Patents by Inventor Stephan Kaufmann

Stephan Kaufmann 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: 11959555
    Abstract: A plate or check valve, for diaphragm pumps, including a valve chamber in which at least one valve seat is provided that interacts with a valve plate that is elastically pretensioned via outer edge mountings such that a closing body of the valve plate can be moved from a closed position, in which it sealingly lies on the valve seat, into an open position against the elasticity of the valve plate. The outer edge mountings have webs and connecting brackets which are connected to the web ends facing away from the closing body. The outer edge mountings are disconnected from one another and only engage on the closing body, each of the outer edge mountings has at least two webs that are connected together via a connecting bracket, and each connecting bracket engages behind at least one paired holding base of the valve housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: KNF Flodos AG
    Inventors: Stephan Kaufmann, Michael Bucher, Andreas Wüthrich
  • Publication number: 20230160482
    Abstract: A plate or check valve, for diaphragm pumps, including a valve chamber in which at least one valve seat is provided that interacts with a valve plate that is elastically pretensioned via outer edge mountings such that a closing body of the valve plate can be moved from a closed position, in which it sealingly lies on the valve seat, into an open position against the elasticity of the valve plate. The outer edge mountings have webs and connecting brackets which are connected to the web ends facing away from the closing body. The outer edge mountings are disconnected from one another and only engage on the closing body, each of the outer edge mountings has at least two webs that are connected together via a connecting bracket, and each connecting bracket engages behind at least one paired holding base of the valve housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2021
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Applicant: KNF Flodos AG
    Inventors: Stephan KAUFMANN, Michael BUCHER, Andreas WÜTHRICH
  • Patent number: 10260493
    Abstract: The invention relates to a diaphragm pump (109) having a pump housing (1) on which a disposable cell (2) is releasably fixable, which disposable cell has a first and a second cell wall (3, 4) which (3, 4) define an operating space (5) between them, and having an operating diaphragm (6) which (6) is drivingly connected to an oscillating stroke drive and which (6) is releasably coupleable with the flexible first cell wall (3) on its diaphragm flat side remote from the stroke drive. It is characteristic to the diaphragm pump (109) according to the invention that at least one outlet port (12) in the operating diaphragm (6) is provided with a return flow obstructer or a return flow preventer for evacuating the dead space (11) arranged between it and the first cell wall (3) (cf. FIG. 1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: KNF Flodos AG
    Inventor: Stephan Kaufmann
  • Patent number: 9538374
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for vehicle communication via a vehicle-implemented vehicle diagnosis system (3), to which a vehicle diagnosis interface (10) having an interface connector (11), an interface module (12) and an air interface (13) is connected, and in which: vehicle diagnosis data (I) from a vehicle are transmitted from the vehicle-implemented vehicle diagnosis system (3) of the vehicle to a mobile user communication terminal (20) via the air interface, and the mobile user communication terminal (20) is associated with the vehicle and also the vehicle diagnosis data (I) are transmitted from the mobile user communication terminal (20) to a data network system (40) via a communication network (30), wherein the data network system (40) makes the vehicle diagnosis data (I) available to the mobile user communication terminal (20) again.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Flycar Innovations GmbH
    Inventors: Stephan Kaufmann, Alexander Marten
  • Patent number: 9341172
    Abstract: A positive displacement pump (1) with a pump head (3), in which (3) at least one pump space (6) is provided, with a pump diaphragm (7), which is associated with the at least one pump space (6) and which (7) separates the pump space (6) from a reciprocating drive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: KNF Flodos AG
    Inventors: Daniel Kohli, Stephan Kaufmann
  • Publication number: 20160076529
    Abstract: The invention relates to a diaphragm pump (109) having a pump housing (1) on which a disposable cell (2) is releasably fixable, which disposable cell has a first and a second cell wall (3, 4) which (3, 4) define an operating space (5) between them, and having an operating diaphragm (6) which (6) is drivingly connected to an oscillating stroke drive and which (6) is releasably coupleable with the flexible first cell wall (3) on its diaphragm flat side remote from the stroke drive. It is characteristic to the diaphragm pump (109) according to the invention that at least one outlet port (12) in the operating diaphragm (6) is provided with a return flow obstructer or a return flow preventer for evacuating the dead space (11) arranged between it and the first cell wall (3) (cf. FIG. 1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Applicant: KNF FLODOS AG
    Inventor: Stephan Kaufmann
  • Publication number: 20140200760
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for vehicle communication via a vehicle-implemented vehicle diagnosis system (3), to which a vehicle diagnosis interface (10) having an interface connector (11), an interface module (12) and an air interface (13) is connected, and in which: vehicle diagnosis data (I) from a vehicle are transmitted from the vehicle-implemented vehicle diagnosis system (3) of the vehicle to a mobile user communication terminal (20) via the air interface, and the mobile user communication terminal (20) is associated with the vehicle and also the vehicle diagnosis data (I) are transmitted from the mobile user communication terminal (20) to a data network system (40) via a communication network (30), wherein the data network system (40) makes the vehicle diagnosis data (I) available to the mobile user communication terminal (20) again.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: AUGMENTATION INDUSTRIES GMBH
    Inventors: Stephan Kaufmann, Alexander Marten
  • Publication number: 20140189814
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for vehicle communication, particularly using a vehicle-implemented vehicle diagnosis system (3), to which a vehicle diagnosis interface (10) having an interface connector (11), an interface module (12) and an air interface (13) is connected, wherein for the purpose of authentication the vehicle communication involves an authorization code being transmitted wirelessly and the authorization code is based on a combination of at least two codes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: AUGMENTATION INDUSTRIES GMBH
    Inventors: Alexander Marten, Stephan Kaufmann
  • Patent number: 8474365
    Abstract: A diaphragm pump (1) has at least two pump heads (3) arranged around a central eccentric pump drive (2), the diaphragms (4) being drivingly connected to the eccentric pump drive (2) via connecting rods (5). The eccentric pump drive (2) has a connecting rod ring (6) to which the ends (9) of the connecting rods are connected via elastic intermediates (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: KNF Flodos AG
    Inventors: Stephan Kaufmann, Christian Kissling, Michael Bucher
  • Patent number: 8366414
    Abstract: A diaphragm pump (1) having a diaphragm (11), a solenoid with a movable magnetic armature (8) as a drive element for the diaphragm (11), and a stop element (9) for adjusting the stroke for the drive element (8). The diaphragm pump includes at least one elastic damper (36) between the drive element (8) and the stop element (9), which elastic damper (36) has at least one compression chamber (26) which is surrounded and formed by at least one elastic boundary wall and by at least one rigid boundary wall of the drive element (8) and/or stop element (9).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: KNF Flodos AG
    Inventors: Stephan Kaufmann, Christian Kissling
  • Publication number: 20100196176
    Abstract: A diaphragm pump (1) having a diaphragm (11), a solenoid with a movable magnetic armature (8) as a drive element for the diaphragm (11), and a stop element (9) for adjusting the stroke for the drive element (8). The diaphragm pump includes at least one elastic damper (36) between the drive element (8) and the stop element (9), which elastic damper (36) has at least one compression chamber (26) which is surrounded and formed by at least one elastic boundary wall and by at least one rigid boundary wall of the drive element (8) and/or stop element (9).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2008
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicant: KNF FLODOS AG
    Inventors: Stephan Kaufmann, Christian Kissling
  • Publication number: 20100183462
    Abstract: A diaphragm pump (1) has at least two pump heads (3) arranged around a central eccentric pump drive (2), the diaphragms (4) being drivingly connected to the eccentric pump drive (2) via connecting rods (5). The eccentric pump drive (2) has a connecting rod ring (6) to which the ends (9) of the connecting rods are connected via elastic intermediates (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2008
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Applicant: KNF FLODOS AG
    Inventors: Stephan Kaufmann, Christian Kissling, Michael Bucher
  • Publication number: 20100178183
    Abstract: A device (1) is used to mount a pump on a base plate (4) in a structure-borne noise-insulated manner, with the pump including a pump flange (6, 6a, 6b) having at least one mounting hole (9, 19). A mounting screw (2) engages in the mounting hole (9, 19) and detachably mounts the pump flange (6, 6a, 6b) on the base plate (4). Elastic intermediate elements (7, 8) are provided between the upper side of the base plate (4) and the lower side of the pump flange and between the upper side of the pump flange and the screw head (11). A peripheral gap is present between the mounting screw (2) and the mounting hole wall (9, 19) of the pump flange (6, 6a, 6b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2008
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Applicant: KNF FLODOS AG
    Inventors: Stephan Kaufmann, Daniel Kohli