Patents by Inventor Manuel LECHNER
Manuel LECHNER 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).
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Patent number: 12534896Abstract: A mounting system for fastening a sanitary fitting having a mounting frame having at least one hollow profile, the side walls of which define an internal space The frame has an end face at the end thereof, and the frame has at least one bearing structure for mounting a sanitary fitting. At least one fastening unit is provided with a support element with a guide receptacle and a fastening tab which is mounted in the guide receptacle so as to slide relative to the support element from a starting position into a mounting position. The support element can be inserted in the internal space of the hollow profile, and, in the mounting position, the fastening tab extends out of the guide receptacle and out of the internal space beyond the end face of the hollow profile.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2023Date of Patent: January 27, 2026Assignee: GEBERIT INTERNATIONAL AGInventors: Silvan Gubelmann, Manuel Lechner
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Patent number: 12473724Abstract: A mounting device for fastening at least one plumbing appliance having two supports, which extend at a distance from one another along a central axis, and a crosspiece element, which connects the two supports and has at least one fastening element. The crosspiece element has a lower web, a front web and an upper web. The lower web projects in an angularly inclined manner at an angle from a lower edge of the front web, and the upper web projects in an angularly inclined manner at an angle from an upper edge of the front web. The at least one fastening element is accessible through at least one opening in the front web, and the ends of at least one of the webs are each connected to the supports by means of a welded joint.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2021Date of Patent: November 18, 2025Assignee: GEBERIT INTERNATIONAL AGInventors: Manuel Lechner, Lukas Ramseier
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Patent number: 12473725Abstract: A mounting device (1) for fastening at least one plumbing appliance comprises: two supports (2) which extend at a distance from each other along a central axis (M2) and each of which has a cross section (Q2): a first cross-member (3) which extends along a central axis (M3), has a first cross-section (Q3), is fixedly connected to the supports (2) and connects the two supports (2) to one another and is located at a distance from the first cross-member (3) above the first cross-member (3) when viewed in the mounted position; the cross-section (Q3, Q4) of at least one of the cross members (3, 4) is substantially equal to the cross-section (Q2) of the supports.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2021Date of Patent: November 18, 2025Assignee: GEBERIT INTERNATIONAL AGInventors: Manuel Lechner, Lukas Ramseier
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Patent number: 12404666Abstract: A mounting device for fastening at least one sanitary item having two supports which extend at a distance from each other along a central axis, and a crossbeam-element which is placed between the supports, connects the two supports and includes at least one fastening element, the crossbeam-element being formed by a front supporting piece with a supporting wall on which a sanitary item can be supported, and a rear supporting piece with a rear wall, the front supporting piece and/or the rear supporting piece being provided with at least one connection flange which projects at a right angle from the supporting wall and/or from the rear wall and which allows the two supporting pieces to be fixedly connected to one another such that in the connected state, the supporting wall is at a distance from the rear wall.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2021Date of Patent: September 2, 2025Assignee: GEBERIT INTERNATIONAL AGInventors: Manuel Lechner, Lukas Ramseier, Mike Schindler
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Patent number: 12258997Abstract: A wall anchor (1), having an anchor plate (2) with a front face (3) and a rear face (4), a fixing portion (5) which protrudes from the front face (4) of the anchor plate (2), which extends along a centre axis (M) and has a threaded structure (6) for receiving an anchor bolt (7), and two hooks (8, 9) which protrude from the rear face (4) of the anchor plate (2). The hooks (8, 9) are configured such that the wall anchor (1) can be fixedly connected to a profile rail (18) by protrusions (21) of a profile rail (18), with respect to forces acting in the direction of the centre axis (M).Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2023Date of Patent: March 25, 2025Assignee: GEBERIT INTERNATIONAL AGInventors: Manuel Lechner, Urs Späni
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Publication number: 20240369093Abstract: A mounting device for fastening a sanitary article having at least one support having a support wall that defines a cavity, a first opening and a second opening, wherein the support provides a first support-side stop surface at the first opening and a second support-side stop surface at the second opening, at least one screw, and at least one bearing element with a side wall that extends around a central axis and bounds a receiving space for bearing the screw. The bearing element has at least one first stop surface and at least one second stop surface. The at least one second bearing element-side stop surface is arranged on at least one spring lug. The at least one spring lug and the second bearing element-side stop surface are arranged in such a way that the bearing element is clamped without play between the two support-side stop surfaces.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2022Publication date: November 7, 2024Applicant: Geberit International AGInventor: Manuel LECHNER
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Publication number: 20240093471Abstract: A mounting device for fastening at least one plumbing appliance having two supports, which extend at a distance from one another along a central axis, and a crosspiece element, which connects the two supports and has at least one fastening element. The crosspiece element has a lower web, a front web and an upper web. The lower web projects in an angularly inclined manner at an angle from a lower edge of the front web, and the upper web projects in an angularly inclined manner at an angle from an upper edge of the front web. The at least one fastening element is accessible through at least one opening in the front web, and the ends of at least one of the webs are each connected to the supports by means of a welded joint.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2021Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: GEBERIT INTERNATIONAL AGInventors: Manuel LECHNER, Lukas RAMSEIER
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Publication number: 20240060284Abstract: A wall mount having an anchor element that has a fastening portion for fastening the anchor element to a building and that has an anchor-element-side bearing portion adjoining the fastening portion and extending along a central axis; at least one intermediate element that has a first bearing portion and a second bearing portion; and a fastening element that has a fastening-element-side bearing portion and that has a fastening portion for fastening a sanitary element. The first bearing portion of the intermediate element is slidably and securably connected to the anchor-element-side bearing portion; the fastening-element-side bearing portion of the fastening element is slidably and securably connected to the second bearing portion; and the bearing portions are each designed such that the corresponding bearing portions each telescopically engage with one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2022Publication date: February 22, 2024Applicant: GEBERIT INTERNATIONAL AGInventor: Manuel LECHNER
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Publication number: 20240035266Abstract: A mounting device (1) for fastening at least one plumbing appliance comprises: two supports (2) which extend at a distance from each other along a central axis (M2) and each of which has a cross section (Q2): a first cross-member (3) which extends along a central axis (M3), has a first cross-section (Q3), is fixedly connected to the supports (2) and connects the two supports (2) to one another and is located at a distance from the first cross-member (3) above the first cross-member (3) when viewed in the mounted position; the cross-section (Q3, Q4) of at least one of the cross members (3, 4) is substantially equal to the cross-section (Q2) of the support.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2021Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: GEBERIT INTERNATIONAL AGInventors: Manuel LECHNER, Lukas RAMSEIER
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Publication number: 20230417033Abstract: A mounting device (1) for fastening at least one plumbing appliance comprises two supports (2) which extend at a distance from each other along a central axis (M), and a transverse element (3) which is placed between the supports (2), connects the two supports (2) and includes at least one fastening element (4), the transverse element (3) being formed by a front supporting piece (5) with a supporting wall (6) on which a plumbing appliance can be supported, and a rear supporting piece (7) with a rear wall (8), the front supporting piece (5) and/or the rear supporting piece (7) being provided with at least one connection flange (9, 10) which projects at a right angle from the supporting wall (6) and/or from the rear wall (8) and which allows the two supporting pieces (5, 6) to be fixedly connected to one another such that in the connected state, the supporting wall (6) is at a distance from the rear wall (8).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2021Publication date: December 28, 2023Applicant: Geberit International AGInventors: Manuel LECHNER, Lukas RAMSEIER Jona, Mike SCHINDLER
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Publication number: 20230265874Abstract: A wall anchor (1), having an anchor plate (2) with a front face (3) and a rear face (4), a fixing portion (5) which protrudes from the front face (4) of the anchor plate (2), which extends along a centre axis (M) and has a threaded structure (6) for receiving an anchor bolt (7), and two hooks (8, 9) which protrude from the rear face (4) of the anchor plate (2). The hooks (8, 9) are configured such that the wall anchor (1) can be fixedly connected to a profile rail (18) by protrusions (21) of a profile rail (18), with respect to forces acting in the direction of the centre axis (M).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2023Publication date: August 24, 2023Applicant: GEBERIT INTERNATIONAL AGInventors: Manuel LECHNER, Urs SPÄNI
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Publication number: 20230243140Abstract: A mounting system for fastening a sanitary fitting comprises a mounting frame having at least one hollow profile, the side walls of which define an internal space, and which frame has an end face at the end thereof, and having at least one bearing structure for mounting a sanitary fitting, and at least one fastening unit having a support element which comprises a guide receptacle, and having a fastening tab which is mounted in the guide receptacle so as to be able to slide relative to the support element from a starting position into a mounting position, wherein the support element can be inserted in the internal space of the hollow profile, and wherein, in the mounting position, the fastening tab extends out of the guide receptacle and out of the internal space beyond the end face of the hollow profile.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2023Publication date: August 3, 2023Applicant: GEBERIT INTERNATIONAL AGInventors: Silvan GUBELMANN, Manuel Lechner