Patents by Inventor Thomas Funke
Thomas Funke 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: 11933345Abstract: A tolerance compensation arrangement for fastening first and second components with tolerance compensation in the distance between the first and second component, has a base unit with a cage element, a base element, a nut in the cage element, and an adjustment unit having a threaded sleeve with an outer thread and a dragging element. The thread of the threaded sleeve forms with the nut a first thread pairing of a first direction. A fastening screw can be inserted through an opening of the base unit and the adjustment unit, and the fastening screw is screwable into the base element via a second thread pairing of a second thread direction and is connectable to the adjustment unit via the dragging element, so that, when the fastening screw is screwed in, the adjustment unit is co-rotated and thereby moved into abutment with the second component.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2021Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Böllhoff Verbindungstechnik GmbHInventors: Thomas Funke, Michael Kahre
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Publication number: 20240026664Abstract: The invention relates to a sanitary fitting device, comprising a sanitary fitting for delivering a fluid, treatment equipment for providing at least one kind of treated fluid, wherein the treatment equipment comprises one or more treatment components, and a central distribution device, which is at least connected with the treatment equipment, comprising an energy distribution component, which is designed to provide electrical energy for at least one treatment component of the treatment device and wherein the distribution device is designed to regulate the electrical total power of the entire electrical energy emitted by means of the central distribution device under a specified maximum total power, and/or a fluid distribution component for distributing fluid to at least one of the treatment components of the treatment device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2021Publication date: January 25, 2024Applicant: BLANCO GMBH + CO KGInventors: Tobias TACK, Thomas FUNKE, Dennis SPAETH, Mirko HAMANN, Hartmut KELLER
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Publication number: 20230392626Abstract: A tolerance compensation arrangement for fastening first and second components with tolerance compensation in the distance between the first and second component, has a base unit with a cage element, a base element, a nut in the cage element, and an adjustment unit having a threaded sleeve with an outer thread and a dragging element. The thread of the threaded sleeve forms with the nut a first thread pairing of a first direction. A fastening screw can be inserted through an opening of the base unit and the adjustment unit, and the fastening screw is screwable into the base element via a second thread pairing of a second thread direction and is connectable to the adjustment unit via the dragging element, so that, when the fastening screw is screwed in, the adjustment unit is co-rotated and thereby moved into abutment with the second component.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2021Publication date: December 7, 2023Inventors: Thomas Funke, Michael Kahre
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Patent number: 11702329Abstract: This disclosure relates to a sanitary fitting for dispensing prepared liquids, for example, for beverages. A disclosed system includes a first control element for setting a quantity of the prepared liquid to be dispensed and an actuating element for providing the quantity of prepared liquid set by means of the first control element, wherein at least one second control element is configured to select a type of preparation, for example, from at least two different types of preparation, of non-prepared liquid, wherein the first and the at least one second control element are actuatable independently of one another.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2022Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: BLANCO GMBH + CO KGInventors: Thomas Funke, Özkan Kaya
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Publication number: 20230139384Abstract: The invention relates to a sanitary fitting for dispensing treated liquids, comprising a first control element for setting a quantity of a liquid to be dispensed, a second control element for setting the type of liquid to be dispensed, wherein at least one of the two control elements has several defined control positions, and a control device, which is connected to the control elements and which can be configured in such a way that the control device can be used to assign at least one defined actuator position to a configurable quantity of a type of liquid to be dispensed and/or a configurable type of liquid to be dispensed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2022Publication date: May 4, 2023Applicant: BLANCO GMBH + CO KGInventors: Thomas FUNKE, Olaf STENVERS, Stefan KELLER
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Publication number: 20230134260Abstract: The invention relates to a sanitary fitting for dispensing treated liquids, comprising a first control element for setting a quantity of a liquid to be dispensed, a second control element for setting the type of liquid to be dispensed, a display device comprising a plurality of optical display elements, and a control device which is connected to the control elements and/or to a treatment device on the one hand, and on the other hand to the display device, such that control element settings and/or at least one state of the treatment device are displayed by means of separate actuation of the optical display elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2022Publication date: May 4, 2023Applicant: BLANCO GMBH + CO KGInventors: Thomas FUNKE, Olaf STENVERS, Stefan KELLER
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Publication number: 20230078470Abstract: This disclosure relates to a sanitary fitting for dispensing prepared liquids, for example, for beverages. A disclosed system includes a first control element for setting a quantity of the prepared liquid to be dispensed and an actuating element for providing the quantity of prepared liquid set by means of the first control element, wherein at least one second control element is configured to select a type of preparation, for example, from at least two different types of preparation, of non-prepared liquid, wherein the first and the at least one second control element are actuatable independently of one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2022Publication date: March 16, 2023Inventors: Thomas FUNKE, Özkan KAYA
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Patent number: 11584630Abstract: This disclosure relates to a sanitary fitting for dispensing prepared liquids, for example, for beverages. A disclosed system includes a first control element for setting a quantity of the prepared liquid to be dispensed and an actuating element for providing the quantity of prepared liquid set by means of the first control element, wherein at least one second control element is configured to select a type of preparation, for example, from at least two different types of preparation, of non-prepared liquid, wherein the first and the at least one second control element are actuatable independently of one another.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2020Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: BLANCO GMBH + CO KGInventors: Thomas Funke, Özkan Kaya
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Publication number: 20220330698Abstract: The invention relates to a frame element for installation in a piece of work furniture or the like, in particular a piece of sanitary furniture, wherein the frame element has an at least U-shaped, in particular rectangular cross section and a defined extension, at least in two dimensions, such that modules can be arranged along at least one of the defined extensions, wherein the plurality of modules have dimensions along the at least one extension which are an integral multiple of the extension of a basic module, and wherein at least one horizontal and/or vertical divider corresponding to the dimensions of the basic module or an integral multiple thereof can be secured, in particular detachably, in the frame element.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2022Publication date: October 20, 2022Applicant: BLANCO GMBH + CO KGInventors: Thomas FUNKE, Tobias TACK, Thordt CLAUSEN
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Patent number: 11466714Abstract: A fastening arrangement with damping effect, consisting of two structurally identical fastening units each having a central first through opening. Each fastening unit comprises a mounting element and a damping element. The mounting element is disc-shaped with a central second through opening and an identical detent structure extends from a first side of each mounting element. The damping element is disc-shaped with a central third through opening and is arranged at last partially in the central second through opening of the mounting element. Due to this construction the two fastening units can be fastened to one another by means of the mutually facing first sides having the identical detent structure of the respective mounting elements with first component arranged between them.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2020Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: Böllhoff Verbindungstechnik GmbHInventors: Andreas Arndt, Thomas Funke, Sandra Steffenfauseweh, Alexander Vorderwisch, Dominik Witt
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Publication number: 20220145919Abstract: An elastic connecting block with which, by receiving a connecting pin, at least two components can be connected together via a respective component opening. The connecting block, which is formed as a single piece, comprises a central bearing block with two mutually opposing bearing surfaces for the components to be connected. A locking flange, which can be engaged in a component opening, is provided on the first bearing surface. On the other bearing surface, a widening flange is provided, which can be expanded by a spherical head of the connecting pin such that the widening flange is held via an axial undercut in the second component opening of the second component.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2020Publication date: May 12, 2022Inventors: Sandra Steffenfauseweh, Thomas Funke, Alexander Vorderwisch, Andreas Arndt
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Publication number: 20220145918Abstract: A fastening arrangement with damping effect, consisting of two structurally identical fastening units each having a central first through opening. Each fastening unit comprises a mounting element and a damping element. The mounting element is disc-shaped with a central second through opening and an identical detent structure extends from a first side of each mounting element. The damping element is disc-shaped with a central third through opening and is arranged at last partially in the central second through opening of the mounting element. Due to this construction the two fastening units can be fastened to one another by means of the mutually facing first sides having the identical detent structure of the respective mounting elements with first component arranged between them.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2020Publication date: May 12, 2022Inventors: Andreas Arndt, Thomas Funke, Sandra Steffenfauseweh, Alexander Vorderwisch, Dominik Witt
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Publication number: 20210222407Abstract: The invention relates to an item of work furniture for sanitary applications, kitchens, or the like, for the defined arrangement of at least the following modules on a main body: a water supply module, at least one fitting module having a fitting that is connectable to the water supply module and/or to at least one water treatment module, and at least one drain module having a drain point for the at least one fitting of the fitting module and having a drain fitting, and at least the water treatment module is arranged interchangeably in the item of work furniture.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2020Publication date: July 22, 2021Inventors: Brigitte ZIEMANN, Markus HABERKERN, Thomas FUNKE, Thorsten NEELEN
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Publication number: 20210017010Abstract: This disclosure relates to a sanitary fitting for dispensing prepared liquids, for example, for beverages. A disclosed system includes a first control element for setting a quantity of the prepared liquid to be dispensed and an actuating element for providing the quantity of prepared liquid set by means of the first control element, wherein at least one second control element is configured to select a type of preparation, for example, from at least two different types of preparation, of non-prepared liquid, wherein the first and the at least one second control element are actuatable independently of one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2020Publication date: January 21, 2021Inventors: Thomas FUNKE, Özkan KAYA
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Patent number: D835236Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2017Date of Patent: December 4, 2018Assignee: BLANCO GmbH + Co KGInventors: Brigitte Ziemann, Thomas Funke
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Patent number: D835238Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2017Date of Patent: December 4, 2018Assignee: BLANCO GmbH + Co KGInventors: Brigitte Ziemann, Thomas Funke
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Patent number: D953489Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2020Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: BLANCO GmbH + Co KGInventor: Thomas Funke
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Patent number: D953490Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2020Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: BLANCO GmbH + Co KGInventor: Thomas Funke
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Patent number: D1020779Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2022Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: BLANCO GmbH + Co KGInventor: Thomas Funke
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Patent number: D1020793Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2022Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: BLANCO GmbH + Co KGInventor: Thomas Funke