Patents by Inventor Juergen Mackel

Juergen Mackel 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: 11660616
    Abstract: A separator includes a preassembled drive and rotation system unit having an outer ring flange portion and a drive frame having an inner ring flange. The outer ring flange portion of the preassembled drive and rotation system unit is vertically connected to the inner ring flange of the drive frame. A rotatable drum is placed onto the preassembled drive and rotation system unit, in the drum at least one paring disk is arranged in a paring chamber, and one or more stacks each having one or more stackable intermediate elements are arranged between the inner ring flange and the outer ring flange portion in order to set an axial relative position at least between the drive frame and the drive and rotation system unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: GEA MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT GMBH
    Inventors: Tim Hundertmark, Johannes Droste, Jürgen Mackel, Eduard Brak
  • Publication number: 20230158514
    Abstract: A centrifuge includes a rotatable rotor and an assembly that is stationary during operation. The rotatable rotor is rotatably mounted in or on the stationary assembly by one or more mounting devices. The rotatable rotor has a rotatable drum and a drive element for rotating the drum as well as one or more electrical loads located on or in the rotor. The centrifuge includes at least one battery is also located on or in the rotor in order to supply the at least one load or the plurality of loads with electrical power. The load can include a data memory in the rotor or on the rotor. At least one actuator is provided as the at least one load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Applicants: GEA MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT GMBH, GEA MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT GMBH
    Inventors: Axel BARTSCHER, Heinz HINZE, Jürgen MACKEL, Kathrin QUITER, Nico WENNEMER, Stefan PECORONI, Tim HUNDERTMARK
  • Patent number: 11389809
    Abstract: A self-emptying separator includes a rotatable drum with an inlet, a liquid outlet, outlet openings for solid material, and a control system. A flowable starting product is cleared of the solids in continuous operation in a centrifugal field in the rotating drum. A continuous discharge of a clear phase is performed. A solid phase is discharged via the outlet openings from a solids collecting space of the drum into an annular solids catcher. The solids catcher has a device for generating a fluid curtain against which the solids, issuing from the outlet openings for solid material, impact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: GEA MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT GMBH
    Inventors: Tim Hundertmark, Mario Emanuele, Alexander Piek, Jürgen Mäckel
  • Publication number: 20200156085
    Abstract: A separator includes a preassembled drive and rotation system unit having an outer ring flange portion and a drive frame having an inner ring flange. The outer ring flange portion of the preassembled drive and rotation system unit is vertically connected to the inner ring flange of the drive frame. A rotatable drum is placed onto the preassembled drive and rotation system unit, in the drum at least one paring disk is arranged in a paring chamber, and one or more stacks each having one or more stackable intermediate elements are arranged between the inner ring flange and the outer ring flange portion in order to set an axial relative position at least between the drive frame and the drive and rotation system unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Tim HUNDERTMARK, Johannes DROSTE, Jürgen MACKEL, Eduard BRAK
  • Publication number: 20200038882
    Abstract: A self-emptying separator includes a rotatable drum with an inlet, a liquid outlet, outlet openings for solid material, and a control system. A flowable starting product is cleared of the solids in continuous operation in a centrifugal field in the rotating drum. A continuous discharge of a clear phase is performed. A solid phase is discharged via the outlet openings from a solids collecting space of the drum into an annular solids catcher. The solids catcher has a device for generating a fluid curtain against which the solids, issuing from the outlet openings for solid material, impact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2018
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Tim HUNDERTMARK, Mario EMANUELE, Alexander PIEK, Jürgen MACKEL
  • Patent number: 9981275
    Abstract: A separator includes: a centrifugal drum; a drive spindle, where the drive spindle is rotatably mounted in a drive housing by a neck bearing and a foot bearing, and where the drive housing encloses a drive chamber; an electric motor which has a stator and a motor rotor, where the motor rotor is disposed on the drive spindle, where the stator is fixedly connected to the drive housing, where an air gap exists between the stator and the motor rotor, and where the stator and the motor rotor are arranged between the neck bearing and the foot bearing; a lubricating system for lubrication of the neck bearing and the foot bearing; and a coolant system; where the stator has a flange section which is disposed on a collar section of the drive housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: GEA Mechanical Equipment GmbH
    Inventors: Juergen Mackel, Dieter Strauch, Johannes Droste
  • Publication number: 20160122661
    Abstract: A method for on-ship processing of heavy oil which is to be utilized as fuel is disclosed. In an embodiment, the method includes providing the heavy oil for processing. The heavy oil is passed using a pump into a centrifuge with heating of the heavy oil, at least intermittently or permanently, to a separation temperature of more than 98° C. before the heavy oil reaches the centrifuge. An aqueous phase and a sludge phase are separated from a clean oil phase in the centrifuge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2013
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Applicant: GEA Mechanical Equipment GmbH
    Inventors: Juergen MACKEL, Chrisian BRUNS, Heiko SIMS
  • Publication number: 20150283561
    Abstract: A separator is disclosed. The separator includes: a centrifugal drum; a drive spindle, where the drive spindle is rotatably mounted in a drive housing by a neck bearing and a foot bearing, and where the drive housing encloses a drive chamber; an electric motor which has a stator and a motor rotor, where the motor rotor is disposed on the drive spindle, where the stator is fixedly connected to the drive housing, where an air gap exists between the stator and the motor rotor, and where the stator and the motor rotor are arranged between the neck bearing and the foot bearing; a lubricating system for lubrication of the neck bearing and the foot bearing; and a coolant system; where the stator has a flange section which is disposed on a collar section of the drive housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2013
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Applicant: GEA Mechanical Equipment GmbH
    Inventors: Juergen Mackel, Dieter Strauch, Johannes Droste
  • Publication number: 20140249011
    Abstract: A method for clarifying pyrolysis oil includes at least the following steps: (a) at least clarifying the pyrolysis oil in a centrifuge; and (b) before and/or during the clarification according to step (a), heating the pyrolysis oil in order to reduce the viscosity of the pyrolysis oil. A system is provided for clarifying pyrolysis oil according to the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2012
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: GEA Mechanical Equipment GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Mense, Nick Fernkorn, Sascha Westerwalbesloh, Juergen Mackel
  • Patent number: 7749148
    Abstract: A separator drum for a separator having a vertical rotational axis. The separator drum includes an upper drum section, a lower drum section, and a screw connection formed between the upper end lower drum sections without a locking ring. The upper drum section is screwed into the lower drum section or the lower drum section is screwed into the upper drum section. A portion of the upper drum section adjacent the screw connection engages behind a portion of the lower drum section adjacent the screw connection in a manner of a clamping device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Westfalia Separator AG
    Inventors: Jürgen Mackel, Norbert Wegener
  • Patent number: 7291277
    Abstract: A method for cleaning the fountain solution of a printing press with an automatically emptying separator (16), separates the dirt particles and oil residues from fountain solution and supplies them, as a mixture of dirt and fountain solution, to a dirt and fountain solution container (24) and passes the remaining fountain solution into a fountain solution storage tank (20). The dirt and fountain solution mixture in the dirt and fountain solution mixture container (24) is caused to settle in layers and the layer, containing the fountain solution, is transferred by an overflow (26) in to the fountain solution storage tank (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2007
    Assignees: Technotrans AG, Westfalia Separator GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Walczyk, Christian Brüggemann, Jürgen Mackel
  • Publication number: 20050252402
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method for operating a developing machine for producing printing plates, in particular offset printing plates, preferably in a CTP process. According to said method, contaminated liquid developer is fed to a separator to be treated. At least some of the contaminants are separated from the liquid developer in the centrifugal field of said separator. The developing machine comprises a container, which holds the liquid developer and is connected to the separator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2005
    Publication date: November 17, 2005
    Inventors: Jürgen Mackel, Ralf Kleinhaus, Martin Fuhrmann, Helmut Knoblechner, Wolfgang Rauh, Stephan Dietzel, Alexander Schiller, Ulrich Schmitt