Patents by Inventor Marc Tempel

Marc Tempel 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).

  • Publication number: 20250084624
    Abstract: A sanitary fitting (1) having a fitting housing (2) in which a valve (5) is disposed, an outflow pipe (11) in which an outflow piece (13) is disposed and which is connected to the fitting housing (2), and an outflow hose (15) which fluidically connects the outflow piece (13) to the valve (5). The outflow pipe (11) is designed to be pivotable relative to the fitting housing (2); the outflow hose (15) has, at a location spaced apart from both its ends, a fixed deflection (16); and the fitting housing (2) has a duct (17) in which the outflow hose (15) is routed and in which the outflow hose (15) is rotatable about an axis running along a pivot axis of the outflow pipe (11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2024
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Applicant: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventors: Oliver DENZLER, Fabian Wildfang, Holger SCHÜRLE, Marc TEMPEL, Claudio CUPELLI
  • Publication number: 20240117892
    Abstract: A sanitary valve having a main valve and a pilot valve by which the main valve is actuatable between open and closed positions. A valve diaphragm movable by a valve tappet connected to a push-push mechanism provides for switching between switching positions corresponding to open and closed positions. The main and pilot valves are in an inner housing that is rotatably mounted in an outer housing. The outer and inner housings have paired valve openings, with a first valve opening pair arranged coaxially to a rotational axis designed as a valve outlet and a second valve opening pair provided as a valve inlet. The second pair is movable into congruence according to the rotational position between the outer and inner housings so the clear opening cross-section, kept free, of the at least one valve inlet produced by the congruence of the second valve openings is modified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventors: Jacek KOWOL, Marc TEMPEL, Yichao BIAN
  • Patent number: 11892094
    Abstract: A valve arrangement having a main valve and having a pilot valve which is provided for controlling the main valve and which is inserted into a pilot valve receptacle in an insertion direction, wherein, through closure of the pilot valve, a pressure is able to be built up within a pressure chamber which is closed off by a diaphragm, whereby a valve seat between a main valve inlet and a main valve outlet is able to be closed off. By opening the pilot valve, it is possible to set a release of pressure within the pressure chamber by water flowing away via an inflow, connected to the pressure chamber, of the pilot valve receptacle and via a pilot valve inlet, adjoining the latter and formed by a main body of the pilot valve. A pilot valve outlet, formed by the main body, and via an outflow, adjoining said pilot valve outlet, into the main valve outlet, opens into the main valve outlet on the outflow side of the diaphragm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: NEOPERL GMBH
    Inventors: Yichao Bian, Marc Tempel
  • Patent number: 11739859
    Abstract: In a valve actuating device (1), a bi-stable mechanism (13), by which an auxiliary valve (7) of a pressure-actuatable main valve (2) can be controlled, is set up in such a way that at least one stop point for an open position of the main valve (2) can be adjusted by a rotational movement of a valve element (10) in order to adjust a manual operating element (11) for the auxiliary valve (7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventors: Marc Tempel, Yichao Bian
  • Patent number: 11739858
    Abstract: A sanitary valve (1) for use in a fitting (2), including a valve housing (3), a main valve (4) which has a movable diaphragm (5), and a pilot valve (6), by which the main valve (4) can be actuated. The position of the diaphragm (5) can be specified by the position of a valve tappet (7) of the pilot valve (6), and a tube securing element (9) which is paired with an inlet opening (8) of the valve housing (3) is formed on the valve housing (3) and/or a mouthpiece securing element (11) or a jet regulator securing element which is paired with an outlet opening (10) of the valve housing (3) is formed on the valve housing (3) and/or the sanitary valve (1) has a clamping device (12), by which the valve housing (3) and an adjustment device part (13) can be rigidly connected together or are rigidly connected together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: NEOPERL GMBH
    Inventors: Marc Tempel, Yichao Bian
  • Publication number: 20230110273
    Abstract: A valve (1), in particular a piston valve, including a stationary housing part (2) and an actuating element (3) which can be adjusted relative to the housing part (2) and is in, or can be brought into, an operative connection with a valve body (4). The valve body (4) can be adjusted by way of actuation of the actuating element (3) between an open position which opens an outlet (5) and a closed position which closes the outlet (5). The valve (1) has a damping device (6) for extending a closing time of the valve (1), by an adjusting force which is applied for the closure of the valve (1) being opposed by a damping force which is produced by way of the damping device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicant: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventor: Marc TEMPEL
  • Patent number: 11549596
    Abstract: A diaphragm valve (1) having a diaphragm (3) that is clamped between two housing parts (9, 10), and wherein by way of the diaphragm (3), a valve seat (6) can be opened and closed. At least one clamping region (23) is formed radially outside of a clamping region (8), which clamping region (23) protrudes from the clamping region (8), and on the end face of which a sealing surface (11, 12) is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: NEOPERL GMBH
    Inventor: Marc Tempel
  • Patent number: 11434629
    Abstract: A sanitary insertion unit (1), including an insertion housing (6), in which insertion housing a valve having a valve piston (10) is provided, which valve piston is slidably guided in the insertion housing and can be moved from a resting position under the pressure of the inflowing water against the restoring force of at least one restoring element (11). The restoring unit has at least one movement damper (12, 13), which damps or brakes the movement of the valve piston from the resting position to the open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: NEOPERL GMBH
    Inventor: Marc Tempel
  • Publication number: 20220178460
    Abstract: A valve arrangement having a main valve and having a pilot valve which is provided for controlling the main valve and which is inserted into a pilot valve receptacle in an insertion direction, wherein, through closure of the pilot valve, a pressure is able to be built up within a pressure chamber which is closed off by a diaphragm, whereby a valve seat between a main valve inlet and a main valve outlet is able to be closed off. By opening the pilot valve, it is possible to set a release of pressure within the pressure chamber by water flowing away via an inflow, connected to the pressure chamber, of the pilot valve receptacle and via a pilot valve inlet, adjoining the latter and formed by a main body of the pilot valve. A pilot valve outlet, formed by the main body, and via an outflow, adjoining said pilot valve outlet, into the main valve outlet, opens into the main valve outlet on the outflow side of the diaphragm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Applicant: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventors: Yichao BIAN, Marc TEMPEL
  • Patent number: 11287052
    Abstract: A valve arrangement having a main valve and having a pilot valve which is provided for controlling the main valve and which is inserted into a pilot valve receptacle in an insertion direction, wherein, through closure of the pilot valve, a pressure is able to be built up within a pressure chamber which is closed off by a diaphragm, whereby a valve seat between a main valve inlet and a main valve outlet is able to be closed off. By opening the pilot valve, it is possible to set a release of pressure within the pressure chamber by water flowing away via an inflow, connected to the pressure chamber, of the pilot valve receptacle and via a pilot valve inlet, adjoining the latter and formed by a main body of the pilot valve. A pilot valve outlet, formed by the main body, and via an outflow, adjoining said pilot valve outlet, into the main valve outlet, opens into the main valve outlet on the outflow side of the diaphragm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventors: Yichao Bian, Marc Tempel
  • Patent number: 11261992
    Abstract: A sanitary valve (1) having a movable diaphragm (4) of a main valve (3) that is actuable using a push-push mechanism (8) which defines at least three discrete switching positions of the main valve (3) controlled via a pilot valve (6), and/or a flowrate regulator (34), preferably adjustable by the push-push mechanism (8), arranged permanently downstream from the main valve (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventor: Marc Tempel
  • Publication number: 20210301511
    Abstract: A sanitary valve (1) for use in a fitting (2), including a valve housing (3), a main valve (4) which has a movable diaphragm (5), and a pilot valve (6), by which the main valve (4) can be actuated. The position of the diaphragm (5) can be specified by the position of a valve tappet (7) of the pilot valve (6), and a tube securing element (9) which is paired with an inlet opening (8) of the valve housing (3) is formed on the valve housing (3) and/or a mouthpiece securing element (11) or a jet regulator securing element which is paired with an outlet opening (10) of the valve housing (3) is formed on the valve housing (3) and/or the sanitary valve (1) has a clamping device (12), by which the valve housing (3) and an adjustment device part (13) can be rigidly connected together or are rigidly connected together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Applicant: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventors: Marc Tempel, Yichao Bian
  • Publication number: 20210239236
    Abstract: In a valve actuating device (1), a bi-stable mechanism (13), by which an auxiliary valve (7) of a pressure-actuatable main valve (2) can be controlled, is set up in such a way that at least one stop point for an open position of the main valve (2) can be adjusted by a rotational movement of a valve element (10) in order to adjust a manual operating element (11) for the auxiliary valve (7).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicant: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventors: Marc TEMPEL, Yichao BIAN
  • Patent number: 11054844
    Abstract: A sanitary insert part (1), including a main body (2) which provides a radially oriented outer surface (3), and an elastic regulating body (4), wherein the base body (2) forms a regulating core (5) having a regulating profile (6) and a regulating gap (7) is formed between the regulating body (4) and the regulating profile (6), such that an opening cross section (8) of the regulating gap (7) can be varied by a pressure-dependent loading of the regulating body (4), characterized in that the main body (2) forms a radially outwardly open receptacle (9), the regulating body (4) is arranged in the receptacle (9), and an external diameter (10) of the regulating body (2) is matched to an outer diameter (11) of the outer surface (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: NEOPERL GMBH
    Inventor: Marc Tempel
  • Publication number: 20200362983
    Abstract: A valve arrangement having a main valve and having a pilot valve which is provided for controlling the main valve and which is inserted into a pilot valve receptacle in an insertion direction, wherein, through closure of the pilot valve, a pressure is able to be built up within a pressure chamber which is closed off by a diaphragm, whereby a valve seat between a main valve inlet and a main valve outlet is able to be closed off. By opening the pilot valve, it is possible to set a release of pressure within the pressure chamber by water flowing away via an inflow, connected to the pressure chamber, of the pilot valve receptacle and via a pilot valve inlet, adjoining the latter and formed by a main body of the pilot valve. A pilot valve outlet, formed by the main body, and via an outflow, adjoining said pilot valve outlet, into the main valve outlet, opens into the main valve outlet on the outflow side of the diaphragm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2018
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Applicant: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventors: Yichao BIAN, Marc TEMPEL
  • Patent number: D962384
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventor: Marc Tempel
  • Patent number: D962385
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventor: Marc Tempel
  • Patent number: D965108
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventors: Marc Tempel, Yichao Bian
  • Patent number: D992687
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventor: Marc Tempel
  • Patent number: D1031929
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventors: Marc Tempel, Yichao Bian