Patents by Inventor Ingo Gebauer

Ingo Gebauer 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).

  • DEVICE AND METHOD FOR APPLYING A MATERIAL BEAD
    Publication number: 20250269397
    Abstract: A device for applying a bead of material includes a flexible nozzle body which defines a flow-through volume through which a material can flow for the bead of material, which is partially delimited by a walling formed by the nozzle body, having a feed opening for feeding the material into the flow-through volume. The nozzle body defines a mouth region through which the material can exit from the volume. Furthermore, the device includes an actuator system, which is arranged on the nozzle body and is set up to change a cross section of the mouth region while deforming the nozzle body. The walling forms a barrier between the flow-through volume and the actuator system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2025
    Publication date: August 28, 2025
    Inventors: Matthias Lindermann, Ingo Gebauer, Florian Sayer
  • Device and method for applying a material bead
    Patent number: 12377434
    Abstract: A device for applying a bead of material includes a flexible nozzle body which defines a flow-through volume through which a material can flow for the bead of material, which is partially delimited by a walling formed by the nozzle body, having a feed opening for feeding the material into the flow-through volume. The nozzle body defines a mouth region through which the material can exit from the volume. Furthermore, the device includes an actuator system, which is arranged on the nozzle body and is set up to change a cross section of the mouth region while deforming the nozzle body. The walling forms a barrier between the flow-through volume and the actuator system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2025
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Matthias Lindermann, Ingo Gebauer, Florian Sayer
  • DEVICE AND METHOD FOR APPLYING A MATERIAL BEAD
    Publication number: 20220168772
    Abstract: The application relates to a device for applying a bead of material. The device comprises a flexible nozzle body which defines a flow-through volume through which a material can flow for the bead of material, which is at least partially delimited by a walling formed by the nozzle body, having a feed opening for feeding the material into the flow-through volume. The nozzle body defines a mouth region through which the material can exit from the volume. Furthermore, the device comprises an actuator system, which is arranged on the nozzle body and is set up to change a cross section of the mouth region while deforming the nozzle body. The walling forms a barrier between the flow-through volume and the actuator system. The application further relates to a method for using the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Matthias Lindermann, Ingo Gebauer, Florian Sayer