Patents by Inventor Dirk Ricklefsen

Dirk Ricklefsen 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).

  • SUCTION NOZZLE APPARATUS FOR A CLEANING DEVICE, AND CLEANING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20160198920
    Abstract: A suction nozzle apparatus for a cleaning device is proposed, including a connector for the application of negative pressure, a suction body and a suction head with at least one intake opening, the suction head being rotatably arranged on the suction body, wherein the at least one intake opening is fluidically connected to the connector, and wherein the suction head is rotatably mounted in an interior space of a housing of the suction body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2016
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: Jochen Burchard, Dirk Ricklefsen, Bernd Kiesling, Astorre Agostini, Piero Prete
  • Adapter device for a portable cleaning appliance and cleaning apparatus with an adapter device and a cleaning appliance
    Patent number: 8490241
    Abstract: The invention relates to an adapter device for arranging a container on the housing of a portable cleaning appliance. The adapter device comprises an adapter plate which is adapted to be fitted on the cover surface of the housing and has on its top side a placement surface for placement of the container, and a locking device for releasably locking the adapter plate to the housing of the cleaning appliance without a tool. The invention also relates to a cleaning apparatus with a cleaning appliance and such an adapter device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Alfred Kaercher GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Dirk Ricklefsen, Stefan Hess, Maic Hensel
  • ADAPTER DEVICE FOR A PORTABLE CLEANING APPLIANCE AND CLEANING APPARATUS WITH AN ADAPTER DEVICE AND A CLEANING APPLIANCE
    Publication number: 20120180250
    Abstract: The invention relates to an adapter device for arranging a container on the housing of a portable cleaning appliance. The adapter device comprises an adapter plate which is adapted to be fitted on the cover surface of the housing and has on its top side a placement surface for placement of the container, and a locking device for releasably locking the adapter plate to the housing of the cleaning appliance without a tool. The invention also relates to a cleaning apparatus with a cleaning appliance and such an adapter device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2012
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Applicant: Alfred Kaercher GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Dirk Ricklefsen, Stefan Hess, Maic Hensel