Patents by Inventor Yichao Bian

Yichao Bian 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: 20240117892
    Abstract: A sanitary valve having a main valve and a pilot valve by which the main valve is actuatable between open and closed positions. A valve diaphragm movable by a valve tappet connected to a push-push mechanism provides for switching between switching positions corresponding to open and closed positions. The main and pilot valves are in an inner housing that is rotatably mounted in an outer housing. The outer and inner housings have paired valve openings, with a first valve opening pair arranged coaxially to a rotational axis designed as a valve outlet and a second valve opening pair provided as a valve inlet. The second pair is movable into congruence according to the rotational position between the outer and inner housings so the clear opening cross-section, kept free, of the at least one valve inlet produced by the congruence of the second valve openings is modified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventors: Jacek KOWOL, Marc TEMPEL, Yichao BIAN
  • Patent number: 11892094
    Abstract: A valve arrangement having a main valve and having a pilot valve which is provided for controlling the main valve and which is inserted into a pilot valve receptacle in an insertion direction, wherein, through closure of the pilot valve, a pressure is able to be built up within a pressure chamber which is closed off by a diaphragm, whereby a valve seat between a main valve inlet and a main valve outlet is able to be closed off. By opening the pilot valve, it is possible to set a release of pressure within the pressure chamber by water flowing away via an inflow, connected to the pressure chamber, of the pilot valve receptacle and via a pilot valve inlet, adjoining the latter and formed by a main body of the pilot valve. A pilot valve outlet, formed by the main body, and via an outflow, adjoining said pilot valve outlet, into the main valve outlet, opens into the main valve outlet on the outflow side of the diaphragm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: NEOPERL GMBH
    Inventors: Yichao Bian, Marc Tempel
  • Patent number: 11739859
    Abstract: In a valve actuating device (1), a bi-stable mechanism (13), by which an auxiliary valve (7) of a pressure-actuatable main valve (2) can be controlled, is set up in such a way that at least one stop point for an open position of the main valve (2) can be adjusted by a rotational movement of a valve element (10) in order to adjust a manual operating element (11) for the auxiliary valve (7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventors: Marc Tempel, Yichao Bian
  • Patent number: 11739858
    Abstract: A sanitary valve (1) for use in a fitting (2), including a valve housing (3), a main valve (4) which has a movable diaphragm (5), and a pilot valve (6), by which the main valve (4) can be actuated. The position of the diaphragm (5) can be specified by the position of a valve tappet (7) of the pilot valve (6), and a tube securing element (9) which is paired with an inlet opening (8) of the valve housing (3) is formed on the valve housing (3) and/or a mouthpiece securing element (11) or a jet regulator securing element which is paired with an outlet opening (10) of the valve housing (3) is formed on the valve housing (3) and/or the sanitary valve (1) has a clamping device (12), by which the valve housing (3) and an adjustment device part (13) can be rigidly connected together or are rigidly connected together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: NEOPERL GMBH
    Inventors: Marc Tempel, Yichao Bian
  • Publication number: 20230184341
    Abstract: A diversion device (1), in particular for a sanitary fitting (100), including a housing (2) which forms a valve body space (23) with at least one inlet opening (3) and at least two outlet openings (4, 5). A valve body (6) is guided in an adjustable manner within the valve body space (23) and can be used to divert a flow path (7, 8) between the at least two outlet openings (4, 5), the valve body (6) can be adjusted by an adjustment mechanism (9), the adjustment mechanism (9) is operatively connected to an operating element configured as a push-button (10), and an operative connection can be established between the adjustment mechanism and the push-button.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventor: Yichao BIAN
  • Patent number: 11408534
    Abstract: In the case of a valve-actuating device (1), it is provided that, between a manual operating element (2) and a control element (4), by which a valve (3) can be adjusted between an open position and a closed position, there is formed a compensating device (6) by which the control element (4) can be moved relative to the manual operating element (2), and toward or away from the latter, counter to a restoring force of a restoring element (9), wherein the restoring element (9) is arranged outside the compensating device (6), and/or a plunger (8) is arranged on the control element (4) and is guided in a receptacle (7) of the compensating device (6), wherein there is additionally or alternatively formed an adjusting device (34) by which the control element (4) can be moved away from or toward the manual operating element (2) (FIG. 1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventor: Yichao Bian
  • Publication number: 20220178460
    Abstract: A valve arrangement having a main valve and having a pilot valve which is provided for controlling the main valve and which is inserted into a pilot valve receptacle in an insertion direction, wherein, through closure of the pilot valve, a pressure is able to be built up within a pressure chamber which is closed off by a diaphragm, whereby a valve seat between a main valve inlet and a main valve outlet is able to be closed off. By opening the pilot valve, it is possible to set a release of pressure within the pressure chamber by water flowing away via an inflow, connected to the pressure chamber, of the pilot valve receptacle and via a pilot valve inlet, adjoining the latter and formed by a main body of the pilot valve. A pilot valve outlet, formed by the main body, and via an outflow, adjoining said pilot valve outlet, into the main valve outlet, opens into the main valve outlet on the outflow side of the diaphragm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Applicant: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventors: Yichao BIAN, Marc TEMPEL
  • Patent number: 11287052
    Abstract: A valve arrangement having a main valve and having a pilot valve which is provided for controlling the main valve and which is inserted into a pilot valve receptacle in an insertion direction, wherein, through closure of the pilot valve, a pressure is able to be built up within a pressure chamber which is closed off by a diaphragm, whereby a valve seat between a main valve inlet and a main valve outlet is able to be closed off. By opening the pilot valve, it is possible to set a release of pressure within the pressure chamber by water flowing away via an inflow, connected to the pressure chamber, of the pilot valve receptacle and via a pilot valve inlet, adjoining the latter and formed by a main body of the pilot valve. A pilot valve outlet, formed by the main body, and via an outflow, adjoining said pilot valve outlet, into the main valve outlet, opens into the main valve outlet on the outflow side of the diaphragm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventors: Yichao Bian, Marc Tempel
  • Publication number: 20210301511
    Abstract: A sanitary valve (1) for use in a fitting (2), including a valve housing (3), a main valve (4) which has a movable diaphragm (5), and a pilot valve (6), by which the main valve (4) can be actuated. The position of the diaphragm (5) can be specified by the position of a valve tappet (7) of the pilot valve (6), and a tube securing element (9) which is paired with an inlet opening (8) of the valve housing (3) is formed on the valve housing (3) and/or a mouthpiece securing element (11) or a jet regulator securing element which is paired with an outlet opening (10) of the valve housing (3) is formed on the valve housing (3) and/or the sanitary valve (1) has a clamping device (12), by which the valve housing (3) and an adjustment device part (13) can be rigidly connected together or are rigidly connected together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Applicant: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventors: Marc Tempel, Yichao Bian
  • Publication number: 20210239236
    Abstract: In a valve actuating device (1), a bi-stable mechanism (13), by which an auxiliary valve (7) of a pressure-actuatable main valve (2) can be controlled, is set up in such a way that at least one stop point for an open position of the main valve (2) can be adjusted by a rotational movement of a valve element (10) in order to adjust a manual operating element (11) for the auxiliary valve (7).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicant: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventors: Marc TEMPEL, Yichao BIAN
  • Publication number: 20200362983
    Abstract: A valve arrangement having a main valve and having a pilot valve which is provided for controlling the main valve and which is inserted into a pilot valve receptacle in an insertion direction, wherein, through closure of the pilot valve, a pressure is able to be built up within a pressure chamber which is closed off by a diaphragm, whereby a valve seat between a main valve inlet and a main valve outlet is able to be closed off. By opening the pilot valve, it is possible to set a release of pressure within the pressure chamber by water flowing away via an inflow, connected to the pressure chamber, of the pilot valve receptacle and via a pilot valve inlet, adjoining the latter and formed by a main body of the pilot valve. A pilot valve outlet, formed by the main body, and via an outflow, adjoining said pilot valve outlet, into the main valve outlet, opens into the main valve outlet on the outflow side of the diaphragm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2018
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Applicant: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventors: Yichao BIAN, Marc TEMPEL
  • Patent number: D849890
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventors: Marc Tempel, Yichao Bian
  • Patent number: D895770
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventor: Yichao Bian
  • Patent number: D904567
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventor: Yichao Bian
  • Patent number: D920477
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventors: Yichao Bian, Jacek Kowol
  • Patent number: D925702
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventor: Yichao Bian
  • Patent number: D965108
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventors: Marc Tempel, Yichao Bian
  • Patent number: D969969
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventors: Yichao Bian, Jacek Kowol
  • Patent number: D1000586
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventors: Yichao Bian, Jacek Kowol
  • Patent number: D1003396
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventor: Yichao Bian