Patents by Inventor Ralph Matter

Ralph Matter 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).

  • Vacuum bag attachment device and method
    Patent number: 7979956
    Abstract: A vacuum bag (10) attachment device and method. One embodiment provides a device for attaching a vacuum bag to a suction port of a vacuum cleaner (11), wherein the vacuum cleaner has a fixation projection (22) positioned adjacent the suction port (17). The attachment device comprises a holding plate (12) having a first aperture (15) configured and adapted to be received on the suction port of the vacuum. The holding plate also has a hinged portion (18) with a second aperture (21) positioned within the hinged portion. The hinged portion is moveable between a first position in which the hinged portion does not secure the holding plate to the vacuum and a second position in which the hinged portion secures the holding plate to the vacuum. The second aperture is configured and dimensioned to be received on the projection (22) adjacent the suction port of the vacuum cleaner when the hinged portion is in the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Diversey, Inc.
    Inventors: Ralph Matter, Christoph Scheiwiller, Detlelf Auerswald
  • VACUUM BAG ATTACHMENT DEVICE AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20090217481
    Abstract: A vacuum bag (10) attachment device and method. One embodiment provides a device for attaching a vacuum bag to a suction port of a vacuum cleaner (11), wherein the vacuum cleaner has a fixation projection (22) positioned adjacent the suction port (17). The attachment device comprises a holding plate (12) having a first aperture (15) configured and adapted to be received on the suction port of the vacuum. The holding plate also has a hinged portion (18) with a second aperture (21) positioned within the hinged portion. The hinged portion is moveable between a first position in which the hinged portion does not secure the holding plate to the vacuum and a second position in which the hinged portion secures the holding plate to the vacuum. The second aperture is configured and dimensioned to be received on the projection (22) adjacent the suction port of the vacuum cleaner when the hinged portion is in the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2007
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Applicant: JOHNSON DIVERSEY, INC.
    Inventors: Ralph Matter, Christoph Scheiwiller, Detlef Auerswald
  • Vacuum bag attachment
    Patent number: D559483
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2008
    Assignee: JohnsonDiversey, Inc.
    Inventors: Ralph Matter, Christoph Scheiwiller, Detlef Auerswald