Patents by Inventor Miro Cater

Miro Cater 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: 8109414
    Abstract: A discharge device for media has a housing (10), an operating member (88) manually movable relative to the housing (10) and which, for performing a discharge can be transferred from an unoperated starting position in the direction of an operating direction (1a) into an operated end position and with a locking member (52), which is displaceable relative to the housing (10) between a locked position where it prevents the displacement of the operating member (88) into the end position and a release position in which it permits the displacement of the operating member (88) into the end position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Ing. Erich Pfeiffer GmbH
    Inventors: Miro Cater, Joachim Koerner, Volker Umbeer, Karl-Heinz Fuchs
  • Patent number: 8006870
    Abstract: A discharger for a flowable medium, having a pumping device with a pumping chamber which is closed off on one side by a longitudinally movable piston, is provided. The pumping chamber on the piston side is hermetically sealed against an environmental atmosphere outside the discharger by a gas-impermeable and at least partially flexible diaphragm, and the diaphragm, in its marginal region, is fixedly connected to a housing of the discharger. The discharger is used for high sealing requirements against the ingress of impurities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: Ing. Erich Pfeiffer GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Stadelhofer, Juergen Greiner-Perth, Miro Cater
  • Publication number: 20100084433
    Abstract: A discharge device for media has a housing (10), an operating member (88) manually movable relative to the housing (10) and which, for performing a discharge can be transferred from an unoperated starting position in the direction of an operating direction (1a) into an operated end position and with a locking member (52), which is displaceable relative to the housing (10) between a locked position where it prevents the displacement of the operating member (88) into the end position and a release position in which it permits the displacement of the operating member (88) into the end position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2008
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Inventors: Miro Cater, Joachim Koerner, Volker Umbeer, Karl-Heinz Fuchs
  • Publication number: 20100072302
    Abstract: The invention relates to a discharge device for a liquid pharmaceutical medium having a reservoir for storing the medium, a pressurizing device (10) for feeding the medium and at least one discharge opening (80) for delivering the medium to an environment, the pressurizing device (10) having a pressure chamber (16), whose content can be pressurized by a translationally movable piston (14). According to the invention there is a piezoactuator device with a piezoactuator operatively coupled to the piston, or a coil actuator device (30) with an actuator coil (30) and an actuator core (32) to which force can be applied relative to actuator coil (30) by energizing the latter and either actuator coil (30) or actuator core (32) is fixed relative to the piston. Use for producing precisely defined fluid pressures in a discharge device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2008
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Inventor: Miro Cater
  • Publication number: 20100072301
    Abstract: A discharge device for a liquid pharmaceutical medium has a reservoir for storing the medium, a pressure generator for pressurizing the medium, a discharge opening for discharging the medium and a discharge valve with a valve seat and a valve body movable relative to the valve seat between an open position and a closed position. An electrical valve actuator is provided through which a force can be applied to the valve body through an electrical valve control current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2008
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Inventor: Miro Cater
  • Publication number: 20100076388
    Abstract: A discharge device for pharmaceutical media has a reservoir for storing the medium, with a discharge opening for delivering the medium to the environment, the discharge opening in a use position being positioned in front of an eye of the user and a feed mechanism for feeding the medium from the reservoir to the discharge opening. A control system with a control unit and a sensor device is also provided. The control system is constructed for detecting an opening state of the eye of the user and/or a viewing direction of the eye of the user and for influencing the delivery of the medium as a function of the detected opening state and/or detected viewing direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2008
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Inventor: Miro Cater
  • Patent number: 7281644
    Abstract: A valve mechanism for a pressure chamber, particularly a pumping device, includes a tappet and a valve disk, in which the valve disk is attached to the tappet. The valve disk is provided on the tappet so as to be movable in relative manner between a starting and an end position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2007
    Assignee: Ing. Erich Pfeiffer GmbH
    Inventor: Miro Cater
  • Publication number: 20070210114
    Abstract: 1. Discharger. 2.1. The invention relates to a discharger for a flowable medium, having a pumping device (40) comprising a pumping chamber (46) which is closed off on one side by a longitudinally movable piston (50). 2.2 According to the invention, the pumping chamber (46), on the piston side, is hermetically sealed against an environmental atmosphere outside the discharger by means of a gas-impermeable and at least partially flexible diaphragm (34), the diaphragm (34), in its marginal region (36), being fixedly connected to a housing (10) of the discharger. 2.3 Use for a discharger having high sealing requirements against the ingress of impurities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2007
    Publication date: September 13, 2007
    Inventors: Peter Stadelhofer, Juergen Greiner-Perth, Miro Cater
  • Publication number: 20070210115
    Abstract: 1. Discharger. 2.1. The invention relates to a discharger for a flowable medium, comprising a discharge sleeve (20), at whose one end there is provided a discharge opening (22) for discharging the medium, and a closing pin (30), which is provided in the discharge sleeve (20) and is longitudinally displaceable relative to the discharge sleeve (20) and by which the discharge opening (22) can be closed off. 2.2 According to the invention, the closing pin (30) has an outward-pointing cylindrical sub-portion (30a) and the discharge sleeve (20) has an inward-pointing cylindrical sub-portion (20a), the cylindrical sub-portions (20a, 30a) forming a transition fit or a tight clearance fit and a pressure-reducing and/or medium-flow-reducing working geometry (34) being provided in the cylindrical sub-portion (20a, 30a) of the closing pin (30) and/or of the discharge sleeve (20). 2.3 Use for mediums which are intended to be discharged with low pressure and without a pronounced spray jet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2007
    Publication date: September 13, 2007
    Inventors: Peter Stadelhofer, Juergen Greiner-Perth, Miro Cater
  • Publication number: 20070210121
    Abstract: 1. Discharger. 2.1. The invention relates to a discharger for a flowable medium, comprising a discharge opening (112) on the one hand, and a medium container or a fastening device (114) for a medium container on the other hand, which are disposed at opposite ends of the discharger in mutual alignment along a principal direction of extent (102) of the discharger, and a pumping device (120) having a pumping chamber closed off on one side by a piston (124), the piston (124) being configured such that it is longitudinally movable along a pumping direction for the generation of a discharge pressure and the pumping direction forming approximately a right angle with the principal direction of extent (102). 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2007
    Publication date: September 13, 2007
    Inventors: Peter Stadelhofer, Juergen Greiner-Perth, Miro Cater
  • Publication number: 20060011659
    Abstract: In a dispenser for liquid media, applicator of the dispenser is fixed to a medium reservoir. A finger rest for actuating the dispenser is configured such that it is axially displaceable relative to this subassembly. As advantageous refinements, a dispenser is proposed whose pump is realized as a user-independent pump, a variety of mechanical realizations being considered advantageous.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2005
    Publication date: January 19, 2006
    Inventors: Juergen Greiner-Perth, Peter Koenig, Stefan Ritsche, Miro Cater
  • Patent number: 6868990
    Abstract: The invention relates generally to a foam dispenser having a reservoir, a housing, and a chamber. The reservoir delivers fluid to the housing and the chamber through a dip-tube. The chamber moves within the housing in response to fluid pressure or air pressure from the reservoir, allowing air and foamable liquid to enter the chamber. Foam-producing packing material inside the chamber causes the air and foamable liquid to mix and produce foam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2005
    Assignee: Emsar, Inc.
    Inventors: Miro Cater, Fabrizio Camplone
  • Publication number: 20050023302
    Abstract: A valve mechanism for a pressure chamber, particularly a pumping device, with a tappet and a valve disk, in which the valve disk is attached to the tappet, is known. According to the invention the valve disk is provided on the tappet so as to be movable in relative manner between a starting and an end position. Use for media control purposes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2004
    Publication date: February 3, 2005
    Inventor: Miro Cater
  • Publication number: 20040060945
    Abstract: The invention relates generally to a foam dispenser having a reservoir, a housing, and a chamber. The reservoir delivers fluid to the housing and the chamber through a dip-tube. The chamber moves within the housing in response to fluid pressure or air pressure from the reservoir, allowing air and foamable liquid to enter the chamber. Foam-producing packing material inside the chamber causes the air and foamable liquid to mix and produce foam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2002
    Publication date: April 1, 2004
    Inventors: Miro Cater, Fabrizio Camplone