Patents by Inventor Manfred Ender

Manfred Ender 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 for cleaning dirty objects, for example dirty textiles or dishes, charging device herefor, and combination of these
    Patent number: 5697230
    Abstract: A device for cleaning dirty objects, for example dirty textiles or dishes, is characterized by a fluid-proof housing (8) immersible in water together with the dirty objects and made to vibrate by means of a drive mechanisms (12; 46). The vibrations may be generated by means of an unbalance weight (26) driven by an electromotor (12), the electromotor (12) and the unbalance weight (26) being arranged inside said housing (8). A charging device for the device (2) comprises a housing (98), with a column-shaped extension being formed on the housing, the outer section of which matches essentially without a gap with the inner section of a receiving chamber of the housing (8) of the device, and an inductive transmitter coil being furthermore arranged inside said extension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 16, 1997
    Assignee: Wash-Ball AG
    Inventors: Manfred Ender, Dieter Meyer, Brigitte Meyer, Gerhard Schneider, Siegfried Schroder