Patents by Inventor Benedikt Wiethoff

Benedikt Wiethoff 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: 10359132
    Abstract: A fitting for attaching to a threaded connection of a pipe, in particular a water pipe, includes a basic body, a threaded portion, and a sealing body arranged on the threaded portion. The basic body has a pressing surface on the side situated opposite to the threaded portion. Also disclosed is a method for attaching a fitting to a threaded connection of a pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: Viega Technology GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Anton Hartmann, Burkhard Henschel, Benedikt Wiethoff, Tobias Koch, Ralf Halbe, Ulrich Arning, Andreas Muller, Christian Becker, Frank Kasperkowiak, Reiner Mester, Peter Massow
  • Publication number: 20190170277
    Abstract: The invention relates to a fitting for producing a leaktight connection with a pipe end, having at least one pressing portion designed for pressing and the insertion of a pipe end, having at least one sealing and at least one retaining element. The sealing and retaining elements are arranged in the pressing portion. The retaining element is substantially annular. The annular shape defines axial and circumferential directions. The retaining element has two ends with respect to the circumferential direction. Specifying a fitting with a retaining element is achieved when the retaining element has, at each of the two ends, at least one contact surface extending at least partially in the circumferential direction. The contact surfaces are designed to be brought into contact with one another upon pressing the pressing portion. The invention relates to a system and method for producing a leaktight connection between a pipe end and fitting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2017
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: Alexander Kost, Andreas Müller, Anton Hartmann, Benedikt Wiethoff, Ulrich Arning, Christian Rischen
  • Publication number: 20160238167
    Abstract: The invention relates to a fitting for attaching to a threaded connection of a pipe, in particular a water pipe, with a basic body (20), with a threaded portion (22) and with a sealing body (24, 50, 56; 62) arranged on the threaded portion (22), in which the technical problem of simplifying the attachment to a threaded connection of a pipe and configuring the attachment to be more reliable at the same time is solved in that the basic body (20) has a pressing surface (26, 66) on the side situated opposite to the threaded portion (22). The invention also relates to a method for attaching a fitting to a threaded connection of a pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Anton Hartmann, Burkhard Henschel, Benedikt Wiethoff, Tobias Koch, Ralf Halbe, Ulrich Arning, Andreas Muller, Christian Becker, Frank Kasperkowiak, Reiner Mester, Peter Massow