Patents by Inventor Jorg Rudolph

Jorg Rudolph 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: 11761179
    Abstract: A bathtub/shower arrangement (1) having a bathtub (2), a bathtub inlet (3), a shower head (4) and a switchover valve (5), by way of which switchover valve a water flow (6) is able to be switched between the bathtub inlet (3) and the shower head (4). The bathtub inlet (3) is arranged above the bathtub (2) at a first distance (7) from an upper edge (9) of the bathtub (2), and the shower head (4) is arranged at a second distance (8) above the bathtub (2) from the upper edge (9) of the bathtub (2), at least the first distance (7) is greater than the height (11) of a side wall (10) of the bathtub (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: NEOPERL GMBH
    Inventor: Jorg Rudolph
  • Publication number: 20210071397
    Abstract: A bathtub/shower arrangement (1) having a bathtub (2), a bathtub inlet (3), a shower head (4) and a switchover valve (5), by way of which switchover valve a water flow (6) is able to be switched between the bathtub inlet (3) and the shower head (4). The bathtub inlet (3) is arranged above the bathtub (2) at a first distance (7) from an upper edge (9) of the bathtub (2), and the shower head (4) is arranged at a second distance (8) above the bathtub (2) from the upper edge (9) of the bathtub (2), at least the first distance (7) is greater than the height (11) of a side wall (10) of the bathtub (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Applicant: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventor: Jorg RUDOLPH
  • Patent number: 8308079
    Abstract: A sanitary installation element (1) having at least one bypass or cleaning duct (6) which is assigned a valve in whose open position the at least one bypass or cleaning duct is connected switched on. The installation element (1) according to the invention is characterized in that the installation element (1) has a filter screen (4) with at least one outlet opening (5), which outlet opening (5) has a larger clear opening cross section than the screen openings of the filter screen (4), that the at least one outlet opening (5) opens into the at least one bypass or cleaning duct (6), and that, as seen in the direction of flow, the outlet opening (5) is arranged in front of at least one liquid-conveying component of at least one functional unit situated in the installation element (1) and, as seen in the direction of flow, the duct outlet of the at least one bypass or cleaning duct (6) is arranged after this component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventors: Hermann Grether, Manfred Gilcher, Jorg Rudolph, Christoph Weis
  • Publication number: 20090224067
    Abstract: A sanitary installation element (1) having at least one bypass or cleaning duct (6) which is assigned a valve in whose open position the at least one bypass or cleaning duct is connected switched on. The installation element (1) according to the invention is characterized in that the installation element (1) has a filter screen (4) with at least one outlet opening (5), which outlet opening (5) has a larger clear opening cross section than the screen openings of the filter screen (4), that the at least one outlet opening (5) opens into the at least one bypass or cleaning duct (6), and that, as seen in the direction of flow, the outlet opening (5) is arranged in front of at least one liquid-conveying component of at least one functional unit situated in the installation element (1) and, as seen in the direction of flow, the duct outlet of the at least one bypass or cleaning duct (6) is arranged after this component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2007
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Applicant: NEOPERL GMBH
    Inventors: Hermann Grether, Manfred Gilcher, Jörg Rudolph, Christoph Weis