Patents by Inventor Gerald SPERGER

Gerald SPERGER 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: 11197546
    Abstract: A securing device includes a furniture fitting configured to be premounted on a front panel; a catch device associated with the drawer and configured to receive the furniture fitting and automatically pull the furniture fitting; a locking device configured to prevent the furniture fitting from unintentionally becoming detached from the securing device; and a coupling device for coupling movement of the locking device to movement of the catch device. The coupling device includes an adjusting body and an adjusting contour in or on which the adjusting body is or can be arranged. The adjusting body is arranged on the catch device, and the adjusting contour on the locking device, or vice versa, and the adjusting contour is configured such that the movement of the locking device is initially uncoupled from the movement of the catch device during insertion of the furniture fitting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: JULIUS BLUM GMBH
    Inventors: Marc Meusburger, Gerald Sperger, Markus Irgang
  • Patent number: 10966523
    Abstract: A connecting pin for fastening a first furniture part to a second furniture part, includes a fastening portion for fastening the connecting pin to the first furniture part, and a holding portion for connecting the connecting pin to the second furniture part. The holding portion of the connecting pin includes a connecting portion facing the fastening portion, the connecting portion being a protrusion or a recess for connecting the second furniture part to the connecting pin in a form-locking manner. A head portion is spaced from the connecting portion along a longitudinal direction of the connecting pin by a neck portion. In a condition in which the connecting pin is fixed to the first furniture part via the fastening portion, at least two different second furniture parts can be alternatively connected to the connecting pin by the connecting portion in a form-locking manner and/or by the head portion in a force-locking manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Julius Blum GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Kampl, Markus Irgang, Gerald Sperger, Guenter Schwarzmann
  • Publication number: 20200260868
    Abstract: A securing device includes a furniture fitting premounted on the front panel; a catch device associated with the drawer for receiving the furniture fitting as it is inserted and pulling it automatically towards the drawer; a locking device that prevents the furniture fitting from unintentionally becoming detached from the securing device; and a coupling device for coupling the movement of the locking device to the movement of the catch device. The coupling device includes an adjusting body and an adjusting contour in or on which the adjusting body is or can be arranged. The adjusting body is arranged on the catch device, and the adjusting contour on the locking device, or vice versa, and the adjusting contour is designed such that the movement of the locking device is only temporarily coupled to the movement of the catch device during the insertion of the furniture fitting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Marc MEUSBURGER, Gerald SPERGER, Markus IRGANG
  • Publication number: 20190343279
    Abstract: A connecting pin for fastening a first furniture part to a second furniture part, includes a fastening portion for fastening the connecting pin to the first furniture part, and a holding portion for connecting the connecting pin to the second furniture part. The holding portion of the connecting pin includes a connecting portion facing the fastening portion, the connecting portion being a protrusion or a recess for connecting the second furniture part to the connecting pin in a form-locking manner. A head portion is spaced in a longitudinal direction of the connecting pin by a neck portion. In a condition in which the connecting pin is fixed to the first furniture part via the fastening portion, at least two different second furniture parts can be alternatively connected to the connecting pin by the connecting portion in a form-locking manner and/or by the head portion in a force-locking manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: Markus KAMPL, Markus IRGANG, Gerald SPERGER, Guenter SCHWARZMANN
  • Patent number: 10188209
    Abstract: A securing device for detachably securing a front panel on a drawer, in particular on a drawer side wall, includes at least one furniture fitting that can be pre-mounted on the front panel, and a catch device assigned to the drawer. During the sliding in of the furniture fitting, the catch device automatically holds the same, and the catch device has a movable catch element. The securing device further includes a locking device that prevents an unintended release of the furniture fitting from the securing device, and the locking device has a movable locking element which is separate from the catch element, and which is positioned on the pre-mountable furniture fitting in a locked position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Julius Blum GmbH
    Inventors: Benjamin Hoffmann, Gerald Sperger
  • Publication number: 20180000242
    Abstract: The invention relates to a securing device for detachably securing a front panel on a drawer, in particular on a drawer side wall, comprising at least one furniture fitting that can be pre-mounted on the front panel, a catch device assigned to the drawer, wherein, during the sliding in of the furniture fitting, the catch device automatically holds same and the catch device has a movable catch element, as well as comprising a locking device that prevents an unintended release of the furniture fitting from the securing device, wherein the locking device has a movable locking element which is separate from the catch element, and which is positioned on the pre-mountable furniture fitting in a locked position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Benjamin HOFFMANN, Gerald SPERGER
  • Patent number: D887259
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: JULIUS BLUM GMBH
    Inventors: Guenter Schwarzmann, Markus Irgang, Gerald Sperger
  • Patent number: D887825
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: JULIUS BLUM GMBH
    Inventors: Guenter Schwarzmann, Markus Irgang, Gerald Sperger
  • Patent number: D900591
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: JULIUS BLUM GMBH
    Inventors: Guenter Schwarzmann, Markus Irgang, Gerald Sperger
  • Patent number: D901220
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: Julius Blum GmbH
    Inventors: Guenter Schwarzmann, Markus Irgang, Gerald Sperger
  • Patent number: D901221
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: Julius Blum GmbH
    Inventors: Guenter Schwarzmann, Markus Irgang, Gerald Sperger
  • Patent number: D903476
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Julius Blum GmbH
    Inventors: Guenter Schwarzmann, Markus Irgang, Gerald Sperger
  • Patent number: D906092
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Julius Blum GmbH
    Inventors: Guenter Schwarzmann, Markus Irgang, Gerald Sperger
  • Patent number: D915876
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: JULIUS BLUM GMBH
    Inventors: Guenter Schwarzmann, Markus Irgang, Gerald Sperger