Patents by Inventor Erich Harter

Erich Harter 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).

  • Aroma cartridge and device for dispensing aroma substances, and control or regulation method
    Publication number: 20050220664
    Abstract: The invention relates to a aroma cartridge for a device for dispensing aroma substances, the aroma cartridge comprising at least one vessel having at least one cavity for receiving an aroma medium, the cavity having at least one opening, the opening being closed off by a metering device. Furthermore, the invention relates to the device for dispensing aroma substances from a aroma cartridge and to a method for operating the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2005
    Publication date: October 6, 2005
    Applicant: Venta-Duft GmbH
    Inventors: Alfred Hitzler, Erich Harter
  • Drive for rotating object such as a roller, shaft, plate or the like
    Patent number: 6318203
    Abstract: A drive for rotating an article such as a roller shaft or plate has a gear which is connected to the rotating article in a rotationally fixed manner. The gear has a number of teeth. A means for driving the gear has a movably mounted lever with a tip that meshes with the gear to have driving contact with the gear and impart driving motion to the gear. The tip forms a tooth and the gear teeth and the tooth of the lever tip are shaped to mesh with a rolling contact between them during the driving motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2001
    Assignee: Venta Airwasher LLC.
    Inventors: Erich Harter, Alfred Hitzler
  • Fragrance vaporizer, in particular for toilets
    Patent number: 5894001
    Abstract: A fragrance evaporator allows doses of fragrance to be released into the atmosphere in a controllable manner and only when required. The fragrance evaporator has a solid surface that may be wetted as required with liquid fragrance from a fragrance reservoir. An evaporation space that surrounds the solid surface and that is in communication with the atmosphere is thus created above the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 13, 1999
    Assignee: Venta Vertriebs AG
    Inventors: Alfred Hitzler, Erich Harter