Patents by Inventor Erwin Reich

Erwin Reich 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).

  • Device for disinfecting water flowing through a sanitary system
    Patent number: 6797970
    Abstract: A device for sterilizing water flowing through a sanitary appliance has a housing, which comprises an inlet and an outlet for the water; a UV lamp, which is disposed inside the housing and the radiation of which is directed towards the water flowing through; and a throughflow chamber for the water, which is disposed in the housing and surrounds the UV lamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2004
    Assignee: Hansa Metallwerke AG
    Inventors: Raimond Gatter, Erwin Reich, Horst Kunkel
  • Device for disinfecting water flowing through a sanitary facility
    Patent number: 6570173
    Abstract: A device for sterilizing water flowing through a sanitary appliance, e.g. a bathtub outlet (1), comprises a UV lamp (12), which is disposed in a housing (2, 3, 4) having a housing jacket (2) and the radiation of which is directed towards the water flowing through. Disposed in the housing (2, 3, 4) is a throughflow chamber (17), which surrounds the UV lamp (12). The UV lamp (12) has a substantially rod-shaped lamp body (32). The latter is surrounded by a protective tube (19) made substantially of a material which transmits UV light. The protective tube (19) prevents a flow directly against the lamp body (32). The lamp body (32) is supported against the protective tube (19) via supporting means (38, 39), which allow only a low heat transfer between the protective tube (19) and the lamp body (32).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2003
    Assignee: Hansa Metallwerke AG
    Inventors: Horst Kunkel, Erwin Reich