Patents by Inventor Michael Hertrampf

Michael Hertrampf 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: 20230175243
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for discharging a liquid containing at least one active substance into a toilet bowl coverable by a lid, the apparatus having a container receiving the liquid, which container is fixed in the toilet lid and is operatively connected to a discharging apparatus pointing into the toilet bowl such that the liquid is discharged into the toilet bowl via the discharging apparatus by pressure in the container. The object of the invention is to spray the liquid containing at least one active substance into a closed chamber in order to deploy an optimal operating force by means of a temporally dense sequence between application of the liquid and use of the toilet. This task is solved in that the toilet lid (7) has a passage opening (8) in which the container (9) is fixed such that, in relation to the installation position thereof, the top side (10, 24) thereof is accessible from the outside for manually exerting pressure, thus triggering a liquid discharge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventor: Michael HERTRAMPF
  • Patent number: 6021912
    Abstract: A closure for a bottle, comprising a cap-shaped closure component; a projection directed inwardly from an edge of the cap-shaped closure component to grip behind an outwardly directed projection at a neck of a bottle; a substantially cylindrical sealing element extending axially from a bottom of the closure component, the sealing element being disposed within the closure component; and a radial projection formed outside of the sealing element and disposed away from the bottom and having a diameter larger than the inside diameter of the neck of the bottle to be sealed by the closure means in such a way that a sealing surface formed by the radial projection tightly rests against an inside surface of the neck in a closed mode. The bottom comprises a cross-sectional slimming disposed radially beyond the cylindrical sealing element, the slimming having a thickness less than the thickness of an adjacent portion of the bottom such that the slimming functions as a hinge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2000
    Assignee: Safety Cap Systems AG
    Inventor: Michael Hertrampf
  • Patent number: 5862928
    Abstract: A closure for the bottle having a cap-like closure part with an inward projection at its edge for clasping an outward projection on the neck of the bottle or the like. In the area of the face edge of the bottle neck the interior of the closure has a sealing surface for seating on the end face of a bottle neck. The sealing surface (5) has a sealing surface part (8) which is formed on the radial inner side of a projection directed away from the base of the closure part axially and clasping around the bottle neck and which is sloped radially toward the interior and axially counter to the screwing direction. The sloping sealing surface part (8) ensures the centering of the seal, improves the sealing effect, and contributes to the opening of the overpressure valve thereby formed, the opening pressure of which can be influenced through the selection of the degree of slope of the sealing surface part (8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1999
    Assignee: Safety Cap System Ag
    Inventors: Hans-Werner Breuer, Michael Hertrampf
  • Patent number: 5457943
    Abstract: A sealing closure for a bottle which relieves excess pressure is formed by placing an aluminum cap including a sealing disk of compressible elastic material on the bottle neck, and forming the cap by means of a die which is pressed axially against the top or frontal surface of the bottle neck. The die has circumferentially-spaced projections which produce corresponding depressions in the cap opposite the frontal surface and simultaneously compress the disk between the cap and the frontal surface leaving the areas between said depressions slightly compressed. Excess gas escapes by compressing the slightly compressed areas of the sealing disk to lift the disk off the lip of the bottle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 17, 1995
    Inventor: Michael Hertrampf
  • Patent number: 5242069
    Abstract: A closure cap for a bottle having an external bead projecting from its neck. The cap is secured to the bead by an annular retaining part. A sealing disk is disposed beneath the cap-like retaining part, the periphery of which seals against the upper edge of the bottleneck i.e., the mouth of the bottle. An elastic member biases the sealing disk against the bottleneck. The sealing disk will lift off the bottle mouth to relieve any excess pressure generated by the contents of the bottle. A stop projecting from the retaining part defines the space between the cap and the neck to control the biasing force of the elastic member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1993
    Inventor: Michael Hertrampf
  • Patent number: 5087143
    Abstract: A filling toothbrush having a hollow handle providing a supply space for toothpaste. A toothpaste dischage aperture is provided on the outer end of the handle beneath the bristles. A conduit inside the handle connects the aperture to the supply space at the inner end of the handle where a pump forces toothpaste through the conduit. The supply space has a cross-section increasing toward the pump in two stages provided by a first cylinder and a second cylinder within the handle. A piston within said first cylinder moves downwardly to push toothpaste toward the pump at the inner end of the handle. The second cylinder has a piston in the form of a ring having a width sufficient to span the difference in diameters of the first and second cylinders. An inwardly projecting flange on the ring piston is engaged by the first piston as it moves toward the pump and the two pistons then move in unison to expel toothpaste from the second cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1990
    Date of Patent: February 11, 1992
    Inventor: Michael Hertrampf
  • Patent number: 4982855
    Abstract: The invention relates to a closure cap for a bottle or like containers, having an internally-threaded cylindrical part for screwing onto an externally threaded bottleneck, and with a sealing member, separate from the cylindrical part and connected to the cylindrical part, being provided with an annular sealing surface to abut upon the mouth of the bottleneck. The sealing member pivots around a rotational axis which is located in a plane perpendicular to the axis of the cylindrical part, and located radially inwards of the annular sealing surface. By unscrewing the screw-type closure cap, the disc-like sealing member tilts, thus allowing the contents of the bottle to be poured out without the screw-type closure cap being completely screwed off. Thus, the cap is prevented from falling down and being soiled, or from getting lost. By opening the screw-type closure cap to different extent, it is, moreover, possible to adjust the cross-section for the outflow and, thus, to control the quantity delivered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1988
    Date of Patent: January 8, 1991
    Inventor: Michael Hertrampf
  • Patent number: 4733983
    Abstract: A fillable toothbrush provided with a handle containing a dispenser for toothpaste is disclosed. One end of the handle is provided with a stem through which a duct is provided from a storage chamber to an outlet adjacent to a brush arranged at the free end of the stem. An actuating element is provided at the end of the handle remote from the stem. When actuated, the actuating element moves a valve that closes off the storage chamber from the duct and pushes toothpaste through the duct to the brush. When the actuating element is released, the valve retracts and permits toothpaste in the storage chamber to flow into the duct. The dispenser toothbrush is of simple design and allows defined quantities of toothpaste to be dispensed in a reliable way.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 1986
    Date of Patent: March 29, 1988
    Inventor: Michael Hertrampf