Patents by Inventor Heinz Fuchs

Heinz Fuchs 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: 11633550
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for dosing liquid from a liquid-receiving element (2), in which the liquid-receiving element (2) comprises an outlet valve (1), and a dosing system is available, said dosing system consisting of a first actuating wing (4) and a second actuating wing (5), which are arranged around the liquid-receiving element (2) and can be moved in relation to each other such that they compress the liquid-receiving element (2), a mechanical dosing stop being available.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: F+K Innovationen Gmbh & Co. KG
    Inventor: Karl-Heinz Fuchs
  • Patent number: 10844761
    Abstract: A unit (10) for the regulation or control of a fluid pressure, having at least one housing section (13, 14) and a switching film (22) connected to the at least one housing section (13, 14) for switching at pressure differentials relative to an ambient pressure acting on the switching film (22), and for the regulation, release or blocking of a flow of the fluid between an inlet (28) and a discharge (30) for the fluid. The switching film (22) is made out of a polymer material having fluorine and carbon. In this arrangement, a hole cross-section (40) of the at least one housing section (13, 14) is closed off by the switching film (22). A method of forming a fluid-tight connection is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Mann+Hummel GmbH
    Inventors: Lukas Bock, Volker Kuemmerling, Thomas Jessberger, Heinz Fuchs, Thomas Schleiden, Juergen Kosicki, Thomas Tschech, Herbert Jainek
  • Publication number: 20200345953
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for dosing liquid from a liquid-receiving element (2), in which the liquid-receiving element (2) comprises an outlet valve (1), and a dosing system is available, said dosing system consisting of a first actuating wing (4) and a second actuating wing (5), which are arranged around the liquid-receiving element (2) and can be moved in relation to each other such that they compress the liquid-receiving element (2), a mechanical dosing stop being available.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Applicant: F+K Innovationen Gmbh & Co. KG
    Inventor: Karl-Heinz Fuchs
  • Patent number: 10772761
    Abstract: A cartridge droplet dosage device with a cartridge (1) and an actuation element (2), whereby the cartridge (1) includes a reservoir body (3), a cladding (5) and a plug (6), characterized in that a fluid groove (9) projects from the reservoir body (3) into an inner tube valve area (11), whereby the fluid groove (9) is releasable either by the yielding of a sealing rib (12) and/or by the yielding of a part of the cladding (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: F+K INNOVATIONEN GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Karl-Heinz Fuchs
  • Patent number: 10690256
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method and a unit (10) for the regulation or control of a fluid pressure, having at least one housing section (13, 14) and a switching film (22) connected to the at least one housing section (13, 14) for switching at pressure differentials of 1 to 250 mbar, preferably from 1 to 100 mbar, relative to an ambient pressure acting on the switching film (22), and for the regulation, release or blocking of a flow of the fluid between an inlet (28) and a discharge (30) for the fluid. The switching film (22) is made out of a polymer material having fluorine and carbon. In this arrangement, a hole cross-section (40) of the at least one housing section (13, 14) is closed off by the switching film (22).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbH
    Inventors: Lukas Bock, Volker Kuemmerling, Thomas Jessberger, Heinz Fuchs, Thomas Schleiden, Juergen Kosicki, Thomas Tschech, Herbert Jainek
  • Patent number: 10646655
    Abstract: A syringe having a dispensing element (20) and having a mounting element (2), wherein the dispensing element (20) has a dispensing sleeve (21) and a leaf spring system (3), wherein the mounting element (2) has a syringe body (17), and an injection needle (16) is formed on one end on the syringe body (17) and a detent-engagement flange (19) is formed on the other end, wherein, in the syringe body (17), there is arranged a movable stopper (18), wherein the leaf spring system (3) comprises a piston (6) and a spiral spring (5) arranged around the piston (6), wherein the piston (6) can be slid into the dispensing sleeve (21), and the spiral spring (6) is arranged between a leaf spring base (22) and a spiral spring abutment, wherein the piston (6) abuts against the stopper (18), wherein the dispensing sleeve (21) has a guide duct and the dispensing sleeve (21) comprises a first locking means (7) and a second locking means (9), wherein the detent-engagement flange (19) is movable in the guide duct and is fixable and
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: F+K Innovationen GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Karl-Heinz Fuchs
  • Patent number: 10512927
    Abstract: A thread dosing feeder for extracting creams or gelatinous products contained within a tube from the tube whereby the dosing feeder tube can be applied to the tube, the thread dosing feeder comprises a rotary gate feeder (1), the rotary gate feeder (1) has a metering chamber, the metering chamber operates in conjunction with a plunger (3), the rotary gate feeder (1) is pivot-mounted on the thread dosing feeder and the thread dosing feeder has an outlet, and the thread dosing feeder has a re-circulation valve (11, 14, 20), the rotary gate feeder (1) has a concave finger receptor and is formed in one piece, whereby the metering chamber is locked and has an intake and discharge valve (6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: F + K Innovationen GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Karl-Heinz Fuchs
  • Publication number: 20190105195
    Abstract: A cartridge droplet dosage device with a cartridge (1) and an actuation element (2), whereby the cartridge (1) includes a reservoir body (3), a cladding (5) and a plug (6), characterized in that a fluid groove (9) projects from the reservoir body (3) into an inner tube valve area (11), whereby the fluid groove (9) is releasable either by the yielding of a sealing rib (12) and/or by the yielding of a part of the cladding (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Applicant: F+K Innovationen Gmbh & Co. KG
    Inventor: Karl-Heinz Fuchs
  • Patent number: 10215606
    Abstract: A device for dispensing a liquid medium (26) from a container (1), comprising a housing (13), a metering drum (2) accommodated therein and a sealing disk (14), the housing (13) having a drum outlet (3) and a system air admission structure (22), and the sealing disk (14) having an admission opening (12) and a drum inlet (4). The metering drum (2) comprises a metering chamber (5), a chamber outlet (6) and a chamber inlet (7). The metering drum (2) further has a rotary valve (8), said rotary valve (8), in a first working position, connecting the drum inlet (4) to the chamber inlet (7) while closing the chamber outlet (6), thereby admitting air to the container (1) and removing air from the metering chamber (5). In a second working position, The metering drum (2) closes the chamber inlet (7) while connecting the drum outlet (3) to the chamber outlet (6), thereby further admitting air to the metering chamber (5) and the air admission channel (11) being connected to the system air admission structure (22).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Inventor: Karl-Heinz Fuchs
  • Publication number: 20190022321
    Abstract: A syringe having a dispensing element (20) and having a mounting element (2), wherein the dispensing element (20) has a dispensing sleeve (21) and a leaf spring system (3), wherein the mounting element (2) has a syringe body (17), and an injection needle (16) is formed on one end on the syringe body (17) and a detent-engagement flange (19) is formed on the other end, wherein, in the syringe body (17), there is arranged a movable stopper (18), wherein the leaf spring system (3) comprises a piston (6) and a spiral spring (5) arranged around the piston (6), wherein the piston (6) can be slid into the dispensing sleeve (21), and the spiral spring (6) is arranged between a leaf spring base (22) and a spiral spring abutment, wherein the piston (6) abuts against the stopper (18), wherein the dispensing sleeve (21) has a guide duct and the dispensing sleeve (21) comprises a first locking means (7) and a second locking means (9), wherein the detent-engagement flange (19) is movable in the guide duct and is fixable and
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Applicant: F+K Innovationen GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Karl-Heinz Fuchs
  • Patent number: 10122031
    Abstract: A humidifier has a stack unit having a plurality of water-vapor-permeable membranes which are arranged parallel one above the other and spaced apart from one another. The membranes are enclosed at the edges at least in sections by an enclosing part, wherein the enclosing parts of membranes lying one above the other are directly connected to one another in a flow-tight manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Fasold, Bernd Tippmer, Michael Harenbrock, Heinz Fuchs, Sascha Bauer, Joerg Menssen, Thomas Tschech
  • Publication number: 20180119586
    Abstract: A unit (10) for the regulation or control of a fluid pressure, having at least one housing section (13, 14) and a switching film (22) connected to the at least one housing section (13, 14) for switching at pressure differentials relative to an ambient pressure acting on the switching film (22), and for the regulation, release or blocking of a flow of the fluid between an inlet (28) and a discharge (30) for the fluid. The switching film (22) is made out of a polymer material having fluorine and carbon. In this arrangement, a hole cross-section (40) of the at least one housing section (13, 14) is closed off by the switching film (22). A method of forming a fluid-tight conntection is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Lukas Bock, Volker Kuemmerling, Thomas Jessberger, Heinz Fuchs, Thomas Schleiden, Juergen Kosicki, Thomas Tschech, Herbert Jainek
  • Publication number: 20180119835
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method and a unit (10) for the regulation or control of a fluid pressure, having at least one housing section (13, 14) and a switching film (22) connected to the at least one housing section (13, 14) for switching at pressure differentials of 1 to 250 mbar, preferably from 1 to 100 mbar, relative to an ambient pressure acting on the switching film (22), and for the regulation, release or blocking of a flow of the fluid between an inlet (28) and a discharge (30) for the fluid. The switching film (22) is made out of a polymer material having fluorine and carbon. In this arrangement, a hole cross-section (40) of the at least one housing section (13, 14) is closed off by the switching film (22).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Lukas Bock, Volker Kuemmerling, Thomas Jessberger, Heinz Fuchs, Thomas Schleiden, Juergen Kosicki, Thomas Tschech, Herbert Jainek
  • Patent number: 9954236
    Abstract: A humidifier has a stack unit having a plurality of water-vapor-permeable membranes which are arranged parallel one above the other and spaced apart from one another. Two adjacent membranes are connected to one another via fixing elements, wherein a first fixing element acts on the top membrane from above and a second fixing element acts on the bottom membrane from below.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Fasold, Bernd Tippmer, Michael Harenbrock, Heinz Fuchs, Sascha Bauer, Joerg Menssen, Thomas Tschech, Steffen Schuetz
  • Patent number: 9919306
    Abstract: A dosing pipette for discharging a medium, wherein the pipette has a housing and a dosing piston. The housing has a dosing geometry which can be decoupled from the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Stevanato Germany GmbH
    Inventor: Karl-Heinz Fuchs
  • Publication number: 20170328758
    Abstract: A device for dispensing a liquid medium (26) from a container (1), comprising a housing (13), a metering drum (2) accommodated therein and a sealing disk (14), the housing (13) having a drum outlet (3) and a system air admission structure (22), and the sealing disk (14) having an admission opening (12) and a drum inlet (4). The metering drum (2) comprises a metering chamber (5), a chamber outlet (6) and a chamber inlet (7). The metering drum (2) further has a rotary valve (8), said rotary valve (8), in a first working position, connecting the drum inlet (4) to the chamber inlet (7) while closing the chamber outlet (6), thereby admitting air to the container (1) and removing air from the metering chamber (5). In a second working position, The metering drum (2) closes the chamber inlet (7) while connecting the drum outlet (3) to the chamber outlet (6), thereby further admitting air to the metering chamber (5) and the air admission channel (11) being connected to the system air admission structure (22).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2015
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventor: Karl-Heinz Fuchs
  • Patent number: 9714120
    Abstract: A device for dosing from a tube (2) for creams or gel-like products, wherein a dosing wheel (1) is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: F + K Innovationen Unternehmergesellschaft (haftungsbeschraenkt)
    Inventor: Karl-Heinz Fuchs
  • Patent number: 9592334
    Abstract: A pre-fill syringe with a receiver tube (1, 12, 21) with a nozzle (4, 20) positioned at the nozzle-side end of the receiving tube (1, 12, 21), the piston (2, 18) is to be formed in such a manner that it for a transport state at the nozzle-side end of the receiver tube (1, 12, 21) can be connected with the receiving tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: Stevanato Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Eric Schliemann, Karl-Heinz Fuchs
  • Publication number: 20170036225
    Abstract: A thread dosing feeder for extracting creams or gelatinous products contained within a tube from the tube whereby the dosing feeder tube can be applied to the tube, the thread dosing feeder comprises a rotary gate feeder (1), the rotary gate feeder (1) has a metering chamber, the metering chamber operates in conjunction with a plunger (3), the rotary gate feeder (1) is pivot-mounted on the thread dosing feeder and the thread dosing feeder has an outlet, and the thread dosing feeder has a re-circulation valve (11, 14, 20), the rotary gate feeder (1) has a concave finger receptor and is formed in one piece, whereby the metering chamber is locked and has an intake and discharge valve (6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Applicant: F + K Innovationen GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Karl-Heinz Fuchs
  • Publication number: 20160001282
    Abstract: A dosing pipette for discharging a medium, wherein the pipette has a housing and a dosing piston. The housing has a dosing geometry which can be decoupled from the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventor: Karl-Heinz Fuchs