Patents by Inventor Fritz-Martin Scholz

Fritz-Martin Scholz 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: 7128543
    Abstract: The compressor machine has two rotors rotating in opposite directions, which are fitted to two parallel, spaced apart shafts mounted in a housing. One of the shafts is driven directly and the other by intermeshing toothed gears mounted on the shafts. The housing has two radial walls which are configured in one piece with each other and with a peripheral wall and in which the shafts are mounted. The toothed gears are arranged between these radial walls. A side wall of the housing has an opening sealed by a removable cover. With the cover removed, the toothed gears can be fitted to the shafts through these openings. The bearing bores for the shafts can be produced and machined in the one-piece housing in a single set-up, so that, with a minimum number of parts, any causes of alignment errors are avoided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2006
    Assignee: Rietschle Thomas Schopfheim, GmbH
    Inventors: Fritz-Martin Scholz, Wolf-Rudiger Wagener, Daniel Greiner
  • Publication number: 20060222553
    Abstract: A rotary piston pump has at least two rotors (8) with associated drive shafts (26), wherein for each rotor (8) an associated bearing tube (28) is provided, which extends into the associated rotor (8) and through which the associated drive shaft (26) passes. Between the inside (24) of each rotor (8) and the outside of the bearing tube (28) a first gap (64) is provided. In operation, the first gap (64) contains cooling fluid and is part of a cooling fluid circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2004
    Publication date: October 5, 2006
    Inventors: Fritz-Martin Scholz, Jürgen Oswald, Herbert Vogt, Daniel Greiner, Wolf-Rüdiger Wagener
  • Patent number: 7077635
    Abstract: A pump (12) for generating pressure and/or negative pressure comprises a pump chamber having a high-pressure port (16) and a low-pressure port (14), and two at least two-blade rotors which are mounted in the pump chamber on two parallel shafts offset in relation to each other. The rotors roll off onto each other free of contact during rotation while forming cells with an internal compression. Provision is made for a supply of a cooling agent (21) into the pump chamber, the supply being closed-loop controlled depending on the temperature on the side of the high-pressure port (16).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2006
    Assignee: Werner Rietschle GmbH + Co. KG
    Inventors: Reinhard Garczorz, Fritz-Martin Scholz
  • Publication number: 20060147323
    Abstract: A device for supplying air to fuel cells includes a compressor connected upstream from the fuel cell, and an expander, which is connected downstream from the fuel cell. The compressor is provided in the form of a claw compressor having at least two intermeshing compressor wheels, and the expander is provided in the form of a claw expander having at least two intermeshing expander wheels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2003
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Inventors: Manfred Stute, Fritz-Martin Scholz
  • Publication number: 20060051231
    Abstract: The compressor machine has two rotors rotating in opposite directions, which are fitted to two parallel, spaced apart shafts mounted in a housing. One of the shafts is driven directly and the other by intermeshing toothed gears mounted on the shafts. The housing has two radial walls which are configured in one piece with each other and with a peripheral wall and in which the shafts are mounted. The toothed gears are arranged between these radial walls. A side wall of the housing has an opening sealed by a removable cover. With the cover removed, the toothed gears can be fitted to the shafts through these openings. The bearing bores for the shafts can be produced and machined in the one-piece housing in a single set-up, so that, with a minimum number of parts, any causes of alignment errors are avoided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2003
    Publication date: March 9, 2006
    Applicant: Rietschle Thomas Schopfheim GmbH
    Inventors: Fritz-Martin Scholz, Wolf-Rudiger Wagener, Daniel Greiner
  • Patent number: 6918749
    Abstract: The compressor has two rotors (14, 16), which are rotatably mounted in a housing (10) by means of a shaft each, the rotors (14, 16) rotating without contact with the housing. The rotors (14, 16) consist of a powder-metallurgical Al—Si alloy, and the housing (10) consists essentially of aluminum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2005
    Assignee: Werner Rietschle GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Reinhard Garczorz, Fritz-Martin Scholz
  • Patent number: 6779968
    Abstract: A side channel compressor comprises an inlet port (42) for gas and an outlet port (44) for compressed gas as well as a side channel (32) which provides a flow connection between the inlet port (42) and the outlet port (44), the cross-section of the side channel (32) diminishing between the inlet port (42) and the outlet port (44). The side channel (32) has at least one section in which it has a cross-section in the form of a half ellipse and in which the maximum depth of the channel (32) continuously diminishes towards the outlet port (44).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2004
    Assignee: Werner Rietsche GmbH & Co., KG
    Inventors: Dieter Rietschle, Fritz-Martin Scholz, Markus Britsche, Oliver Mayer, Reinhard Garczorz
  • Patent number: 6729863
    Abstract: The pump for generating pressure or negative pressure comprises a pump chamber (32) which has a high-pressure port and a low-pressure port. Two rotors (28, 30) having at least two blades are fitted to two parallel shafts (20, 22) in the pump chamber (32) that are offset to each other, the shafts defining an axial direction. A drive (10) is arranged on an end face of the rotors (28, 30) and a housing cover (34) is arranged on the opposite side. The housing cover (34) is configured cup-shaped and the high-pressure port (42) as well as the low-pressure port (40) are integrated in the housing cover (34). The inner wall (44) of the housing cover (34) delimits the pump chamber (32) on an end face and has two axial openings (46, 48) one each adjoining by one channel (40, 42) which is integrated in the body of the housing cover (34). The axial opening (48) for the high-pressure port, in operation of the pump, is covered by one of the rotors (28, 30) for a time to enable inner compression of the delivered medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2004
    Assignee: Werner Rietschle GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Fritz-Martin Scholz
  • Publication number: 20040037727
    Abstract: A pump (12) for generating pressure and/or negative pressure comprises a pump chamber having a high-pressure port (16) and a low-pressure port (14), and two at least two-blade rotors which are mounted in the pump chamber on two parallel shafts offset in relation to each other. The rotors roll off onto each other free of contact during rotation while forming cells with an internal compression. Provision is made for a supply of a cooling agent (21) into the pump chamber, the supply being closed-loop controlled depending on the temperature on the side of the high-pressure port (16).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2003
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Inventors: Reinhard Garczorz, Fritz-Martin Scholz
  • Publication number: 20040022646
    Abstract: The compressor has two rotors (14, 16), which are rotatably mounted in a housing (10) by means of a shaft each, the rotors (14, 16) rotating without contact with the housing. The rotors (14, 16) consist of a powder-metallurgical Al—Si alloy, and the housing (10) consists essentially of aluminum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2003
    Publication date: February 5, 2004
    Inventors: Reinhard Garczorz, Fritz-Martin Scholz
  • Publication number: 20030133820
    Abstract: The pump for generating pressure or negative pressure comprises a pump chamber (32) which has a high-pressure port and a low-pressure port. Two rotors (28, 30) having at least two blades are fitted to two parallel shafts (20, 22) in the pump chamber (32) that are offset to each other, the shafts defining an axial direction. A drive (10) is arranged on an end face of the rotors (28, 30) and a housing cover (34) is arranged on the opposite side. The housing cover (34) is configured cup-shaped and the high-pressure port (42) as well as the low-pressure port (40) are integrated in the housing cover (34). The inner wall (44) of the housing cover (34) delimits the pump chamber (32) on an end face and has two axial openings (46, 48) one each adjoining by one channel (40, 42) which is integrated in the body of the housing cover (34).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2002
    Publication date: July 17, 2003
    Applicant: Werner Rietschle GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Fritz-Martin Scholz
  • Patent number: 6439865
    Abstract: In order to simultaneously generate pressure and negative pressure with a single-stage pump, said pump has a pump chamber (18) that is formed in a housing and that is provided with a suction port, a pressure port and a charging port. There is a pair of rotors (30, 32) in the pump chamber (18) that has at least three blades and that rotates in opposite directions around parallel spaced axes and the rotors intermesh free of contact and, together with the peripheral wall of the pump chamber (18), they define cells (60, 62a, 62b, 64) that are separate from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2002
    Assignee: Werner Rietschle GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Reinhard Garczorz, Fritz-Martin Scholz
  • Patent number: 6364642
    Abstract: In order to simultaneously generate pressure and negative pressure with a single-stage rotary piston machine, said machine has a chamber (18) that is formed in a housing and that is provided with a suction connection, a pressure port and a charging port. In the pump chamber (18), there are two three-blade rotors (30, 32) that work with internal compression and internal expansion and that rotate in opposite directions around parallel spaced axes and these rotors intermesh so as to be free of contact so that, together with the peripheral wall of the pump chamber (18), they define cells (60, 62a, 62b, 64) that are separate from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: Werner Rietschle GmbH & Co., KG
    Inventors: Reinhard Garczorz, Fritz-Martin Scholz