Patents by Inventor Ludger Bähner

Ludger Bähner 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).

  • Method and device for preventing blockages in the flow paths of a separator
    Patent number: 7837608
    Abstract: A method of preventing blockages of flow paths of a separator, the separator processing a fat-containing product such as milk. The method steps include determining a concentration of the fat content of an outflowing product phase from the separator to detect an imminent clogging, and shifting a separation zone in a separator drum of the separator for a defined minimum time period by changing operating parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: Westfalia Separator AG
    Inventors: Siegfried Klapper, Ludger Bähner