmey, Gerhard Kuhnert, Jochen Wernet
  • Publication number: 20150285266
    Abstract: A mounting apparatus (30) for mounting a fan arrangement (40) on a seat (100), for example a vehicle seat, features a cylindrical sleeve or installation element (10) which secures within the seat, and a fan housing (50) for the fan arrangement or module (40), which slides into, and latches within, the cylindrical sleeve (10). The fan housing (50) has a tubular housing part (54) having a first housing part end (51) and a second housing part end (52) located axially opposite it. The fan module (40) includes a centrally located fan (80,81) supported by a plurality of radial struts (86), at least one of which serves as a channel (89) for power supply connecting wires (92). Wire pass-through openings (26, 64, 64?) are configured to permit a partial rotation of the fan module (40) during installation into the cylindrical sleeve (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2013
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Applicants: EBM-PAPST ST. GEORGEN GmbH & Co. KG, DAIMLER AG
    Inventors: Andreas Kienzler, Sven Friderich
  • Patent number: 6814542
    Abstract: The invention relates to a blower, especially for a personal computer. The air of the invention is to reduce the noise produces by such a blower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: Verax Ventilatoren GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Märländer, Christof Huonker, Andreas Kienzler
  • Publication number: 20030077175
    Abstract: The invention relates to a blower, especially for a personal computer. The air of the invention is to reduce the noise produces by such a blower.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2002
    Publication date: April 24, 2003
    Inventors: Thomas Marlander, Christof Huonker, Andreas Kienzler
  • Patent number: D701954
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: EBM-Papst St. Georgen GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Andreas Kienzler