Patents by Inventor Ralf G. Juergens

Ralf G. Juergens 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).

  • Cleaning implement
    Patent number: 8485611
    Abstract: The broom may include a broom body. The broom body may include a shaft side, a shoulder disposed on the shaft side, a cleaning side, and a bump guard disposed on the shoulder. The broom may further comprise a shaft extending from the shoulder and a plurality of bristles extending from the cleaning side. The bump guard may be relatively softer than a main piece of the broom body. The broom body may also include a lower bump guard covering a toe and a heel of the broom body. In one embodiment, the broom body may be comprised of a core and a skin. The skin may be overmolded onto the core. The bump guard may be overmolded onto the skin. In another embodiment, the core and the skin may be molded together in a co-injection molding process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Carl Freudenberg KG
    Inventors: Norbert W. Weis, Ralf G. Juergens
  • Cleaning Implement
    Publication number: 20120200142
    Abstract: The broom may include a broom body. The broom body may include a shaft side, a shoulder disposed on the shaft side, a cleaning side, and a bump guard disposed on the shoulder. The broom may further comprise a shaft extending from the shoulder and a plurality of bristles extending from the cleaning side. The bump guard may be relatively softer than a main piece of the broom body. The broom body may also include a lower bump guard covering a toe and a heel of the broom body. In one embodiment, the broom body may be comprised of a core and a skin. The skin may be overmolded onto the core. The bump guard may be overmolded onto the skin. In another embodiment, the core and the skin may be molded together in a co-injection molding process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2012
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Applicant: Carl Freudenberg KG
    Inventors: Norbert W. Weis, Ralf G. Juergens
  • Cleaning implement
    Patent number: 8161592
    Abstract: The broom may include a broom body. The broom body may include a shaft side, a shoulder disposed on the shaft side, a cleaning side, and a bump guard disposed on the shoulder. The broom may further comprise a shaft extending from the shoulder and a plurality of bristles extending from the cleaning side. The bump guard may be relatively softer than a main piece of the broom body. The broom body may also include a lower bump guard covering a toe and a heel of the broom body. In one embodiment, the broom body may be comprised of a core and a skin. The skin may be overmolded onto the core. The bump guard may be overmolded onto the skin. In another embodiment, the core and the skin may be molded together in a co-injection molding process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Carl Freudenberg KG
    Inventors: Norbert W. Weis, Ralf G. Juergens
  • Cleaning implement
    Publication number: 20080092317
    Abstract: The broom may include a broom body. The broom body may include a shaft side, a shoulder disposed on the shaft side, a cleaning side, and a bump guard disposed on the shoulder. The broom may further comprise a shaft extending from the shoulder and a plurality of bristles extending from the cleaning side. The bump guard may be relatively softer than a main piece of the broom body. The broom body may also include a lower bump guard covering a toe and a heel of the broom body. In one embodiment, the broom body may be comprised of a core and a skin. The skin may be overmolded onto the core. The bump guard may be overmolded onto the skin. In another embodiment, the core and the skin may be molded together in a co-injection molding process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2006
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Applicant: Carl Freudenberg KG
    Inventors: Norbert W. Weis, Ralf G. Juergens
  • Dustpan
    Patent number: D556968
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2007
    Assignee: Freudenberg Household Products LP
    Inventor: Ralf G. Juergens