Patents by Inventor Florian Kiefer

Florian Kiefer 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: 12114768
    Abstract: An apparatus (1) for forming bristle bundles (2) is provided. The apparatus (1) includes at least one bundle pocket (3), intended to receive a bristle bundle (2) to be formed. The bundle pocket (3) has at least one piercing (6) in the side. A displacement device (7) on the apparatus (1) can be introduced into the bundle pocket (3) through this piercing (6) to create a clearance (29) inside a bristle bundle (2) to be formed. The bundle pocket (3) and the bristle bundle (2) located therein are heated by the heating device (4) in the apparatus (1) to fix the shape of the bristle bundle (2) defined by the bundle pocket (3) and the displacement device (7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: ZAHORANSKY AG
    Inventors: Marc König, Ingo Kumpf, Florian Kiefer
  • Patent number: 12102221
    Abstract: An apparatus (1) for forming bristle bundles (2) is inter alia proposed as an improvement in the technical field of manufacturing and designing brushes. The apparatus (1) includes at least one bundle pocket (3) which is specified for receiving bristle bundles (2) to be formed. The bundle pocket (3) has a common bundle receptacle portion (50) for unifying at least two bristle bundles (2). The bundle pocket (3) and the bristle bundles (2) situated therein are heated by the heating apparatus (4) of the apparatus (1) so as to set the shaping of the bristle bundles (2) that is predefined by the bundle pocket (3) and the displacement means (7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: Zahoransky AG
    Inventors: Marc König, Ingo Kumpf, Florian Kiefer
  • Patent number: 11457724
    Abstract: A method and device (1) for producing and machining screwed-in brushes (2). In the method and in the device, at least one grinding sleeve (4) is used to grind down free bristle ends (5) of a brush (2) to be machined and thus remove edges and/or burrs on the free bristle ends (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Zahoransky AG
    Inventors: Ingo Kumpf, Marc Konig, Florian Kiefer
  • Patent number: 11230519
    Abstract: One or more concentrated low-viscosity solutions of alkaline earth alkoxide compounds M(OCH2R6)2-a-b(OR7)a[O(CHR8)nOR9]b in mixture with a metal alkyl compound M(R10R11) in an aprotic solvent and related methods are disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Inventors: Ulrich Wietelmann, Ute Emmel, Armin Stoll, Florian Kiefer
  • Publication number: 20210353047
    Abstract: An apparatus (1) for forming bristle bundles (2) is inter alia proposed as an improvement in the technical field of manufacturing and designing brushes. The apparatus (1) includes at least one bundle pocket (3) which is specified for receiving bristle bundles (2) to be formed. The bundle pocket (3) has a common bundle receptacle portion (50) for unifying at least two bristle bundles (2). The bundle pocket (3) and the bristle bundles (2) situated therein are heated by the heating apparatus (4) of the apparatus (1) so as to set the shaping of the bristle bundles (2) that is predefined by the bundle pocket (3) and the displacement means (7).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: Zahoransky AG
    Inventors: Marc KÖNIG, Ingo KUMPF, Florian KIEFER
  • Publication number: 20210337962
    Abstract: An apparatus (1) for forming bristle bundles (2) is provided. The apparatus (1) includes at least one bundle pocket (3), intended to receive a bristle bundle (2) to be formed. The bundle pocket (3) has at least one piercing (6) in the side. A displacement device (7) on the apparatus (1) can be introduced into the bundle pocket (3) through this piercing (6) to create a clearance (29) inside a bristle bundle (2) to be formed. The bundle pocket (3) and the bristle bundle (2) located therein are heated by the heating device (4) in the apparatus (1) to fix the shape of the bristle bundle (2) defined by the bundle pocket (3) and the displacement device (7).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Applicant: Zahoransky AG
    Inventors: Marc KÖNIG, Ingo KUMPF, Florian KIEFER
  • Publication number: 20210267359
    Abstract: A toothbrush head (3) is provided, the cleaning element carrier (11) of which and/or at least one cleaning element (12, 12a, 12b, 12c) of the toothbrush head (3) are/is produced via an additive manufacturing process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Applicant: Zahoransky AG
    Inventors: Florian KIEFER, Ingo KUMPF, Marc KONIG
  • Publication number: 20200282571
    Abstract: For handling blanks, semi-finished products or finished products in an automated production processes, a gripping device (3) is provided that has a gripper (4) that is assigned a stripper (5), with the stripper having at least one stripping element (6). The stripping element (6) can be moved as required past the gripper (4) in a stripping movement between a starting position and an end position in order to remove bodies (2) possibly interfering with the gripping process from a gripping region of the gripper (4). This occurs in particular when the gripper (4) has already gripped a body (2) to be gripped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Applicant: Zahoransky AG
    Inventors: Florian KIEFER, Ingo KUMPF, Marc KONIG
  • Publication number: 20200229587
    Abstract: A method and device (1) for producing and machining screwed-in brushes (2). In the method and in the device, at least one grinding sleeve (4) is used to grind down free bristle ends (5) of a brush (2) to be machined and thus remove edges and/or burrs on the free bristle ends (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2018
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Applicant: Zahoransky AG
    Inventors: Ingo KUMPF, Marc KONIG, Florian KIEFER
  • Publication number: 20200123086
    Abstract: One or more concentrated low-viscosity solutions of alkaline earth alkoxide compounds M(OCH2R6)2-a-b(OR7)a[O(CHR8)nOR9]b in mixture with a metal alkyl compound M(R10R11) in an aprotic solvent and related methods are disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Ulrich WIETELMANN, Ute EMMEL, Armin STOLL, Florian KIEFER
  • Patent number: 10544074
    Abstract: One or more concentrated low-viscosity solutions of alkaline earth alkoxide compounds M(OCH2R6)2-a-b(OR7)a[O(CHR8)nOR9]b in mixture with a metal alkyl compound M(R10R11) in an aprotic solvent and related methods are disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: Albemarle Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Ulrich Wietelmann, Ute Emmel, Armin Stoll, Florian Kiefer
  • Patent number: 10245677
    Abstract: Methods, devices and systems for laser decoating of coated metal sheets, in particular for removing a metal protective layer from a metal sheet by a laser beam. The laser beam is directed onto a surface of a metal sheet coated with a metal protective layer, such that the laser beam strikes the surface of the metal sheet at a laser spot and melts material of the metal protective layer. A gas is directed by a plurality of nozzles at a pressure of at least 3 bar and at an acute angle with respect to the laser beam onto the laser spot. The nozzles are arranged around the laser beam such that the gas directed from the nozzles blows away the melted material of the metal protective layer from the metal sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: TRUMPF Laser- und Systemtechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Severin Luzius, Florian Kiefer
  • Patent number: 10213014
    Abstract: A transfer station for bristle filaments that are fed to the transfer station in bristle bundles is provided. The bristle filaments are assembled in bundle form by at least one band and are transferred to a magazine in which the bristle filaments are stored. The transfer station has at least two pairs of gripping fingers spaced apart from one another in the longitudinal direction of the bundles, with the gripping fingers of the gripping-finger pairs being movable relative to one another in order to grip a bristle bundle by a distance between said gripping fingers being reduced. The gripping-finger pairs grip the bristle bundle such that the band of the bristle bundle is arranged between adjacent gripping-finger pairs. This makes it possible for the bristle filaments fed in bundle form to be transferred in an automated manner to the magazine arranged upstream of a stuffing tool of a brush-production machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: Zahoransky AG
    Inventors: Ingo Kumpf, Florian Kiefer, Bernhard Rees, Christoph Albrecht
  • Patent number: 10144651
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing aprotic solutions that contain zinc bromide and lithium bromide, the reaction of the reactants to the product being carried out as a one-pot reaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: ALBEMARLE GERMANY GMBH
    Inventors: Peter Rittmeyer, Johannes Willems, Dieter Hauk, Uwe Lischka, Florian Kiefer, Dirk Dawidowski
  • Patent number: 9809657
    Abstract: A solution of a mixed alkaline earth alkoxide compound with an aluminum compound in an aprotic solvent, and methods of making and using them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: ALBEMARLE GERMANY GMBH
    Inventors: Ulrich Wietelmann, Armin Stoll, Florian Kiefer, Ute Emmel
  • Publication number: 20170247305
    Abstract: One or more concentrated low-viscosity solutions of alkaline earth alkoxide compounds M(OCH2R6)2-a-b(OR7)a[O(CHR8)OR9]b in mixture with a metal alkyl compound M(R10R11) in an aprotic solvent and related methods are disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2015
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventors: Ulrich WIETELMANN, Ute EMMEL, Armin STOLL, Florian KIEFER
  • Patent number: 9504660
    Abstract: The technology described herein is directed to methods of treating, e.g. obesity by administering retinaldehyde increasing agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc.
    Inventors: Jorge Plutzky, Florian Kiefer
  • Publication number: 20160326007
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing aprotic solutions that contain zinc bromide and lithium bromide, the reaction of the reactants to the product being carried out as a one-pot reaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Inventors: Peter RITTMEYER, Johannes WILLEMS, Dieter HAUK, Uwe LISCHKA, Florian KIEFER, Dirk DAWIDOWSKI
  • Publication number: 20160157599
    Abstract: The invention relates to a transfer station (1) by which bristle filaments, which can be fed to the transfer station in bristle bundles (3), in which the bristle filaments are assembled in bundle form by at least one band (4), are transferred to a magazine (2), in which the bristle filaments are stored. The transfer station according to the invention is characterized in that the transfer station (1) has at least two pairs (8, 9) of gripping fingers (10, 11; 12, 13) spaced apart from one another in the longitudinal direction of the bundles, in that the gripping fingers (10, 11; 12, 13) of the gripping-finger pairs (8, 9) can be moved relative to one another, in order to grip a bristle bundle (3), such that a distance between said gripping fingers (10, 11; 12, 13) is reduced, and in that the gripping-finger pairs (8, 9) here grip the bristle bundle (3) such that at least one band (4) of the bristle bundle (3) is arranged between adjacent gripping-finger pairs (8, 9).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2014
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Applicant: Zahoransky AG
    Inventors: Ingo Kumpf, Florian Kiefer, Bernhard Rees, Christoph Albrecht
  • Patent number: 9227987
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing amido-zinc halides as adducts with alkali-metal halides (R1R2N—ZnY*LiY) in aprotic organic solvents, in which a) a primary or secondary amine dissolved in an aprotic organic solvent is provided, b) a lithium base (RxLi) is added in a metered manner, and c) a ZnY2 is subsequently added.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Rockwood Lithium GmbH
    Inventors: Ulrich Wietelmann, Peter Rittmeyer, Uwe Lischka, Alexander Murso, Florian Kiefer