Patents by Inventor Georg Muehlhausen

Georg Muehlhausen 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).

  • Publication number: 20100205729
    Abstract: Toilet flusher comprising a power source, control unit, sensor unit, and at least one first container that contains a first preparation and that may be connected to the toilet flusher, wherein the toilet flusher comprises at least one pump that cooperates with the power source, control unit, and sensor unit such that a defined dispensing amount of at least one substance preparation is dispensed independently of the arrangement of the toilet flusher in or on the toilet bowl and/or of the amount of flushing water acting on the toilet flusher.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2010
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Inventors: Hans-Georg Mühlhausen, Frank Pessel, Ralph Butter-Jentsch, Matthias Lueken
  • Publication number: 20100205730
    Abstract: The invention relates to a toilet cleaner dispenser for introducing at least one substance preparation into a toilet bowl, comprising at least one container containing a first preparation, said container being connectable to the toilet cleaner dispenser, wherein the toilet cleaner dispenser comprises at least one dispenser element for at least one substance preparation, wherein the dispenser element is connected in a communicating fashion to the container and is configured such that a substance is released into at least one area of application on the interior of the toilet bowl.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2010
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Inventors: Hans-Georg Mühlhausen, Frank Pessel, Ralph Butter-Jentsch, Matthias Lueken
  • Publication number: 20100059523
    Abstract: Closure (1) for a container, in particular for pourable or flowable products, has a closure head (2), a circumferential face (3) which is connected at least partially to the closure head (2), and means (6) which interact with the container in such a way that the discharge opening of the container can be closed by the closure (1), with the result that the closure (1) has means (4) for fixing a plurality of portion containers (7) of in each case less than 50 ml filling volume to the closure (1). The portion containers (7) are filled with at least one additive, such as fragrances, dyes or surfactants, that can be mixed selectively with the pourable or flowable product located in the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2006
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Applicant: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Hans-Georg Mühlhausen, Markus Nachtsheim
  • Publication number: 20100025399
    Abstract: A packaging unit has a container (1) for holding a product, a closure (2) and an opening or closure cylinder (14) for dispensing product from the container (1). The closure (2) closes the opening (14). The packaging unit has at least one receiving means (3), for a plurality of additive portions (6, 11, 21) of in each case less than 50 ml, which may be blister packs. The additive (16) held in the additive portions (6, 11, 21) may be one or more aromatic, colorant or surfactant. The receiving means (3) for additive portions (6, 11, 21) can be fixed releasably to the packaging unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2006
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Hans-Georg Mühlhausen, Markus Nachtsheim
  • Publication number: 20090293187
    Abstract: The invention relates to a flushing water guiding arrangement (1) for a toilet bowl (5) or similar, comprising a housing which can be inserted into the edge (4) of the toilet bowl, an inlet (6), at least one outlet (7, 8, 10) and a dispensing device (11) which is used to dispense at least one liquid active substance as a supplement to the flushing water. The dispensing device (11) comprises at least one container (12) which is used to receive the active substance and at least one dispensing opening (13) which is arranged between the inlet (6) and the outlet (7, 8, 10). The flushing water guiding arrangement is characterised in that low pressure is set in the container (12) when the active substance is dispensed and that, essentially, only air reaches into the container (12) which is suctioned by the low pressure in the container (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2006
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Applicant: HENKEL KGaA
    Inventors: Frank Pessel, Arndt Scheidgen, Hans-Georg Muehlhausen, Ralph Butter-Jentsch
  • Patent number: 7585125
    Abstract: A device for storing and dispensing a flowable product, for example a liquid cleaning or care product. The device includes a product container for the flowable product having at least one closable dispensing opening. The product container is connected detachably to an open-topped receiving container in which a large number of plate-shaped or cloth porous elements are accommodated one on top of another, the product container being provided on the outer side facing the receiving container with a fastener for detachably attaching a porous element to the bottom of the product container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2009
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Hans Georg Mühlhausen, Markus Nachtsheim
  • Publication number: 20090194562
    Abstract: A metering apparatus for flowable preparations includes a metering unit having an energy source, a control unit and a sensor unit. A container for a first flowable preparation, such as a detergent, cleaning agent, or fragrance, is removably couplable to the metering unit. A micropump that has a specific delivery quantity of less than 500 l/min is provided in the metering unit. The micropump can be controlled by the control unit to dispense flowable product from the container into a desired system external to the metering apparatus, such as a dishwasher, washing machine, toilet, air freshening system, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2007
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Inventors: Arndt Kessler, Arno Düffels, Christian Nitsch, Maren Jekel, Johannes Zipfel, Hans-Georg Mühlhausen, Frank Pessel, Ralph Butter-Jentsch, Karl-Heinz Hohenadel, Matthias Lüken
  • Patent number: 7528102
    Abstract: A fragrance release system having a substantially rotationally symmetric container having a chamber accommodating a multitude of particles for deodorizing or fragrancing an open or closed space, the particles comprising a carrier material and at least one fragrance, and the container having a plurality of orifices through which emission of the fragrances of the particles from the accommodation chamber outward is possible, wherein the accommodation chamber (3) of the substantially rotationally symmetric container (2) has a crescent-like cross-sectional shape with a convex front wall (5) and a concave back wall (6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2009
    Assignee: Henkel KGaA
    Inventors: Wolfgang Barthel, Ion Canavoiu-Opritescu, Matthias Reimann, Arnd Kessler, Hans-Georg Muehlhausen
  • Patent number: 7448556
    Abstract: A dispenser bottle having a first receiving container for a first active fluid and at least a second receiving container for a second active fluid, wherein the receiving containers each have a respective outlet for the active fluid and the outlets are arranged adjacently such that the two active fluids can be applied in a common application field of an application region, and wherein the outlets each comprise a respective discharge nozzle, which nozzles are spaced from one another such that the active fluids intermix only after departing the discharge nozzles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: Henkel KGaA
    Inventors: Hans-Georg Muehlhausen, Paul-Otto Weltgen, Ronald Menke, Thomas Jungmann
  • Patent number: 7232082
    Abstract: A dispenser bottle comprising two receptacles for two (preferably different) fluid active substances wherein both receptacles have outlets arranged next to one another in such a way that both active fluids can be applied to a common application field. The receptacles are compressible and provided with discharge nozzles so that the active fluids are mixed with one another only after exiting from the discharge nozzles. The nozzle channels of the discharge nozzles taper towards each other and are preferably substantially parallel. The nozzle channels have an annular construction below the outlet on the inner periphery and have edged transitions with a chamfer forming a bevel on the influx side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2007
    Assignee: Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien
    Inventors: Hans Georg Mühlhausen, Rainer Geberzahn, Paul-Otto Weltgen
  • Patent number: D552475
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignee: Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien
    Inventor: Hans Georg Mühlhausen
  • Patent number: D553990
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2007
    Assignee: Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien
    Inventor: Hans Georg Mühlhausen
  • Patent number: D554511
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2007
    Assignee: Henkel KGaA
    Inventor: Hans Georg Mühlhausen
  • Patent number: D561592
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2008
    Assignee: Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien (Henkel KGaA)
    Inventor: Hans Georg Mühlhausen
  • Patent number: D562688
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2008
    Assignee: Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien
    Inventors: Hans-Georg Mühlhausen, Matthias Reimann
  • Patent number: D569732
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2008
    Assignee: Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien
    Inventor: Hans Georg-Mühlhausen
  • Patent number: D574606
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2008
    Assignee: Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien
    Inventors: Hans-Georg Mühlhausen, Salvatore Fileccia
  • Patent number: D574714
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2008
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co.KGaA
    Inventors: Hans-Georg Muehlhausen, Matthias Reimann
  • Patent number: D588355
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2009
    Assignee: Henkel KGaA
    Inventors: Hans-Georg Mühlhausen, Salvatore Fileccia
  • Patent number: D590147
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: Henkel KGaA
    Inventors: Hans-Georg Mühlhausen, Salvatore Fileccia