Patents by Inventor Ernst Claussen

Ernst Claussen 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: 11938438
    Abstract: In accordance with certain techniques for filtering contaminated air, the air is sucked through at least one filter element, which is exchangeably held in a filter-holding device of an air duct system. In order to enable continuous filtering without process interruption, a plurality of filter elements is stored in the filter-holding device in such a way that, when one of the filter elements is removed, the soiled filter element is automatically replaced in the air duct system. For this purpose, the filter-holding device has a plurality of filter chambers, which are arranged relative to one another in such a way that, in the event of an exchange, the filter element can be slidingly guided from one of the filter chambers into another filter chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Oerlikon Textile GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Stephan Rickerts, Ernst Claussen, Hauke Petersen, Frank Knödler, Sonja Dittscher
  • Patent number: 11731070
    Abstract: A filter device for filtering particles from an air stream has an inlet channel through which the air to be purified flows, at least one filter element through which the air can flow and which is interchangeably held in a flow channel, and an outlet channel through which the purified air flows, an insertion chamber which can be closed by a door and from which a filter element can be fed to the flow channel, and an output chamber closable by a closure element, into which a filter element is feedable from the flow channel. The closure element of the output chamber is locked in the closed position via a locking mechanism when the door on the insertion chamber is opened and the output chamber and the insertion chamber are connected to the same flow channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Oerlikon Textile GmbH & Co KG
    Inventors: Rainer Matho, Andreas Mueller, Stephan Rickerts, Ernst Claussen, Hauke Petersen, Frank Knoedler, Sonja Dittscher
  • Patent number: 11549704
    Abstract: A filter device for filtering particles from an air flow has an inlet channel through which the air to be cleaned flows, at least one filter element through which the air can flow and which is held replaceably in a flow channel, and an outlet channel through which the cleaned air flows. The filter device has an insertion chamber which can be closed by a door and from which a filter element can be fed to the flow channel, and an output chamber which can be closed by a closure element and into which a filter element can be fed from the flow channel. A cover is attachable to the filter element, which covers a filter cake on the filter element so that the unit of filter element and cover is removable from the output chamber together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignees: Lufttechnik Gransee GmbH, Oerlikon Textile GmbH & Co KG
    Inventors: Rainer Matho, Andreas Mueller, Stephan Rickerts, Ernst Claussen, Hauke Petersen, Frank Knoedler, Sonja Dittscher
  • Publication number: 20210354068
    Abstract: In accordance with certain techniques for filtering contaminated air, the air is sucked through at least one filter element, which is exchangeably held in a filter-holding device of an air duct system. In order to enable continuous filtering without process interruption, a plurality of filter elements is stored in the filter-holding device in such a way that, when one of the filter elements is removed, the soiled filter element is automatically replaced in the air duct system. For this purpose, the filter-holding device has a plurality of filter chambers, which are arranged relative to one another in such a way that, in the event of an exchange, the filter element can be slidingly guided from one of the filter chambers into another filter chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Stephan Rickerts, Ernst Claussen, Hauke Petersen, Frank Knödler, Sonja Dittscher
  • Publication number: 20210316244
    Abstract: A filter device for filtering particles from an air stream has an inlet channel through which the air to be purified flows, at least one filter element through which the air can flow and which is interchangeably held in a flow channel, and an outlet channel through which the purified air flows, an insertion chamber which can be closed by a door and from which a filter element can be fed to the flow channel, and an output chamber closable by a closure element, into which a filter element is feedable from the flow channel. The closure element of the output chamber is locked in the closed position via a locking mechanism when the door on the insertion chamber is opened and the output chamber and the insertion chamber are connected to the same flow channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Applicants: Lufttechnik Gransee GmbH, Oerlikon Textile GmbH & Co KG
    Inventors: Rainer MATHO, Andreas MUELLER, Stephan RICKERTS, Ernst CLAUSSEN, Hauke PETERSEN, Frank KNOEDLER, Sonja DITTSCHER
  • Publication number: 20210318007
    Abstract: A filter device for filtering particles from an air flow has an inlet channel through which the air to be cleaned flows, at least one filter element through which the air can flow and which is held replaceably in a flow channel, and an outlet channel through which the cleaned air flows. The filter device has an insertion chamber which can be closed by a door and from which a filter element can be fed to the flow channel, and an output chamber which can be closed by a closure element and into which a filter element can be fed from the flow channel. A cover is attachable to the filter element, which covers a filter cake on the filter element so that the unit of filter element and cover is removable from the output chamber together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Applicants: Lufttechnik Gransee GmbH, Oerlikon Textile GmbH & Co KG
    Inventors: Rainer MATHO, Andreas MUELLER, Stephan RICKERTS, Ernst CLAUSSEN, Hauke PETERSEN, Frank KNOEDLER, Sonja DITTSCHER
  • Patent number: 9557066
    Abstract: A cooking appliance including an interior, a fan mechanism having at least one fan wheel in the interior, at least one first flow directing member for subdividing the interior into a pressure chamber that houses the fan wheel and a cooking chamber, in which the first flow directing member includes at least one suction port for sucking atmosphere from the cooking chamber into the pressure chamber when the fan wheel is in operation and at least one blow-off port for blowing atmosphere from the pressure chamber into the cooking chamber when the fan wheel is in operation; and at least one second flow directing member that is included with the fan mechanism in the area of the suction port of the first flow directing member in order to improve the flow from the cooking chamber into the pressure chamber by forcing an axial main flow H in the suction zone of the fan mechanism, where the second flow directing member performs a nozzle function, extends from the fan mechanism into the cooking chamber, and overlaps the e
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Rational AG
    Inventors: Ernst Claussen, Joachim J. Hylla, Oliver Witt, Yingan Xia, Michael Herner, Thomas Schreiner, Robert Kurth, Leonhard Ring, Aldo Paintner
  • Patent number: 8813689
    Abstract: A centrifugal fan with a pot-like impeller and with a housing, having a first circumferential wall region with an arc-like curvature which extends directly along the impeller. The housing includes in a direction of rotation of the impeller a second circumferential region with a radial distance from the impeller increasing spirally up to an outlet region. The housing includes in an opposite direction a third circumferential wall region extending to the outlet region, having an S-curvature and including a sub-region curved in the same direction as the first circumferential wall region forming a flow baffle element. Two side walls cover the axial end faces of the impeller wherein one of the side walls extends into the pot-like impeller and divides its interior into a first suction chamber having an intake and a second suction chamber. The outlet region expands in cross-section in the outlet flow direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignees: Punker GmbH, Alfred Karchner GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Ernst Claussen, Joachim Peetz, Gerd Wegner, Ralph Seitter, Lutz Bauer
  • Publication number: 20110253123
    Abstract: A cooking appliance including an interior, a fan mechanism having at least one fan wheel in the interior, at least one first flow directing member for subdividing the interior into a pressure chamber that houses the fan wheel and a cooking chamber, in which the first flow directing member includes at least one suction port for sucking atmosphere from the cooking chamber into the pressure chamber when the fan wheel is in operation and at least one blow-off port for blowing atmosphere from the pressure chamber into the cooking chamber when the fan wheel is in operation; and at least one second flow directing member that is included with the fan mechanism in the area of the suction port of the first flow directing member in order to improve the flow from the cooking chamber into the pressure chamber by forcing an axial main flow H in the suction zone of the fan mechanism, where the second flow directing member performs a nozzle function, extends from the fan mechanism into the cooking chamber, and overlaps the e
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2009
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicant: Rational AG
    Inventors: Ernst Claussen, Joachim J. Hylla, Oliver Witt, Yingan Xia, Michael Herner, Tomas Schreiner, Robert Kurth, Leonhard Ring, Aldo Paintner
  • Publication number: 20110044808
    Abstract: Proposed is a centrifugal fan with a pot-like impeller (10) and with a housing (11) accommodating the impeller (10), the circumferential wall (18) of which, starting from a first circumferential wall region (19) with an arc-like curvature which extends directly along the impeller (10), comprises on the one hand in the direction of rotation of the impeller (10) a second circumferential region (20) with a radial distance from the impeller (10) increasing spirally up to an outlet region (21) and on the other hand against the direction of rotation of the impeller (10) a third circumferential wall region (22) likewise extending to the outlet region (21). Two side walls (25, 26) cover the axial end faces of the impeller (10), wherein a partition (28) on one of the side walls extends into the pot-shaped impeller (10) and divides its interior into a first (V1) and a second (V2) suction chamber, an intake (29) being assigned to the first suction chamber (V1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2007
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Inventors: Ernst Claussen, Joachim Peetz, Gerd Wegner, Ralph Seitter, Lutz Bauer