Patents by Inventor Guenter ZETTLITZER

Guenter ZETTLITZER 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: 20220162055
    Abstract: A connection apparatus is used to fluidly connect a storage container and another fluidic device. The connection apparatus utilizes a probe that is inserted into the container to extract fluid from inside the container. A connection piece can be used to connect to the other fluidic device. A support is mounted on the container, and includes a spatial coding that is interlocked with a counter-coding structure. The spatial coding is used to ensure that the correct support is used with the container containing a fluid. A ring element codes the system to indicate the fluid or fluid type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2022
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Guenter Zettlitzer, Gerold Carlhoff
  • Patent number: 10724665
    Abstract: The invention relates to a connector (10) for a fluid conduction system comprising: —a female coupling part (12); —a male coupling part (14) for inserting into the female coupling part (12) along a longitudinal axis (16) of the connector (10); and —controlling means for locking/unlocking the inserted male coupling part (12) within the female coupling part (14) and for controlling the fluidic coupling of the two coupling parts (12, 14) by rotating said two coupling parts (12, 14) against one another about the longitudinal axis (16); wherein a portion of each of the coupling parts (12, 14) is realized as a shut-off valve (18, 24) with a valve body (20, 26) and a rotatable slider element (22, 28), wherein the rotatable slider element (22, 28) of each shut-off valve (18, 24) is in a compulsory closed position when the two coupling parts (12, 14) are unlocked; and wherein the rotatable slider element (22, 28) of each shut-off valve (18, 24) is transferable between the closed position and an open position only if t
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventors: Guenter Zettlitzer, Rudolf Albrecht
  • Publication number: 20190011069
    Abstract: The invention relates to a connector (10) for a fluid conduction system comprising:—a female coupling part (12);—a male coupling part (14) for inserting into the female coupling part (12) along a longitudinal axis (16) of the connector (10); and—controlling means for locking/unlocking the inserted male coupling part (12) within the female coupling part (14) and for controlling the fluidic coupling of the two coupling parts (12, 14) by rotating said two coupling parts (12, 14) against one another about the longitudinal axis (16); wherein a portion of each of the coupling parts (12, 14) is realized as a shut-off valve (18, 24) with a valve body (20, 26) and a rotatable slider element (22, 28), wherein the rotatable slider element (22, 28) of each shut-off valve (18, 24) is in a compulsory closed position when the two coupling parts (12, 14) are unlocked; and wherein the rotatable slider element (22, 28) of each shut-off valve (18, 24) is transferable between the closed position and an open position only if the
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2015
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Applicant: ECOLAB USA INC.
    Inventors: Guenter ZETTLITZER, Rudolf ALBRECHT