Patents by Inventor Marco Tekelenburg

Marco Tekelenburg 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: 11844968
    Abstract: A system includes a pressure regulator including a housing, an inlet for connection to a pressurized gas comprising oxygen, and at least one energy transfer element. The system further includes a respiration facepiece including at least one seal system to form a sealing engagement with the face of a user to encompass the nose and mouth of the user, thereby creating a volume of sealing engagement between the respiration facepiece and the user, an opening into the volume of sealing engagement of the respiration facepiece in communicative connection with an interface for removable attachment of the pressure regulator to the respiration facepiece, and an inspiration port in fluid connection with the interface and in fluid connection with the volume of sealing engagement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: MSA Technology, LLC
    Inventors: Carsten Leuschner, Klaus Schmidtke, Marco Tekelenburg, Michael Horn, Detlef Kielow, Thomas Kuba
  • Publication number: 20220080231
    Abstract: A breathing apparatus includes a tank containing pressurized breathing gas, a regulator having an inlet connected to the tank, an outlet for providing breathing gas to a user, and a valve configured for controlling a flow of breathing gas between the inlet and the outlet. A facepiece includes a first port for connecting with the outlet of the regulator, a second port adapted to be connected to an air purifying system, and an exhalation valve. A pneumatic pressure adjustment assembly is in operative connection with the exhalation valve, and has a first pneumatic connection in operative connection with a second pneumatic connection in the regulator. The pneumatic pressure adjustment assembly is operable to adjust the internal facepiece pressure for opening the exhalation valve based on whether breathing gas is delivered to the pneumatic pressure adjustment assembly. An alignment mechanism is provided for aligning the regulator with the facepiece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Nicholas R. Neugebauer, Michael Laskowski, Marco Tekelenburg
  • Publication number: 20200121963
    Abstract: A system includes a pressure regulator including a housing, an inlet for connection to a pressurized gas comprising oxygen, and at least one energy transfer element. The system further includes a respiration facepiece including at least one seal system to form a sealing engagement with the face of a user to encompass the nose and mouth of the user, thereby creating a volume of sealing engagement between the respiration facepiece and the user, an opening into the volume of sealing engagement of the respiration facepiece in communicative connection with an interface for removable attachment of the pressure regulator to the respiration facepiece, and an inspiration port in fluid connection with the interface and in fluid connection with the volume of sealing engagement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: CARSTEN LEUSCHNER, KLAUS SCHMIDTKE, MARCO TEKELENBURG, MICHAEL HORN, DETLEF KIELOW, THOMAS KUBA
  • Patent number: 10512797
    Abstract: A system includes a pressure regulator including a housing, an inlet for connection to a pressurized gas comprising oxygen, and at least one energy transfer element. The system further includes a respiration facepiece including at least one seal system to form a sealing engagement with the face of a user to encompass the nose and mouth of the user, thereby creating a volume of sealing engagement between the respiration facepiece and the user, an opening into the volume of sealing engagement of the respiration facepiece in communicative connection with an interface for removable attachment of the pressure regulator to the respiration facepiece, and an inspiration port in fluid connection with the interface and in fluid connection with the volume of sealing engagement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: MSA TECHNOLOGY, LLC
    Inventors: Carsten Leuschner, Klaus Schmidtke, Marco Tekelenburg, Michael Horn, Detlef Kielow, Thomas Kuba
  • Patent number: 10166415
    Abstract: A system includes a carrier system adapted to be worn by a user and to support at least one of a plurality of differently sized tanks of breathing gas, a bracket connector attached to the carrier system, and a plurality of brackets. The carrier system may, for example, be part of a breathing apparatus such as a self-contained breathing apparatus. Each of the plurality of brackets has a different configuration. Each of the plurality of brackets is attachable to an associated one of the plurality of differently sized tanks and to the bracket connector. For each one of the plurality of brackets, an assembly that includes the one of the plurality of brackets and the associated one of the plurality of differently sized tanks, when attached to the bracket connector, positions the associated one of the plurality of differently sized tanks in a predetermined manner relative to the carrier system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: MSA Technology, LLC
    Inventors: Marco Tekelenburg, David J. Losos, Bryan J. Peoples
  • Patent number: 9943714
    Abstract: A harness system includes a waist belt assembly, a first releasable retainer attached to the waist belt assembly, shoulder straps, a back plate connected to the shoulder straps, and a release system including at least a first release strap connected to and extending from the back plate. The first release strap includes at least a first releasable connector in operative connection with the first releasable retainer so that actuation of the first release strap causes disconnection of the first releasable connector from operative connection with the first releasable retainer so that the first releasable retainer becomes disconnected from connection with the back plate and the back plate can be removed by a user while the waist belt assembly remains worn by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: MSA TECHNOLOGY, LLC
    Inventors: Jeremy A. Steck, Marco Tekelenburg, Stewart Shannon
  • Patent number: 9849314
    Abstract: A breathing system includes a tank for pressurized breathing gas, at least one regulator comprising a connection to which the tank is attachable, a universal air connector in fluid connection with the connection, and at least one light source, the light source, when illuminated, providing a guide to connect a connector in fluid connection with a secondary tank to the universal air connector to supply breathing gas to the tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: MSA Technology, LLC
    Inventors: Marco Tekelenburg, Henry Fonzi
  • Publication number: 20170296094
    Abstract: A breathing system includes a facepiece and a regulator to deliver breathing gas to the facepiece. The regulator includes a sensor system including at least one sensor responsive to respiration of a user. The breathing system further includes a processor system in operative connection with the at least one sensor, a memory system in operative connection with the processor system and at least one algorithm stored in the memory system and executable by the processor system. The at least one algorithm is adapted, configured or programmed to determine at least one of a rate of respiration and a respiration volume from data from the at least one sensor. The algorithm is further adapted, configured or programmed to relate at least one of the rate of respiration and the respiration volume to a physiological state of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: HENRY FONZI, III, Marco Tekelenburg, Clinton Fleming, Kaustubh Misra
  • Publication number: 20150352381
    Abstract: A system includes a pressure regulator including a housing, an inlet for connection to a pressurized gas comprising oxygen, and at least one energy transfer element. The system further includes a respiration facepiece including at least one seal system to form a sealing engagement with the face of a user to encompass the nose and mouth of the user, thereby creating a volume of sealing engagement between the respiration facepiece and the user, an opening into the volume of sealing engagement of the respiration facepiece in communicative connection with an interface for removable attachment of the pressure regulator to the respiration facepiece, and an inspiration port in fluid connection with the interface and in fluid connection with the volume of sealing engagement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2015
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventors: CARSTEN LEUSCHNER, KLAUS SCHMIDTKE, MARCO TEKELENBURG, MICHAEL HORN, DETLEF KIELOW, THOMAS KUBA
  • Patent number: 9108073
    Abstract: A respiration system includes a pressure regulator including a housing, an inlet for connection to a pressurized gas comprising oxygen, and a first data communication system, and a respiration facepiece including an interface to which the pressure regulator is removably attachable, at least one seal system to form a sealing engagement with the face of a user to encompass the nose and mouth of a wearer; an inspiration port in fluid connection with the pressure regulator interface and in fluid connection with the interior of the facepiece and at least one display within a volume of sealing engagement with the face of the user that is within the field of view of the user. The pressure regulator interface includes a second data communication system to receive data from the first data communication system to control the at least one display. A sealing attachment may, for example, be formed between the pressure regulator and the interface of the facepiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: MSA TECHNOLOGY, LLC
    Inventors: Carsten Leuschner, Klaus Schmidtke, Marco Tekelenburg, Michael Horn, Detlef Kielow, Thomas Kuba
  • Publication number: 20150151145
    Abstract: A breathing system includes a tank for pressurized breathing gas, at least one regulator comprising a connection to which the tank is attachable, a universal air connector in fluid connection with the connection, and at least one light source, the light source, when illuminated, providing a guide to connect a connector in fluid connection with a secondary tank to the universal air connector to supply breathing gas to the tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2013
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Applicant: MINE SAFETY APPLIANCES COMPANY
    Inventors: MARCO TEKELENBURG, HENRY FONZI
  • Publication number: 20150151146
    Abstract: A system includes a carrier system adapted to be worn by a user and to support at least one of a plurality of differently sized tanks of breathing gas, a bracket connector attached to the carrier system, and a plurality of brackets. The carrier system may, for example, be part of a breathing apparatus such as a self-contained breathing apparatus. Each of the plurality of brackets has a different configuration. Each of the plurality of brackets is attachable to an associated one of the plurality of differently sized tanks and to the bracket connector. For each one of the plurality of brackets, an assembly that includes the one of the plurality of brackets and the associated one of the plurality of differently sized tanks, when attached to the bracket connector, positions the associated one of the plurality of differently sized tanks in a predetermined manner relative to the carrier system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2013
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Applicant: MINE SAFETY APPLIANCES COMPANY
    Inventors: MARCO TEKELENBURG, DAVID J. LOSOS, BRYAN J. PEOPLES
  • Patent number: 8955514
    Abstract: A respiration system includes a regulator including an inlet for connection to a source of pressurized gas and an outlet for delivery of the gas to the user, and a respiration facepiece for use in connection with the regulator including an interface removably attachable to the regulator, at least one seal system adapted to form a sealing engagement with the face of a user, an inhalation port in fluid connection with the regulator interface and with the facepiece interior, an inhalation check valve in fluid connection between the inhalation port and the facepiece interior; an exhalation port in fluid connection with the facepiece; an exhalation check valve in fluid connection with the exhalation port; and an ambient port separate from the inhalation port and from the exhalation port, which is in fluid connection with the facepiece interior without an intervening check valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: MSA Technology, LLC.
    Inventors: Carsten Leuschner, Klaus Schmidtke, Michael Horn, Christopher L. Prete, Marco Tekelenburg
  • Publication number: 20140261405
    Abstract: A respirator system includes a facepiece, a communication system and a control system in operative connection with the communication system. The control system is adapted to control voice transmittal via the communication system based at least in part upon measurement of a variable other than sound. The variable is related to speech of a user of the facepiece. The variable may, for example, be related to respiration of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: Marco Tekelenburg, Michael F. Becker, Kaustubh Misra, Christopher L. Prete, Robert Kilgore, Gregory G. Imblum, Viktor Gotz
  • Publication number: 20130240292
    Abstract: A harness system includes a waist belt assembly, a first releasable retainer attached to the waist belt assembly, shoulder straps, a back plate connected to the shoulder straps, and a release system including at least a first release strap connected to and extending from the back plate. The first release strap includes at least a first releasable connector in operative connection with the first releasable retainer so that actuation of the first release strap causes disconnection of the first releasable connector from operative connection with the first releasable retainer so that the first releasable retainer becomes disconnected from connection with the back plate and the back plate can be removed by a user while the waist belt assembly remains worn by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2012
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Inventors: JEREMY A. STECK, MARCO TEKELENBURG, STEWART SHANNON
  • Patent number: 8356692
    Abstract: A harness system includes a waist belt assembly, a first releasable retainer attached to the waist belt assembly, shoulder straps, a back plate connected to the shoulder straps, and a release system including at least a first release strap connected to and extending from the back plate. The first release strap includes at least a first releasable connector in operative connection with the first releasable retainer so that actuation of the first release strap causes disconnection of the first releasable connector from operative connection with the first releasable retainer so that the first releasable retainer becomes disconnected from connection with the back plate and the back plate can be removed by a user while the waist belt assembly remains worn by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: Mine Safety Appliances Company
    Inventors: Jeremy A. Steck, Marco Tekelenburg, Stewart Shannon
  • Publication number: 20120160245
    Abstract: In one aspect, a respiration system includes a regulator including an inlet for connection to a source of pressurized gas (which includes oxygen) and an outlet for delivery of the gas to the user, and a respiration facepiece for use in connection with the regulator. The facepiece includes an interface to which the regulator is removably attachable, at least one seal system to form a sealing engagement with the face of a user to encompass the nose and mouth of a wearer, an inhalation port in fluid connection with the regulator interface and in fluid connection with the interior of the facepiece, at least one inhalation check valve in fluid connection between the inhalation port and the interior of the facepiece; an exhalation port in fluid connection with the facepiece; an exhalation check valve in fluid connection with the exhalation port; and an ambient port separate from the inhalation port and from the exhalation port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2011
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Inventors: CARSTEN LEUSCHNER, KLAUS SCHMIDTKE, MICHAEL HORN, CHRISTOPHER L. PRETE, MARCO TEKELENBURG
  • Publication number: 20120152253
    Abstract: A respiration system includes a pressure regulator including a housing, an inlet for connection to a pressurized gas comprising oxygen, and a first data communication system, and a respiration facepiece including an interface to which the pressure regulator is removably attachable, at least one seal system to form a sealing engagement with the face of a user to encompass the nose and mouth of a wearer; an inspiration port in fluid connection with the pressure regulator interface and in fluid connection with the interior of the facepiece and at least one display within a volume of sealing engagement with the face of the user that is within the field of view of the user. The pressure regulator interface includes a second data communication system to receive data from the first data communication system to control the at least one display. A sealing attachment may, for example, be formed between the pressure regulator and the interface of the facepiece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Inventors: CARSTEN LEUSCHNER, KLAUS SCHMIDTKE, MARCO TEKELENBURG, MICHAEL HORN, DETLEF KIELOW, THOMAS KUBA