Patents by Inventor Olaf Balke

Olaf Balke 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: 11547879
    Abstract: A gas mask, for use with a gas filter or with a demand oxygen system, includes an elastic mask body, a connector and a counter-support. The elastic mask body is configured to be placed over the mouth and the nose of a user of the gas mask. The connector is attached to the elastic mask body and is configured to fix a gas filter or an end piece of a tube in a mount of the connector. The counter-support is attached to the elastic mask body and has a contact area for a support projection of the connector. The connector and the counter-support are arranged such that a force exerted on the connector in a direction of the user acts on the contact area of the counter-support at least partially via the support projection. The support projection is integrated at the connector by manufacturing in one piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Dräger Safety AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Olaf Balke, Jan Musow, Benedikt Spiegel
  • Patent number: 10765894
    Abstract: A head protection device (2), for protecting the head, includes a head bracket (4), with a visor (8) fastened rotatably to the head bracket (4) via two swivel joints (6), and with a branched air duct (10), which has one air inlet (12) and a plurality of air outlets (14). At least one of the air outlets (14) is arranged as a chin air outlet (20) at a lateral section (22) of the visor. At least one of the swivel joints (6) forms an inner air channel (24) extending as a part of the air duct (10) from the head bracket (4) to the visor (8). In addition, a respirator device is provided with the head protection device (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Dräger Safety AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Olaf Balke, Martin Rademacher, Katja Franke
  • Publication number: 20200230443
    Abstract: A gas mask, for use with a gas filter or with a demand oxygen system, includes an elastic mask body, a connector and a counter-support. The elastic mask body is configured to be placed over the mouth and the nose of a user of the gas mask. The connector is attached to the elastic mask body and is configured to fix a gas filter or an end piece of a tube in a mount of the connector. The counter-support is attached to the elastic mask body and has a contact area for a support projection of the connector. The connector and the counter-support are arranged such that a force exerted on the connector in a direction of the user acts on the contact area of the counter-support at least partially via the support projection. The support projection is integrated at the connector by manufacturing in one piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Olaf BALKE, Jan MUSOW, Benedikt SPIEGEL
  • Patent number: 10052504
    Abstract: A system includes a blower filter system (20), having a blower filter device (1), a head piece (21) and a flexible connection hose (22), connecting the blower filter device (1) and the head piece to one another in a fluid-communicating manner. A computer (30) is separated in space from the blower filter system. The computer has a communication interface (31), which is designed to transmit data from the computer to the control unit (6) of the blower filter device and/or to receive data from the control unit of the blower filter device to the computer. The blower filter device has at least one communication interface (7) for transmitting data from the control unit to an external computer and/or for receiving data sent from an external computer to the control unit. A process is provided for checking and setting device-specific parameters of the blower filter device of the blower filter system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Dräger Safety AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Achim Volmer, Mirco Frösch, Olaf Balke
  • Patent number: 9950197
    Abstract: A blower filter device (50) for a respirator system (1) has a filter unit (31) receiving an air filter (30) and a blower unit (65) drawing in the filtered air and generating discharged air. The blower unit has a blower (53) and a driving motor (54). An improved respirator system is provided with the blower filter device having a pressure sensor (55) arranged in the discharged air measuring the pressure of the discharged air, a mass flow sensor (56) arranged in the discharged air measuring the mass flow of the discharged air, or a parameter-determining unit (59, 60) determining an operating parameter of the motor. A control unit (51, 52) determines the volume flow of the discharged air via the measured pressure, the measured mass flow or based on the operating parameter determined and sets the motor as a function of the volume flow determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Dräger Safety AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Achim Volmer, Olaf Balke, Björn Ehler
  • Patent number: 9839798
    Abstract: A safety hood (1), with a head strap (7) for fixation on the head (6) of a user of the hood, has features for adjusting the head strap (7) to different head sizes and/or head shapes. The respirator hood (1) has, further, a visor pane (4) and a flexible hood outer skin (8), which are connected with one another and of which the visor pane (4) is indirectly or directly fastened to the head strap (7). The visor pane (4) is fastened indirectly or directly to the head strap (7) exclusively in the area (10) of the forehead of the user of the hood.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Dräger Safety AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Katja Franke, Olaf Balke, Martin Rademacher
  • Publication number: 20160175624
    Abstract: A head protection device (2), for protecting the head, includes a head bracket (4), with a visor (8) fastened rotatably to the head bracket (4) via two swivel joints (6), and with a branched air duct (10), which has one air inlet (12) and a plurality of air outlets (14). At least one of the air outlets (14) is arranged as a chin air outlet (20) at a lateral section (22) of the visor. At least one of the swivel joints (6) forms an inner air channel (24) extending as a part of the air duct (10) from the head bracket (4) to the visor (8). In addition, a respirator device is provided with the head protection device (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Olaf BALKE, Martin RADEMACHER, Katja FRANKE
  • Publication number: 20150375018
    Abstract: A safety hood (1), with a head strap (7) for fixation on the head (6) of a user of the hood, has features for adjusting the head strap (7) to different head sizes and/or head shapes. The respirator hood (1) has, further, a visor pane (4) and a flexible hood outer skin (8), which are connected with one another and of which the visor pane (4) is indirectly or directly fastened to the head strap (7). The visor pane (4) is fastened indirectly or directly to the head strap (7) exclusively in the area (10) of the forehead of the user of the hood.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Katja FRANKE, Olaf BALKE, Martin RADEMACHER
  • Publication number: 20140311490
    Abstract: A blower filter device (50) for a respirator system (1) has a filter unit (31) receiving an air filter (30) and a blower unit (65) drawing in the filtered air and generating discharged air. The blower unit has a blower (53) and a driving motor (54). An improved respirator system is provided with the blower filter device having a pressure sensor (55) arranged in the discharged air measuring the pressure of the discharged air, a mass flow sensor (56) arranged in the discharged air measuring the mass flow of the discharged air, or a parameter-determining unit (59, 60) determining an operating parameter of the motor. A control unit (51, 52) determines the volume flow of the discharged air via the measured pressure, the measured mass flow or based on the operating parameter determined and sets the motor as a function of the volume flow determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: Dräger Safety AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Achim VOLMER, Olaf BALKE, Björn EHLER
  • Publication number: 20140060542
    Abstract: A blower filter device (1) is provided for a blower filter system (20). The blower filter device (1) has at least one filter (2), a fan wheel (4) arranged in a fan housing (3), a motor (5) for driving the fan wheel (3) as well as a control unit (6) for actuating motor (5) and for processing device-specific parameters of the blower filter device (1). The blower filter device (1) has a housing (13) with a mounting slot (14) for a communication interface module (7). The contact point (15) is arranged in mounting slot (14) for the data-communicating connection of communication interface module (7) to the control unit (6). The blower filter system (20) includes such a blower filter device (1) and, a head piece (21) and a flexible connection hose (22) providing a fluid-communicating connection between the blower filter device (1) and the head piece (21).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: Dräger Safety AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Achim VOLMER, Mirco FRÖSCH, Olaf BALKE
  • Publication number: 20140060538
    Abstract: A system includes a blower filter system (20), having a blower filter device (1), a head piece (21) and a flexible connection hose (22), connecting the blower filter device (1) and the head piece to one another in a fluid-communicating manner. A computer (30) is separated in space from the blower filter system. The computer has a communication interface (31), which is designed to transmit data from the computer to the control unit (6) of the blower filter device and/or to receive data from the control unit of the blower filter device to the computer. The blower filter device has at least one communication interface (7) for transmitting data from the control unit to an external computer and/or for receiving data sent from an external computer to the control unit. A process is provided for checking and setting device-specific parameters of the blower filter device of the blower filter system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: Dräger Safety AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Achim VOLMER, Mirco FRÖSCH, Olaf BALKE
  • Patent number: 7770581
    Abstract: A breathing mask shall has an inspiration valve (4) that can be replaced in a simple manner. The breathing valve (4) is designed for this purpose as a modular assembly unit that can be inserted into the breathing gas channel (3) from the outer side (10) of the mask.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Dräger Safety AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Olaf Balke, Manfred Gdulla, Siegbert Tolk
  • Patent number: 7575004
    Abstract: A gas mask for normal pressure operation and overpressure operation allows changeover of the expiration valve (4) from normal pressure operation to overpressure operation is made possible in a simple manner. The pretension of the valve spring (7) of the expiration valve (4) is adjusted by an angle lever (10) pivotable about an axis of rotation (13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2009
    Assignee: Dräger Safety AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Rüdiger Weich, Thomas Grassl, Rüdiger Müller, Manfred Gdulla, Siegbert Tolk, Olaf Balke
  • Publication number: 20060266363
    Abstract: A breathing mask shall has an inspiration valve (4) that can be replaced in a simple manner. The breathing valve (4) is designed for this purpose as a modular assembly unit that can be inserted into the breathing gas channel (3) from the outer side (10) of the mask.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2006
    Publication date: November 30, 2006
    Applicant: Drager Safety AG & Co. KgaA
    Inventors: Olaf Balke, Manfred Gdulla, Siegbert Tolk
  • Publication number: 20060086360
    Abstract: A gas mask for normal pressure operation and overpressure operation allows changeover of the expiration valve (4) from normal pressure operation to overpressure operation is made possible in a simple manner. The pretension of the valve spring (7) of the expiration valve (4) is adjusted by an angle lever (10) pivotable about an axis of rotation (13).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2005
    Publication date: April 27, 2006
    Applicant: Drager Safety AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Rudiger Weich, Thomas Grassl, Rudiger Muller, Manfred Gdulla, Siegbert Tolk, Olaf Balke
  • Patent number: 6145770
    Abstract: In a friction coupling for the torque-limiting transmission of force between a core of a coil for winding or unwinding a tape and a rotary support for said core there is a first coupling component with an annular cross-section and a second coupling component taking the form of a moulding, in which the annular coupling component is in frictional engagement at several spaced contact points distributed over its periphery with contact area regions on the moulding, and in which one of the two coupling components is secured to the core of the coil, and the other coupling component is a component of the rotary support. The moulding is rigidly dimensionally stable while the annular first coupling component is made of a flexible material. On the occurrence of a relative movement between the two coupling components, the moulding continually deforms the annual coupling component via the contact points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2000
    Assignee: Pritt Produktionsgesellschaft mbH
    Inventors: Christoph Manusch, Wulf Herrmannsen, Olaf Balke
  • Patent number: 6105650
    Abstract: A hand-held device for transferring a film from a carrier tape to a substrate includes an applicator with an end projecting from a housing around which the carrier tape coming from a supply roll is guided to a take-up spool and on which contact surfaces are provided for the "pull" and "push" operating modes of the device, the carrier tape being pressed against the substrate by the contact surfaces for the purpose of transferring the film. The applicator contains two application toes which are separated from one another by an empty space and each of which carries one of the two contact surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2000
    Assignee: Pritt Produktionsgesellschaft mbH
    Inventors: Christoph Manusch, Wulf Herrmannsen, Olaf Balke