Patents by Inventor Uwe Kockritz

Uwe Kockritz 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: 20230063085
    Abstract: The invention relates to a clothing (10) for a machine to manufacture or refine a fibrous web, in particular a paper, cardboard, or tissue web, comprising a substrate (40) and a grid structure (20) applied on the substrate (40), on which the fibrous web is transported when the clothing (10) is used as intended, wherein the grid structure (20?) comprises a plurality of first elements (24?), all of which aligned in a first direction, and a plurality of second elements (26?), all of which aligned in a second direction, which is different from the first direction, wherein the first elements (24?) penetrate the second elements (26?), forming the grid structure (20?), such that an underside of the first elements (24?) facing the substrate (40) and an underside of the second elements (26?) facing the substrate (40) are located in a common plane. In addition, the present invention relates to a method for producing such a clothing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Uwe Kockritz, Jens Kallenberg, Petra Hack-Ueberall, Gregory Allen Elliott, Thomas Anthony Hensler, James E. Sealy, II, Marc Paul Begin
  • Patent number: 11505898
    Abstract: The invention relates to a clothing (10) for a machine to manufacture or refine a fibrous web, in particular a paper, cardboard, or tissue web, comprising a substrate (40) and a grid structure (20) applied on the substrate (40), on which the fibrous web is transported when the clothing (10) is used as intended, wherein the grid structure (20?) comprises a plurality of first elements (24?), all of which aligned in a first direction, and a plurality of second elements (26?), all of which aligned in a second direction, which is different from the first direction, wherein the first elements (24?) penetrate the second elements (26?), forming the grid structure (20?), such that an underside of the first elements (24?) facing the substrate (40) and an underside of the second elements (26?) facing the substrate (40) are located in a common plane. In addition, the present invention relates to a method for producing such a clothing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: FIRST QUALITY TISSUE SE, LLC
    Inventors: Uwe Köckritz, Jens Kallenberg, Petra Hack-Ueberall, Gregory Allen Elliott, Thomas Anthony Hensler, James E. Sealy, II, Marc Paul Begin
  • Publication number: 20210269975
    Abstract: The invention relates to a clothing (10) for a machine to manufacture or refine a fibrous web, in particular a paper, cardboard, or tissue web, comprising a substrate (40) and a grid structure (20) applied on the substrate (40), on which the fibrous web is transported when the clothing (10) is used as intended, wherein the grid structure (20?) comprises a plurality of first elements (24?), all of which aligned in a first direction, and a plurality of second elements (26?), all of which aligned in a second direction, which is different from the first direction, wherein the first elements (24?) penetrate the second elements (26?), forming the grid structure (20?), such that an underside of the first elements (24?) facing the substrate (40) and an underside of the second elements (26?) facing the substrate (40) are located in a common plane. In addition, the present invention relates to a method for producing such a clothing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Uwe Köckritz, Jens Kallenberg, Petra Hack-Ueberall
  • Patent number: 8414742
    Abstract: The invention relates to a clothing especially a press felt for a paper, cardboard or tissue machine with a nonwoven structure comprising staple fibers and which provides the paper and running side of the clothing and with a base structure which is embedded into the nonwoven structure, whereby the base structure comprises a warp knit structure which has sewing threads and reinforcing threads extending lengthways parallel to each other and which have a greater flexural strength than the sewing threads, whereby the sewing threads form loops into which the reinforcing threads are tied thereby forming the warp knit structure. The invention is characterized in that an intermediate layer is arranged at the warp knit structure which is connected with the reinforcing threads by way of the sewing threads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Voith Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Uwe Köckritz, Hubert Walkenhaus
  • Patent number: 8388811
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a press felt for a machine for the production and/or processing of a fibrous web including a carrier structure which fundamentally influences the dimensional stability of the felt. The carrier structure includes a flat manufactured textile fabric formed from longitudinal threads, transverse threads crossing the longitudinal threads, and sewing threads which connect the longitudinal and transverse threads with each other at the crossing points. The textile fabric is longer than the carrier structure and is laid onto itself in sections such that the carrier structure is formed by several layers of the textile fabric, extending respectively along the entire length of the carrier structure. The layers are connected with each other, at least in sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Voith Patent GmbH
    Inventor: Uwe Köckritz
  • Patent number: 8273218
    Abstract: A paper machine clothing, in particular a press felt for a paper, cardboard or tissue machine, includes a load bearing base structure that extends in the longitudinal and cross directions of the clothing and which is formed, for example from a longitudinal reinforcement module substantially providing the dimensional stability in longitudinal direction of the clothing, and a transverse reinforcement module substantially providing the dimensional stability in the cross direction of the clothing, which is arranged on the longitudinal reinforcement module and is connected with same. The transverse reinforcement module is a warp knit fabric, which includes at least one system of warp threads arranged parallel to each other and one system of stitch-forming sewing threads extending substantially perpendicular thereto into which the warp threads are integrated to form a textile fabric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Voith Patent GmbH
    Inventor: Uwe Köckritz
  • Patent number: 8123911
    Abstract: The invention relates to a felt belt, especially a press felt for a paper—, cardboard or tissue machine, with a basic structure that is formed by (a) a longitudinal reinforcement module extending on the width and length of the felt belt, including (1) a laid longitudinal thread structure on the width and the length of the felt belt which is formed by at least one longitudinal thread extending essentially in longitudinal direction of the belt, and (2) one carrying layer which is bonded with the laid longitudinal thread structure and extends on the width and the length of the felt belt, as well as (b) one cross reinforcement module which has the same length and width as the felt belt which is located on and bonded with the longitudinal reinforcement module which is formed by a plurality of cross reinforcement module segments, each of which extend on the width of the felt belt, and only on part of the length of the felt belt and which are arranged in tandem in longitudinal direction of the felt belt and which to
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Voith Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Uwe Köckritz, Matthias Schmitt
  • Publication number: 20110290443
    Abstract: A paper machine clothing, in particular a press felt for a paper, cardboard or tissue machine, includes a load bearing base structure that extends in the longitudinal and cross directions of the clothing and which is formed, for example from a longitudinal reinforcement module substantially providing the dimensional stability in longitudinal direction of the clothing, and a transverse reinforcement module substantially providing the dimensional stability in the cross direction of the clothing, which is arranged on the longitudinal reinforcement module and is connected with same. The transverse reinforcement module is a warp knit fabric, which includes at least one system of warp threads arranged parallel to each other and one system of stitch-forming sewing threads extending substantially perpendicular thereto into which the warp threads are integrated to form a textile fabric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2011
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Inventor: Uwe Köckritz
  • Publication number: 20110294386
    Abstract: The invention relates to paper machine clothing, in particular a press felt for a paper, cardboard or tissue machine, comprising a load absorbing base structure that extends in longitudinal and cross direction of the clothing and which comprises, and in particular is formed by: a) a longitudinal reinforcement module substantially providing the dimensional stability in longitudinal direction of the clothing, and b) a transverse reinforcement module substantially providing the dimensional stability in cross direction of the clothing, whereby the transverse reinforcement module and the longitudinal reinforcement module are arranged one on top of the other and are interconnected with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2011
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Inventors: Uwe Köckritz, Hubert Walkenhaus
  • Patent number: 7851389
    Abstract: A belt for a machine for the production of web material, especially paper or cardboard, including a carrier structure and at least one layer of foam material characterized in that the carrier structure is surrounded by the foam material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Voith Patent GmbH
    Inventor: Uwe Köckritz
  • Publication number: 20100263820
    Abstract: The invention relates to a clothing especially a press felt for a paper, cardboard or tissue machine with a nonwoven structure comprising staple fibers and which provides the paper and running side of the clothing and with a base structure which is embedded into the nonwoven structure, whereby the base structure comprises a warp knit structure which has sewing threads and reinforcing threads extending lengthways parallel to each other and which have a greater flexural strength than the sewing threads, whereby the sewing threads form loops into which the reinforcing threads are tied thereby forming the warp knit structure. The invention is characterized in that an intermediate layer is arranged at the warp knit structure which is connected with the reinforcing threads by way of the sewing threads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2010
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Inventors: Uwe Köckritz, Hubert Walkenhaus
  • Publication number: 20100252219
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a press felt for a machine for the production and/or processing of a fibrous web including a carrier structure which fundamentally influences the dimensional stability of the felt. The carrier structure includes a flat manufactured textile fabric formed from longitudinal threads, transverse threads crossing the longitudinal threads, and sewing threads which connect the longitudinal and transverse threads with each other at the crossing points. The textile fabric is longer than the carrier structure and is laid onto itself in sections such that the carrier structure is formed by several layers of the textile fabric, extending respectively along the entire length of the carrier structure. The layers are connected with each other, at least in sections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2010
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Inventor: Uwe Köckritz
  • Patent number: 7763272
    Abstract: A scaffold for tissue culture and cell culture and for producing implant materials, in particular bone, cartilage or skin replacements or extra-corporal organ replacements or for other applications in medicine or biotechnology is made of biocompatible materials. It has at least one base material which is electrostatically flocked with fibers on at least one side. Through the electrostatic flocking the fibers are arranged almost perpendicularly on the surface of the base material and exhibits a high fiber pull-out resistance. The scaffold provides an elastic growth lattice, which is stable against compression, for cell colonization in vitro or the ingrowth of cells in vivo. Implants or implant materials can be produced with the scaffold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: Technische Universität Dresden
    Inventors: Peter Offermann, Hartmut Worch, Wolfgang Pompe, Michael Gelinsky, Gerhilt Schmack, Gerald Hoffmann, Uwe Köckritz
  • Publication number: 20100000697
    Abstract: A dryer fabric for a condensation drying apparatus in a machine which produces and/or processes a web material, such as paper, cardboard or tissue, includes a base structure which essentially provides the dimensional stability of the fabric and which consists of polyester and/or PCTA and/or PCT and/or PEEK and/or PPS and/or thread material which includes PA with high temperature stability; a fibrous nonwoven layer located on the basic structure, which essentially provides the water absorption capacity of the fabric and which provides the dryer fabric with a web material contact side on its outside, facing away from the basic structure, whereby the fibrous nonwovens layer comprises a first polymer material located at least in the area of the outside and whereby the fibrous nonwovens layer is compressed and smoothed in the area of the outside which provides the web material contact side through means of hot-calendering above the melting temperature of the first polymer material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2009
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Inventors: Uwe Kockritz, Martin Staiger, Matthias Schmitt
  • Publication number: 20090293245
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a felt belt, particularly a press felt for a paper machine, including the steps of producing a longitudinal thread structure by continuous helical winding of at least one longitudinal thread in the direction of the provided width of the felt belt, particularly up to the provided width of the felt belt; placing a transverse reinforcement structure on the longitudinal thread structure and connecting the same to the longitudinal thread structure to form a tube-like composite structure; placing opposing sections of the tube-like structure one atop the other such that the tube-like structure forms a flat structure whose length corresponds to approximately half the circumference of the tube-like structure and which provides seam loops on its opposing longitudinal sides, the loops being formed by the at least one helically wound longitudinal thread; making the flat structure continuous by merging the opposing seam loops and connecting the same to one another; a
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2009
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Inventor: Uwe Kockritz
  • Publication number: 20090286438
    Abstract: A belt for a machine for the production of web material, especially paper or cardboard, including a carrier structure and at least one layer of foam material characterized in that the carrier structure is surrounded by the foam material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2009
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Inventor: Uwe Kockritz
  • Publication number: 20090242159
    Abstract: The invention relates to a felt belt, especially a press felt for a paper—, cardboard or tissue machine, with a basic structure that is formed by (a) a longitudinal reinforcement module extending on the width and length of the felt belt, including (1) a laid longitudinal thread structure on the width and the length of the felt belt which is formed by at least one longitudinal thread extending essentially in longitudinal direction of the belt, and (2) one carrying layer which is bonded with the laid longitudinal thread structure and extends on the width and the length of the felt belt, as well as (b) one cross reinforcement module which has the same length and width as the felt belt which is located on and bonded with the longitudinal reinforcement module which is formed by a plurality of cross reinforcement module segments, each of which extend on the width of the felt belt, and only on part of the length of the felt belt and which are arranged in tandem in longitudinal direction of the felt belt and which to
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Inventors: Uwe Kockritz, Matthias Schmitt
  • Publication number: 20040266000
    Abstract: A scaffold for tissue culture and cell culture and for producing implant materials, in particular bone, cartilage or skin replacements or extra-corporal organ replacements or for other applications in medicine or biotechnology is made of biocompatible materials. It has at least one base material which is electrostatically flocked with fibers on at least one side. Through the electrostatic flocking the fibers are arranged almost perpendicularly on the surface of the base material and exhibits a high fiber pull-out resistance. The scaffold provides an elastic growth lattice, which is stable against compression, for cell colonization in vitro or the ingrowth of cells in vivo. Implants or implant materials can be produced with the scaffold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2004
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Applicant: Technische Universitat Dresden
    Inventors: Peter Offermann, Hartmut Worch, Wolfgang Pompe, Michael Gelinsky, Gerhilt Schmack, Gerald Hoffmann, Uwe Kockritz