Patents by Inventor Bendikt Schürmann

Bendikt Schürmann 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: 11147235
    Abstract: A cleaning unit for cleaning at least one head section of a teat cup, the cleaning unit having a chamber that has a substantially circular cross-section, is delimited by a wall, and has an opening delimited by a sealing element that is flexible around a circumference of the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: GEA Farm Technologies GmbH
    Inventors: Christelle Theis, Bendikt Schürmann
  • Publication number: 20170188537
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cleaning unit for cleaning at least one head section of a teat cup. Said cleaning unit comprises a chamber that has a substantially circular cross-section, is delimited by a wall and has an opening delimited by a sealing element. The chamber has at least one inlet. The cleaning unit is characterized in that at least one section of the sealing element or at least one section of the wall adjoining the opening and a section of the sealing element is or are flexible around the circumference of the chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2017
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: Christelle Theis, Bendikt Schürmann
  • Patent number: 9554551
    Abstract: A cleaning unit for cleaning at least one head section of a teat cup including a chamber that has a substantially circular cross-section, is delimited by a wall and has an opening delimited by a scaling element. The chamber has at least one inlet and is characterized in that at least one section of the sealing element or at least one section of the wall adjoining the opening and a section of the sealing element is or are flexible around the circumference of the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: GEA Farm Technologies GmbH
    Inventors: Christelle Theis, Bendikt Schürmann
  • Publication number: 20110290285
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cleaning unit for cleaning at least one head section of a teat cup. Said cleaning unit comprises a chamber that has a substantially circular cross-section, is delimited by a wall and has an opening delimited by a sealing element. The chamber has at least one inlet. The cleaning unit is characterised in that at least one section of the sealing element or at least one section of the wall adjoining the opening and a section of the sealing element is or are flexible around the circumference of the chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2009
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: GEA FARM TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
    Inventors: Christelle Theis, Bendikt Schürmann