Patents by Inventor Karl-Heinz Fuchs

Karl-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: 5469989
    Abstract: A dispenser is disclosed which is made up of two telescoping sections. One section holds at least one volume of a substance to be discharged. Telescoping motion of the sections compresses the substance to be discharged to force it through a passage in the section not holding the substance volume to be discharged therefrom. Motion between the section is limited to ensure precise metering of a charge to be dispersed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 28, 1995
    Assignee: Ing. Erich Pfeiffer GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Lothar Graf, Karl-Heinz Fuchs
  • Patent number: 5437397
    Abstract: A medium reservoir (10) can be inserted from the outside through an insertion opening (24) into the substantially closed casing (6) of a discharge apparatus (1) comprising two actuating units (4, 5) displaceable against one another and can be secured by a mounting support (20) with a snap connection (27) in such a way that it is located in its operating position. Thus, all the components of the discharge apparatus (1) can be preassembled. Subsequently the filled medium reservoir 910) is inserted in an automated operation and through the introduction of a pump piston (11) it can be simultaneously closed or connected to a discharge opening (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 1, 1995
    Assignee: Ing. Erich Pfeifer GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Karl-Heinz Fuchs
  • Patent number: 5427280
    Abstract: In an applicator for single use without pump suction, a plurality of partial strokes can be executed sequentially and releasably limited at the corresponding end by a limited stop. The stopping device provided for this purpose is arranged between two cap-shaped housing parts which interlock at their open ends. The housing parts fully accommodate a pump and are connected to each other by a snap connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 1992
    Date of Patent: June 27, 1995
    Assignee: Ing. Erich Pfeiffer GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Karl-Heinz Fuchs
  • Patent number: 5395032
    Abstract: A dispenser for dispensing a single dose of a powder medium is incorporated in an essentially hermetically sealed medium chamber with an essentially hermetically sealed compressed air pump. The pump chamber can be opened to the medium chamber through an inlet valve only after a first partial section of the pump stroke, whereupon the compressed air flow fluidizes the powder and expels it in a spurt to the dispenser outlet. A basic body forms an outer housing of elongated cross section with a freely accessible pump cylinder. The dispenser outlet can be easily gripped at the handles with which it is actuated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 7, 1995
    Assignee: Ing. Erich Pfeiffer GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Karl-Heinz Fuchs
  • Patent number: 5368201
    Abstract: A valve for a dispenser has a spherical valve body which is fixed in the closed position by a catch mechanism. When a predetermined dispensing pressure is applied, the valve body is moved out of the locked position and displaced, like a piston, into a sealed receiving chamber, in which it is fixed. This results in a very simple, reliable closure of the outlet channel, which only needs to be opened once.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 29, 1994
    Assignee: Ing. Erich Pfeiffer GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Karl-Heinz Fuchs
  • Patent number: 5366122
    Abstract: In a discharge apparatus (1) on a basic body (8) is provided a pneumatic pump (19) and axially adjacent thereto a casing chamber (14) for receiving a magazine (15) for individual doses of a pulverulent or similar medium, whose magazine chamber (30) can be transferred into a discharge position, in which it is connected by one inlet end (46) and one outlet end (47) to a feed path (20) for the pumped air. At remote ends of the basic body (8) are provided pressure handles (5, 6) for the discharge actuation and a handle (7) for indexing or replacing a magazine body (16). Opening devices (50, 51) are used for the automatic opening of the magazine chamber (30) on transfer into the discharge position. This leads to a very reliable operation in the case of compact construction and easy handling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 22, 1994
    Assignee: Ing. Erich Pfeiffer GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Bernhard Guentert, Michael Wolter, Stefan Ritsche, Reinhold Jaeger-Waldau, Karl-Heinz Fuchs
  • Patent number: 5335823
    Abstract: A discharge apparatus (1) has for the discharge actuating device (5) a self-engaging catch system (29) against further actuation at the end of each actuating cycle. For unlocking purposes an actuator (11, 23) must be manually rotated and simultaneously adjusting cams (33) of a discharge counter (20) are so transferred into an operating position, that they perform an indexing step during the next stroke.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 9, 1994
    Assignee: Ing. Erich Pfeiffer GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Karl-Heinz Fuchs, Lothar Graf
  • Patent number: 5326000
    Abstract: A discharge apparatus (1) is constructed as an air pump with two axially interconnected and constantly communicating pressure chamber parts (20, 21). Of these one surrounds a cap-like mounting support (10) for a further medium pump (2) and/or a reservoir (3) on the outer circumference. The mounting support (10) serves as a piston-like displacement body for the other pressure chamber part (21) and as a guide for the displaceable component (5) of the discharge apparatus (1). From the outside a fixing cap (31) can be inserted in a substantially clearance-free manner into the mounting support (10) and forms the connection between all the separate subassemblies, namely the discharge apparatus (1), the medium pump (2) and the reservoir (3). This gives a very simple construction and installation, accompanied by a high delivery volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 5, 1994
    Assignee: Ing. Erich Pfeiffer GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Karl-Heinz Fuchs
  • Patent number: 5316198
    Abstract: For restoring purposes, a discharge apparatus (1) has a gas spring (53) and for the displacement of dead volumes a filling body (70) which, like two valve bodies (23, 54) movable against one another of two valves (21, 55) with different functions, can be formed by a single component. An exposed operating ram or plunger (20), which surrounds an outlet channel (19) and is contact-free over most of its length, is constructed in one piece with a pump piston (17) and a nozzle core (48) of an outlet opening (8), while being directly connected to the spring (53). This gives high operational reliability of the discharge apparatus (1) with a simple construction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 31, 1994
    Assignee: Ing. Erich Pfeiffer GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Karl-Heinz Fuchs, Lothar Graf
  • Patent number: 5301841
    Abstract: A discharge apparatus for media comprises two functional units, each including a medium reservoir, a discharge unit operatively connected to the medium reservoir, and a depressible discharge actuator operatively connected to the discharge unit. A mechanism is further provided for simultaneously depressing the discharge actuators. At least one of the functional units is movable with its associated discharge actuator over part of the depression of the discharge actuator, so that the media are not discharged from the medium reservoirs during movement of the functional units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 12, 1994
    Assignee: Ing. Erich Pfeiffer GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Karl-Heinz Fuchs
  • Patent number: 5289946
    Abstract: A discharge apparatus (1) having a storing and indicating device (20), which is operated by the discharge actuating means (5) and is also adjustable in a single direction by direct manual actuation of a further actuator (23). Thus, indicating symbols of different scales (40) can be rendered visible in such a way that an indication or display advantageous for numerous applications is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 1, 1994
    Assignee: Ing. Erich Pfeiffer GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Karl-Heinz Fuchs
  • Patent number: 5257726
    Abstract: A dispenser for flowable media is constructed as a disposable atomizer, whose entire media reservoir is formed by the pump chamber of a thrust piston pump. The freely exposed cylindrical container constructed as a push button-like handle is therefore valve-free and can only be opened towards the outlet duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1993
    Assignee: Ing. Erich Pfeiffer GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Lothar Graf, Karl-Heinz Fuchs
  • Patent number: 5228586
    Abstract: A discharge apparatus (1) has an indicator (37) indexable independently of the discharge actuating means (5) and which is solely formed by a single additional component, mounted by means of a snap connection (24) and in the form of a sleeve-like body (21), which carries a scale (40) behind a jacket of the actuating cap (19) rotatable in stepwise manner by means of a catch system (29) and provided with an indicating window (38).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1993
    Assignee: Ing. Erich Pfeiffer GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Karl-Heinz Fuchs
  • Patent number: 5209375
    Abstract: A manually operable discharge apparatus (1) has a counting or determination device (20) to be mounted as a separate component on the discharge unit (2) and which is operated stepwise by the removal or fitting of a protective cap (23). Thus, existing discharge apparatuses (1) can be easily equipped with randomly operating determination devices (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 11, 1993
    Assignee: Ing. Erich Pfeiffer GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Karl-Heinz Fuchs
  • Patent number: 5147087
    Abstract: In a manually operable discharging apparatus, the discharge nozzle has an at least two-stage atomizer, in which the medium flow, following pre-atomization, is atomized by surge-like acceleration with a whirled, fine compressed air flow, e.g. according to the Laval, effect, so that even finer droplets are obtained. For this purpose to the discharge nozzle, a separate compressed air channel portion upstream of the end opening supplies compressed air from a time immediately before the supply of medium to a time after its supply. The compressed air can be produced in simple manner by a compressed air pump combined constructionally with the medium pump and operable together therewith by means of a single handle and which in the extension of medium pump is provided immediately adjacent to its outer end and whose pump cylinder is formed by the cap-like handle. The compressed air flow can also be passed to other points of the discharging apparatus, e.g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 15, 1992
    Assignee: Ing. Erich Pfeiffer Gmbh & Co. KG
    Inventor: Karl-Heinz Fuchs
  • Patent number: 5110052
    Abstract: In a manually operable discharging apparatus (1) in the extension of the medium pump (2) provided for conveying the medium and in directly equiaxial manner at the outer end thereof is provided a compressed air pump (50) located in a cap-like, common handle (22), with which by means of a compressed air duct (90) separate from the medium supply for furthering atomization compressed air can be delivered to the discharge nozzle (25) or in other areas of the discharging apparatus (1), e.g. to the medium discharge duct (24), so that it is also possible to clean said duct by blowing free. The compressed air pump (50) can be constructed in such a way that it starts with the compressed air delivery prior to the medium delivery of the medium pump (2) and ends after this. In addition, appropriately there is an at least two-stage atomizing device (100) for the additional atomization of a preatomized medium flow with a nozzle air flow in the vicinity of discharge nozzle (25).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1992
    Assignee: Ing. Erich Pfeiffer GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Lothar Graf, Karl-Heinz Fuchs, Leo Maerte
  • Patent number: 5011046
    Abstract: In a dispenser a manually operable thrust piston pump (2) has a presuction piston (11) located with a limited spacing within a pump piston (10) and which in the manner of a telescopic tube engages over a cylindrical, freely projecting chamber body (15) and consequently bounds a presuction chamber (17) constantly connected by a line to a container and whose length and volume are significantly greater than that of a pump chamber (20) surrounding presuction chamber (17). The two working pistons slideably guided on one another form valve closures of an outlet valve (23) controlled by pressure difference and which at the end of the pump travel and in addition to said control, can be mechanically opened by a dog (40) positionally variable by means of a compressible neck (29) for venting the pump chamber (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1989
    Date of Patent: April 30, 1991
    Assignee: Ing. Erich Pfeiffer GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Lothar Graf, Karl-Heinz Fuchs
  • Patent number: 4946069
    Abstract: In a discharging apparatus (1) for in particular a single use, the complete pump stroke (11) to be performed only once is subdivided into at least two partial strokes (12,13) by a limiting device (24) which, for the end of each partial stroke, has a stop (25) to be overcome in the manner of a resilient detent. All parts of the limiting device (24) are located in such a way that the guidance of pump piston (6) on thrust piston pump (4) on the piston running path (7) is in no way impaired. At the end of the last partial stroke (13) the pump cylinder (5) mountable as a separate vessel on pump piston (6) is positively locked with respect to the remaining discharging apparatus (1) by a removal preventing means (40), so that the interior of pump cylinder (5) is no longer accessible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 7, 1990
    Assignee: Ing. Erich Pfeiffer GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Karl-Heinz Fuchs
  • Patent number: 4934568
    Abstract: A discharger, particularly intended for the discharge of flowable media, especially pharmaceutical preparations, has a lock for the discharge head (5) in the form of a pump handle, so that the latter cannot be operated in an accidental or unauthorized manner. For this purpose two release handles (24) are provided which must be simultaneously depressed, after which discharge head (5) can be turned with the other hand, so that locking members (22) of the lock do not jump back into their locking position and instead slide on a sliding surface (27) of discharge head (5) during operation. Following the use of discharger (1), discharge head (5) can be rotated back into a position in which the locking members (22) resiliently spring back into their locking position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 19, 1990
    Assignee: Ing. Erich Pfeiffer GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Karl-Heinz Fuchs
  • Patent number: D331106
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1990
    Date of Patent: November 17, 1992
    Assignee: Ing. Erich Pfeiffer GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Karl-Heinz Fuchs