Patents by Inventor Markus Penner

Markus Penner 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).

  • Robotic vacuum cleaner
    Patent number: 9826870
    Abstract: A robotic vacuum cleaner for autonomously cleaning surfaces. The robotic vacuum cleaner comprises an appliance housing and a side arm. The side arm is movably mounted on the appliance housing. A brush element is disposed on the side arm. The side arm projects, in a first position, in front of the appliance housing in part and, in a second position, is received by the appliance housing. The side arm comprising a first arm element having a first end and a second end. The first arm element is movably mounted in the appliance housing at the first end. The side arm comprises a second arm element having a first end and a second end. The second arm element is movably mounted in the appliance housing at the first end and is movably connected to the second end of the first arm element at the second end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: MIELE & CIE. KG
    Inventors: Volker Gerth, Klemens Andrup, Seyfettin Kara, Markus Thamm, Martin Behrenswerth, David Buhl, Felix Ruetten, Martin Roth, Markus Penner, Carina Uphoff
  • Vacuum cleaner side brush and floor care device comprising a vacuum cleaner side brush
    Patent number: 9770150
    Abstract: A side brush for a vacuum cleaner includes a brush core and at least ten bristle clusters regularly distributed over a circumferential surface of the brush core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: MIELE & CIE. KG
    Inventor: Markus Penner
  • Floor care device for applying a floor care fluid
    Patent number: 9615710
    Abstract: A floor care device for the care of a floor includes a drive system that moves the floor care device over the floor, a device controller that controls the floor care device over a travel path, and a care apparatus that applies a floor care fluid to the floor. The care apparatus includes a rotatable hollow roller body that stores the floor care fluid, and the floor care fluid emerges from the roller body as the roller body rotates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: MIELE & CIE. KG
    Inventors: Nils Babenhauserheide, Markus Penner, Seyfettin Kara, David Buhl
  • SIDE BRUSH FOR A ROBOTIC VACUUM CLEANER AND ROBOTIC VACUUM CLEANER COMPRISING A SIDE BRUSH
    Publication number: 20160143429
    Abstract: A side brush for a vacuum cleaner includes a brush core and at least ten filament clusters regularly distributed over a circumferential surface of the brush core. Each filament cluster includes brush filaments having a filament diameter that is greater than or equal to 0.3 millimetres.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventor: Markus Penner
  • VACUUM CLEANER SIDE BRUSH AND FLOOR CARE DEVICE COMPRISING A VACUUM CLEANER SIDE BRUSH
    Publication number: 20160143496
    Abstract: A side brush for a vacuum cleaner includes a brush core and at least ten bristle clusters regularly distributed over a circumferential surface of the brush core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventor: Markus Penner
  • FLOOR CARE DEVICE FOR APPLYING A FLOOR CARE FLUID
    Publication number: 20160128532
    Abstract: A floor care device for the care of a floor includes a drive system that moves the floor care device over the floor, a device controller that controls the floor care device over a travel path, and a care apparatus that applies a floor care fluid to the floor. The care apparatus includes a rotatable hollow roller body that stores the floor care fluid, and the floor care fluid emerges from the roller body as the roller body rotates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2015
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: Nils Babenhauserheide, Markus Penner, Seyfettin Kara, David Buhl
  • ROBOTIC VACUUM CLEANER
    Publication number: 20150182087
    Abstract: A robotic vacuum cleaner for autonomously cleaning surfaces. The robotic vacuum cleaner comprises an appliance housing and a side arm. The side arm is movably mounted on the appliance housing. A brush element is disposed on the side arm. The side arm projects, in a first position, in front of the appliance housing in part and, in a second position, is received by the appliance housing. The side arm comprising a first arm element having a first end and a second end. The first arm element is movably mounted in the appliance housing at the first end. The side arm comprises a second arm element having a first end and a second end. The second arm element is movably mounted in the appliance housing at the first end and is movably connected to the second end of the first arm element at the second end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventors: Volker Gerth, Klemens Andrup, Seyfettin Kara, Markus Thamm, Martin Behrenswerth, David Buhl, Felix Ruetten, Martin Roth, Markus Penner, Carina Uphoff