Patents by Inventor Hans-Ulrich Kluth

Hans-Ulrich Kluth 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: 6619935
    Abstract: The invention relates to a mixing valve with at least two inlets and at least one outlet. A control element is configured as a pump wheel controls the fluid connection between the inlets and the outlets. The pump wheel is connected to a hollow shaft which is rotated by an electric motor and axially displaced through selective actuation of axially displaced stator segments. In a fist axial position of the pump wheel, a first inlet is communicated with the outlet and a second inlet is shut off, and in a second axial position the second inlet is communicated with the outlet and the first inlet is shut off. In a third an intermediate axial position, the two inlets communicate with the outlet allowing fluid mixing within a pump chamber. In a further embodiment of the device, the pump wheel includes a rotatable member to impel fluid through the pump chamber and the outlet. The device unites the mixing valve and the circulation pump in one fitting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2003
    Assignee: Honeywell AG
    Inventors: Hans-Ulrich Kluth, Wolfgang Muller