Patents by Inventor Christoph Weis

Christoph Weis 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).

  • Publication number: 20240158218
    Abstract: In order to simplify the creation of fluidic outflows in the widest possible range of application situations, a fluidic outflow unit (1) is provided in which fluid flows from various sources (3) are guided via respective flexible connection elements (6) to different discharge elements (4) and/or different flow control elements (5) of the outflow element (1). The use of the flexible connection elements (6) ensures that the outflow unit (1) can be arranged in different installation spaces (14) inside an item of furniture (13) or a sanitary object, in such a way that the installation space (14) itself does not need to form a water duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventors: Fabian WILDFANG, Christoph WEIS
  • Patent number: 11714431
    Abstract: In a flow rate controller unit (1) it is thus provided to generate a temporal profile (22) of a volumetric flow, in which temporal profile (22) a switching profile by way of which at least one flow controller (6) is actuated for varying the defined volumetric flow is run.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: NEOPERL GMBH
    Inventor: Christoph Weis
  • Publication number: 20230214624
    Abstract: A sanitary insert (1) having a housing (2), in which at least one functional unit (3) is arranged, having an outlet side (4), which is formed by an outlet structure (5), the sanitary insert (1) having at least one identifier (6) by which a product form of the sanitary insert (1) can be identified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicant: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventors: David BIRMELIN, Holger SCHÜRLE, Alexander STEIN, Alexandra WELZ, Christoph WEIS
  • Publication number: 20230142779
    Abstract: A support part (1) is provided in which a liquid outlet (9) is disposed on an outer face (4, 5) of the support part (1), with the liquid outlet (9) preferably opening outwards on the lower face (5) of the support part (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicant: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventor: Christoph WEIS
  • Publication number: 20230146601
    Abstract: A sanitary construction kit (1) having at least one outflow element (2), at least one control element (3), and at least one connection element (4) by way of which the outflow element (2) is fluidically connectable to the control element (3). At least two functionally dissimilar control elements (3) which selectively, individually or together, are fluidically connectable to the outflow element (2) are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicant: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventors: Holger SCHÜRLE, Fabian WILDFANG, Christoph WEIS
  • Publication number: 20210018939
    Abstract: In a flow rate controller unit (1) it is thus provided to generate a temporal profile (22) of a volumetric flow, in which temporal profile (22) a switching profile by way of which at least one flow controller (6) is actuated for varying the defined volumetric flow is run.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Applicant: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventor: Christoph WEIS
  • Patent number: 10889973
    Abstract: A sanitary insert, which is arranged in a water line, is provided. The sanitary insert includes a mixing device with at least one throttling or closing element, which can be moved under the pressure of the inflowing water from a mixing or open position into a throttling or closed position against a restoring force. The mixing device offers a relatively large clear flow cross section when the at least one throttling or closing element in the mixing or open position, and, by contrast thereto, a reduced clear flow cross section when the at least one throttling or closing element is in the throttling or closed position. The installation element always offers an optimum flow cross section both in low and high pressure ranges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: NEOPERL GMBH
    Inventors: Uwe Zoller, Christoph Weis, Hermann Grether
  • Patent number: 10551857
    Abstract: In a sanitary installation part (1) which, along with a functional unit (7), forms a flow volume regulator, it is proposed that a regulating element (13), which can be adjusted along an adjustment path, be coupled to a temperature-sensitive drive unit (15) such that different regulating positions of the regulating element (13) are set in dependence on the temperature of the medium flowing through the installation part (1), wherein the different regulating positions realize in each case different volume-flow dependencies (11, 12, 45, 48) and/or flow resistances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventors: Marc Tempel, Christoph Weis
  • Patent number: 10415218
    Abstract: A sanitary fitted element (1) which can be inserted into the water outlet of a sanitary outlet fitting and is held releasably there. A characteristic feature of the fitted element (1) according to the invention is that said fitted element has an adjusting device for changing the clear sectional area of flow of the fitted element (1) and/or the discharge rate, which adjusting device is actuable via at least one control element (8) which is arranged actuably on the inflow side of the fitted element (1) and/or on the outflow side thereof. The fitted element (1) according to the invention can be used in a versatile manner in order to reduce the outlay on production and stock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventors: Keith Hart, Gerhard Blum, Marc Tempel, Christoph Weis
  • Patent number: 10081933
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sanitary functional unit (2), which has a housing (6), which can be releasably fastened to the water outlet of a sanitary outlet fitting, the housing (6) having an outflow-side housing end face (9) with outflow openings (10). It is characterizing for the functional unit according to the invention that the outflow-side housing end face (9) has at least one slot (19), the opposing longitudinal sides (20) of which slot are designed as turning engagement surfaces or tool engagement surfaces for a turning tool that can be releasably inserted into the at least one slot (19) and is preferably formed as a coin (21), and that the housing (6) of the functional unit (2) is rotatably held on the water outlet of the outlet fitting and/or the housing end face is mounted rotatably in relation to the housing on said housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: NEOPERL GMBH
    Inventors: Gerhard Blum, Hermann Grether, Georg Stadtler, Alexander Stein, Christoph Weis, Oliver Denzler
  • Publication number: 20180217620
    Abstract: In a sanitary installation part (1) which, along with a functional unit (7), forms a flow volume regulator, it is proposed that a regulating element (13), which can be adjusted along an adjustment path, be coupled to a temperature-sensitive drive unit (15) such that different regulating positions of the regulating element (13) are set in dependence on the temperature of the medium flowing through the installation part (1), wherein the different regulating positions realize in each case different volume-flow dependencies (11, 12, 45, 48) and/or flow resistances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Applicant: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventors: Marc Tempel, Christoph Weis
  • Patent number: 10017924
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sanitary installation element (101) which is arranged in a water line. The installation element (101) according to the invention comprises a mixing device (4) with at least one throttling or closing element (5), which throttling or closing element (5) can be moved under the pressure of the inflowing water from a mixing or open position into a throttling or closed position against a restoring force, wherein the mixing device (4) offers a relatively large clear flow cross section when the at least one throttling or closing element (5) in the mixing or open position, and, by contrast thereto, a reduced clear flow cross section when the at least one throttling or closing element (5) is in the throttling or closed position. The installation element according to the invention is distinguished in that it always offers an optimum flow cross section both in low and high pressure ranges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: NEOPERL GMBH
    Inventors: Uwe Zoller, Christoph Weis, Hermann Grether
  • Publication number: 20180073228
    Abstract: A sanitary fitted element (1) which can be inserted into the water outlet of a sanitary outlet fitting and is held releasably there. A characteristic feature of the fitted element (1) according to the invention is that said fitted element has an adjusting device for changing the clear sectional area of flow of the fitted element (1) and/or the discharge rate, which adjusting device is actuable via at least one control element (8) which is arranged actuably on the inflow side of the fitted element (1) and/or on the outflow side thereof. The fitted element (1) according to the invention can be used in a versatile manner in order to reduce the outlay on production and stock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Applicant: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventors: Keith Hart, Gerhard Blum, Marc Tempel, Christoph Weis
  • Patent number: 9909291
    Abstract: A sanitary fitted element (1) which can be inserted into the water outlet of a sanitary outlet fitting and is held releasably there. A characteristic feature of the fitted element (1) according to the invention is that said fitted element has an adjusting device for changing the clear sectional area of flow of the fitted element (1) and/or the discharge rate, which adjusting device is actuable via at least one control element (8) which is arranged actuably on the inflow side of the fitted element (1) and/or on the outflow side thereof. The fitted element (1) according to the invention can be used in a versatile manner in order to reduce the outlay on production and stock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventors: Keith Hart, Gerhard Blum, Marc Tempel, Christoph Weis
  • Patent number: 9880571
    Abstract: In a sanitary installation part (1) which, along with a functional unit (7), forms a flow volume regulator, it is proposed that a regulating element (13), which can be adjusted along an adjustment path, be coupled to a temperature-sensitive drive unit (15) such that different regulating positions of the regulating element (13) are set in dependence on the temperature of the medium flowing through the installation part (1), wherein the different regulating positions realize in each case different volume-flow dependencies (11, 12, 45, 48) and/or flow resistances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventors: Marc Tempel, Christoph Weis
  • Patent number: 9840834
    Abstract: The invention relates to a jet regulator (1) having an annular or sleeve-shaped jet regulator housing (2), on the outlet end side of which there is held an outlet disc (3) which can be inserted into the jet regulator housing (2), which (3) has a perforated, grid and/or mesh structure with throughflow openings (5), wherein the outlet disc (3) bears a manually deformable dimensionally elastic plastics lining (4), and wherein the plastics lining (4) is of pot-shaped design. In order to reduce the production expenditure, it is provided according to the invention that the plastics lining (4), with an upwardly drawn circumferential wall (16) of its pot shape, provides sealing between the outer circumference of the outlet disc (3) and the housing inner circumference of the jet regulator housing (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: NEOPERL GMBH
    Inventors: Gerhard Blum, Christoph Weis
  • Patent number: 9481986
    Abstract: A sanitary insert, which is arranged in a water line, is provided. The sanitary insert includes a mixing device with at least one throttling or closing element, which can be moved under the pressure of the inflowing water from a mixing or open position into a throttling or closed position against a restoring force. The mixing device offers a relatively large clear flow cross section when the at least one throttling or closing element in the mixing or open position, and, by contrast thereto, a reduced clear flow cross section when the at least one throttling or closing element is in the throttling or closed position. The installation element always offers an optimum flow cross section both in low and high pressure ranges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: NEOPERL GMBH
    Inventors: Uwe Zoller, Christoph Weis, Hermann Grether
  • Publication number: 20160273199
    Abstract: The invention relates to a jet regulator (1) having an annular or sleeve-shaped jet regulator housing (2), on the outlet end side of which there is held an outlet disc (3) which can be inserted into the jet regulator housing (2), which (3) has a perforated, grid and/or mesh structure with throughflow openings (5), wherein the outlet disc (3) bears a manually deformable dimensionally elastic plastics lining (4), and wherein the plastics lining (4) is of pot-shaped design. In order to reduce the production expenditure, it is provided according to the invention that the plastics lining (4), with an upwardly drawn circumferential wall (16) of its pot shape, provides sealing between the outer circumference of the outlet disc (3) and the housing inner circumference of the jet regulator housing (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2013
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Applicant: NEOPERL GMBH
    Inventors: Gerhard BLUM, Christoph WEIS
  • Patent number: 9310004
    Abstract: A water outlet fitting with a handleable water outlet (4) and with a flexible hose line (3) which can be connected to the water outlet (4) via a coupling (5). A characteristic feature of the water outlet fitting according to the invention is that the coupling (5), which is provided for connecting the water outlet (4) and hose line (3), has a ball-and-socket joint (7). The ball-and-socket joint (7) connected between the water outlet (4) and the hose line (3) not only increases the mobility and articulation between the water outlet (4) and the flexible hose line (3), but the ball-and-socket joint (7) also permits the water outlet (4) to be rotated relative to the hose line (3) without having to be concerned that the screw connection or similar coupling (5) provided between the water outlet (4) and hose line (3) will become undone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: NEOPERL GMBH
    Inventors: Hermann Grether, Christoph Weis, Holger Reinhardt
  • Patent number: 9249564
    Abstract: A sanitary installation element that is arranged in a water line includes a mixing device with at least one throttling or closing element, which throttling or closing element can be moved under the pressure of the inflowing water from a mixing or open position into a throttling or closed position against a restoring force, wherein the mixing device offers a relatively large clear flow cross section when the at least one throttling or closing element in the mixing or open position, and, by contrast thereto, a reduced clear flow cross section when the at least one throttling or closing element is in the throttling or closed position. The installation element always offers an optimum flow cross section both in low and high pressure ranges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: NEOPERL GMBH
    Inventors: Uwe Zoller, Christoph Weis, Hermann Grether