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).
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Patent number: 11959555Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 29, 2021Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: KNF Flodos AGInventors: Stephan Kaufmann, Michael Bucher, Andreas Wüthrich
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Publication number: 20230160482Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2021Publication date: May 25, 2023Applicant: KNF Flodos AGInventors: Stephan KAUFMANN, Michael BUCHER, Andreas WÜTHRICH
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Patent number: 10260493Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 17, 2015Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: KNF Flodos AGInventor: Stephan Kaufmann
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Patent number: 9538374Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 25, 2012Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignee: Flycar Innovations GmbHInventors: Stephan Kaufmann, Alexander Marten
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Patent number: 9341172Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 16, 2013Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignee: KNF Flodos AGInventors: Daniel Kohli, Stephan Kaufmann
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Publication number: 20160076529Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2015Publication date: March 17, 2016Applicant: KNF FLODOS AGInventor: Stephan Kaufmann
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Publication number: 20140200760Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2012Publication date: July 17, 2014Applicant: AUGMENTATION INDUSTRIES GMBHInventors: Stephan Kaufmann, Alexander Marten
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Publication number: 20140189814Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2012Publication date: July 3, 2014Applicant: AUGMENTATION INDUSTRIES GMBHInventors: Alexander Marten, Stephan Kaufmann
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Patent number: 8474365Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 14, 2008Date of Patent: July 2, 2013Assignee: KNF Flodos AGInventors: Stephan Kaufmann, Christian Kissling, Michael Bucher
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Patent number: 8366414Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 14, 2008Date of Patent: February 5, 2013Assignee: KNF Flodos AGInventors: Stephan Kaufmann, Christian Kissling
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Publication number: 20100196176Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2008Publication date: August 5, 2010Applicant: KNF FLODOS AGInventors: Stephan Kaufmann, Christian Kissling
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Publication number: 20100183462Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2008Publication date: July 22, 2010Applicant: KNF FLODOS AGInventors: Stephan Kaufmann, Christian Kissling, Michael Bucher
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Publication number: 20100178183Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2008Publication date: July 15, 2010Applicant: KNF FLODOS AGInventors: Stephan Kaufmann, Daniel Kohli