Patents by Inventor Thomas Casper

Thomas Casper 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).

  • Venturi device and method
    Patent number: 9643137
    Abstract: An improved venturi device and method for facilitating the mixture of fluid substances, such as wine and air. The device may be combined with a dispensing valve to further promote functionality. The improved venturi device is especially effective in drawing a second fluid into the primary flow of a first fluid, and when combined with a dispensing valve it obviates the need for a venturi independent from a valve to accomplish mixing at low flows and low liquid head pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Inventors: Thomas Casper, Jeffrey Casper
  • VENTURI DEVICE AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20160332125
    Abstract: An improved venturi device and method for facilitating the mixture of fluid substances, such as wine and air. The device may be combined with a dispensing valve to further promote functionality. The improved venturi device is especially effective in drawing a second fluid into the primary flow of a first fluid, and when combined with a dispensing valve it obviates the need for a venturi independent from a valve to accomplish mixing at low flows and low liquid head pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: THOMAS CASPER, JEFFREY CASPER
  • Knob for a motor vehicle control lever
    Publication number: 20060179967
    Abstract: A knob or grip end for a control lever of a motor vehicle includes a knob body which has a receiving device for the control lever. The receiving device has a lining made of a flexible material which is provided for fixing the knob on the control lever.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2004
    Publication date: August 17, 2006
    Inventors: Markus Egerter, Ralf-Maria Netzker, Thomas Casper
  • Device for operating a namual transmission
    Publication number: 20050016311
    Abstract: A device for operating a manual transmission includes a shift lever, which includes inner and outer clutch halves arranged coaxially with one another. The inner clutch half is connectable to a shifter shaft, and a resilient element disposed between the clutch halves. The resilient element functions as an elastomechanical low-pass filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2004
    Publication date: January 27, 2005
    Applicant: DR. ING. H.C.F. PORSCHE AG
    Inventors: Ralph-Maria Netzker, Thomas Casper, Daniel Bencina, Gebhard Ruf, Tibor Seibel
  • Mechanism for the detachable attachment of a bladed wheel to a turbomachine
    Patent number: 5961247
    Abstract: Disclosed is a mechanism for the detachable attachment of a bladed wheel to a shaft of a turbomachine. The bladed wheel has a sleeve-like extension that faces the shaft. A fastening unit is arranged in the sleeve-like extension, the latter being circumscribed by a thicker wall bushing of a cylindrical recess of the shaft. A screw element is used as a locking element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1999
    Assignee: Mannesmann Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Peter Werner Gold, Thomas Casper