Patents by Inventor Markus Bürgin

Markus Bürgin 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: 11583901
    Abstract: An appliance and a method for removing deposits from interiors of receptacles or facilities by way of explosion technology. The appliance includes a supply device for providing an explosive mixture or its starting components, as well as a transport conduit that is connected to the supply device and serves for transporting explosive mixture to a cleaning location. The transport conduit is designed at least in sections as a transport hose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: BANG & CLEAN GMBH
    Inventor: Markus Bürgin
  • Publication number: 20200094296
    Abstract: An appliance and a method for removing deposits from interiors of receptacles or facilities by way of explosion technology. The appliance includes a supply device for providing an explosive mixture or its starting components, as well as a transport conduit that is connected to the supply device and serves for transporting explosive mixture to a cleaning location. The transport conduit is designed at least in sections as a transport hose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2018
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventor: Markus Bürgin
  • Patent number: 10213813
    Abstract: A method and cleaning device for removing deposits from interiors of receptacles and installations by way of explosion technology. The cleaning device includes a cleaning apparatus with a receiving space, and at least one pressure container that is connected via at least one metering fitting to the cleaning apparatus. The controlled introduction of the at least one gaseous component into the cleaning apparatus is effected according to the principle of the differential pressure between a maximal pressure at the beginning of the introduction and a nominal residual pressure after completion of the introduction. For this, based on a maximal pressure, the nominal residual pressure in the pressure container is ascertained on the basis of the quantity of gaseous component to be introduced, and the introduction of the at least one gaseous component is stopped on reaching the nominal residual pressure, which thereby lies in the overpressure range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: BANG & CLEAN GMBH
    Inventors: Markus Bürgin, Rainer Flury
  • Patent number: 10065220
    Abstract: A method and a cleaning device for removing deposits in interiors of tanks and systems by explosion technology. The cleaning device, an explosive, gaseous mixture is provided and caused to explode in order to clean the interior. The explosion pressure wave is conducted into the interior via an outlet opening in the cleaning device. The explosive mixture or gaseous components thereof are introduced into an accommodating chamber of the cleaning device from pressure vessels at high velocity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: BANG & CLEAN GMBH
    Inventors: Rainer Flury, Markus Bürgin
  • Patent number: 9636717
    Abstract: A cleaning device for removing deposits in receptacles by way of blasting technology includes a cleaning lance with a grip-side and with a cleaning-side end section, on which a flexible container envelope forming a receiving space can be attached. The cleaning lance includes a feed tube with a container connection device that is arranged on the cleaning-side end section and is for feeding the explosive mixture or its starting components, to the container envelope, as well as a protective tube with a receiving space for a container envelope for the propose of shielding the container envelope to the outside. The protective tube is displaceably arranged along the longitudinal axis of the cleaning lance relative to the feed tube from a first position, in which the container envelope is shielded by the protective tube, into a second position in which the container envelope projects out through the protective tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: BANG & CLEAN GMBH
    Inventors: Rainer Flury, Markus Bürgin
  • Publication number: 20160346813
    Abstract: A method and cleaning device for removing deposits from interiors of receptacles and installations by way of explosion technology. The cleaning device includes a cleaning apparatus with a receiving space, and at least one pressure container that is connected via at least one metering fitting to the cleaning apparatus. The controlled introduction of the at least one gaseous component into the cleaning apparatus is effected according to the principle of the differential pressure between a maximal pressure at the beginning of the introduction and a nominal residual pressure after completion of the introduction. For this, based on a maximal pressure, the nominal residual pressure in the pressure container is ascertained on the basis of the quantity of gaseous component to be introduced, and the introduction of the at least one gaseous component is stopped on reaching the nominal residual pressure, which thereby lies in the overpressure range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2015
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: Markus Bürgin, Rainer Flury
  • Publication number: 20150375274
    Abstract: A method and a cleaning device for removing deposits in interiors of tanks and systems by explosion technology. The cleaning device, an explosive, gaseous mixture is provided and caused to explode in order to clean the interior. The explosion pressure wave is conducted into the interior via an outlet opening in the cleaning device. The explosive mixture or gaseous components thereof are introduced into an accommodating chamber of the cleaning device from pressure vessels at high velocity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2014
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Rainer Flury, Markus Bürgin
  • Publication number: 20150343501
    Abstract: A cleaning device for removing deposits in receptacles by way of blasting technology includes a cleaning lance with a grip-side and with a cleaning-side end section, on which a flexible container envelope forming a receiving space can be attached. The cleaning lance includes a feed tube with a container connection device that is arranged on the cleaning-side end section and is for feeding the explosive mixture or its starting components, to the container envelope, as well as a protective tube with a receiving space for a container envelope for the propose of shielding the container envelope to the outside. The protective tube is displaceably arranged along the longitudinal axis of the cleaning lance relative to the feed tube from a first position, in which the container envelope is shielded by the protective tube, into a second position in which the container envelope projects out through the protective tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: Rainer Flury, Markus Bürgin
  • Patent number: 6554381
    Abstract: A system is provided for registration of a fluid level of a fluid in the fluid chamber of an invention-specific receptacle (1), in particular of ink in an ink cartridge, with a light source (11) which beams into the chamber of the receptacle, a reflection body (2) which is designed as a float, which moves in the chamber of the receptacle in dependency upon the filling level of the fluid and which variably reflects the light in dependency upon its movement, and a light detector (10) which receives a variable amount of light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2003
    Assignee: Pelikan Produktions AG
    Inventors: Philippe Georges Locher, Markus Bürgin, Joachim Kretschmer