Patents by Inventor Michael Bratz

Michael Bratz 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: 8545196
    Abstract: A hose pump for delivering fluids includes a housing having a base body and a cover. A pump body for delivering a fluid is rotatably disposed in the interior of the base body about an axis. A locking device is disposed on the housing in order to release and lock the cover. The pump body comprises a plurality of rollers disposed at the circumference of the pump body and delivering a fluid present in a hose by rotating the pump body. The rollers clamp the hose against an inner surface of the cover, and the locking device is attached captively to the base body and displaceably relative to the base body, and can be actuated single-handedly. The cover is attached captively to the base body and displaceably relative to the base body of the housing, and can be actuated single-handedly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Bjoern Krause, Patrick Weinstock, Marc Braeuninger, Klaus Ullherr, Albert Eberhardt, Werner Mayer, Michael Bratz
  • Publication number: 20110274562
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hose pump for delivering fluids, comprising a housing (2) having a base body (2b) and a cover (2a) for opening the housing; a pump body (3) for delivering a fluid, rotatably disposed in the interior of the base body (2b) of the housing (2) about an axis (C); and a locking device (5) disposed on the housing (2) in order to release and lock the cover (2a), wherein the pump body (3) comprises a plurality of rollers (4) disposed at the circumference of the pump body (3) and delivering a fluid present in a hose (6) by rotating the pump body (3), wherein the rollers (4) clamp the hose (6) against an inner surface (7) of the cover (2a); wherein the locking device (5) is attached captively to the base body and displaceably relative to the base body (2b) of the housing (2), and can be actuated single-handedly, and wherein the cover (2a) is attached captively to the base body (2b) and displaceably relative to the base body (2b) of the housing (2), and can be actuated single-handedly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2009
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Bjoern Krause, Patrick Weinstock, Marc Braeuninger, Klaus Ullherr, Albert Eberhardt, Werner Mayer, Michael Bratz