Patents by Inventor Markus Herper

Markus Herper 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: 20110005032
    Abstract: A hinge assembly is provided to mount a door to a housing, and includes a housing fixation section (1), a hinge cup (3) pivotally connected to the housing fixation section (1), and a damping mechanism (4) positioned entirely within the hinge cup (3) to dampen movement of the door as it closes on the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2009
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicant: Grass America, Inc.
    Inventors: Georg Domenig, Jeffery Morgan, Tony Hayes, Manfred Peer, Markus Herper
  • Patent number: 7850326
    Abstract: Illumination device (20) for box-like or chest-like items of furniture having a body, which is provided with at least one door or flap, which can be pivoted between a closed position and an open position in relation to the body or a withdrawable part, for example a drawer or the like, which can be displaced between a closed position in which it is pushed into the body and an open position in which it is withdrawn from the body. The illumination device (20) has a holder, which can be connected to an electrical current source, for an illumination means (40), wherein a switch, which interrupts or opens the electrical connection in the event of a predetermined position of the door or flap or withdrawable part in relation to the body, is provided in the electrical connection between the current source and the illuminations means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Mepla-Werke Lautenschlager GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Markus Herper, Tarek Utturkar, Martin Staude
  • Publication number: 20100270114
    Abstract: A damping device (10) for moveable furniture parts, comprising a piston (14) that is supported in a longitudinally displaceable manner in a housing (12) and on two opposing sides forms two working chambers (24; 26), which are variable in size and filled with a fluid damping medium, allowing a throttled transfer of the damping medium between the two working chambers (24; 26) via at least one overflow connection. A piston rod (28) led out of the housing in a sealed manner is connected to one side of the piston (24). Via the outer end of said rod, the movement of the furniture part to be dampened is transmitted to the piston. On the side of the piston opposite the working chamber (26) on the piston rod side, an elongated adjustment shaft (38) is connected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2008
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Applicant: GRASS GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Markus Herper, Gabriele Schneider
  • Publication number: 20100025173
    Abstract: Damping device (10), in particular for damping the motion of movable furniture parts of pieces of furniture, with a piston mounted in a housing (12) in a longitudinally displaceable manner which, in accordance with the displacement position thereof, forms two variable-size working chambers on opposite sides that are filled with a fluidic damping medium. Via at least one overflow-connection, a throttled transfer of the damping medium is possible between the two working chambers, wherein a piston plunger (28), fed in a sealed manner out of the assigned front-facing end of the housing (12), is connected on one side of the piston (14), and wherein via the outer end of said piston plunger (28), facing away from the piston, the motion of the furniture part to be damped is transferred to the piston (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: GRASS GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: MARKUS HERPER, GABRIELE SCHNEIDER
  • Patent number: 7562416
    Abstract: The invention relates to a damping device for parts of furniture which are joined together by means of hinges and which can be pivoted in relation to each other. The housing contains a damping fluid in the cavity thereof and a resistance element which can be displaced relative to the damping fluid and connected to an actuating element protruding from the housing. During at least one part of the pivoting movement of both pieces of furniture, said actuating element is drivingly connected to the second piece of furniture and transfers the movement distributed to the second piece of furniture to the resistance element. The damping device is arranged in the region of at least one of the hinges which pivotally couples both pieces of furniture, and whereby either the damping housing and/or the actuating element engages with one of the mounting element of the corresponding hinges, at least during the damping process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2009
    Inventors: Gerhard Wilhelm Lautenschläger, Harald Helmut Ulrich, Markus Herper
  • Publication number: 20080209677
    Abstract: A furniture hinge including a carcass hinge part (2) that can be fastened to a furniture carcass (1), a door leaf hinge part (3) that can be fastened to a door leaf (3), and at least one articulated lever (5, 6) for the articulated connection of the carcass hinge part (2) to the door leaf hinge part (4), with the articulated lever (5, 6) being connected to a hinge arm (11) of the carcass hinge part (2) such that it can pivot around a pivot axis (7, 9). The hinge arm (11) is adjustable for the depth adjustment of the door leaf (3) in reference to the furniture carcass (1) in a direction of its longitudinal direction in reference to a retaining part (16) of the carcass hinge part (2) via an eccentric (14) acting between the hinge arm (11) and the retaining part (16), with its pivot axis (23) being aligned parallel in reference to the pivot axis (7, 9) of at least one articulated lever (5, 6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2008
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Applicant: Mepla-Werke Lautenschlager GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Markus Herper, Remo Egger
  • Publication number: 20080205045
    Abstract: Illumination device (20) for box-like or chest-like items of furniture having a body, which is provided with at least one door or flap, which can be pivoted between a closed position and an open position in relation to the body or a withdrawable part, for example a drawer or the like, which can be displaced between a closed position in which it is pushed into the body and an open position in which it is withdrawn from the body. The illumination device (20) has a holder, which can be connected to an electrical current source, for an illumination means (40), wherein a switch, which interrupts or opens the electrical connection in the event of a predetermined position of the door or flap or withdrawable part in relation to the body, is provided in the electrical connection between the current source and the illuminations means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2006
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: MEPLA-WERKE LAUTENSCHLÄGER GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Markus Herper, Tarek Utturkar, Martin Staude
  • Patent number: 7406749
    Abstract: The invention relates to a multi-link hinge (10) for hinging a door leaf (12) to the body of a piece of furniture with a body fitting which may be fixed to the support wall (14) of the body and a door leaf fitting (20) connected to the above by means of a joint mechanism. The support wall fitting, embodied as an extended support arm is arranged on a fitting plate (18) which may be fixed to the support wall of the body and coupled to the door leaf fitting, embodied as a hinge cup fitted in a recess in the back face of the door leaf (12), by means of the joint mechanism, embodied with two joint arms (22; 24) each connected to one of the fittings such as to pivot. A damping device acts on a support wall side hinge piece, for example the body fitting (16) or the fixing plate (18) and one of the joint arms (24), at least during a locking part of the pivoting motion of said joint arm on a closing or opening motion of the door leaf fitting (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2008
    Assignee: Mepla-Werke Lautenshlaeger GmbH & Co., KG
    Inventor: Markus Herper
  • Publication number: 20080115327
    Abstract: The invention relates to a multipart mounting plate (10) for furniture hinges which comprises a base (12), fastened to a supporting wall of a piece of furniture, and an elongate top (16) which is adjustably retained in relation to the base (12) and on which the supporting wall stop part of a pertaining hinge can be mounted. A center part (14) is arranged between the base (12) and the top (16) and is retained in such a manner that it can be displaced longitudinally on the base but is secured from being lifted off. The top (16), in the area of the end projecting from the frame and being front in the position of fastening according to the invention, is mounted on the center part (14) so as to be swiveled about an axis which extends on the supporting wall at an angle to the longitudinal extension of the top (16) and in parallel to the fastening plane of the base (12). According to the invention, an adjusting mechanism allows to fix the top (16) in selectable swiveling positions on the center part (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2005
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Applicant: MEPLA-Werke Lautenschlaeger GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Thorsten Eberl, Markus Herper
  • Patent number: 7275284
    Abstract: The invention relates to a damping device for parts of furniture which are joined together by means of hinges and which can be pivoted in relation to each other. The housing contains a damping fluid in the cavity thereof and a resistance element which can be displaced relative to the dumping fluid and connected to an actuating element protruding from the housing. During at least one part of the pivoting movement of both pieces of furniture, said actuating element is drivingly connected to the second piece of furniture and transfers the movement distributed to the second piece of furniture to the resistance element. The damping device is arranged in the region of at least one of the hinges which pivotally couples both pieces of furniture, and whereby either the damping housing and/or the actuating element engages with one of the mounting element of the corresponding hinges, at least during the damping process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2007
    Assignee: Mepla-Werke Lautenschlager GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Gerhard Wilhelm Lautenschläger, Harald Helmut Ulrich, Markus Herper
  • Publication number: 20070062366
    Abstract: The invention relates to a damping device for parts of furniture which are joined together by means of hinges and which can be pivoted in relation to each other. The housing contains a damping fluid in the cavity thereof and a resistance element which can be displaced relative to the damping fluid and connected to an actuating element protruding from the housing. During at least one part of the pivoting movement of both pieces of furniture, said actuating element is drivingly connected to the second piece of furniture and transfers the movement distributed to the second piece of furniture to the resistance element. The damping device is arranged in the region of at least one of the hinges which pivotally couples both pieces of furniture, and whereby either the damping housing and/or the actuating element engages with one of the mounting element of the corresponding hinges, at least during the damping process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2006
    Publication date: March 22, 2007
    Applicant: MEPLA-Werke Lautenschlager GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Gerhard Lautenschlager, Harald Ulrich, Markus Herper
  • Publication number: 20050177980
    Abstract: The invention relates to a multi-link hinge (10) for hinging a door leaf (12) to the body of a piece of furniture with a body fitting which may be fixed to the support wall (14) of the body and a door leaf fitting (20) connected to the above by means of a joint mechanism. The support wall fitting, embodied as an extended support arm is arranged on a fitting plate (18) which may be fixed to the support wall of the body and coupled to the door leaf fitting, embodied as a hinge cup fitted in a recess in the back face of the door leaf (12), by means of the joint mechanism, embodied with two joint arms (22; 24) each connected to one of the fittings such as to pivot. A damping device acts on a support wall side hinge piece, for example the body fitting (16) or the fixing plate (18) and one of the joint arms (24), at least during a locking part of the pivoting motion of said joint arm on a closing or opening motion of the door leaf fitting (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2003
    Publication date: August 18, 2005
    Applicant: MEPLA-Werke Lautenschlager GmbH & Co.KG
    Inventor: Markus Herper
  • Publication number: 20050144758
    Abstract: Hinge (10) for pivotally attaching a door leaf (12) on the body of cabinets, whereby the unobstructed width of the open front side that can be closed by the door leaf is narrowed by at least one inwardly facing frame strip (16). The mounting plate (28) of the hinge can be pre-mounted on the inwardly facing frame strip (16), wherein the mounting plate has an attachment flange that can be screwed onto the free front face (26) of the inwardly facing frame. The attachment flange extends beyond the inside of the frame into the interior of the cabinet body. The free surface of the mounting plate facing away from the frame includes an elongated strip-like projection, on which the body stop element of the hinge (10), which is formed as an elongated support arm (24) extending over the strip-like projection, can be adjustably attached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2004
    Publication date: July 7, 2005
    Applicant: MEPLA-Werke Lautenschlaeger GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Markus Herper, Stephen Gallasch, Gabriele Schneider
  • Publication number: 20040205935
    Abstract: The invention relates to a damping device for parts of furniture which are joined together by means of hinges and which can be pivoted in relation to each other. The housing contains a damping fluid in the cavity thereof and a resistance element which can be displaced relative to the damping fluid and connected to an actuating element protruding from the housing. During at least one part of the pivoting movement of both pieces of furniture, said actuating element is drivingly connected to the second piece of furniture and transfers the movement distributed to the second piece of furniture to the resistance element. The damping device is arranged in the region of at least one of the hinges which pivotally couples both pieces of furniture, and whereby either the damping housing and/or the actuating element engages with one of the stop element of the corresponding hinges, at least during the damping process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2003
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Inventors: Gerhard Wilhelm Lautenschlaeger, Harald Helmut Ulrich, Markus Herper
  • Patent number: D580081
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: Mepla-Werke Lautenschlaeger GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Markus Herper, Boris Kruedener