Patents by Inventor Martin Fangmeier

Martin Fangmeier 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: 20240118718
    Abstract: A pressure-reducing valve including a valve support with at least one through-flow channel, and a pot-shaped valve body which is displaceably guided against a restoring force from an open position into a closed position at a guide journal which protrudes into the pot-shaped interior of the valve body. In the closed position, the valve body rests via a peripheral edge of its pot shape against a valve seat provided on the valve support, so that the valve body closes at least one channel opening of the at least one through-flow channel. At least one wiper lip protrudes at the inner circumference of the pot of the valve body and/or at the outer circumference of the guide journal, and the wiper lip moves close to or rests against the outer circumference of the journal or the inner circumference of the pot of the adjacent component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2022
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventors: Martin FANGMEIER, Matthias HAUTH, Burkhard MEYER
  • Publication number: 20230235826
    Abstract: A check valve having a valve that is movable by incoming water in the flow direction, from a closed position, where it bears against a first valve seat, against a restoring force into an open position, where it is raised from the first valve seat, and having a pressure relief valve with a closing member that is movable by pressure of the water flowing back against the flow direction, from a closed position, in which it bears against a second valve seat, against a restoring force into an open position where it is raised from the second valve seat. The restoring force acting on the closing member is greater than the restoring force acting on the valve body. The closing member has a closing member core made of a first material, and at least in the partial region thereof that abuts the second valve seat in the closed position, has a film or a layer made of a second relatively softer and/or elastic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Applicant: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventor: Martin FANGMEIER
  • Publication number: 20220136613
    Abstract: A pressure reducing valve with a valve housing, with a valve carrier in the housing interior having a throughflow channel, and with a cup-shaped valve body displaceably guided from an open position into a closed position counter to a restoring force, where the valve body abuts a valve seat on the valve carrier formed as a sealing ring, closing a channel opening. The sealing ring is held in an annular groove of the valve carrier and is axially supported by the groove flanks. The groove flank which faces the valve body ends in front of the inner circumference thereof, which abuts the sealing ring when the pressure reducing valve is closed. A sealing-lip-like circumferential molded-on formation is molded on that end face of the sealing ring which faces the valve body, and this formation moves against the inner circumference of the valve body when the primary pressure on the inlet side of the valve rises.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Applicant: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventor: Martin FANGMEIER
  • Patent number: 10400432
    Abstract: A sanitary coupling (1) is provided that connects an inflow-side and an outflow-side line section to each other. A sanitary insert element (5) is provided that has an insert housing (4) and is insertable via an end-side insert opening into a housing receptacle (7) of a first line section (2). The housing interior (6) of the insert housing (4) communicates with the ambient air, in that an annular zone (10) is provided between the housing outer circumference of the insert housing (4) and the inner circumference of the housing receptacle (7), and in a partial region of said annular zone (10), at least one air duct (12) which is effective between housing interior (6) and housing outer circumference is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventor: Martin Fangmeier
  • Patent number: 10296019
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pressure-reducing valve (1) having a valve housing (2), in the housing interior of which is provided a valve carrier (4) which has at least one through-flow channel (5), and having a pot-shaped valve body (3) which is guided displaceably from an open position into a closed position in opposition to a restoring force, in which closed position the valve body (3) abuts by way of the circumferential edge (6) of its pot shape in such a manner against a valve seat (7), which is provided on the valve carrier (4), that the valve body (3) closes at least one channel opening (8) of the at least one through-flow channel (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventor: Martin Fangmeier
  • Patent number: 10208872
    Abstract: In the case of a valve-actuating device (1) having a first valve (3) and a second valve (38), it is provided to form, on the first valve (3), a pressure chamber (14), which can be filled with a pressure from a first inflow (16) via a filling opening (15), wherein the first valve (3) separates the first inflow (16), in a closed position, from a first outflow (19), and wherein the pressure chamber (14) can be emptied into the first outflow (19) via an outflow opening (18), and the outflow opening (18) can be opened and closed by a closure element which can be activated by an operating element (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventors: Yichao Bian, Martin Fangmeier, Matthias Hauth
  • Publication number: 20180135281
    Abstract: A sanitary coupling (1) is provided that connects an inflow-side and an outflow-side line section to each other. A sanitary insert element (5) is provided that has an insert housing (4) and is insertable via an end-side insert opening into a housing receptacle (7) of a first line section (2). The housing interior (6) of the insert housing (4) communicates with the ambient air, in that an annular zone (10) is provided between the housing outer circumference of the insert housing (4) and the inner circumference of the housing receptacle (7), and in a partial region of said annular zone (10), at least one air duct (12) which is effective between housing interior (6) and housing outer circumference is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2016
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Applicant: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventor: Martin Fangmeier
  • Publication number: 20170343127
    Abstract: In the case of a valve-actuating device (1) having a first valve (3) and a second valve (38), it is provided to form, on the first valve (3), a pressure chamber (14), which can be filled with a pressure from a first inflow (16) via a filling opening (15), wherein the first valve (3) separates the first inflow (16), in a closed position, from a first outflow (19), and wherein the pressure chamber (14) can be emptied into the first outflow (19) via an outflow opening (18), and the outflow opening (18) can be opened and closed by a closure element which can be activated by an operating element (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicant: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventors: Yichao Bian, Holger Schurle, Marc Tempel, Martin Fangmeier
  • Publication number: 20160357198
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pressure-reducing valve (1) having a valve housing (2), in the housing interior of which is provided a valve carrier (4) which has at least one through-flow channel (5), and having a pot-shaped valve body (3) which is guided displaceably from an open position into a closed position in opposition to a restoring force, in which closed position the valve body (3) abuts by way of the circumferential edge (6) of its pot shape in such a manner against a valve seat (7), which is provided on the valve carrier (4), that the valve body (3) closes at least one channel opening (8) of the at least one through-flow channel (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Applicant: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventor: Martin Fangmeier
  • Patent number: 9010372
    Abstract: A changeover valve (1) including a valve housing (2), which has at least one inlet opening (3) and at least three outlet openings (4, 5, 6), of which outlet openings (4, 5, 6), by a changeover shaft (7) displaceably guided in the valve housing (2), one outlet opening can optionally respectively be assigned to the at least one inlet opening (3), two sealing elements (8, 9), which (8, 9) are displaceably guided on the changeover shaft (7) between two drivers (10, 11) and are kept at a distance from each other with the aid of at least one pressure element (12), a switching tube (13), which is displaceably guided in the valve housing (2) via two circumferential annular guide surfaces (14, 15) provided on the tube circumference thereof, and at least one switching tube opening (16) provided between the annular guide surfaces (14, 15).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventor: Martin Fangmeier
  • Patent number: 8919373
    Abstract: A valve (101) that can be used as a pressure limiter, for example in a sanitary supply line. The valve (101) according to the invention includes a valve housing (1), a fluid line piece (2) being provided in the housing interior thereof, the downstream side circumferential edge area thereof forming a valve seat (3) for a valve body (4), wherein the valve body (4) can be displaced between an open position and a closed position, in which closed position the valve body (4) acts on the downstream circumferential edge area of the fluid line piece (2), by the pressure of the fluid flowing in through the fluid line piece (2) on one side, and a downstream side pressure acting on the valve body (4) opposite to the regular flow-through direction on the other side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventor: Martin Fangmeier
  • Publication number: 20130291975
    Abstract: A changeover valve (1) including a valve housing (2), which has at least one inlet opening (3) and at least three outlet openings (4, 5, 6), of which outlet openings (4, 5, 6), by a changeover shaft (7) displaceably guided in the valve housing (2), one outlet opening can optionally respectively be assigned to the at least one inlet opening (3), two sealing elements (8, 9), which (8, 9) are displaceably guided on the changeover shaft (7) between two drivers (10, 11) and are kept at a distance from each other with the aid of at least one pressure element (12), a switching tube (13), which is displaceably guided in the valve housing (2) via two circumferential annular guide surfaces (14, 15) provided on the tube circumference thereof, and at least one switching tube opening (16) provided between the annular guide surfaces (14, 15).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2012
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Applicant: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventor: Martin Fangmeier
  • Patent number: 8430342
    Abstract: An outlet nozzle is configured to be attached to a sanitary water line outlet end, and includes a valve unit movable between a blocking position, closing the water line, and an open position, releasing the water line. The outlet nozzle includes a two-part construction with a connection part configured to be attached to the outlet end of the water line and an adjacent holder part. The holder part is configured to receive at least one jet regulator unit, which includes at least one of: a jet divider, homogenizing device, or flow rectifier, a shower unit, or a jet former.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventors: Christoph Weis, Oliver Denzler, Alexander Stein, Martin Fangmeier
  • Patent number: 8342431
    Abstract: A sanitary outlet fitting including a water outlet (2) and a jet regulator (1) which is associated with the water outlet and includes a jet regulator housing (3) with integrated components. The jet regulator housing can be inserted into the water outlet by an axial insertion movement and includes a holding element (6) provided with at least one radially mobile projection (10) for connecting to the water outlet. The outlet fitting includes either a locking element (8) that can be actuated from the outside without using a tool for selectively blocking and releasing the holding element, or an unlocking tool (65) can be inserted into the annular space (68) between the inner peripheral edge of the water outlet and the outer peripheral edge of the housing by an axial insertion movement. The insertion movement of the unlocking tool can be converted into a radial movement of the at least one projection of the holding element from a functional position into an unlocking position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventors: Alexander Stein, Wolf-Dieter Lacher, Martin Fangmeier
  • Publication number: 20120138839
    Abstract: A valve (101) that can be used as a pressure limiter, for example in a sanitary supply line. The valve (101) according to the invention includes a valve housing (1), a fluid line piece (2) being provided in the housing interior thereof, the downstream side circumferential edge area thereof forming a valve seat (3) for a valve body (4), wherein the valve body (4) can be displaced between an open position and a closed position, in which closed position the valve body (4) acts on the downstream circumferential edge area of the fluid line piece (2), by the pressure of the fluid flowing in through the fluid line piece (2) on one side, and a downstream side pressure acting on the valve body (4) opposite to the regular flow-through direction on the other side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2010
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: NEOPERL GMBH
    Inventor: Martin Fangmeier
  • Publication number: 20120097715
    Abstract: An outlet nozzle is configured to be attached to a sanitary water line outlet end, and includes a valve unit movable between a blocking position, closing the water line, and an open position, releasing the water line. The outlet nozzle includes a two-part construction with a connection part configured to be attached to the outlet end of the water line and an adjacent holder part. The holder part is configured to receive at least one jet regulator unit, which includes at least one of: a jet divider, homogenizing device, or flow rectifier, a shower unit, or a jet former.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2011
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicant: NEOPERL GMBH
    Inventors: Christoph Weis, Oliver Denzler, Alexander Stein, Martin Fangmeier
  • Patent number: 8109449
    Abstract: An outlet nozzle (1) which can be attached to an outlet fitting, or to a similar outlet end of a sanitary water line, which includes a valve unit (3), which is displaceable between a blocking position, closing the water line, and an open position, releasing the water line, wherein at least one aerator unit having a jet divider, homogenizer, and/or flow rectifier, a shower unit, or similar jet former, is provided in the outlet nozzle (1). The outlet nozzle (1) is characterized by the low space requirement and production costs thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventors: Christoph Weis, Oliver Denzler, Alexander Stein, Martin Fangmeier
  • Publication number: 20090277521
    Abstract: An outlet nozzle (1) which can be attached to an outlet fitting, or to a similar outlet end of a sanitary water line, which includes a valve unit (3), which is displaceable between a blocking position, closing the water line, and an open position, releasing the water line, wherein at least one aerator unit having a jet divider, homogenizer, and/or flow rectifier, a shower unit, or similar jet former, is provided in the outlet nozzle (1). The outlet nozzle (1) is characterized by the low space requirement and production costs thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2007
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Applicant: NEOPERL GMBH
    Inventors: Christoph Weis, Oliver Denzler, Alexander Stein, Martin Fangmeier
  • Publication number: 20090230671
    Abstract: A sanitary outlet fitting including a water outlet (2) and a jet regulator (1) which is associated with the water outlet and includes a jet regulator housing (3) with integrated components. The jet regulator housing can be inserted into the water outlet by an axial insertion movement and includes a holding element (6) provided with at least one radially mobile projection (10) for connecting to the water outlet. The outlet fitting includes either a locking element (8) that can be actuated from the outside without using a tool for selectively blocking and releasing the holding element, or an unlocking tool (65) can be inserted into the annular space (68) between the inner peripheral edge of the water outlet and the outer peripheral edge of the housing by an axial insertion movement. The insertion movement of the unlocking tool can be converted into a radial movement of the at least one projection of the holding element from a functional position into an unlocking position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2007
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Applicant: NEOPERL GMBH
    Inventors: Alexander Stein, Wolf-Dieter Lacher, Martin Fangmeier
  • Patent number: D692534
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventor: Martin Fangmeier