Patents by Inventor Anton Jäger

Anton Jäger 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: 11171598
    Abstract: A solar or photovoltaic system includes a cleaning apparatus for cleaning a surface of the solar or photovoltaic system. The surface to be cleaned is tilted or tiltable respect to the horizontal. The cleaning apparatus is configured to carry out a cleaning process to clean the surface in which at least one cleaning element moves downward over the tilted surface driven by gravity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Inventor: Anton Jäger
  • Patent number: 10788242
    Abstract: An apparatus for cleaning a surface of solar collectors or photovoltaic installations includes at least one cleaning head that comprises at least one cleaning member. The cleaning member can be set into rotation. The apparatus also includes a movement device for moving the cleaning head over at least a part of the surface to be cleaned. The movement device has a first movement unit movable in a first direction and a second movement unit. The cleaning head is movable transversely or obliquely to the first movement direction by the second movement unit along a guide that is connected to the first movement unit. A drive device that is arranged at the first and/or second movement units makes it possible to automatically move the first movement unit in dependence on a position of the second movement unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Inventor: Anton Jäger
  • Publication number: 20190245480
    Abstract: A solar or photovoltaic system comprises a cleaning apparatus for cleaning a surface of the solar or photovoltaic system, wherein the surface to be cleaned is tilted or tiltable respect to the horizontal. The cleaning apparatus is configured to carry out a cleaning process to clean the surface in which at least one cleaning element moves downward over the tilted surface driven by gravity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2017
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventor: Anton Jäger
  • Publication number: 20180345303
    Abstract: A rotor nozzle for high pressure cleaning devices, having a nozzle housing that has an inlet opening at its axially one end and an outlet opening for liquid at the other end, and having a rotor which is arranged in the nozzle housing, whose front end facing the outlet opening is supported at a bearing, which may be at least partly flowed through by the liquid, and which may be set into rotation by liquid flowing into the nozzle housing. wherein the bearing has at least two bearing sides and may be placed into the nozzle housing in at least two different orientations in which the rotor is respectively supported at another one of the bearing sides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventor: Anton Jäger
  • Patent number: 10075126
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for cleaning surfaces, in particular of solar collectors and/or of photovoltaic installations, having at least one cleaning member, in particular a brush roller or plate brush, moving, in particular rotating, during the cleaning operation, having a holding device for the cleaning member, having a fluid drive for the cleaning member operable in different states and having a switching device with which a change can be made between the different operating states of the fluid drive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Inventor: Anton Jaeger
  • Publication number: 20180003413
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for cleaning a surface, in particular at solar collectors or photovoltaic installations. The apparatus has at least one cleaning head that comprises at least one cleaning member. The cleaning member is in particular a brush that can be set into rotation. The apparatus furthermore has a movement device for moving the cleaning head over at least a part of the surface to be cleaned. The movement device has a first movement unit movable in a first direction and a second movement unit. The cleaning head is movable transversely or obliquely to the first movement direction by means of the second movement unit along a guide means that is connected to the first movement unit. A control means that is arranged at the first and/or second movement units makes it possible to automatically move the first movement unit in dependence on a position of the second movement unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventor: Anton Jäger
  • Patent number: 9559634
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cleaning apparatus, in particular for cleaning solar installation surfaces or photovoltaic installation surfaces, comprising a carrier, at least one cleaning roller rotatably supported at the carrier, and a rotary drive for the cleaning roller, wherein the rotary drive is designed as a fluid drive, wherein the flow of a cleaning fluid supplied to the cleaning roller for cleaning purposes is converted into a drive movement for the cleaning roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Inventor: Anton Jaeger
  • Patent number: 9377219
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for cleaning surfaces, having a cleaning head which includes at least one base part and at least one brush arrangement, in particular a cylindrical brush roller, attached to the base part; and a fluid drive for the brush arrangement which is at least partly integrated into the base part and which is designed to convert the flow energy of a fluid supplied to the base part under pressure into a cleaning movement of the brush arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Inventor: Anton Jaeger
  • Publication number: 20150349707
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for cleaning surfaces, in particular of solar collectors and/or of photovoltaic installations, having at least one cleaning member, in particular a brush roller or plate brush, moving, in particular rotating, during the cleaning operation, having a holding device for the cleaning member, having a fluid drive for the cleaning member operable in different states and having a switching device with which a change can be made between the different operating states of the fluid drive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventor: Anton Jaeger
  • Publication number: 20150096134
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cleaning apparatus, in particular for cleaning solar installation surfaces or photovoltaic installation surfaces, comprising a carrier, at least one cleaning roller rotatably supported at the carrier, and a rotary drive for the cleaning roller, wherein the rotary drive is designed as a fluid drive, wherein the flow of a cleaning fluid supplied to the cleaning roller for cleaning purposes is converted into a drive movement for the cleaning roller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Inventor: Anton Jaeger
  • Patent number: 8955187
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cleaning apparatus, in particular for cleaning solar installation surfaces or photovoltaic installation surfaces, comprising a carrier, at least one cleaning roller rotatably supported at the carrier, and a rotary drive for the cleaning roller, wherein the rotary drive is designed as a fluid drive, wherein the flow of a cleaning fluid supplied to the cleaning roller for cleaning purposes is converted into a drive movement for the cleaning roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Inventor: Anton Jaeger
  • Patent number: 8844086
    Abstract: A fluid rotation drive, in particular for cleaning apparatus, having at least one drive wheel, in particular a turbine wheel or bucket wheel, which can be directly set into rotation about a drive axis by the action of a supplied fluid, in particular supplied in jet form; having at least one planetary transmission, with a sun gear of the planetary transmission being connected to the drive wheel; and having a housing which includes the drive wheel and the planetary transmission and which has at least one inlet for the fluid supplied for acting on the drive wheel, with a first ring region for the fluid being defined by the drive wheel and the housing and a second ring region for the fluid being defined by a toothed arrangement of an annulus gear of the planetary transmission, and with the first ring region and the second ring region being arranged in direct spatial proximity to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Inventor: Anton Jaeger
  • Patent number: 8800090
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus, in particular to a cleaning apparatus, for carrying out a working movement moving to and fro, in particular a periodic working movement, in particular a cleaning movement, having a holding rod defining a longitudinal direction and a work unit which is coupled to the holding rod and which is movable relative to the holding rod for carrying out a working movement running parallel to the longitudinal direction, wherein an external drive is provided for generating the working movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Inventor: Anton Jaeger
  • Patent number: 8789229
    Abstract: An apparatus for cleaning surfaces has a cleaning head which includes a base part and at least two brush elements which are provided at opposite the sides of the base part and which can be set into a cleaning movement relative to the base part. A fluid drive is integrated into the base part and is designed to convert the flow energy of a fluid supplied to the base part under pressure into the cleaning movement of the brush elements. The fluid drive has a drive member, in particular a turbine wheel or a bucket wheel, which is driven by the fluid and by which both brush elements can be driven together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Inventor: Anton Jaeger
  • Patent number: 8540170
    Abstract: The invention relates to a rotor nozzle, in particular for high-pressure cleaning devices, having a nozzle housing which has an inlet opening at its axially one end and an outlet opening at the other end for a fluid, in particular water, as well as having a rotor which is arranged in a swirl chamber of the nozzle housing, which is supported at a bearing at its front end facing the outlet opening, which can be at least partly flowed through by the fluid, which can be set into rotation about a longitudinal axis of the nozzle housing by fluid flowing into the swirl chamber and is inclined toward the longitudinal axis at least in the rotated state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Inventor: Anton Jaeger
  • Publication number: 20120311799
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for cleaning surfaces, having a cleaning head which includes at least one base part and at least one brush arrangement, in particular a cylindrical brush roller, attached to the base part; and a fluid drive for the brush arrangement which is at least partly integrated into the base part and which is designed to convert the flow energy of a fluid supplied to the base part under pressure into a cleaning movement of the brush arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2012
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Inventor: Anton Jaeger
  • Patent number: 8266757
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cleaning apparatus, in particular to a portable hand cleaner, having a plurality of cleaning members which are in particular of brush type and which are arranged at a common carrier and can be set into rotation by means of a fluid, in particular water, supplied to the cleaning apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Inventor: Anton Jaeger
  • Patent number: 8181892
    Abstract: The invention relates to a discharge device for a cleaning fluid or treatment fluid, in particular to a lance for a high-pressure cleaner, comprising a pivotable head piece and an elongate holder which carries the head piece at its one end and is made at its other end for holding and for remotely controlled pivoting of the head piece, wherein the holder includes a carrier for the holding of the head piece and an actuation member adjustable relative to the carrier for the pivoting of the head piece relative to the carrier, and wherein the carrier and the actuation member extend up to the head piece in an at least approximately axially parallel arrangement, and in particular coaxial arrangement, with the carrier extending inside the actuation member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Inventor: Anton Jäger
  • Publication number: 20120090106
    Abstract: A fluid rotation drive, in particular for cleaning apparatus, having at least one drive wheel, in particular a turbine wheel or bucket wheel, which can be directly set into rotation about a drive axis by the action of a supplied fluid, in particular supplied in jet form; having at least one planetary transmission, with a sun gear of the planetary transmission being connected to the drive wheel; and having a housing which includes the drive wheel and the planetary transmission and which has at least one inlet for the fluid supplied for acting on the drive wheel, with a first ring region for the fluid being defined by the drive wheel and the housing and a second ring region for the fluid being defined by a toothed arrangement of an annulus gear of the planetary transmission, and with the first ring region and the second ring region being arranged in direct spatial proximity to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2011
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Inventor: Anton Jaeger
  • Publication number: 20120090107
    Abstract: An apparatus for cleaning surfaces has a cleaning head which includes a base part and at least two brush elements which are provided at opposite the sides of the base part and which can be set into a cleaning movement relative to the base part. A fluid drive is integrated into the base part and is designed to convert the flow energy of a fluid supplied to the base part under pressure into the cleaning movement of the brush elements. The fluid drive has a drive member, in particular a turbine wheel or a bucket wheel, which is driven by the fluid and by which both brush elements can be driven together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2011
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Inventor: Anton Jaeger