Patents by Inventor Markus Gäbele

Markus Gäbele 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: 12678370
    Abstract: The infusion bowl is adapted for use in a private sauna heater and includes a bowl body that is open at the top with outlet openings arranged in the bowl body. The infusion bowl includes a splash guard with a filling opening that is arranged on the bowl body. This arrangement allows even an untrained user to safely apply an infusion liquid into the infusion bowl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2026
    Assignee: Klafs GmbH
    Inventor: Markus Gäbele
  • Patent number: 12653754
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a sauna with a sauna cabin and a sauna heater, which has at least one nozzle on or in a wall or ceiling of the sauna cabin and a compressed air supply. The nozzle and the compressed air supply are adapted such that compressed air from the compressed air supply can be blown into the sauna cabin via the at least one nozzle. In addition, the disclosure relates to a method for performing an automatic infusion ceremony for such a sauna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: Klafs GmbH
    Inventor: Markus Gäbele
  • Patent number: 12528093
    Abstract: The method includes the introduction of foam into a shower cubicle, a vapor bath, or another sanitary facility. The foam is introduced at a temperature of ?15° C. to 20° C., preferably of 0° C. to 18° C., particularly preferred of 5° C. to 15° C., from a foam generator into the shower cubicle, the vapor bath, or the other sanitary facility. The foam preferably has the temperature at an outlet of the foam generator. Apart from that, the disclosure also relates to a device for such a method according to the disclosure and a shower cubicle or a vapor bath having such a device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2026
    Assignee: Klafs GmbH
    Inventor: Markus Gäbele
  • Publication number: 20250318987
    Abstract: A cold chamber is provided with a walk-in interior space that includes a wall cladding. The wall cladding is arranged in front of a wall of the cold chamber in such a way that the wall cladding and the wall form a cavity. The wall is heatable at least partially.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2025
    Publication date: October 16, 2025
    Inventor: Markus Gäbele
  • Publication number: 20250318988
    Abstract: A sauna is provided with a sauna cabin, a sauna oven, at least one sauna bench with at least one sitting place, and at least one air blast nozzle on or in a ceiling or on or in a wall of the sauna cabin assigned to the at least one sitting place. A compressed air supply is attached to the air blast nozzle, and the air blast nozzle is configured such that an air blast produced by the air blast nozzle impacts at least a section of the sitting place and a space above the sitting place. A method for performing an automatic infusion ceremony for such a sauna is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2025
    Publication date: October 16, 2025
    Inventor: Markus Gäbele
  • Publication number: 20250321040
    Abstract: A snow shower is provided with a shower area, a snow machine and a chute. The snow machine has a first connection to the chute, and the chute is directed towards the shower area, such that the snow machine produces snowflakes that enter the chute through the first connection and exit the chute to fall onto the shower area. A cold nebulizer produces water mist with a temperature below 15° C., including but not limited to below 10° C., further including but not limited to between 2° C. and 8° C. The cold nebulizer produces the water mist so that it falls onto the shower area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2025
    Publication date: October 16, 2025
    Inventor: Markus Gäbele
  • Patent number: 12366108
    Abstract: The insulating glass element is constructed for doors, windows and fixed glass fronts. The insulating glass element includes a first glass pane and a second glass pane that is spaced from the first glass pane by a circumferential spacer element in an edge region. The glass panes each have a continuous recess; a first circumferential sealing element in the edge region of the glass panes, which seals the volume enclosed between the glass panes and the spacer element in the area of the spacer element in a gas-tight manner against the surroundings; and an insert introduced between the glass panes. The insert has a recess and is provided with a centering element that interacts with a recess of a glass pane for positioning the insert relative to the glass panes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2025
    Assignee: Klafs GmbH
    Inventor: Markus Gäbele
  • Publication number: 20240415732
    Abstract: The device is configured to distribute air, which is heated by the sauna stove above a housing of that contains a heating device and includes at least one fan. The device includes an air duct with at least one inlet opening below the housing and at least one outlet opening above a discharge opening. The heated air exits the housing through the discharge opening in which a bed of stones is arranged. The air duct and the fan are configured such that the fan draws air into the inlet opening, then transports the air upwards in the air duct along the sauna stove to the at least one outlet opening, and blows the air out of the outlet opening above the discharge opening of the housing. A flow alignment component is arranged at the outlet opening and is configured such that a direction of flow of the air is adjustable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2023
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Inventor: Markus Gäbele
  • Publication number: 20240415251
    Abstract: The heat protection element is configured to protect an object that is wearable at the human body, in particular a wrist watch designed as a smartwatch. The heat protection element comprises a fastening section and an insulation section. The fastening section is configured to fasten the heat protection element relative to the object to be protected, and the insulation section is configured to insulate the object from ambient temperature. The heat protection element can be manually separated from the smartwatch to be protected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2023
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Inventor: Markus Gäbele
  • Publication number: 20240415734
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a sauna with a sauna cabin and a sauna heater, which has at least one nozzle on or in a wall or ceiling of the sauna cabin and a compressed air supply. The nozzle and the compressed air supply are adapted such that compressed air from the compressed air supply can be blown into the sauna cabin via the at least one nozzle. In addition, the disclosure relates to a method for performing an automatic infusion ceremony for such a sauna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2023
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Inventor: Markus Gäbele
  • Publication number: 20240415733
    Abstract: The infusion bowl is adapted for use in a private sauna heater and includes a bowl body that is open at the top with outlet openings arranged in the bowl body. The infusion bowl includes a splash guard with a filling opening that is arranged on the bowl body. This arrangement allows even an untrained user to safely apply an infusion liquid into the infusion bowl.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2024
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Inventor: Markus GÄBELE
  • Patent number: 12152770
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to backlit wall covering for a sauna with wood lamellae arranged spaced from one another and fastened to slats spaced from one another. A diffuser is adhesively bonded onto the rear sides of the wood lamellae.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: KLAFS GMBH
    Inventor: Markus Gäbele
  • Publication number: 20240376766
    Abstract: The insulating glass element is constructed for for doors, windows and fixed glass fronts. The insulating glass element includes a first glass pane and a second glass pane that is spaced from the first glass pane by a circumferential spacer element in an edge region. The glass panes each have a continuous recess; a first circumferential sealing element in the edge region of the glass panes, which seals the volume enclosed between the glass panes and the spacer element in the area of the spacer element in a gas-tight manner against the surroundings; and an insert introduced between the glass panes. The insert has a recess and is provided with a centering element that interacts with a recess of a glass pane for positioning the insert relative to the glass panes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2023
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Inventor: Markus GÄBELE
  • Publication number: 20240110695
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to backlit wall covering for a sauna with wood lamellae arranged spaced from one another and fastened to slats spaced from one another. A diffuser is adhesively bonded onto the rear sides of the wood lamellae.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventor: Markus GÄBELE
  • Publication number: 20230009558
    Abstract: The device includes a vessel to be filled with a mixture of water and a component producing foam, where the vessel comprises a device for blowing air into the mixture to produce foam. It is provided according to the disclosure that the device comprises at least two vessels to be filled with the mixture arranged one above the other in a vertical direction in tiers, where the vessels comprise the device for blowing air into the mixture to produce foam, where the vessels are open towards an outlet region such that the foam produced in the vessels is merged in the outlet region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventor: Markus Gäbele
  • Publication number: 20220241805
    Abstract: The method includes the introduction of foam into a shower cubicle, a vapor bath, or another sanitary facility. The foam is introduced at a temperature of ?15° C. to 20° C., preferably of 0° C. to 18° C., particularly preferred of 5° C. to 15° C., from a foam generator into the shower cubicle, the vapor bath, or the other sanitary facility. The foam preferably has the temperature at an outlet of the foam generator. Apart from that, the disclosure also relates to a device for such a method according to the disclosure and a shower cubicle or a vapor bath having such a device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventor: Markus GÄBELE
  • Publication number: 20200121554
    Abstract: The heating system for a sauna comprises an oven and an accumulator. The heating system is electrically connectable to a mains which provides a first electrical power. The accumulator is provided to provide a second electrical power. The oven is operable with the first and second electrical powers to increase the thermal power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventor: Markus Gäbele