Patents by Inventor Kurt Stippler
Kurt Stippler 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: 8968805Abstract: A device for brewing beer, particularly a wort pan (1), with a container body (2) to receive a wort reservoir (3) is described. The device contains an internal boiler (4) arranged in the container body (2), which is provided with a heat exchanger (5) and a guiding screen (8). Furthermore a wort forced flow (10) provided with a pump is also provided, which runs through the boiler (4). In order to increase the efficiency of the device, the wort forced flow (10) has a thin-layer distributor (17) for the wort, which contains a pipe subsection (11b) connected with the pump, which subsection leads above the guiding screen (8) via an outlet opening (13) with reduced outlet cross-section into the container body (2). Furthermore, above the outlet opening (13), a flow-guiding baffle surface (15) is provided, at which the flow arrives from below, to deflect the liquid towards the wort reservoir (3).Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2010Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: Krones AGInventors: Klaus-Karl Wasmuht, Kurt Stippler
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Patent number: 8627759Abstract: A whirlpool with an inner chamber for hot break separation by means of the whirlpool effect. In order to remove undesired volatile substances from the wort in a simple manner, the whirlpool comprises an integrated stripper, which has an outer chamber arranged around the inner chamber, for evaporating undesired volatile substances from the wort that has been transferred from the inner chamber.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2006Date of Patent: January 14, 2014Assignee: Krones AGInventors: Klaus-Karl Wasmuht, Reinhard Pritscher, Helmut Kammerloher, Kurt Stippler
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Patent number: 8584665Abstract: A brewery plant with at least one mash container, a lauter tun, a wort pan and a water housing, wherein at least part of the thermal energy requirement of the brewery is covered with solar collectors, and the solar collectors directly or indirectly heat a fluid. Also, a brewing method where the thermal energy requirement for at least of a part of the brewing process stages is at least partially covered with a fluid heated directly or indirectly by solar collectors.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2006Date of Patent: November 19, 2013Assignee: Krones AGInventors: Kurt Stippler, Klaus-Karl Wasmuht
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Patent number: 8524083Abstract: A filter device and a method for the filtration of beer, where, for an improved and simplified filtration, the filter includes a nonfiltrate chamber having a nonfiltrate inlet and a nonfiltrate outlet, wherein the nonfiltrate flows into the nonfiltrate chamber substantially tangentially to the walls thereof, and the bottom of the nonfiltrate chamber is constructed at least partially as a filter. The filter also includes a filtrate chamber underneath the bottom, and a filtrate outlet.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2008Date of Patent: September 3, 2013Inventors: Klaus-Karl Wasmuht, Cornelia Folz, Kurt Stippler, Thomas Albrecht, Heinz Humele, Michael Thomas Stein
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Publication number: 20100224575Abstract: An improved device and a method for processing cleaning fluids, with the device including at least one flushable coarse filter for coarsely filtering the cleaning fluid, a cross-flow filter for finely filtering the coarse filtrate from the at least one coarse filter, a return line through which the coarse filtrate is fed through the cross-flow filter in a circuit, a flushing device for flushing the coarse filter, and a drain branching off from the circuit and connected to the flushing device for flushing the coarse filter with the coarse filtrate fed through the cross-flow filter in the circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2008Publication date: September 9, 2010Inventors: Martin Nissen, Klaus-Karl Wasmuht, Kurt Stippler, Cornelia Folz, Jan Momsen, Timm Kirchhoff
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Patent number: 7781000Abstract: A method for boiling wort used in the production of beer the wort is boiled in a wort copper in which an inner boiler comprising a superimposed thin-film distributor is disposed. After boiling and after removal of the sludge in a whirlpool, the wort is again placed on the thin-film distributor for evaporation so that the wort copper simultaneously works as an evaporator.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2004Date of Patent: August 24, 2010Assignee: Krones AGInventors: Kurt Stippler, Klaus-Karl Wasmuht
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Publication number: 20100196570Abstract: The invention relates to a spent grain bunker and a purifying process, wherein the spent grain bunker comprises a housing and a delivery device located in a lower region of the housing, delivering the spent grain out of the spent grain bunker. In order to enable a greater brew cycle and heavily dewater the spent grain, which also can shorten the purifying time, at least one part of the housing is designed as a strainer surface in the lower region of the housing of the spent grain bunker. Thus, when draining the last sparge or drawing the final wort from the purifying tub, the spent grain can be removed into a spent grain bunker, and the remaining fluid can be extracted from the spent grain by a strainer surface in the spent grain bunker.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2008Publication date: August 5, 2010Inventors: Kurt Stippler, Klaus-Karl Wasmuht, Cornelia Stumpe, Heinz Humele
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Publication number: 20100178385Abstract: A device for brewing beer, particularly a wort pan (1), with a container body (2) to receive a wort reservoir (3) is described. The device contains an internal boiler (4) arranged in the container body (2), which is provided with a heat exchanger (5) and a guiding screen (8). Furthermore a wort forced flow (10) provided with a pump is also provided, which runs through the boiler (4). In order to increase the efficiency of the device, the wort forced flow (10) has a thin-layer distributor (17) for the wort, which contains a pipe subsection (11b) connected with the pump, which subsection leads above the guiding screen (8) via an outlet opening (13) with reduced outlet cross-section into the container body (2). Furthermore, above the outlet opening (13), a flow-guiding baffle surface (15) is provided, at which the flow arrives from below, to deflect the liquid towards the wort reservoir (3).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2010Publication date: July 15, 2010Applicant: KRONES AGInventors: Klaus-Karl Wasmuht, Kurt Stippler
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Publication number: 20100151100Abstract: A filter device and a method for the filtration of beer, where, for an improved and simplified filtration, the filter includes a nonfiltrate chamber having a nonfiltrate inlet and a nonfiltrate outlet, wherein the nonfiltrate flows into the nonfiltrate chamber substantially tangentially to the walls thereof, and the bottom of the nonfiltrate chamber is constructed at least partially as a filter. The filter also includes a filtrate chamber underneath the bottom, and a filtrate outlet.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2008Publication date: June 17, 2010Inventors: Klaus-Karl Wasmuht, Cornelia Stumpe, Kurt Stippler, Thomas Albrecht, Heinz Humele, Michael Thomas Stein
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Patent number: 7735413Abstract: A device for brewing beer, particularly a wort pan (1), with a container body (2) to receive a wort reservoir (3), the device containing an internal boiler (4) arranged in the container body (2), which is provided with a heat exchanger (5) and a guiding screen (8). A wort forced flow (10) provided with a pump is also provided, which runs through the boiler (4). In order to increase the efficiency of the device, the wort forced flow (10) has a thin-layer distributor (17) for the wort, which contains a pipe subsection (11b) connected with the pump, which subsection leads above the guiding screen (8) via an outlet opening (13) with reduced outlet cross-section into the container body (2). Above the outlet opening (13), a flow-guiding baffle surface (15) is provided, at which the flow arrives from below, to deflect the liquid towards the wort reservoir (3).Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2004Date of Patent: June 15, 2010Assignee: Krones AGInventors: Klaus-Karl Wasmuht, Kurt Stippler
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Publication number: 20090311372Abstract: A whirlpool with an inner chamber for hot break separation by means of the whirlpool effect. In order to remove undesired volatile substances from the wort in a simple manner, the whirlpool comprises an integrated stripper, which has an outer chamber arranged around the inner chamber, for evaporating undesired volatile substances from the wort that has been transferred from the inner chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2006Publication date: December 17, 2009Applicant: KRONES AGInventors: Klaus-Karl Wasmuht, Reinhard Pritscher, Helmut Kammerloher, Kurt Stippler
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Publication number: 20090148556Abstract: A brewery plant with at least one mash container, a lauter tun, a wort pan and a water housing, wherein at least part of the thermal energy requirement of the brewery is covered with solar collectors, and the solar collectors directly or indirectly heat a fluid. Also, a brewing method where the thermal energy requirement for at least of a part of the brewing process stages is at least partially covered with a fluid heated directly or indirectly by solar collectors.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2006Publication date: June 11, 2009Applicant: Krones AGInventors: Kurt Stippler, Klaus-Karl Wasmuht
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Publication number: 20070134387Abstract: A method for boiling wort used in the production of beer the wort is boiled in a wort copper in which an inner boiler comprising a superimposed thin-film distributor is disposed. After boiling and after removal of the sludge in a whirlpool, the wort is again placed on the thin-film distributor for evaporation so that the wort copper simultaneously works as an evaporator.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2004Publication date: June 14, 2007Applicant: KRONES AGInventors: Kurt Stippler, Klaus-Karl Wasmuht
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Publication number: 20060191418Abstract: A device for brewing beer, particularly a wort pan (1), with a container body (2) to receive a wort reservoir (3) the device containing an internal boiler (4) arranged in the container body (2), which is provided with a heat exchanger (5) and a guiding screen (8). A wort forced flow (10) provided with a pump is also provided, which runs through the boiler (4). In order to increase the efficiency of the device, the wort forced flow (10) has a thin-layer distributor (17) for the wort, which contains a pipe subsection (11b) connected with the pump, which subsection leads above the guiding screen (8) via an outlet opening (13) with reduced outlet cross-section into the container body (2). Above the outlet opening (13), a flow-guiding baffle surface (15) is provided, at which the flow arrives from below, to deflect the liquid towards the wort reservoir (3).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2004Publication date: August 31, 2006Inventors: Klaus -Karl Wasmuht, Kurt Stippler
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Patent number: 6968773Abstract: A vessel and a method for thermally treating wort in beer brewing, wherein a wort guiding screen or cone is placed inside the vessel and a feed pipe ending above the wort guiding screen or cone is used to discharge wort from above onto the wort guiding screen or cone. The wort boiling method has the wort discharged onto an inclined, heated guiding surface from which it flows down and spreads into a sheet and is thereby heated.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 1998Date of Patent: November 29, 2005Assignee: Anton Steinecker Maschinenfabrik GmbHInventors: Kurt Stippler, Klaus-Karl Wasmuht
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Patent number: 6761917Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a device for controlling the wort flow from a lauter tun. To shorten the lautering time, according to the present invention a second increased outflow value which is to be reached within a given time interval is predetermined in the course of the total sequence of a brewing process (first wort, second worts) in at least one phase (trending phase), based on a predetermined outflow value of the wort outflow, the increase in flow rate/per time unit (increase value) as is required for attaining the second outflow value is determined on the basis of these values, and the determined increase value is used as a set value for controlling an outflow regulator.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 1997Date of Patent: July 13, 2004Assignee: Anton Steinecker Maschinenfabrik GmbHInventors: Kurt Stippler, Klaus Wasmuht, Reinhard Pritscher
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Publication number: 20020048620Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a device for controlling the wort flow from a lauter tun.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2001Publication date: April 25, 2002Inventors: Kurt Stippler, Klaus Wasmuht, Reinhard Pritscher
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Patent number: 5865093Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for heating up wort during brewing. For a simple and inexpensive force-type circulation of wort during the heating or boiling process preceding the hop adding step, the present invention suggests a connection pipe which is branched off from the casting pipe downstream of the casting pump and terminates again in the vessel underneath the inner boiler for heating wort. Furthermore, there is provided at least one respective shut-off device in the casting pipe and the connection pipe downstream of the casting pump.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 1997Date of Patent: February 2, 1999Assignee: Anton Steinecker MaschinenfabrikInventors: Klaus-Karl Wasmuht, Kurt Stippler
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Patent number: 5794518Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for lautering second worts in brewing. According to the invention the hot water needed for the second worts during lautering is introduced via a distributor through which also sludge and/or last runnings and/or first worts are introduced.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 1996Date of Patent: August 18, 1998Assignee: Anton Steinecker Maschinenfabrik GmbHInventors: Kurt Stippler, Klaus Wasmuht
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Patent number: 5778762Abstract: A lauter tun comprising a plurality of lauter pipes which are arranged with their openings in the bottom portion of the lauter tun in evenly distributed fashion over the bottom surface, which end in a collecting vessel positioned at a lower level than the bottom of the lauter tun and are led therefrom to a buffer vessel the level of which is controlled and which is connected via a compensating duct to the air chamber of the lauter tun. All of the lauter pipes end in a joint chamber of the collecting vessel which is connected via a single connection duct to the buffer vessel.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 1996Date of Patent: July 14, 1998Assignee: Anton Steinecker Maschinenfabrik GmbHInventors: Kurt Stippler, Klaus-Karl Wasmuht