Patents by Inventor Martin During

Martin During 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: 8474925
    Abstract: The invention relates to a lockable ejector device for a furniture part that is movably supported in a piece of furniture, including a fixing device for locking the movable furniture part in place in a closed end position, and at least one ejector element for moving the movable furniture part from the closed end position into an open position, wherein the fixing device comprises at least two locking units, which are coupled to each other and each have a receiving element for an engagement element. The at least two locking units are operatively connected to each other by way of a synchronization mechanism, which has at least two coupling elements, each associated with different locking units, and at least one synchronization unit. The coupling elements are coupled by way of the synchronization unit with respect to the movements thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Julius Blum GmbH
    Inventors: Bernd Koenig, Martin During
  • Patent number: 8356864
    Abstract: The invention relates to an immobilization device for locking a furniture part that is movably supported in or on a piece of furniture, particularly a drawer, in a closed end position. The device includes at least one locking unit, which has a receiving element for an engagement element and a blocking mechanism for the releasable fixation of the receiving element in a position that locks the engagement element when the movable furniture part is in the closed end position. The receiving element or the engagement element is disposed on the furniture, and the other element is disposed on the moved furniture part. The locking unit has an overload safety mechanism, which includes at least two parts connected movably to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: Julius Blum GmbH
    Inventors: Bernd Koenig, Martin During
  • Publication number: 20100327719
    Abstract: The invention relates to an immobilization device for locking a furniture part that is movably supported in or on a piece of furniture, particularly a drawer, in a closed end position, comprising at least one locking element, which has a receiving element for an engagement element, wherein the receiving element or the engagement element is disposed on the piece of furniture and the other element is disposed on the movable furniture part, and the two elements are operatively connected at least in the closed end position of the movable furniture part, wherein the relative position of the receiving element to the engagement element in the depth of the piece of furniture can be varied in a linear fashion by means of an adjusting unit, which is configured to convert a rotational movement into a translatory movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2010
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Inventors: Bernd KOENIG, Martin During
  • Publication number: 20100320888
    Abstract: The invention relates to a lockable ejector device for a furniture part that is movably supported in a piece of furniture, comprising a fixing device for locking the movable furniture part in place in a closed end position, and at least one ejector element for moving the movable furniture part from the closed end position into an open position, wherein the fixing device comprises at least two locking units, which are coupled to each other and each have a receiving element for an engagement element, wherein at least two locking units are operatively connected to each other by way of a synchronization mechanism, which has at least two coupling elements, each associated with different locking units, and at least one synchronization unit, wherein the coupling elements are coupled by way of the synchronization unit with respect to the movements thereof
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2010
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Inventors: Bernd Koenig, Martin During
  • Publication number: 20100314981
    Abstract: The invention relates to an immobilization device for locking a furniture part that is movably supported in or on a piece of furniture, particularly a drawer, in a closed end position, comprising at least one locking unit, which has a receiving element for an engagement element and a blocking mechanism for the releasable fixation of the receiving element in a position that locks the engagement element when the movable furniture part is in the closed end position, wherein the receiving element or the engagement element is disposed on the furniture and the other element is disposed on the moved furniture part, wherein the locking unit has an overload safety mechanism, which comprises at least two parts connected movably to each other and allows damage-free opening of the movable furniture part even if the receiving element is fixed in a position that locks the engagement element by means of the blocking mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2010
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Inventors: Bernd Koenig, Martin During