Patents by Inventor Klemens Dworatzek

Klemens Dworatzek 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: 20240131461
    Abstract: A separation device for separating liquid from gas has a separation element with housing, housing cover with housing cover thread, and filter element arranged therein. A first gas passage arranged centrally relative to a mounting axis of the separation element at a connector device has the housing cover thread assigned thereto. A second gas passage is arranged radially outside the first gas passage. A connection element connecting the separation element to the connector device has a conduit and a connection element thread to which the housing cover thread is screwed. A circumferential element adjoining the connection element thread extends axially into the separation element. Connection element thread and circumferential element surround the conduit. A fluid channel extends axially between conduit and circumferential element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2024
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Klemens DWORATZEK, Pierre JOLIN
  • Patent number: 11896925
    Abstract: A coalescence separator for separating liquid droplets from a gas flow is provided with a multilayer structure of a coalescence filter medium as a finest stage of the coalescence separator. The multilayer structure of the coalescence filter medium is arranged between a gas inlet and a gas outlet and surrounds a cavity. A product of an air permeability of the coalescence filter medium and a grammage of the coalescence filter medium amounts to at least 16 g/m*s and maximally 100 g/m*s. The coalescence filter medium is a glass fiber paper. The coalescence separator is used, for example, as a main oil separator in screw compressors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Grein, Klemens Dworatzek, Markus Zuerker
  • Patent number: 11701608
    Abstract: A filter element (100) that is to be mounted in a housing (102) has at least one substantially hollow cylindrical filter bellows (10, 20) designed to separate liquid from aerosol, and two cover elements (30, 40) designed to cover axial end regions (12, 14, 22, 24) of the filter bellows (10, 20). The axial end portions (12, 14, 22, 24) of the at least one filter bellows (10, 20) are pressed against the cover element (30, 40) by an axial compressing force. The at least one filter bellows (10, 20) is secured in the axial direction, and one respective sealing zone (16, 18, 26, 28) is formed between each filter (10, 20) and each cover element (30, 40).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Panni, Klemens Dworatzek, Janine Schmelzle, Frank Vogt, Goekhan Evcuemen
  • Patent number: 11679353
    Abstract: A separating device for separating a liquid from gas is provided with a separating element that has a housing with housing cover closing off an end face of the housing. A filter element is arranged in the housing. A coupling element is provided to couple the separating element to a connector device. The housing cover has a central first gas passage and a second gas passage arranged radially outwardly of the first gas passage. The housing cover has a housing cover thread correlated with the first gas passage. The housing cover thread is to be screwed to a coupling element thread of the coupling element. A fluid discharge channel is arranged within the coupling element for discharging separated liquid from the separating device. The housing cover thread and the coupling element thread, in a position of use of the separating device, are connected substantially seal-tightly to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbH
    Inventors: Bertram Bartelt, Klemens Dworatzek
  • Patent number: 11439940
    Abstract: A separation device for separating fluid from a gas stream has a housing replaceably connected to a connector head of a connecting device. The housing has a housing corpus with an axial end covered by a housing cover non-detachably connected to the housing corpus. A filter insert is received in the housing in a flow path of the gas stream from a raw gas inlet to a clean gas outlet of the housing. The filter insert has a main separator element with ring-shaped support body and cylindrical coalescing filter medium with coalescer material removing fluid from the gas stream. A preliminary separator element is arranged concentrically to the main separator element in the housing in the flow path of the gas stream between raw gas inlet and main separator element. The preliminary separator element has a cylindrical coalescing filter medium with coalescer material removing fluid from the gas stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Biebricher, Bertram Bartelt, Klemens Dworatzek, Fei Wang, Sascha Roth
  • Publication number: 20220233988
    Abstract: A separating apparatus for separating liquid from gas has a housing with a connection device for connecting to a connection head of a machine along a connection axis. The housing has a gas inlet and a gas outlet surrounding the connection axis. A separating medium inside the housing separates gas inlet from gas outlet. A liquid collection chamber inside the housing at a clean gas side surrounds connection axis and gas outlet. A liquid drain leads out of the liquid collection chamber. Gas outlet and liquid drain lead out of the housing at a side provided with the connection device. A pipe section arranged inside the housing surrounds circumferentially the connection axis and forms at least partially a radially inner boundary of the liquid collection chamber. The pipe section leads to the gas outlet. The pipe section is functionally separated from mechanical force-transmitting connection elements of the connection device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Bertram BARTELT, Peter BIEBRICHER, Klemens DWORATZEK
  • Publication number: 20220219106
    Abstract: A filter insert to be installed in a housing of a liquid separator has a hollow cylindrical separation element in the form of a coalescer for separating a liquid from a gas flow. A flange at an end face of the hollow cylindrical separation element can be arranged exchangeably between a cover and a cylindrical body of the housing. The flange has a support surface at a radially outer rim of the flange to be supported on an upper support region of the housing facing the cover of the housing. The flange has a guide structure determining a position of the flange on the upper support region of the housing. The guide structure is to receive a counter structure of the liquid separator. The guide structure has an axial elevation projecting away from the end face of the separation element. A liquid separator is provided with such a filter insert.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2022
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Mohan BANGALORE PANNEERSELVAM, Klemens DWORATZEK, Pramod SAVADATTI, Srinivasa THONTARADHYA
  • Patent number: 11346333
    Abstract: A separation device for separating fluid from a gas stream has a housing with housing corpus and housing cover non-detachably connected to the housing corpus. A hollow cylindrical filter insert is received in the housing in a flow path of the gas stream from a raw gas inlet to a clean gas outlet. The filter insert has first and second end discs at first and second axial end face sides. The filter insert has a main separator element with hollow cylindrical coalescing filter medium with coalescer material for removing fluid from the gas stream that is flowing radially through the main separator element. A preliminary separator element having a coalescing filter medium with coalescer material is arranged in the flow path of the gas stream between the raw gas inlet and the filter insert for removing fluid from the gas stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Biebricher, Bertram Bartelt, Klemens Dworatzek, Fei Wang, Sascha Roth
  • Publication number: 20220118395
    Abstract: A separating device for separating a liquid from gas is provided with a separating element that has a housing with housing cover closing off an end face of the housing. A filter element is arranged in the housing. A coupling element is provided to couple the separating element to a connector device. The housing cover has a central first gas passage and a second gas passage arranged radially outwardly of the first gas passage. The housing cover has a housing cover thread correlated with the first gas passage. The housing cover thread is to be screwed to a coupling element thread of the coupling element. A fluid discharge channel is arranged within the coupling element for discharging separated liquid from the separating device. The housing cover thread and the coupling element thread, in a position of use of the separating device, are connected substantially seal-tightly to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Bertram Bartelt, Klemens Dworatzek
  • Patent number: 11161071
    Abstract: A separating device for separating a liquid from gas is provided with a separating element that has a housing with housing cover closing off an end face of the housing. A filter element is arranged in the housing. A coupling element is provided to couple the separating element to a connector device. The housing cover has a central first gas passage and a second gas passage arranged radially outwardly of the first gas passage. The housing cover has a housing cover thread correlated with the first gas passage. The housing cover thread is to be screwed to a coupling element thread of the coupling element. A fluid discharge channel is arranged within the coupling element for discharging separated liquid from the separating device. The housing cover thread and the coupling element thread, in a position of use of the separating device, are connected substantially seal-tightly to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbH
    Inventors: Bertram Bartelt, Klemens Dworatzek
  • Publication number: 20210046409
    Abstract: A coalescence separator for separating liquid droplets from a gas flow is provided with a multilayer structure of a coalescence filter medium as a finest stage of the coalescence separator. The multilayer structure of the coalescence filter medium is arranged between a gas inlet and a gas outlet and surrounds a cavity. A product of an air permeability of the coalescence filter medium and a grammage of the coalescence filter medium amounts to at least 16 g/m*s and maximally 100 g/m*s. The coalescence filter medium is a glass fiber paper. The coalescence separator is used, for example, as a main oil separator in screw compressors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas Grein, Klemens Dworatzek, Markus Zuerker
  • Publication number: 20200391152
    Abstract: A filter element (100) that is to be mounted in a housing (102) has at least one substantially hollow cylindrical filter bellows (10, 20) designed to separate liquid from aerosol, and two cover elements (30, 40) designed to cover axial end regions (12, 14, 22, 24) of the filter bellows (10, 20). The axial end portions (12, 14, 22, 24) of the at least one filter bellows (10, 20) are pressed against the cover element (30, 40) by an axial compressing force. The at least one filter bellows (10, 20) is secured in the axial direction, and one respective sealing zone (16, 18, 26, 28) is formed between each filter (10, 20) and each cover element (30, 40).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventors: Andreas Panni, Klemens Dworatzek, Janine Schmelzle, Frank Vogt, Goekhan Evcuemen
  • Patent number: 10717033
    Abstract: A filter element (100) that is to be mounted in a housing (102) has at least one substantially hollow cylindrical pleated filter (10, 20) designed to separate liquid from aerosol, and two cover elements (30, 40) designed to cover axial end regions (12, 14, 22, 24) of the pleated filter (10, 20). The axial end portions (12, 14, 22, 24) of the at least one pleated filter (10, 20) are pressed against the cover element (30, 40) by an axial compressing force. The at least one pleated filter (10, 20) is secured in the axial direction, and one respective sealing zone (16, 18, 26, 28) is formed between each pleated filter (10, 20) and each cover element (30, 40).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Panni, Klemens Dworatzek, Janine Schmelzle, Frank Vogt, Goekhan Evcuemen
  • Publication number: 20200222843
    Abstract: A separation device for separating fluid from a gas stream has a housing replaceably connected to a connector head of a connecting device. The housing has a housing corpus with an axial end covered by a housing cover non-detachably connected to the housing corpus. A filter insert is received in the housing in a flow path of the gas stream from a raw gas inlet to a clean gas outlet of the housing. The filter insert has a main separator element with ring-shaped support body and cylindrical coalescing filter medium with coalescer material removing fluid from the gas stream. A preliminary separator element is arranged concentrically to the main separator element in the housing in the flow path of the gas stream between raw gas inlet and main separator element. The preliminary separator element has a cylindrical coalescing filter medium with coalescer material removing fluid from the gas stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Inventors: Peter Biebricher, Bertram Bartelt, Klemens Dworatzek, Fei Wang, Sascha Roth
  • Publication number: 20200224649
    Abstract: A separation device for separating fluid from a gas stream has a housing with housing corpus and housing cover non-detachably connected to the housing corpus. A hollow cylindrical filter insert is received in the housing in a flow path of the gas stream from a raw gas inlet to a clean gas outlet. The filter insert has first and second end discs at first and second axial end face sides. The filter insert has a main separator element with hollow cylindrical coalescing filter medium with coalescer material for removing fluid from the gas stream that is flowing radially through the main separator element. A preliminary separator element having a coalescing filter medium with coalescer material is arranged in the flow path of the gas stream between the raw gas inlet and the filter insert for removing fluid from the gas stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Inventors: Peter Biebricher, Bertram Bartelt, Klemens Dworatzek, Fei Wang, Sascha Roth
  • Patent number: 10668421
    Abstract: A housing of a device for separating fluid from gas has a first gas passage centrally arranged relative to an axis of the housing, a second gas passage arranged radially outwardly of the first gas passage, and a fluid outlet for fluid separated from the gas. The fluid outlet, relative to the axis, is arranged radially between first gas passage and second gas passage. A fluid outlet seal part of a fluid outlet sealing device is provided that is arranged fluidically between the second gas passage and the fluid outlet and interacts seal-tightly with a corresponding fluid outlet seal part of a connection part provided for connecting the housing with a connector device. The fluid outlet seal part of the fluid outlet sealing device has an annular seal section with a radially inwardly acting sealing surface and/or a radially outwardly acting sealing surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbH
    Inventors: Daniela Zinic, Klemens Dworatzek
  • Patent number: 10391436
    Abstract: A cup-shaped housing assembly for a device for separating liquid from air has a cup-shaped housing body having an interior. At least one annular filter element for separating liquid from air is arranged in the housing body. A housing cover closes off an end face of the housing body. The housing cover has an inner side that is facing the interior and an outer side that is facing away from the interior. The housing cover has at least one raw air inlet through which raw air is supplied to the interior. The housing cover has at least one clean air opening though which filtered clean air is discharged from the interior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbH
    Inventors: Janine Schmelzle, Klemens Dworatzek, Bertram Bartelt, Daniela Zinic
  • Patent number: 10232294
    Abstract: A separation element for a pressure accumulator system for separating liquid from a media stream is provided with a hollow cylindrical filter body. The filter body has a support body and a coalescing stage filter medium radially outwardly of the support body. The filter body is flowed through radially by the media stream and separates a dirty side from a clean side of the separation element. First and second end disks are disposed on opposite sides of the filter body. A receiving recess is arranged centrally on the first end disk and is open toward the filter body interior. The receiving recess supports the separation element on a central tube of the pressure accumulator system. The second end disk has an outlet opening. Liquid that has been separated by the filter body from the media stream drains via the outlet opening of the second end disk from the separation element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbH
    Inventors: Klemens Dworatzek, Janine Schmelzle, Goekhan Evcuemen, Volker Krueger
  • Publication number: 20180333670
    Abstract: A housing of a device for separating fluid from gas has a first gas passage centrally arranged relative to an axis of the housing, a second gas passage arranged radially outwardly of the first gas passage, and a fluid outlet for fluid separated from the gas. The fluid outlet, relative to the axis, is arranged radially between first gas passage and second gas passage. A fluid outlet seal part of a fluid outlet sealing device is provided that is arranged fluidically between the second gas passage and the fluid outlet and interacts seal-tightly with a corresponding fluid outlet seal part of a connection part provided for connecting the housing with a connector device. The fluid outlet seal part of the fluid outlet sealing device has an annular seal section with a radially inwardly acting sealing surface and/or a radially outwardly acting sealing surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2018
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Inventors: Daniela Zinic, Klemens Dworatzek
  • Publication number: 20180243676
    Abstract: A separating device for separating a liquid from gas is provided with a separating element that has a housing with housing cover closing off an end face of the housing. A filter element is arranged in the housing. A coupling element is provided to couple the separating element to a connector device. The housing cover has a central first gas passage and a second gas passage arranged radially outwardly of the first gas passage. The housing cover has a housing cover thread correlated with the first gas passage. The housing cover thread is to be screwed to a coupling element thread of the coupling element. A fluid discharge channel is arranged within the coupling element for discharging separated liquid from the separating device. The housing cover thread and the coupling element thread, in a position of use of the separating device, are connected substantially seal-tightly to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Bertram Bartelt, Klemens Dworatzek