Patents by Inventor Thomas Spoler

Thomas Spoler 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: 12662802
    Abstract: A drinking and domestic water system with a transfer point (22) from the public water supply network, a line (2, 4) from which at least one ring main (10; 38, 40) branches off, wherein the ring main (10) branches off from the line (2, 4) via an outlet opening (14) and is led back into the line (2, 4) via an inlet opening (16), wherein a flow resistance element (36) is arranged in the line (2, 4) between the outlet opening (14) and the inlet opening (16), or wherein the ring main (38, 40) is led back into a circulation line (6) via the inlet opening (16). The present invention aims to provide such drinking and domestic water system, which is intended to simplify the shutting off of the ring main for functional tests, cleaning measures or maintenance purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2026
    Assignee: Gebr. Kemper GmbH + Co.KG
    Inventors: Thomas Spoler, Andreas Obst
  • Publication number: 20250084620
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a drinking and domestic water system with a transfer point (22) from the public water supply network, a line (2, 4) from which at least one ring main (10; 38, 40) provided with at least one consumer (12) branches off, wherein the ring main (10) branches off from the line (2, 4) via an outlet opening (14) and is led back into the line (2, 4) via an inlet opening (16), wherein the line (2, 4) and the ring main (10) are led in parallel and a flow resistance element (36) is arranged in the line (2, 4) between the outlet opening (14) and the inlet opening (16), or wherein the ring main (38, 40) is led back into a circulation line (6) via the inlet opening (16). The present invention aims to provide such drinking and domestic water system, which is intended to simplify the shutting off of the ring main for functional tests, cleaning measures or maintenance purposes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2024
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Inventors: Thomas Spoler, Andreas Obst