Patents by Inventor Christian ELZ

Christian ELZ 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).

  • SELF ENERGIZED SEAL AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20240218930
    Abstract: A seal including: an annular jacket including an annular jacket including a body including a heel, a first lip, and a second lip defining an annular recess oriented down a central axis, where the first lip is substantially parallel to the central axis, where the second lip includes an angled portion adjacent to the heel and a planar portion adjacent to the angled portion, where the angled portion forms an angle, ?, with a line perpendicular to the central axis, where ? is between 30 and 90°, where the heel has an axial length, LH, where the first lip has an axial length, LFL, and where LH?3 LFL.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2023
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Inventors: Filip ROUSSEAU, Zamzam Golmohammadi, Christian Elz, Jean-Marie Lebrun, Herman M. Dubois, Beatrice De Gennaro
  • Valve and method of making and using the same
    Patent number: 11971107
    Abstract: A valve including a valve body including an inlet opening and a plurality of outlet openings; and an actuating gate adapted to seal at least one of the plurality of outlet openings, where the actuating gate is adapted to rotate eccentrically about a central axis while also translating in a direction perpendicular to the central axis upon actuation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics L+S GMBH
    Inventors: Christian Elz, Mike Schmiech
  • VALVE AND METHOD OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20230167912
    Abstract: A valve including a valve body including an inlet opening and a plurality of outlet openings; and an actuating gate adapted to seal at least one of the plurality of outlet openings, where the actuating gate is adapted to rotate eccentrically about a central axis while also translating in a direction perpendicular to the central axis upon actuation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2022
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Christian ELZ, Mike Schmiech