Patents by Inventor Erik Brueckner

Erik Brueckner 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: 10435649
    Abstract: The cleaning performance of washing and cleaning agents, in particular with respect to bleachable stains, was to be intensified without resulting in damage, in the context of use, to the textile treated therewith. This was achieved substantially by employing a bleaching-active species generated electrolytically from an organic mediator compound using a redox reaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Mareile Job, Peter Schmiedel, Erik Brueckner, Guido Grundmeier, Markus Voigt
  • Patent number: 8946138
    Abstract: A cartridge, in particular for use in water-conveying household appliances, encompassing an enzyme-containing preparation that contains at least one enzyme protein and has a specific heat capacity cp at 20° C. of less than 3.8 J/(g*K), preferably less than 3.0 J/(g*K), and is stocked in a cartridge or cartridge chamber having an internal volume of between 20 and 500 ml and an average wall thickness of between 0.1 and 2 mm, and the cartridge material has a specific heat capacity cp at 20° C. of between 1 and 2 J/(g*K), preferably between 1.15 and 1.9 J/(g*K), particularly preferably between 1.5 and 1.8 J/(g*K).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Arnd Kessler, Thorsten Bastigkeit, Christian Nitsch, Salvatore Fileccia, Erik Brueckner
  • Patent number: 8844326
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating a dispensing device (10, 110) for releasing an agent from the dispensing device (10, 110) in defined manner into a surrounding environment (15) of the dispensing device (10, 110), the dispensing device (10, 110) comprising: a reservoir unit (16, 116) for accommodating an agent to be dispensed and a valve unit (17, 117) for defined opening and closing of a valve passage (26, 29, 34, 126, 129, 134) from the reservoir unit (16, 116) into the surrounding environment (15) of the dispensing device (10, 110), opening and closing of the valve passage (26, 29, 34, 126, 129, 134) proceeding as a function of an ambient temperature profile of the dispensing device (10, 110) and the valve passage (26, 29, 34, 126, 129, 134) being opened when the ambient temperature falls and the ambient temperature is above a first and/or second defined minimum temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Thomas Juckel, Erik Brueckner, Noelle Wrubbel, Markus Jungmann, Juergen Stiller
  • Publication number: 20140143959
    Abstract: The cleaning performance of washing and cleaning agents, in particular with respect to bleachable stains, was to be intensified without resulting in damage, in the context of use, to the textile treated therewith. This was achieved substantially by employing a bleaching-active species generated electrolytically from an organic mediator compound using a redox reaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2014
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Mareile Job, Peter Schmiedel, Erik Brueckner, Guido Grundmeier, Markus Voigt
  • Publication number: 20130298613
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating a dispensing device (10, 110) for releasing an agent from the dispensing device (10, 110) in defined manner into a surrounding environment (15) of the dispensing device (10, 110), the dispensing device (10, 110) comprising: a reservoir unit (16, 116) for accommodating an agent to be dispensed and a valve unit (17, 117) for defined opening and closing of a valve passage (26, 29, 34, 126, 129, 134) from the reservoir unit (16, 116) into the surrounding environment (15) of the dispensing device (10, 110), opening and closing of the valve passage (26, 29, 34, 126, 129, 134) proceeding as a function of an ambient temperature profile of the dispensing device (10, 110) and the valve passage (26, 29, 34, 126, 129, 134) being opened when the ambient temperature falls and the ambient temperature is above a first and/or second defined minimum temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Inventors: Thomas Juckel, Erik Brueckner, Noelle Wrubbel, Markus Jungmann, Juergen Stiller
  • Publication number: 20130137621
    Abstract: A cartridge, in particular for use in water-conveying household appliances, encompassing an enzyme-containing preparation that contains at least one enzyme protein and has a specific heat capacity cp at 20° C. of less than 3.8 J/(g*K), preferably less than 3.0 J/(g*K), and is stocked in a cartridge or cartridge chamber having an internal volume of between 20 and 500 ml and an average wall thickness of between 0.1 and 2 mm, and the cartridge material has a specific heat capacity cp at 20° C. of between 1 and 2 J/(g*K), preferably between 1.15 and 1.9 J/(g*K), particularly preferably between 1.5 and 1.8 J/(g*K).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2012
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Applicant: Henkel AG & Co., KGaA
    Inventors: Arnd Kessler, Thorsten Bastigkeit, Christian Nitsch, Salvatore Fileccia, Erik Brueckner
  • Patent number: 8114223
    Abstract: A cleaning agent for hard surfaces, which is made of a combination of at least one alkyl pyrrolidone, at least one glycol ether, and at least one anionic surfactant, exhibits very good cleaning power and cleaning speed for dirt of different kinds and can be utilized particularly for cleaning glass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Erik Brueckner, Juergen Noglich, Stefan Karsten
  • Publication number: 20100062965
    Abstract: A cleaning agent for hard surfaces, which is made of a combination of at least one alkyl pyrrolidone, at least one glycol ether, and at least one anionic surfactant, exhibits very good cleaning power and cleaning speed for dirt of different kinds and can be utilized particularly for cleaning glass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2009
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Applicant: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Erik Brueckner, Juergen Noglich, Stefan Karsten