Patents by Inventor Torsten Frey

Torsten Frey 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: 11731090
    Abstract: A hyperboloid agitator for circulating liquids, in particular water, wastewater or the like, in the centre of which a connection portion (2) for connection to a hollow agitator shaft (1) is provided, characterised in that the hyperboloid agitator is formed as a hollow body, with a central aperture (3) for supplying air being provided in the connection portion (2), and in that an air distribution device (9, 10, 11) for distributing air supplied through the aperture (3) to a plurality of air outlet openings (14) provided in the hollow body is provided downstream of the aperture (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: INVENT Umwelt- und Verfahrenstechnik AG
    Inventors: Marcus Höfken, Thomas Hagspiel, Torsten Frey, Walter Steidl
  • Patent number: 11484848
    Abstract: An apparatus for aerating bodies of water includes a floating platform, a motor supported by the floating platform, a transmission which is coupled to the motor and whose output shaft is in the form of a hollow shaft, a fan for supplying air through an air supply line connected thereto, wherein the air supply line is connected to one end of the hollow shaft, a hollow stirring shaft coupled to the other end of the hollow shaft, an stirrer affixed to the free end of the approximately vertical stirring shaft, wherein the stirrer is designated as a hollow body and has a central opening through which air supplied by the stirring shaft can pass, and a multiplicity of air outlet openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: INVENT Umwelt—und Verfahrenstechnik AG
    Inventors: Marcus Höfken, Thomas Hagspiel, Torsten Frey, Walter Steidl
  • Publication number: 20210394132
    Abstract: A hyperboloid agitator for circulating liquids, in particular water, wastewater or the like, in the centre of which a connection portion (2) for connection to a hollow agitator shaft (1) is provided, characterised in that the hyperboloid agitator is formed as a hollow body, with a central aperture (3) for supplying air being provided in the connection portion (2), and in that an air distribution device (9, 10, 11) for distributing air supplied through the aperture (3) to a plurality of air outlet openings (14) provided in the hollow body is provided downstream of the aperture (3)
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2019
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Marcus HÖFKEN, Thomas HAGSPIEL, Torsten FREY, Walter STEIDL
  • Publication number: 20210316257
    Abstract: An apparatus for aerating bodies of water, comprising a floating platform (19), a motor (15) supported by the floating platform (19), a transmission (16) which is coupled to the motor (15) and whose output shaft is in the form of a hollow shaft (17), a fan for supplying air through an air supply line (18) connected thereto, wherein the air supply line (18) is connected to one end (E1) of the hollow shaft (17), a hollow stirring shaft (1) coupled to the other end (E2) of the hollow shaft (17), an stirrer (K) affixed to the free end of the approximately vertical stirring shaft (1), wherein the stirrer (K) is designated as a hollow body and has a central opening (3) through which air supplied by the stirring shaft (1) can pass, and a multiplicity of air outlet openings (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2019
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Marcus HÖFKEN, Thomas HAGSPIEL, Torsten FREY, Walter STEIDL
  • Patent number: 8627588
    Abstract: An ESL and ESL holder combination includes a locking mechanism for releasably securing the ESL to the ESL holder, and an ESL provided with at least one gripping means for cooperative engagement with the ESL holder. The ESL holder is attachable to an edge of a shelf, the ESL holder being provided with one or more receiving means such as for example slots for receiving the gripping means and the locking element in cooperative engagement. A spring loaded element is arranged inside the ESL such that the spring loaded element, in a latched position, secures the ESL to the ESL holder when the gripping means is brought into a hooked position in the receiving means. When displaced from its latched position, allowing the gripping means to leave its hooked position, this enables removal of the ESL from the ESL holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Inventors: Pär Rosander, Håkan Sjödin, Nils Hulth, Daniel Ekfjorden, Elias Svensson, Kenneth Ellingsen, Torsten Frey-Hall, Eirik Lundmark, Anders Nilsson, Maral Babapour, Ines Junge
  • Patent number: 8459863
    Abstract: The invention relates to a drive device for the immersed operation below a surface of a liquid (F), particularly for the immersed operation in a clearing basin, having a drive shaft (5) guided out of a housing, wherein the drive shaft (5) is guided through an axial face seal (12, 13) received in a sealing chamber (10) for sealing the housing against penetrating liquid. In order to improve the service life of the seal, the invention provides that a line (22) is connected to the sealing chamber (10) for receiving an oil supply and is guided to above the surface of the liquid (F).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Invent Umwelt-und Verfahrenstechnik AG
    Inventors: Marcus Hoefken, Thomas Hagspiel, Torsten Frey
  • Publication number: 20110003646
    Abstract: The invention relates to a drive device for the immersed operation below a surface of a liquid (F), particularly for the immersed operation in a clearing basin, having a drive shaft (5) guided out of a housing, wherein the drive shaft (5) is guided through an axial face seal (12, 13) received in a sealing chamber (10) for sealing the housing against penetrating liquid. In order to improve the service life of the seal, the invention provides that a line (22) is connected to the sealing chamber (10) for receiving an oil supply and is guided to above the surface of the liquid (F).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2008
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Applicant: Invent Umwelt-Und Verfahrenstechnik AG
    Inventors: Marcus Hoefken, Thomas Hagspiel, Torsten Frey