Patents by Inventor Thomas Raadts
Thomas Raadts 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: 6874740Abstract: An adhesive tape section having an adhesive region and designed as a polygon having a number of sides and the same number of grip tabs arranged around the adhesive region, or designed as a circle, the adhesive region occupying a central portion of said circle, and a grip tab occupying an outer portion of said circle. The adhesive tape section, when bonded to a substrate, forms a bond with the substrate, which bond is releasible from the substrate by pulling on at least on of said grip tabs in the plane of the bond to stretch the adhesive tape section in the plane of the bond thereby to release the adhesive tape section from the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 1997Date of Patent: April 5, 2005Assignee: tesa AktiengesellschaftInventors: Jörn Leiber, Bernd Lühmann, Thomas Raadts, Ralf Schliephacke, Peter Kubasch, Jan Chal, Hansjürgen Linde, Uwe Neumann, Hans Hazes
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Patent number: 6802462Abstract: A hand shower has a handle having an outer part extending along a handle axis and having an outer face and a shower head forming at least one spray opening directed along a spray axis extending nonparallel to the handle axis. A pivot between the handle and shower head allows pivoting of the head on the handle about a pivot axis inclined at 30° to 90° to the handle axis, normally 45°. The pivot axis extends at an angle between 35° and 50° to the spray axis.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2001Date of Patent: October 12, 2004Assignee: Friedrich Grohe AG & Co. KGInventors: Eckhard Gransow, Hans Lobermeier, Bernd Bischoff, Hans-Peter Strelow, Sascha Körfer, Holger Ellerbrock, Andreas Kirchhoff, Thomas Raadts, Joachim Störk, Hans-Jürgen Linde, Uwe Neumann, Andreas Rehklau
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Publication number: 20040006818Abstract: A shower head has a body having an inlet adapted to be connected to a source of pressurized water and an opposite end face formed with a plurality of arrays of spray openings. Respective sprayers in the body at the spray-opening arrays periodically block and unblock same and thereby cause pulsating streams of the water to issue therefrom.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2003Publication date: January 15, 2004Applicant: Friedrich Grohe AG & Co. KGInventors: Eckhard Gransow, Hans Lobermeier, Bernd Bischoff, Hans-Peter Strelow, Sascha Korfer, Holger Ellerbrock, Andreas Kirchhoff, Thomas Raadts, Joachim Stork, Hans-Jurgen Linde, Uwe Neumann, Andreas Rehklau
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Publication number: 20040005427Abstract: Redetachable, self-adhesive device having a plate, the sides and/or front side of which have fastening means, if appropriate, and the rear side of which has a strip of an adhesive film which is adhesive on both sides and is adhesively attached in such a way that one end of the adhesive film protrudes beyond the plate as a grip, the adhesive film being of such a kind that the adhesive bond achieved with it can be released again by pulling in the direction of the bonding plane, stretching the strip, characterized in that the rear side of the plate (1) has laterally alongside the adhesively attached adhesive film (5) spacers (3A, 3B), the height of which is less than the thickness of the adhesive film (5).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2003Publication date: January 8, 2004Applicant: tesa AGInventors: Bernd Luhmann, Andreas Junghans, Thomas Raadts
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Patent number: 6616790Abstract: Redetachable, self-adhesive device having a plate, the sides and/or front side of which have fastening means, if appropriate, and the rear side of which has a strip of an adhesive film which is adhesive on both sides and is adhesively attached in such a way that one end of the adhesive film protrudes beyond the plate as a grip, the adhesive film being of such a kind that the adhesive bond achieved with it can be released again by pulling in the direction of the bonding plane, stretching the strip, characterized in that the rear side of the plate (1) has laterally alongside the adhesively attached adhesive film (5) spacers (3A, 3B), the height of which is less than the thickness of the adhesive film (5).Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2001Date of Patent: September 9, 2003Assignee: tesa AGInventors: Bernd Lühmann, Andreas Junghans, Thomas Raadts
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Patent number: 6550079Abstract: A shower has an elongated C-section holder tube having a laterally open full-length slot open at both ends, a bracket securing the holder tube to the wall, and a shower head. The head has a guide part snugly engageable in and slidable along the holder tube, a narrow neck projecting laterally from the guide part out of the tube through the slot thereof, and a spray part provided with spray holes and mounted on the neck outside the tube. A hose has an inner end connected to the guide part and communicating therethrough with the spray part and an outer end connectable to a source of water under pressure for spraying water from the holes of the spray part. The head is slidable along the holder tube with the hose extending from the guide part inside the holder tube and out of the open end of the holder tube.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2002Date of Patent: April 22, 2003Assignee: Friedrich Grohe AG & Co. KGInventors: Eckhard Gransow, Hans Lobermeier, Bernd Bischoff, Hans-Peter Strelow, Sascha Körfer, Holger Ellerbrock, Andreas Kirchhoff, Thomas Raadts, Joachim Störk, Hans-Jürgen Linde, Uwe Neumann, Andreas Rehklau
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Patent number: 6442775Abstract: A shower fixture has a base adapted to be fixed to a wall, connected to a pressurized-water supply, and having a pressurized water outlet. A pair of generally parallel and spaced tubes have inner ends pivotal about an inner horizontal axis on the base and outer ends. At least one of the tubes is internally connected at the base to the outlet so that pressurized water can flow from the supply through the base to the tube. An element joins together the two tubes for joint pivoting. A shower head mounted between the outer ends is pivotal on the tube about an outer horizontal axis and is connected internally at the outer axis to the one tube so that water from the one tube can flow into the head.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2001Date of Patent: September 3, 2002Assignee: Friedrich Grohe AG & Co. KGInventors: Eckhard Gransow, Hans Lobermeier, Bernd Bischoff, Hans-Peter Strelow, Sascha Körfer, Holger Ellerbrock, Andreas Kirchhoff, Thomas Raadts, Joachim Störk, Hans-Jürgen Linde, Uwe Neumann, Andreas Rehklau
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Publication number: 20020116757Abstract: A shower has an elongated C-section holder tube having a laterally open full-length slot open at both ends, a bracket securing the holder tube to the wall, and a shower head. The head has a guide part snugly engageable in and slidable along the holder tube, a narrow neck projecting laterally from the guide part out of the tube through the slot thereof, and a spray part provided with spray holes and mounted on the neck outside the tube. A hose has an inner end connected to the guide part and communicating therethrough with the spray part and an outer end connectable to a source of water under pressure for spraying water from the holes of the spray part. The head is slidable along the holder tube with the hose extending from the guide part inside the holder tube and out of the open end of the holder tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2002Publication date: August 29, 2002Applicant: Friedrich Grohe AG & Co. KGInventors: Eckhard Gransow, Hans Lobermeier, Bernd Bischoff, Hans-Peter Strelow, Sascha Korfer, Holger Ellerbrock, Andreas Kirchhoff, Thomas Raadts, Joachim Stork, Hans-Jurgen Linde, Uwe Neumann, Andreas Rehklau
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Publication number: 20020074430Abstract: A hand shower has a handle having an outer part extending along a handle axis and having an outer face and a shower head forming at least one spray opening directed along a spray axis extending nonparallel to the handle axis. a pivot between the handle and shower head allows pivoting of the head on the handle about a pivot axis inclined at 30° to 90° to the handle axis, normally 45°. The pivot axis extends at an angle between 35° and 50° to the spray axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2001Publication date: June 20, 2002Applicant: Friedrich Grohe AG & Co. KGInventors: Eckhard Gransow, Hans Lobermeier, Bernd Bischoff, Hans-Peter Strelow, Sascha Korfer, Holger Ellerbrock, Andreas Kirchhoff, Thomas Raadts, Joachim Stork, Hans-Jurgen Linde, Uwe Neumann, Andreas Rehklau
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Publication number: 20020051858Abstract: Redetachable, self-adhesive device having a plate, the sides and/or front side of which have fastening means, if appropriate, and the rear side of which has a strip of an adhesive film which is adhesive on both sides and is adhesively attached in such a way that one end of the adhesive film protrudes beyond the plate as a grip, the adhesive film being of such a kind that the adhesive bond achieved with it can be released again by pulling in the direction of the bonding plane, stretching the strip, characterized in that the rear side of the plate (1) has laterally alongside the adhesively attached adhesive film (5) spacers (3A, 3B), the height of which is less than the thickness of the adhesive filmType: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2001Publication date: May 2, 2002Inventors: Bernd Luhmann, Andreas Junghans, Thomas Raadts
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Publication number: 20020035752Abstract: A shower fixture has a base adapted to be fixed to a wall, connected to a pressurized-water supply, and having a pressurized water outlet. A pair of generally parallel and spaced tubes have inner ends pivotal about an inner horizontal axis on the base and outer ends. At least one of the tubes is internally connected at the base to the outlet so that pressurized water can flow from the supply through the base to the tube. An element joins together the two tubes for joint pivoting. A shower head mounted between the outer ends is pivotal on the tube about an outer horizontal axis and is connected internally at the outer axis to the one tube so that water from the one tube can flow into the head.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2001Publication date: March 28, 2002Applicant: Friedrich Grohe AG & Co. KGInventors: Eckhard Gransow, Hans Lobermeier, Bernd Bischoff, Hans-Peter Strelow, Sascha Korfer, Holger Ellerbrock, Andreas Kirchhoff, Thomas Raadts, Joachim Stork, Hans-Jurgen Linde, Uwe Neumann, Andreas Rehklau
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Patent number: 6335068Abstract: Redetachable, self-adhesive device having a plate, the sides and/or front side of which have fastening means, if appropriate, and the rear side of which has a strip of an adhesive film which is adhesive on both sides and is adhesively attached in such a way that one end of the adhesive film protrudes beyond the plate as a grip, the adhesive film being of such a kind that the adhesive bond achieved with it can be released again by pulling in the direction of the bonding plane, stretching the strip, characterized in that the rear side of the plate (1) has laterally alongside the adhesively attached adhesive film (5) spacers (3A, 3B), the height of which is less than the thickness of the adhesive film (5).Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2000Date of Patent: January 1, 2002Assignee: Beiersdorf A.G.Inventors: Bernd Lühmann, Andreas Junghans, Thomas Raadts
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Publication number: 20010009704Abstract: Redetachable, self-adhesive device having a plate, the sides and/or front side of which have fastening means, if appropriate, and the rear side of which has a strip of an adhesive film which is adhesive on both sides and is adhesively attached in such a way that one end of the adhesive film protrudes beyond the plate as a grip, the adhesive film being of such a kind that the adhesive bond achieved with it can be released again by pulling in the direction of the bonding plane, stretching the strip, characterized in that the rear side of the plate (1) has laterally alongside the adhesively attached adhesive film (5) spacers (3A, 3B), the height of which is less than the thickness of the adhesive film (5).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 1999Publication date: July 26, 2001Inventors: BERND LUHMANN, ANDREAS JUNGHANS, THOMAS RAADTS
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Patent number: 5984247Abstract: Redetachable, self-adhesive device having a plate, the sides and/or front side of which have fastening means, if appropriate, and the rear side of which has a strip of an adhesive film which is adhesive on both sides and is adhesively attached in such a way that one end of the adhesive film protrudes beyond the plate as a grip, the adhesive film being of such a kind that the adhesive bond achieved with it can be released again by pulling in the direction of the bonding plane, stretching the strip, characterized in that the front side of the plate (1) has a gripping aid (5), by means of which the plate (1) can be held when releasing the adhesive bond again by pulling the strip (7).Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 1997Date of Patent: November 16, 1999Assignee: Beiersdorf AGInventors: Bernd Luhmann, Thomas Raadts
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Patent number: 5928747Abstract: Redetachable, self-adhesive device having a plate, the sides and/or front side of which have fastening means, if appropriate, and the rear side of which has a strip of an adhesive film which is adhesive on both sides and is adhesively attached in such a way that one end of the adhesive film protrudes beyond the plate as a grip, the adhesive film being of such a kind that the adhesive bond achieved with it can be released again by pulling in the direction of the bonding plane, stretching the strip, characterized in that the rear side of the plate (1) has laterally alongside the adhesively attached adhesive film (5) spacers (3A, 3B), the height of which is less than the thickness of the adhesive film (5).Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 1997Date of Patent: July 27, 1999Assignee: Beiersdorf AGInventors: Bernd Luhmann, Andreas Junghans, Thomas Raadts