Patents by Inventor Wolfgang Habitzl
Wolfgang Habitzl 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: 11867328Abstract: A plug-in connection system for fluid-conducting components of fire extinguishing systems that has a first component having an outer peripheral surface and a first recess in the peripheral surface, and a second component having an inner peripheral surface and a second recess in the inner peripheral surface, wherein the first and the second component can be plugged into one another such that the recesses lie opposite one another and define a locking element channel. A locking element which can be inserted into the locking element channel until an interlock position is reached and at least part of which engages in both recesses in the interlock position. A locking element safety device is provided for reversibly releasably securing the locking element on the first and/or second component.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Minimax GmbHInventors: Jan Felberg, Wolfgang Habitzl
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Publication number: 20240001184Abstract: The invention relates to a multi-area fire extinguishing system, having a control system, a number of fluid control lines that are configured to transmit a control pressure as a function of control commands of the control system, and a number of fluid-actuated area valves that are each in fluid communication with the control lines, wherein the area valves are configured to be actuated as a function of the received control commands. The invention proposes, in particular, a fluid-actuated area blocking apparatus which is operatively coupled to the fluid control lines and to the area valves and which is configured such that, when one or more area valves are actuated, said area blocking apparatus opens up those area valves and blocks all other area valves. The invention furthermore relates to a controller for a multi-area fire extinguishing system, to an area blocking apparatus for a fire extinguishing system, and to the use of same.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2021Publication date: January 4, 2024Inventors: Thomas NÖTZEL, Wolfgang HABITZL
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Publication number: 20220412488Abstract: A plug-in connection system for fluid-conducting components of fire extinguishing systems that has a first component having an outer peripheral surface and a first recess in the peripheral surface, and a second component having an inner peripheral surface and a second recess in the inner peripheral surface, wherein the first and the second component can be plugged into one another such that the recesses lie opposite one another and define a locking element channel. A locking element which can be inserted into the locking element channel until an interlock position is reached and at least part of which engages in both recesses in the interlock position. A locking element safety device is provided for reversibly releasably securing the locking element on the first and/or second component.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2022Publication date: December 29, 2022Inventors: Jan FELBERG, Wolfgang HABITZL
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Patent number: 11439853Abstract: The invention relates to a quick-opening valve for a pressurized extinguishing fluid vessel, having an extinguishing fluid inlet (4), an extinguishing fluid outlet (5), a flow chamber which extends from the extinguishing fluid inlet (4) to the extinguishing fluid outlet (5), a valve piston (12), a valve seat (10), wherein the valve piston is movable back and forth between an opened-up position and a shut-off position such that the valve piston (12) and the valve seat (10), in the shut-off position, bear against one another in fluid-tight fashion and, in the opened-up position, are spaced apart from one another such that the extinguishing fluid inlet (4) and the extinguishing fluid outlet (5) are fluidically connected to one another. It is proposed according to the invention that the extinguishing fluid inlet (4) and the extinguishing fluid outlet (5) are oriented substantially parallel to one another.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2017Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: Minimax GmbHInventors: Jan Felberg, Wolfgang Habitzl
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Patent number: 11428352Abstract: A plug-in connection system for fluid-conducting components of fire extinguishing systems that has a first component having an outer peripheral surface and a first recess in the peripheral surface, and a second component having an inner peripheral surface and a second recess in the inner peripheral surface, wherein the first and the second component can be plugged into one another such that the recesses lie opposite one another and define a locking element channel. A locking element which can be inserted into the locking element channel until an interlock position is reached and at least part of which engages in both recesses in the interlock position. A locking element safety device is provided for reversibly releasably securing the locking element on the first and/or second component.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2018Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: Minimax GmbHInventors: Jan Felberg, Wolfgang Habitzl
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Patent number: 11400329Abstract: The invention relates to an adapter (1) for connecting an extinguishing-agent container (105) to a pipeline connection (103) of a fire-extinguishing system (100) in a fluid-conducting manner, having a first connector (5a), which is configured to be connected to a correspondingly configured connection (107) of the extinguishing-agent container (105), and a second connector (5b), which is configured to be connected to a corresponding pipeline connection (103). In particular, the adapter has a rigid pipe coupling (3) that is variable in length and extends along a longitudinal axis (L), wherein the first connector (5a) and the second connector (5b) are each attached in an articulated manner to the pipe coupling (3).Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2018Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: Minimax GmbHInventors: Jan Felberg, Wolfgang Habitzl
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Publication number: 20200292111Abstract: The invention relates to a plug-in connection system (1) for fluid-conducting components, in particular for fluid-conducting components of fire extinguishing systems, comprising a first component (3) having an outer peripheral surface (7) and a first recess (11) in the peripheral surface, a second component (5) having an inner peripheral surface (7) and a second recess in the inner peripheral surface, wherein the first and the second component (3, 5) can be plugged into one another such that when they are fully plugged into one another the recesses (11, 13) lie opposite one another and define a locking element channel (14), and a locking element (15) which, when the components (3, 5) are fully plugged into one another, can be inserted into the locking element channel (14) until an interlock position is reached and at least part of which engages in both recesses (11, 13) in the interlock position.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2018Publication date: September 17, 2020Inventors: Jan FELBERG, Wolfgang HABITZL
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Publication number: 20200188715Abstract: The invention relates to an adapter (1) for connecting an extinguishing-agent container (105) to a pipeline connection (103) of a fire-extinguishing system (100) in a fluid-conducting manner, having a first connector (5a), which is configured to be connected to a correspondingly configured connection (107) of the extinguishing-agent container (105), and a second connector (5b), which is configured to be connected to a corresponding pipeline connection (103). In particular, the adapter has a rigid pipe coupling (3) that is variable in length and extends along a longitudinal axis (L), wherein the first connector (5a) and the second connector (5b) are each attached in an articulated manner to the pipe coupling (3).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2018Publication date: June 18, 2020Inventors: Jan FELBERG, Wolfgang HABITZL
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Patent number: 10398915Abstract: A method for extinguishing objects or appliances, in which, once a fire signal has been detected at point in time t1, a first device (17) providing an extinguishing agent is triggered, for discharging a liquid synthetic extinguishing agent (14), via a separating device (8), a common conveying pipe (9) and at least one nozzle (10), and, once a second fire signal has been detected at point in time t2, a second device (18) providing an extinguishing agent is triggered for discharging water (3) or a water-based extinguishing agent via the separating device (8), the common conveying pipe (9) and the at least one nozzle (10) for extinguishing. A system is also provided for extinguishing objects or appliances.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2017Date of Patent: September 3, 2019Assignee: MINIMAX GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Joachim Boeke, Wolfgang Habitzl, Volker Bechtloff
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Patent number: 10363445Abstract: A method for extinguishing objects or appliances, in which, once a fire signal has been detected at point in time t1, a first device (17) providing an extinguishing agent is triggered, for discharging a liquid synthetic extinguishing agent (14), via a separating device (8), a common conveying pipe (9) and at least one nozzle (10), and, once a second fire signal has been detected at point in time t2, a second device (18) providing an extinguishing agent is triggered for discharging water (3) or a water-based extinguishing agent via the separating device (8), the common conveying pipe (9) and the at least one nozzle (10) for extinguishing. A system is also provided for extinguishing objects or appliances.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2015Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: MINIMAX GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Joachim Boeke, Wolfgang Habitzl, Volker Bechtloff
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Patent number: 10363446Abstract: A fire detection and/or extinguishing control station for actuating two extinguishing agent supply devices using a control unit. After actuating a first extinguishing agent supply device (17) upon detection of a first fire signal at time (t1), the control station is additionally equipped to actuate a second extinguishing agent supply device (18) upon detection of a second fire signal at time (t2) if the control station has checked whether the time (t2) fulfills the inequality (t1+tc)<t2<(t1+tb), where (tc) represents a discharge time of the complete or partial discharge of at least one extinguishing agent container (1) of the first extinguishing agent supply device (17), (tk) represents a check time connected to the discharge time (tc), and (tb) represents a monitoring time period, and the monitoring time period (tb) is the sum of the discharge time (tc) and the check time (tk) beginning at time (t1).Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2015Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: MINIMAX GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Kurt Lenkeit, Wolfgang Habitzl, Joachim Boeke, Volker Bechtloff
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Publication number: 20190111290Abstract: The invention relates to a quick-opening valve for a pressurized extinguishing fluid vessel, having an extinguishing fluid inlet (4), an extinguishing fluid outlet (5), a flow chamber which extends from the extinguishing fluid inlet (4) to the extinguishing fluid outlet (5), a valve piston (12), a valve seat (10), wherein the valve piston is movable back and forth between an opened-up position and a shut-off position such that the valve piston (12) and the valve seat (10), in the shut-off position, bear against one another in fluid-tight fashion and, in the opened-up position, are spaced apart from one another such that the extinguishing fluid inlet (4) and the extinguishing fluid outlet (5) are fluidically connected to one another. It is proposed according to the invention that the extinguishing fluid inlet (4) and the extinguishing fluid outlet (5) are oriented substantially parallel to one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2017Publication date: April 18, 2019Applicant: MINMAX GMBH & CO., KGInventors: Jan FELBERG, Wolfgang HABITZL
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Publication number: 20180111014Abstract: A method for extinguishing objects or appliances, in which, once a fire signal has been detected at point in time t1, a first device (17) providing an extinguishing agent is triggered, for discharging a liquid synthetic extinguishing agent (14), via a separating device (8), a common conveying pipe (9) and at least one nozzle (10), and, once a second fire signal has been detected at point in time t2, a second device (18) providing an extinguishing agent is triggered for discharging water (3) or a water-based extinguishing agent via the separating device (8), the common conveying pipe (9) and the at least one nozzle (10) for extinguishing. A system is also provided for extinguishing objects or appliances.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2017Publication date: April 26, 2018Inventors: Joachim Boeke, Wolfgang Habitzl, Volker Bechtloff
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Publication number: 20160346580Abstract: A method for extinguishing objects or appliances, in which, once a fire signal has been detected at point in time t1, a first device (17) providing an extinguishing agent is triggered, for discharging a liquid synthetic extinguishing agent (14), via a separating device (8), a common conveying pipe (9) and at least one nozzle (10), and, once a second fire signal has been detected at point in time t2, a second device (18) providing an extinguishing agent is triggered for discharging water (3) or a water-based extinguishing agent via the separating device (8), the common conveying pipe (9) and the at least one nozzle (10) for extinguishing. A system is also provided for extinguishing objects or appliances.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2015Publication date: December 1, 2016Applicant: MINIMAX GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Joachim BOEKE, Wolfgang HABITZL, Volker BECHTLOFF
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Publication number: 20160332012Abstract: A fire detection and/or extinguishing control station for actuating two extinguishing agent supply devices using a control unit. After actuating a first extinguishing agent supply device (17) upon detection of a first fire signal at time (t1), the control station is additionally equipped to actuate a second extinguishing agent supply device (18) upon detection of a second fire signal at time (t2) if the control station has checked whether the time (t2) fulfills the inequality (t1+tc)<t2<(t1+tb), where (tc) represents a discharge time of the complete or partial discharge of at least one extinguishing agent container (1) of the first extinguishing agent supply device (17), (tk) represents a check time connected to the discharge time (tc), and (tb) represents a monitoring time period, and the monitoring time period (tb) is the sum of the discharge time (tc) and the check time (tk) beginning at time (t1).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2015Publication date: November 17, 2016Inventors: Kurt LENKEIT, Wolfgang HABITZL, Joachim BOEKE, Volker BECHTLOFF
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Patent number: 9387352Abstract: A system for extinguishing and/or inerting, including an extinguishing-agent tank, a conveyor device for an extinguishing agent, a pipeline, and nozzles. A synthetic liquid extinguishing agent (12) is stored at low pressure of up to 3 bar relative to 21° C. in the extinguishing-agent tank (1) and at least one incidence sensor detects fire signals and reports them to a fire detection panel and/or control panel (9) which activates the conveyor device (4) that conveys the synthetic liquid extinguishing agent by means of a pipeline (5) to nozzles (6), and the liquid extinguishing agents transitions into the gas phase after leaving the nozzles (6). The system represents a more cost-effective system that requires less technical efforts in comparison to previous systems having synthetic liquid extinguishing agents.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2012Date of Patent: July 12, 2016Assignee: Minimax GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Wolfgang Habitzl
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Patent number: 8418774Abstract: A fire extinguishing system for a casing, preferably an electronics casing, consisting of an extinguishing agent container, in which the extinguishing agent is stored, and a control device for the flow of extinguishing agent is provided, wherein a preferably cuboid extinguishing agent container (2) forms together with the devices (5, 7, 8, 29, 31, 32) required for storing and monitoring the loss of extinguishing agent, for controlling the flow of extinguishing agent from the container and for connecting a discharge device for the extinguishing agent, a complex structural component (24, 28), and wherein the devices (5, 7, 8, 29, 31, 32) are fastened at or integrated in the extinguishing agent container (2) in such a manner that this may be transported, installed or arranged in the casing (18) as a compact structural component (FIG. 2).Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2009Date of Patent: April 16, 2013Assignee: Minimax GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Joachim Gensel, Wolfgang Habitzl, André Lickefett
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Publication number: 20090188682Abstract: A fire extinguishing system for a casing, preferably an electronics casing, consisting of an extinguishing agent container, in which the extinguishing agent is stored, and a control device for the flow of extinguishing agent is provided, wherein a preferably cuboid extinguishing agent container (2) forms together with the devices (5, 7, 8, 29, 31, 32) required for storing and monitoring the loss of extinguishing agent, for controlling the flow of extinguishing agent from the container and for connecting a discharge device for the extinguishing agent, a complex structural component (24, 28), and wherein the devices (5, 7, 8, 29, 31, 32) are fastened at or integrated in the extinguishing agent container (2) in such a manner that this may be transported, installed or arranged in the casing (18) as a compact structural component (FIG. 2).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2009Publication date: July 30, 2009Inventors: Joachim Gensel, Wolfgang Habitzl, Andre Lickefett