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).
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Patent number: 11660616Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 28, 2018Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: GEA MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT GMBHInventors: Tim Hundertmark, Johannes Droste, Jürgen Mackel, Eduard Brak
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Publication number: 20230158514Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2021Publication date: May 25, 2023Applicants: GEA MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT GMBH, GEA MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT GMBHInventors: Axel BARTSCHER, Heinz HINZE, Jürgen MACKEL, Kathrin QUITER, Nico WENNEMER, Stefan PECORONI, Tim HUNDERTMARK
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Patent number: 11389809Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 8, 2018Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: GEA MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT GMBHInventors: Tim Hundertmark, Mario Emanuele, Alexander Piek, Jürgen Mäckel
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Publication number: 20200156085Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2018Publication date: May 21, 2020Inventors: Tim HUNDERTMARK, Johannes DROSTE, Jürgen MACKEL, Eduard BRAK
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Publication number: 20200038882Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2018Publication date: February 6, 2020Inventors: Tim HUNDERTMARK, Mario EMANUELE, Alexander PIEK, Jürgen MACKEL
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Patent number: 9981275Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 6, 2013Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignee: GEA Mechanical Equipment GmbHInventors: Juergen Mackel, Dieter Strauch, Johannes Droste
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Publication number: 20160122661Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2013Publication date: May 5, 2016Applicant: GEA Mechanical Equipment GmbHInventors: Juergen MACKEL, Chrisian BRUNS, Heiko SIMS
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Publication number: 20150283561Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2013Publication date: October 8, 2015Applicant: GEA Mechanical Equipment GmbHInventors: Juergen Mackel, Dieter Strauch, Johannes Droste
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Publication number: 20140249011Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2012Publication date: September 4, 2014Applicant: GEA Mechanical Equipment GmbHInventors: Martin Mense, Nick Fernkorn, Sascha Westerwalbesloh, Juergen Mackel
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Patent number: 7749148Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 31, 2006Date of Patent: July 6, 2010Assignee: Westfalia Separator AGInventors: Jürgen Mackel, Norbert Wegener
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Patent number: 7291277Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 28, 2005Date of Patent: November 6, 2007Assignees: Technotrans AG, Westfalia Separator GmbHInventors: Christian Walczyk, Christian Brüggemann, Jürgen Mackel
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Publication number: 20050252402Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2005Publication date: November 17, 2005Inventors: Jürgen Mackel, Ralf Kleinhaus, Martin Fuhrmann, Helmut Knoblechner, Wolfgang Rauh, Stephan Dietzel, Alexander Schiller, Ulrich Schmitt