Patents by Inventor Jochen THIES

Jochen THIES 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: 20240091729
    Abstract: A fluidizing device for treating particulate material and to a method using the fluidizing device. The fluidizing device includes an inflow base that can be moved relative to the fluidizing unit. The inflow base in an emptying position is positioned at least partly below the top edge of a material outlet by moving the inflow base relative to the fluidizing unit, so that a fluid connection is formed between the material outlet arranged in the distributor chamber and the fluidizing chamber past the inflow base in order to discharge treated material from the fluidizing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Dirk Zimmermann, Jochen Thies, Heinz Gottschling
  • Patent number: 11920682
    Abstract: A separating device with a separating unit for separating and sealing two chambers of a container. The separating unit includes a main body which has a radial outer peripheral surface designed as a sealing surface. The separating unit includes a support structure arranged in the region of the outer periphery, the main body with the support structure forms a receiving space which at least partly receives the inflatable seal, and the separating unit in the installed state is arranged in the container which includes a container wall which forms the counter scaling surface in a manner such that the scaling surface is annularly enclosed by the counter sealing surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Glatt Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung
    Inventors: Jochen Thies, Dirk Zimmermann
  • Publication number: 20240058781
    Abstract: A method for treating particulate material in a fluidizing device. The fluidizing device includes a fluidizing unit having a perforated distributor plate dividing the fluidizing unit into a distributor chamber and a fluidizing chamber. The fluidizing chamber includes a material inlet and the distributor chamber includes a material discharge. In an operating condition, the fluidizing chamber is first filled through the material inlet with material to be treated and the material is then treated by the process gas flowing through the fluidizing chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Dirk Zimmermann, Heinz Gottschling, Jochen Thies
  • Patent number: 11904565
    Abstract: A filling unit for filling cavities in a tablet press with a feedstock to be pressed, particularly a powder, having a filling assembly including a fill chamber. The fill chamber is arranged in the installed condition between a die table containing the cavities and a punch support including at least one punch. The fill chamber has at least one inlet opening for filling the fill chamber with raw material and at least one outlet opening for filling the cavities of the tablet press with feedstock to be pressed. The filling chamber has at least one mixer for mixing the raw materials of the feedstock to be pressed arranged at least partially in the fill chamber and at least one delivery unit for filling the cavities of the tablet press with feedstock to be pressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Glatt Maschinen—und Apparatebau AG
    Inventors: Reinhard Nowak, Jochen Thies
  • Publication number: 20230398560
    Abstract: A nozzle for spraying substances, more particularly dispersions, emulsions or suspensions, and to a method for the open-loop or closed-loop control of the volumetric flow rate of a substance to be sprayed and/or of a gas of a nozzle suitable for spraying substances, more particularly dispersions, emulsions or suspensions. The nozzle includes an inner tube discharge opening and a constriction in an inner tube channel carrying the substance to be sprayed at a distance from the inner tube discharge opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2021
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Reinhard Nowak, Jochen Thies
  • Publication number: 20230347307
    Abstract: A method and a fluidization apparatus unit for treating a large number of batches of a material having a moisture content and having a material temperature. The fluidization apparatus unit includes a fluidization apparatus. The fluidization apparatus has a fluidization chamber which has a material inlet and a material outlet, and also includes a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet for a drying gas which fluidizes the material in the fluidization chamber and which has a drying gas moisture content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventor: Jochen Thies
  • Patent number: 11642700
    Abstract: A screen apparatus for screening granulate, in particular moist and/or dry granulate, having a screen housing having a base, a cover and a side wall, an inlet for the granulate arranged on the screen housing, an outlet for the screened granulate arranged on the screen housing, a screen arranged in the screen housing and an inlet for transfer air. The outlet for the screened granulate, which is arranged on the screen housing is arranged on the side wall of the screen housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Glatt Maschinen- und Apparatebau AG
    Inventors: Jochen Thies, Adrian Kape, Heinz Pritzke
  • Publication number: 20230071566
    Abstract: A process gas treatment device for a process gas for treating a process material in a process apparatus and a method for treating process gas for the treatment of a process material in a process apparatus during a drying phase and a cooling phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventor: Jochen Thies
  • Patent number: 11576869
    Abstract: Provided is a device for granulating, agglomerating, pelletising, drying and/or coating, the device including a swirl chamber, a distribution chamber, wherein the swirl chamber is separated from the distribution chamber by a base and wherein a powder to be granulated or a powder mixture to be granulated is presented in the swirl chamber, the device further including at least one agitator for thoroughly mixing the powder to be granulated or the powder mixture to be granulated and at least one addition device for a liquid, wherein the base is designed in several parts and at least one base part is horizontally and/or vertically displaceable, with the result that that the base becomes a distributor plate. Also provided is a method for granulating, agglomerating, pelletising, drying and/or coating using such a device and a base suitable for use as a distributor plate in a convective drying apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Glatt Maschinen- und Apparatebau AG
    Inventors: Jochen Thies, Reinhard Nowak
  • Publication number: 20230012062
    Abstract: A filling device for dosing a defined amount of loose-type material with a filling unit including a basic body and a control device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventors: Jochen Thies, Mirko Nowak
  • Patent number: 11491430
    Abstract: A filter unit configured to be arranged on a process apparatus for particulate removal from process air of a process apparatus includes a filter housing, a filter basket including a filter basket ring, and a filter. The filter is permeable to process air and impermeable to particles being treated. The filter basket is arranged between the filter housing and the filter, and the filter basket and the filter are fastenable to the filter housing. The filter unit includes a sealing mechanism including a sealant element. The sealing mechanism including a sealing element is arranged on the lower region of the filter housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Glatt GmbH
    Inventors: Jochen Thies, Adrian Kape, Dirk Zimmermann
  • Publication number: 20220235864
    Abstract: A separating device with a separating unit for separating and sealing two chambers of a container. The separating unit includes a main body which has a radial outer peripheral surface designed as a sealing surface. The separating unit includes a support structure arranged in the region of the outer periphery, the main body with the support structure forms a receiving space which at least partly receives the inflatable seal, and the separating unit in the installed state is arranged in the container which includes a container wall which forms the counter scaling surface in a manner such that the scaling surface is annularly enclosed by the counter sealing surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Jochen Thies, Dirk Zimmermann
  • Publication number: 20210315825
    Abstract: Provided is a device for granulating, agglomerating, pelletising, drying and/or coating, the device including a swirl chamber, a distribution chamber, wherein the swirl chamber is separated from the distribution chamber by a base and wherein a powder to be granulated or a powder mixture to be granulated is presented in the swirl chamber, the device further including at least one agitator for thoroughly mixing the powder to be granulated or the powder mixture to be granulated and at least one addition device for a liquid, wherein the base is designed in several parts and at least one base part is horizontally and/or vertically displaceable, with the result that that the base becomes a distributor plate. Also provided is a method for granulating, agglomerating, pelletising, drying and/or coating using such a device and a base suitable for use as a distributor plate in a convective drying apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Jochen Thies, Reinhard Nowak
  • Patent number: 11110417
    Abstract: Described is a device for granulating a powder to be granulated or a powder mixture to be granulated. The device includes at least one working vessel in which the powder to be granulated or the powder mixture to be granulated is provided, at least one mixer for mixing the powder to be granulated or the powder mixture to be granulated, at least one dosing device for granulating liquid, and at least one drive unit that includes a rotational speed range for providing a drive torque required for the mixer. The drive unit provides a uniformly high drive torque over its entire rotational speed range. Also described is a method for granulating a powder to be granulated or a powder mixture to be granulated using such a device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Glatt Maschinen—und Apparatebau AG
    Inventors: Jochen Thies, Reinhard Nowak
  • Patent number: 11077064
    Abstract: Provided is a device for granulating, agglomerating, pelletising, drying and/or coating, the device including a swirl chamber, a distribution chamber, wherein the swirl chamber is separated from the distribution chamber by a base and wherein a powder to be granulated or a powder mixture to be granulated is presented in the swirl chamber, the device further including at least one agitator for thoroughly mixing the powder to be granulated or the powder mixture to be granulated and at least one addition device for a liquid, wherein the base is designed in several parts and at least one base part is horizontally and/or vertically displaceable, with the result that that the base becomes a distributor plate. Also provided is a method for granulating, agglomerating, pelletising, drying and/or coating using such a device and a base suitable for use as a distributor plate in a convective drying apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Glatt Maschinen-und Apparatebau AG
    Inventors: Jochen Thies, Reinhard Nowak
  • Publication number: 20210229015
    Abstract: A filter unit configured to be arranged on a process apparatus for particulate removal from process air of a process apparatus includes a filter housing, a filter basket including a filter basket ring, and a filter. The filter is permeable to process air and impermeable to particles being treated. The filter basket is arranged between the filter housing and the filter, and the filter basket and the filter are fastenable to the filter housing. The filter unit includes a sealing mechanism including a sealant element. The sealing mechanism including a sealing element is arranged on the lower region of the filter housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Jochen Thies, Adrian Kape, Dirk Zimmermann
  • Publication number: 20210220786
    Abstract: A unit and method for producing granulate as well as an adapter connection piece for connecting a granulator which produces a granulate, and a fluidizing apparatus, wherein the granulates which are produced in the granulator are fluidised by a distributor plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Jochen Thies, Dirk Zimmermann, Xaver Knöpfle
  • Publication number: 20210023807
    Abstract: A filling unit for filling cavities in a tablet press with a feedstock to be pressed, particularly a powder, having a filling assembly including a fill chamber. The fill chamber is arranged in the installed condition between a die table containing the cavities and a punch support including at least one punch. The fill chamber has at least one inlet opening for filling the fill chamber with raw material and at least one outlet opening for filling the cavities of the tablet press with feedstock to be pressed. The filling chamber has at least one mixer for mixing the raw materials of the feedstock to be pressed arranged at least partially in the fill chamber and at least one delivery unit for filling the cavities of the tablet press with feedstock to be pressed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventors: Reinhard Nowak, Jochen Thies
  • Publication number: 20200316647
    Abstract: A screen apparatus for screening granulate, in particular moist and/or dry granulate, having a screen housing having a base, a cover and a side wall, an inlet for the granulate arranged on the screen housing, an outlet for the screened granulate arranged on the screen housing, a screen arranged in the screen housing and an inlet for transfer air. The outlet for the screened granulate, which is arranged on the screen housing is arranged on the side wall of the screen housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2018
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Jochen Thies, Adrian Kape, Heinz Pritzke
  • Publication number: 20180325828
    Abstract: Provided is a device for granulating, agglomerating, pelletising, drying and/or coating, the device including a swirl chamber, a distribution chamber, wherein the swirl chamber is separated from the distribution chamber by a base and wherein a powder to be granulated or a powder mixture to be granulated is presented in the swirl chamber, the device further including at least one agitator for thoroughly mixing the powder to be granulated or the powder mixture to be granulated and at least one addition device for a liquid, wherein the base is designed in several parts and at least one base part is horizontally and/or vertically displaceable, with the result that that the base becomes a distributor plate. Also provided is a method for granulating, agglomerating, pelletising, drying and/or coating using such a device and a base suitable for use as a distributor plate in a convective drying apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Jochen Thies, Reinhard Nowak