Patents by Inventor Gunter Grabher

Gunter Grabher 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: 11344120
    Abstract: A power rail for arrangement on a pull-out guide for a movable furniture part, wherein the pull-out guide has a body rail and a drawer rail, which are supported such that they are movable relative to each other, wherein the power rail is designed such that it can be arranged on the body rail or on the drawer rail, wherein the power rail is designed, when arranged on the pull-out guide, to extend along the length of the body rail and/or along the length of the drawer rail in a direction of movement of the pull-out guide, wherein the power rail has two contact elements insulated electrically from each other, wherein the contact elements are designed to be electrically conductive, so that a current collector of a power supply unit can come into contact with one of the contact elements in order to produce an electrically conductive connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Grass GmbH
    Inventor: Günter Grabher
  • Publication number: 20220123197
    Abstract: Energy harvesting device comprising: a first layer (1) of electrically conductive textile fabric material; a second layer (2) of electrically conductive textile fabric material; a layer of piezoelectric polymer film (3) arranged between the first (1) and the second (2) electrically conductive textile layers; wherein the piezoelectric polymer film layer (3) is laminated between the first (1) and second (2) electrically conductive textile layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Ishtia Zahir HOSSAIN, Khondaker Gaffar HOSSAIN, Gunter GRABHER
  • Publication number: 20210212464
    Abstract: A power rail for arrangement on a pull-out guide for a movable furniture part, wherein the pull-out guide has a body rail and a drawer rail, which are supported such that they are movable relative to each other, wherein the power rail is designed such that it can be arranged on the body rail or on the drawer rail, wherein the power rail is designed, when arranged on the pull-out guide, to extend along the length of the body rail and/or along the length of the drawer rail in a direction of movement of the pull-out guide, wherein the power rail has two contact elements insulated electrically from each other, wherein the contact elements are designed to be electrically conductive, so that a current collector of a power supply unit can come into contact with one of the contact elements in order to produce an electrically conductive connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Applicant: Grass GmbH
    Inventor: Günter GRABHER
  • Publication number: 20210153647
    Abstract: A piece of furniture, with a furniture carcass which includes two carcass side walls which lie opposite one another, and with at least one pair of guide units for guiding a movable furniture part in the furniture carcass, wherein the carcass side walls each includes at least one assembly interface which includes at least two fastening holes which are arranged behind one another in a side wall depth direction and at which the guide units of the pair are fastened lying opposite one another, the carcass side walls for increasing their stiffness each comprise at least two embossings which are arranged above one another in a side wall height direction, wherein the embossings are designed in a raised manner on the inner side of the respective carcass side wall and wherein at least one assembly interface is arranged between two adjacent embossings in the side wall height direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Harald Klüh, Tobias Martin, Günter Grabher
  • Patent number: 10087670
    Abstract: A damping device for damping the opening movement of a moveable furniture part comprises a base unit and a movement unit that is moveable in relation to the base unit. The base unit comprises a furniture body of a piece of furniture and a first damping mechanism having a first clamping mechanism. The movement unit comprises the furniture part and a second damping mechanism that dampens an end position when the moveable furniture part approaches the open position. The second damping mechanism has a second clamping mechanism. The first and second clamping mechanisms can be detachably and dynamically clamped to one another for damping the movement of the moveable furniture part when the moveable furniture part approaches the open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Grass GmbH
    Inventor: Günter Grabher
  • Publication number: 20160324318
    Abstract: In a guide device for guiding a furniture part, in particular a drawer, an extractable or the like, which can be moved relative to a furniture body, having at least one guide unit which comprises a body rail which can be fastened on the furniture body, a central rail mounted displaceable relative to the body rail by a lower rail guide, and an extraction rail mounted displaceable relative to the central rail by an upper rail guide and is connectable to an extractable, lower rail support for supporting the central rail on the body rail being provided in addition to the lower rail guide, and upper rail support for supporting the extraction rail on the central rail being provided in addition to the upper rail guide, the lower rail support and the upper rail support are actively connected to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2016
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Inventors: Peter LANGGUTH, Günter GRABHER
  • Publication number: 20160319582
    Abstract: A damping device for damping the opening movement of a moveable furniture part comprises a base unit and a movement unit that is moveable in relation to the base unit. The base unit comprises a furniture body of a piece of furniture and a first damping mechanism having a first clamping mechanism. The movement unit comprises the furniture part and a second damping mechanism that dampens an end position when the moveable furniture part approaches the open position. The second damping mechanism has a second clamping mechanism. The first and second clamping mechanisms can be detachably and dynamically clamped to one another for damping the movement of the moveable furniture part when the moveable furniture part approaches the open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventor: Günter GRABHER
  • Publication number: 20160299327
    Abstract: The invention relates to a microscope (100) having a transmitted illumination device (10) for critical illumination of an object (O) to be viewed, comprising: a light source (20) comprising an LED arrangement having a light emitting surface; a light directing unit (30, 30?) comprising a collimator (35, 35?) and a reflective enveloping surface (34, 34?), both of them for aligning light coupled into the light directing unit (30, 30?), also comprising an outcoupling surface (32, 32?), the outcoupling surface (32, 32?) possessing an outcoupling surface dimension (D), the light emitting surface of the light source (20) being smaller than the outcoupling surface (32, 32?) of the light directing unit (30, 30?), the light directing unit (30, 30?) being arranged in such a way that light emitted from the light source (20) is coupled in, and is coupled out from the outcoupling surface (32, 32?); a condenser (40) between the outcoupling surface (32, 32?) of the light directing unit (30, 30?) and the object (O) to be view
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventors: Günter Grabher, Robert Paulus
  • Patent number: 9095211
    Abstract: In a device for releasably connecting a furniture pullout part movably guided in a furniture carcass by a guide unit to the guide unit, the device including a device housing on which a control element is integrally formed and pivotably mounted via at least one solid body joint in such a way that the connection between the furniture pullout part and the guide unit can be released on actuation of the control element, at a distance from the solid body joint, supporting surfaces are provided for supporting the control element while preventing a relative movement between this and the device housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: GRASS GMBH
    Inventors: Jurgen Amann, Gunter Grabher
  • Publication number: 20150207149
    Abstract: An electrode for a galvanic cell, characterized by a carrier, which is provided with an embroidery, wherein at least a part of the surface of the embroidery is configured to be electrically conductive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2013
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Applicant: V-TRION GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas Froeis, Margit Lenninger, Thomas Bechtold, Günter Grabher, Jutta Hofer, Markus Riedmann
  • Publication number: 20140210330
    Abstract: In a device for releasably connecting a furniture pullout part movably guided in a furniture carcass by means of a guide unit to the guide unit, the device including a device housing on which a control element is integrally formed and pivotably mounted via at least one solid body joint in such a way that the connection between the furniture pullout part and the guide unit can be released on actuation of the control element, at a distance from the solid body joint, supporting means are provided for supporting the control element while preventing a relative movement between this and the device housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2012
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: Grass GmbH
    Inventors: Jurgen Amann, Gunter Grabher
  • Patent number: 8727460
    Abstract: A device for a piece of furniture that has a furniture part accommodated in a movable manner on a basic furniture structure, for the device defining a stop position of the furniture part, an including an adjustment unit having an adjustable stop part, which bounds a furniture-part closing movement executed during normal operation, wherein the stop part is deflected resiliently out of a starting position, and wherein the stop position is determined by the extent of deflection in a fixed deflecting position of the stop part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Grass GmbH
    Inventor: Günter Grabher
  • Publication number: 20120311818
    Abstract: The invention proposes a device for a piece of furniture, which comprises a furniture part accommodated in a movable manner on a basic furniture structure, for defining a stop position of the furniture part, having an adjustment unit, which has an adjustable stop and which bounds a furniture-part closing movement which can be executed during normal operation. According to the invention, the adjustment unit comprises a stop part which can be deflected resiliently out of a starting position, wherein the stop position is determined by the extent of deflection in a fixed deflecting position of the stop part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2012
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: Grass GmbH
    Inventor: Günter GRABHER
  • Publication number: 20090243451
    Abstract: A pull-out guide for drawers comprises a carcass rail, a central rail mounted displaceably in relation to the latter, and a pull-out rail mounted displaceably in relation to the central rail. The movement of the central rail is synchronized by a control roller. The control roller with a hard body and a soft body is mounted on a spindle which is elliptical in cross section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2004
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Inventors: Christian Prentner, Gunter Grabher
  • Patent number: 7455374
    Abstract: Arrangement for connecting a drawer frame (12) formed by a metal hallow chamber profile to the facing lateral edge of the associated plate-shaped drawer bottom (10), in which at least in part-regions of its lower end region opposite the end face of the edge of the drawer bottom (10) the drawer frame (12) has in each case a strip-shaped vertical contact web (26) for the lateral end face of the drawer bottom (10), and a supporting leg (28) which engages under the drawer bottom in the proper connection position is bent away from the lower end of the contact web. The supporting leg has integrally projecting from it fixing claws (32) which are pointed or sharpened at their free ends, project over the support surface of the supporting leg (28) and can be pressed into the material of a drawer bottom which is to be fixed. Each supporting leg (28) has at least one elongate punched-out slot (30) which is closed all round in its region between the strip-shaped contact web (26) and its free edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Inventors: Jürgen Nachbaur, Günter Grabher
  • Patent number: 7396092
    Abstract: Pull-out guide (10) for furniture parts with a running rail (14) fixable to a furniture part and a carcass rail (12) fixable on the furniture carcass as well as and a central rail (16) which is provided between these two rails. The rails are guided so as to be longitudinally displaceable relative to one another by load-transmitting anti-friction bearings which are in each case retained rotatably in cages (22). The anti-friction bearings are constructed in a manner known per se as cylindrical rollers (30; 34) which are retained in the associated cage (22) so as to be rotatable transversely with respect to the pull-out direction about a horizontal or vertical as in each case, and which can roll on elongate planar tracks constructed on the respectively associated rails.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2008
    Assignee: Alfit AG
    Inventors: Christian Prentner, Günter Grabher
  • Publication number: 20070175717
    Abstract: Disclosed is a device (10) for damping or decelerating the movement of parts of pieces of furniture which are movable relative to a stationary part thereof. Said device comprises a cylinder (12) inside which a piston (10) is mounted so as to be movable in a longitudinal direction and which forms working chambers (20, 22) filled with a liquid damping medium on the opposite faces thereof within the cylinder, the dimensions of said working chambers being modifiable according to the position of displacement of the cylinder. The liquid damping medium can be transferred in a throttled manner between the working chambers via overflow port (34, 38) or ducts (42) which are disposed in the piston (14) and/or in the cylinder (12). A piston rod (24) which is sealingly guided out of the associated end of the cylinder is connected to one side of the piston.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2005
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Applicant: ALFIT AG
    Inventor: Gunter Grabher
  • Publication number: 20060103277
    Abstract: Arrangement for connecting a drawer frame (12) formed by a metal hollow chamber profile to the facing lateral edge of the associated plate-shaped drawer bottom (10), in which at least in part-regions of its lower end region opposite the end face of the edge of the drawer bottom (10) the drawer frame (12) has in each case a strip-shaped vertical contact web (26) for the lateral end face of the drawer bottom (10), and a supporting leg (28) which engages under the drawer bottom in the proper connection position is bent away from the lower end of the contact web. The supporting leg has integrally projecting from it fixing claws (32) which are pointed or sharpened at their free ends, project over the support surface of the supporting leg (28) and can be pressed into the material of a drawer bottom which is to be fixed. Each supporting leg (28) has at least one elongate punched-out slot (30) which is closed all round in its region between the strip-shaped contact web (26) and its free edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2003
    Publication date: May 18, 2006
    Applicant: ALFIT AG
    Inventors: Jurgen Nachbaur, Gunter Grabher
  • Patent number: D746090
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: GRASS GmbH
    Inventor: Günter Grabher
  • Patent number: D757474
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: GRASS GmbH
    Inventor: Günter Grabher