Patents by Inventor Gunter Veigel

Gunter Veigel 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: 7810942
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sanitary fitting containing an assembly of several light sources for illuminating water that flows out of or into the sanitary fitting, said light sources generating light of different colors. According to the invention, collecting optics are positioned upstream of the light sources to focus and mix the light that is generated by the light sources. This permits the generation of intensive mixed colors, which, for example, can illuminate the interior of a shower jet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Hansa Metallwerke AG
    Inventors: Horst Kunkel, Gunter Veigel
  • Publication number: 20090273923
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sanitary fitting provided with at least one illuminating device comprising at least two illuminants, especially RGB illuminants, having different irradiation colours for generating light with a colour obtained by mixing different irradiation colours, and a diffuser for the light. At least one beam splitter for splitting the light beams into a main partial beam and a reflected partial beam is arranged between each illuminant and the diffuser. A deviation means for deviating the corresponding reflected partial beam is respectively applied such that the reflected partial beam and the main partial beam hit in different regions on the diffuser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2007
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Applicant: HANSA METALLWERKE AG
    Inventor: Gunter Veigel
  • Publication number: 20090236444
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sanitary system with a hand-held shower including a handle which can be connected to a shower hose and carries a shower head, and at least one lighting device arranged in the shower head. Said lighting device can be supplied with power by at least one accumulator which is connected to connections in a manner accessible from the exterior for connection to a charging set. The sanitary system further including a charging set for charging the accumulator. The accumulator is accommodated in the shower head which, in a coupling area, has the connections for connecting the accumulator to the charging set. The shower head can be detached from the handle and the charging set includes an accommodating area into which the shower head can be introduced with its coupling area for charging the accumulator and which has an inner contour that is complementary to the outer contour of the coupling area of the shower head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2007
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Applicant: HANSA METALLWERKE AG
    Inventors: Horst Kunkel, Gunter Veigel
  • Publication number: 20080205034
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sanitary fitting containing an assembly of several light sources for illuminating water that flows out of or into the sanitary fitting, said light sources generating light of different colours. According to the invention, collecting optics are positioned upstream of the light sources to focus and mix the light that is generated by the light sources. This permits the generation of intensive mixed colours, which, for example, can illuminate the interior of a shower jet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2005
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Inventors: Horst Kunkel, Gunter Veigel
  • Patent number: 6982868
    Abstract: A display device for a motor vehicle. In order to allow a compact, space-saving and cost-effective design and a rotation of the display with little change in position, the display device includes a display housing for mounting on a vehicle dashboard; and a display frame for accommodating a display. The display is rotatable with respect to the display housing. The display device further includes a driven element affixed on the display housing; and a drive device affixed on the display frame, having an electric motor, a worm gear and a gear-output shaft for engaging with the driven element. The electric motor arranged in a center region of the display frame and the engagement of the gear-output shaft with the driven element occurs outside the axis of rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2006
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Harald Schach, Walter Koch, Bernhard Herzog, Gunter Veigel, Volker Burkhardt
  • Publication number: 20040233622
    Abstract: A display device for a motor vehicle. In order to allow a compact, space-saving and cost-effective design and a rotation of the display with little change in position, the display device includes a display housing for mounting on a vehicle dashboard; and a display frame for accommodating a display. The display is rotatable with respect to the display housing. The display device further includes a driven element affixed on the display housing; and a drive device affixed on the display frame, having an electric motor, a worm gear and a gear-output shaft for engaging with the driven element. The electric motor arranged in a center region of the display frame and the engagement of the gear-output shaft with the driven element occurs outside the axis of rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2004
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Inventors: Harald Schach, Walter Koch, Bernhard Herzog, Gunter Veigel, Volker Burkhardt
  • Patent number: 6126290
    Abstract: A water draining fixture (1) for plumbing applications with which light is introduced into a water jet (6) emanating from an outlet opening (5) of a fixture head (3), with a water conduit (4) guiding the water to the outlet opening (5), and with a light guide (8) guiding the light separate from the water conduit (4) from a light source located outside of the water draining fixture (1) up to exit out of at least one light outlet opening (19), wherein a plurality of water outlet openings (5) surround the at least one centrally disposed light outlet opening (19) in a ring-shaped fashion and are connected to the water conduit (4) at an annular space (7) surrounding the light guide (8) in the vicinity of the fixture head (3). The centered exiting light is shielded towards the outside by the ring-shaped surrounding water jets to at least minimize glare.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2000
    Inventor: Gunter Veigel