Patents Assigned to Buerkert Werke GmbH
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Patent number: 10307499Abstract: A gas transfer system including a housing, a pressurized gas canister held by the housing, a first passageway in fluid communication with the pressurized gas canister and configured to supply pressurized pre-sterilization gas from the pressurized gas canister to a fluid flow component, a gas discharge canister held by the housing; and a second passageway in fluid communication with the gas discharge canister and configured to supply post-sterilization gas from the fluid flow component to the gas discharge canister. The system may include devices directed to disinfection of fluid flow components, members, or fluid zones, and methods for their use. Additional related devices, systems and methods are provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2017Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Assignees: BÜRKERT CONTROMATIC CORP., BÜRKERT WERKE GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Harm Stratman, Heinz Duemmler, Ray M. Frey
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Patent number: 10274102Abstract: A valve actuator for a valve has an electric motor which comprises a rotor and a stator, and further a magnetic detent brake with at least one detent magnet for holding the rotor in a detent position. The least one rotor magnet is arranged on the rotor and co-operates with the detent brake.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2015Date of Patent: April 30, 2019Assignee: Buerkert Werke GmbHInventor: Klaus Beck
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Patent number: 10250954Abstract: An electronics module for coupling to a module arrangement, in particular valve island, in a line-up direction, comprises a casing which comprises a front side, a back side, an upper side, a bottom side and two opposite lateral surfaces extending along the line-up direction in relation to a state mounted on the module arrangement. In the casing an electronics is accommodated and at least a first bus connection and two second bus connections are provided, which are connected to the electronics within the casing. The at least one first bus connection is arranged either on the upper side or on the bottom side, while a second bus connection is arranged on each of the lateral surfaces, respectively. A module assembly comprises a module arrangement, in particular a valve island, and an electronics module, wherein the electronics module directly abuts on the module arrangement in the line-up direction, and is detachably connected thereto in a non-destructive manner.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2018Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: BUERKERT WERKE GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Christopher Christie, Thomas Diem
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Patent number: 10247326Abstract: A linear valve drive for connection to a valve body which has a valve seat is described, wherein said linear valve drive comprises a drive housing, a valve closure element and a piezoelectric actuator which is arranged within said drive housing. Said valve closure element is displaceable in the axial direction between an open position and a closed position by means of said piezoelectric actuator and an interposed actuating device. Said piezoelectric actuator is supported on said actuating device via its side directed towards the valve closure element. Said linear valve drive comprises an adjusting device which is configured such that an idle stroke of said linear valve drive is adjustable. A valve is also described.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2017Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: BUERKERT WERKE GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Michael Schupp, Jan Westermann
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Patent number: 10249987Abstract: An electronic module for an I/O modular system comprises a housing, a plug-in connection for the coupling to a connection of the I/O modular system, and at least one locking lever which has an actuating end arranged on the side turned away from the plug-in connection, and a locking portion. The locking lever has at least one light-conducting portion. A light source is associated with the locking lever. A light exit face is provided in the region of the actuating end of the locking lever.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2017Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: BUERKERT WERKE GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Vinoth Pathmanathan, Christopher Christie, Florian Fischer, Michael Stephan
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Patent number: 10241500Abstract: A film transducer has a holding part and an electroactive multilayer composite structure including at least two deformable carriers which are each coated on at least one side with a planar electrode. The multilayer composite structure has an elongated basic shape and being clamped on its shorter sides in a fixing section in the holding part while its longer sides are free, the electrodes of the multilayer composite structure being alternately connected at the ends clamped in the holding part to a contact element which is arranged in the fixing section.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2016Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Assignee: Buerkert Werke GmbHInventors: Crícia De Carvalho Rodegheri, Marcel Konstandin, Noam Nancy, Peter Krippner, Dieter Binz, Ralf Scheibe
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Patent number: 10230657Abstract: BUS system, method of operating a BUS system, and fluidic system with a BUS system, the BUS system comprising a multitude of users. Information regarding an allocation feature is transmitted to the users of the BUS system by other users of a group of users of the BUS system and by the respective users themselves.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2013Date of Patent: March 12, 2019Assignee: BUERKERT WERKE GMBHInventors: Ralf Schmoetzer, Volker Haaf, Marcus Fischer, Jochen Krauss, Jochen Froelich
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Patent number: 10220136Abstract: A dosing device with a dosing chamber unit receiving dosing fluid and actively ejecting dosing fluid, which includes at least one dosing chamber, an inflow channel which fluidically connects a dosing chamber with an inlet and in an inflow orifice opens into the dosing chamber, and a backflow channel which fluidically connects the or a dosing chamber with a backflow and which in a backflow orifice proceeds from the associated dosing chamber, is able to exactly eject minimum amounts of fluid. Inflow and backflow orifice are spaced from each other. A 3-way valve is provided with a common port for the inflow and the backflow channel.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2016Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: BUERKERT WERKE GMBHInventor: Christoph Hettinger
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Patent number: 10221960Abstract: A valve assembly with at least two valve modules is described, wherein the valve modules are arranged one beside the other in a line-up direction. The valve assembly also comprises an indicating device for displaying a state of the valve modules and/or of the valve assembly and/or of a component connected to the valve assembly. In the line-up direction the indicating device continuously extends over all valve modules.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2017Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: BUERKERT WERKE GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Thomas Hamm, Thomas Diem, Ina Schmetzer
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Patent number: 10212001Abstract: Systems and methods of the subject invention provide for the communication with field devices in a first fieldbus system working in accordance with a first standard, and in a second fieldbus system working in accordance with a second standard. First and second field devices are arranged in the first fieldbus system and are coupled via a first fieldbus in accordance with the first standard. The first field device is also coupled to the second fieldbus system working in accordance with a second standard. A standardized object in accordance with the first standard is loaded on the first field device. A description of the standardized object is provided in the second fieldbus system. The standardized object is used from the second fieldbus system, the standardized object having no definition of a data type.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2016Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignee: BUERKERT WERKE GMBHInventor: Ralf Schmötzer
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Patent number: 10158064Abstract: A diaphragm actuator has a first frame part and a second frame part, between which at least two diaphragm layers are disposed in a stacked manner and formed as electro-active polymer layers. Furthermore, a method for producing a diaphragm actuator is described.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2015Date of Patent: December 18, 2018Assignee: Buerkert Werke GmbHInventors: Cricia de Carvalho Rodegheri, Jan Westermann, Klaus-Guenther Beck, Peter Krippner, Christoph Dittrich
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Patent number: 10094688Abstract: A calibration system has a calibration device which includes at least one calibration fluid receptacle, an electric and a fluidic interface for releasably connecting at least one sensor module to be calibrated, which is a unit constructionally separate from the calibration device and contains one or more sensors, and a controller which controls the flow of calibration fluid through the sensor module connected to the calibration device and which is electrically coupled with the connected sensor module via the electric interface and can collect measurement data from the sensor module. In the calibration system, in particular in the sensor module, calibration data are stored, so that the calibration device can calibrate various sensor modules which are coupled to the interface.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2016Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: Buerkert Werke GmbHInventors: Thomas Hahn, Vinoth Pathmanathan, Florian Fischer
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Patent number: 10077846Abstract: A diaphragm valve has a valve body which includes at least one flow passage for fluid flow, a valve drive including a housing, and a diaphragm which can be deflected by the valve drive, in order to selectively open and close the flow passage. The rim of the diaphragm is axially clamped in a fluid-tight way between valve body and valve drive, wherein clamping of the diaphragm is effected by a screw-nut connection and the screw and the nut surround the rim of the diaphragm as seen in actuating direction of the valve drive and one of the two parts formed by screw and nut is non-rotatably provided at the valve body or at the valve drive. The other one of the two parts can be screwed in or on and additionally is rotatorily movable. The movable part is supported on the valve drive or on the valve body by an anti-friction bearing.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2016Date of Patent: September 18, 2018Assignee: Buerkert Werke GmbHInventors: Werner Eurich, Ralf Kettemann
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Patent number: 10054242Abstract: A valve comprises a valve housing with at least one fluid port. In the valve housing a valve chamber is formed, in which a closing element axially shiftable by a valve drive is provided, which cooperates with at least one valve seat provided in the valve housing. The valve housing has a first end face to which the valve drive can be coupled, and at least one actuation opening in a second end face of the valve housing opposite to the first end face. The actuation opening extends through the valve housing up to the closing element and is arranged eccentrically in the second end face.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2016Date of Patent: August 21, 2018Assignee: Buerkert Werke GmbHInventors: Christian Weber, Markus Klaiber, Uwe Gruebnau
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Patent number: 10041511Abstract: A pneumatic drive and a method for acquiring the power of a pneumatic drive are specified. A piston is movably disposed in a working space and coupled to a path transducer. A pressure sensor is provided for acquiring an internal pressure of the working space. An evaluation unit of the pneumatic drive is adapted to process the value of a path distance of a movement of the piston acquired by the path transducer as well as a variation of the internal pressure in the working space acquired by the pressure sensor. The variation of the internal pressure is associated with the movement of the piston in the working space. Based on these values, a power of the pneumatic drive can be determined.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2014Date of Patent: August 7, 2018Assignee: BÜRKERT WERKE GMBHInventors: Klaus Beck, Sebastian Frank, Andreas Ungerer
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Patent number: 10018309Abstract: A fluid control head of a fluid controlling or fluid measuring device has a onepiece outer housing which includes a surrounding shell surface, an open face side formed by a first opening and facing the device, and a lateral bulge having a lateral, more particularly radial opening in the shell surface. The outer housing is a one-piece housing shaped by hydroforming.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2014Date of Patent: July 10, 2018Assignee: Buerkert Werke GmbHInventors: Christopher Christie, Yannick Fuchs, Volker Haaf, Bertrand Koenig
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Patent number: 9995404Abstract: A seat valve (10) is described having a valve body (12) which comprises at least two fluid openings (14, 16). Furthermore, the seat valve (10) comprises at least one valve seat (20), at least one valve element (22) which can be displaced in a translatory manner and at least one actuator (24) which is formed as an electro-active polymeric actuator and cooperates with the valve element (22).Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2015Date of Patent: June 12, 2018Assignee: Buerkert Werke GmbHInventors: Cricia de Carvalho Rodegheri, Ralf Scheibe, Peter Krippner, Stefan Seelecke
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Patent number: 9910446Abstract: A modular valve system (10) to be mounted to a support, in particular a support in an electric control cabinet, comprises at least two individual valve modules (12) which can be fluidly connected to each other and to which at least one control valve unit (16) can be coupled in each case. The modular valve system (10) includes a process fluid section (90) comprising process fluid lines (78) through which a process fluid can flow, a control fluid section (32) comprising control fluid lines in at least some of the valve modules (12) through which a control fluid can flow, and a membrane (80) which is shared by at least some of the valve modules (12) and designed for controlling the process fluid in the process fluid section (90) while forming membrane valves (50) and for sealing off the control fluid section.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2015Date of Patent: March 6, 2018Assignee: Buerkert Werke GmbHInventors: Thomas Hamm, Michael Tasch, Jochen Walther
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Patent number: D828299Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2015Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Assignee: BÜRKERT WERKE GMBH & CO. KGInventor: Christopher Christie
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Patent number: D828300Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2015Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Assignee: BÜRKERT WERKE GMBH & CO. KGInventor: Christopher Christie