Patents by Inventor Wolfgang Grothaus

Wolfgang Grothaus 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).

  • Publication number: 20180249842
    Abstract: A spring for a spring core, wherein the spring has helical windings and a first end winding and a second end winding, wherein at least the first end winding has a free end and the free end has at least one passage and the opening of the passage is directed outwardly with respect to the end winding of the spring, is distinguished by the fact that the passage is inclined out of a horizontal plane preferably about an angle ? in the compression direction of the spring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicant: AGRO HOLDING GMBH
    Inventor: WOLFGANG GROTHAUS
  • Publication number: 20180042394
    Abstract: A method for producing an upholstery spring, such as for upholstered furniture or mattresses includes several steps. One of the steps includes at least regionally applying a heat-sensitive colour indicator to a spring steel wire before, during or after the bending of the spring steel wire. The spring steel wire is heated to at least the changeover temperature of the colour indicator. The upholstery spring is then finished.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Applicant: AGRO HOLDING GMBH
    Inventor: WOLFGANG GROTHAUS
  • Publication number: 20160157626
    Abstract: A method for producing a pocket spring core including multiple interconnected spring coils, each having a plurality of individual helical springs arranged one behind the other and encased in a pocket is disclosed. At least some of the spring coils are made of at least two partial spring coils abutting each other at their end faces. A spring coil made of partial spring coils is formed by progressively synchronously joining and interconnecting the partial coils together in the position in which their end faces point towards each other relative to the longitudinal axes of their individual springs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Applicant: AGRO HOLDING GMBH
    Inventor: WOLFGANG GROTHAUS
  • Publication number: 20160150892
    Abstract: A spring core includes a plurality of rows of springs which are disposed parallel to each other and each of which includes a plurality of individual springs connected to each other. The spring core is designed in such a way that each spring is in the form of a ring which is disposed on edge in the loading direction and made of an elastically deformable wire having an inwardly directed notch in the progression of the contour.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Applicant: AGRO HOLDING GMBH
    Inventor: WOLFGANG GROTHAUS
  • Patent number: 7979935
    Abstract: An innerspring assembly includes a plurality of first springs arranged side-by-side in axis-parallel relationship and wound in the form of a helix. Several first springs which are arranged behind one another in a row define a spring strand. An edge reinforcement is formed by second springs placed on at least two opposite borders of the innerspring assembly, with each second spring being connected with two first springs of an adjacent spring strand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: AGRO Holding GmbH
    Inventor: Wolfgang Grothaus
  • Publication number: 20090288258
    Abstract: An innerspring assembly includes a plurality of first springs arranged side-by-side in axis-parallel relationship and wound in the form of a helix. Several first springs which are arranged behind one another in a row define a spring strand. An edge reinforcement is formed by second springs placed on at least two opposite borders of the innerspring assembly, with each second spring being connected with two first springs of an adjacent spring strand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2009
    Publication date: November 26, 2009
    Applicant: AGRO Holding GmbH
    Inventor: WOLFGANG GROTHAUS
  • Publication number: 20070108679
    Abstract: A spring core includes a plurality of individual springs. Each individual spring includes at least one spring band configured to be deformed to have a bulge and shaped to form at least a partial ring in a loading plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2006
    Publication date: May 17, 2007
    Inventor: Wolfgang Grothaus
  • Publication number: 20070101507
    Abstract: A spring core includes a plurality of helically wound springs. At least two of the springs include a bulging at least at one of two end regions of each of the at least two springs in a direction of a longitudinal axis of the at least two springs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2006
    Publication date: May 10, 2007
    Inventor: Wolfgang Grothaus
  • Patent number: 6898813
    Abstract: An innerspring assembly includes a first plurality of interconnected strings of pocketed first springs. A second plurality of strings of springs is provided and so incorporated in the innerspring assembly that at least one string of springs of the second plurality is placed between two neighboring strings of the first plurality of interconnected springs, wherein the second springs have a diameter which is smaller than a diameter of the first springs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2005
    Assignee: AGRO Federkernproduktions GmbH
    Inventor: Wolfgang Grothaus
  • Patent number: 6804847
    Abstract: A pocketed spring core includes a plurality of springs which are arranged sequentially in rows to form parallel adjoining spring strands, wherein each of the springs is supported in a pocket made of flexible material. A first cover sheet is placed over and connected to the spring strands, and a second cover sheet is placed under the spring strands and connected thereto. At least one of the first and second cover sheets has predetermined regions which are opened in a direction transversely to a longitudinal extension of the spring strands by a plurality of slots to thereby form strips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2004
    Assignee: Agro Federkernproduktions GmbH
    Inventor: Wolfgang Grothaus
  • Patent number: 6758464
    Abstract: An innerspring assembly, preferably pocketed spring core, includes a plurality of interconnected springs having a same height and arranged to form adjoining rows to provide a resting area. At least several of the rows are arranged in relation to the respectively neighboring rows offset in height.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2004
    Assignee: AGRO Federkernproduktions GmbH
    Inventor: Wolfgang Grothaus
  • Publication number: 20030217413
    Abstract: A pocketed spring core includes a plurality of springs which are arranged sequentially in rows to form parallel adjoining spring strands, wherein each of the springs is supported in a pocket made of flexible material. A first cover sheet is placed over and connected to the spring strands, and a second cover sheet is placed under the spring strands and connected thereto. At least one of the first and second cover sheets has predetermined regions which are opened in a direction transversely to a longitudinal extension of the spring strands by a plurality of slots to thereby form strips.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2003
    Publication date: November 27, 2003
    Inventor: Wolfgang Grothaus
  • Publication number: 20030218285
    Abstract: An innerspring assembly, preferably pocketed spring core, includes a plurality of interconnected springs having a same height and arranged to form adjoining rows to provide a resting area. At least several of the rows are arranged in relation to the respectively neighboring rows offset in height.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2003
    Publication date: November 27, 2003
    Inventor: Wolfgang Grothaus
  • Publication number: 20030074736
    Abstract: An innerspring assembly includes a first plurality of interconnected strings of pocketed first springs. A second plurality of strings of springs is provided and so incorporated in the innerspring assembly that at least one string of springs of the second plurality is placed between two neighboring strings of the first plurality of interconnected springs, wherein the second springs have a diameter which is smaller than a diameter of the first springs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2002
    Publication date: April 24, 2003
    Applicant: AGRO FEDERKERNPRODUKTIONS GMBH
    Inventor: Wolfgang Grothaus