Patents Assigned to Korsch AG
  • Patent number: 11919268
    Abstract: A rotary press comprising at least one pressing station having each of a vertically-adjustable upper and lower pressure roller, which are mounted by axes in the at least one pressing station. Cam-guided upper punches having punch heads are fed to the upper pressure roller by a control cam and a pull-up cam raises the upper punches to a highest point above a filling device. A vertically-adjustable safety cam is designed to be vertically adjustable in relation to the upper pressure roller. The rotary press may comprise a preliminary pressure cam, which is integrated in a guide block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Korsch AG
    Inventors: Michael Matthes, Wolfgang Korsch, Stephan Mies
  • Patent number: 11504934
    Abstract: The invention relates to an impeller filling shoe for material feed to die bores of a rotary press, which is built-up modularly in order to enable a change in function between a 2-chamber filling shoe comprising a filling vaned wheel and a proportioning vaned wheel, and a 3-chamber filling shoe comprising a filling vaned wheel, a proportioning vaned wheel and a feeding vaned wheel, wherein the impeller filling shoe does not comprise a gearbox for driving the vaned wheels. Furthermore, the invention relates to a rotary press comprising the modular impeller filling shoe, whereby the gearbox for driving the vaned wheels is located outside the impeller filling shoe. The invention relates in addition to the use of the impeller filling shoe according to the invention in methods for converting the modular impeller filling shoe from a 2-chamber filling shoe to a 3-chamber filling shoe and vice versa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Korsch AG
    Inventors: Ingo Klaer, Stephan Mies, Robert Peucker
  • Publication number: 20210283877
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for providing supporting meshes for use as inserts in a pellet on a tablet machine, and a method for producing a pellet which includes an insert or supporting mesh.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Applicant: KORSCH AG
    Inventors: Wolfgang KORSCH, Michael SCHMETT, Stephan MIES
  • Publication number: 20210221085
    Abstract: The invention relates to a discharge chute (1) for a tablet-making machine, and to a method for sorting tablets after they have been produced in a tablet-making machine. The discharge chute (1) is characterised in that the channels (4, 5, 6, 13), into which the tablets are guided and/or sorted after they have been produced, are arranged on two planes (2, 3), the sorting of the tablets taking place with tandem sorting devices (7, 14). A sorting device preferably comprises two bars (8, 9, 10, 11), which are preferably designated as sorting bars (8, 10) and as separating bars (9, 11). The sorting bar (8, 10) preferably comprises a linear drive (17), which is preferably connected by means of a rocking lever (22) to the separating bar (9, 11). If the sorting bar (8, 10) moves upwards out of the rest position into the sorting position, the separating bar (9, 11) falls downwards automatically and frees the opening of the sorting channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2019
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Applicant: KORSCH AG
    Inventors: Ingo KLAER, Pierre BRAUN, Stephan MIES
  • Patent number: 11014321
    Abstract: The invention relates to a rotary press having height-staggered ram tips for carrying out at least two pressing operations, which preferably build on one another. Furthermore, the invention relates particularly to rotary presses and methods for producing multi-layer and coating-core tablets and for pressing tablets into cups during a rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: KORSCH AG
    Inventors: Ingo Klaer, Thomas Weissbach, Stephan Mies
  • Patent number: 10850467
    Abstract: The invention relates to a rotary press comprising at least one compression roll station (1) that can be mounted on a support plate (2) as well as to methods for attaching and detaching the compression roll station. According to the invention, the at least one compression roll station comprises a retaining device (21), and the rotary press comprises a support plate (2) with at least one cavity (22) for accommodating the retaining device (21) of the compression roll station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Korsch AG
    Inventor: Michael Matthes
  • Patent number: 10654237
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system and to a method for identifying a compression roller column in a tableting machine having a machine processor. The system includes a plug-in connection which includes a receiving socket and a plug. The plug has at least one embedded controller, and data can be exchanged between the machine processor of the tableting machine and the embedded controller of the plug via the one plug-in connection. The plug and the receiving socket are arranged on the tableting machine. The plug can be connected to the receiving socket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Korsch AG
    Inventor: Walter Hegel
  • Patent number: 10500807
    Abstract: A pressure roller station for rotary presses, having two pressure roller receiving pressure roller axles. The pressure roller station includes a guide profile of the pressure roller station configured to be open in the sense that the guide profile, on at least one side of the profile, has lateral parts that are not completely closed. The pressure roller axles are disposed on mutually adjustable upper and lower pressure roller receptacles which are guided by the guide profile. The pressure roller axles are arranged so as to be disposed parallel with the two lateral parts of the guide profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Korsch AG
    Inventors: Ingo Klaer, Wolfgang Korsch, Juergen Boehnlein
  • Patent number: 10183457
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system and a method for exchanging vertically segmented rotor segments (16) on a rotary tablet press (34). The system comprises a rotor (10) comprising at least two vertically segmented rotor segments (16), a transfer unit (36) and an assembly carriage (38).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: KORSCH AG
    Inventors: Stephan Mies, Ingo Klaer, Michael Matthes
  • Publication number: 20180133997
    Abstract: The invention relates to a tableting machine with a device for executing a dashboard application, wherein information present stored in the tableting machine can be visualized by means of the dashboard application, wherein the dashboard application is a software product which can be run on a device for executing the dashboard application, which is selected from a group comprising mobile and/or stationary communication devices and/or data processing devices, wherein the device for executing the dashboard application and the tableting machine comprise means for setting up an information exchange connection, by means of which the information can be exchanged between the tableting machine and the device for executing the dashboard application. The invention further relates to a method for executing a dashboard application for monitoring and/or controlling a tableting machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Applicant: Korsch AG
    Inventors: Arno Rathmann, Walter Hegel
  • Patent number: 9950347
    Abstract: The invention relates to an individual sorting device (10) for sorting tablets which have been pressed by a tableting machine using press punches. The individual sorting device (10) comprises a tablet feed (20), a pressing force signal input (30) for receiving pressing force signals which can be assigned to the fed tablets, a programmable control unit (40), and a storage unit (50). The individual sorting device (10) is suitable for separating tablets to which an unacceptable pressing force signal can be assigned, said unacceptable pressing force signal lying outside of an accepted pressing force range, from tablets to which an acceptable pressing force signal can be assigned, said acceptable pressing force signal lying within the accepted pressing force range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: KORSCH AG
    Inventors: Walter Hegel, Arno Rathmann
  • Publication number: 20180086017
    Abstract: The invention relates to a rotary press comprising at least one compression roll station (1) that can be mounted on a support plate (2) as well as to methods for attaching and detaching the compression roll station. According to the invention, the at least one compression roll station comprises a retaining device (21), and the rotary press comprises a support plate (2) with at least one cavity (22) for accommodating the retaining device (21) of the compression roll station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Applicant: Korsch AG
    Inventor: Michael Matthes
  • Patent number: 9452583
    Abstract: Disclosed is a take-over and positioning device and to a method for placing a film, which is used as a core for a sheathed-core tablet, in the dye of a tablet press.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: KORSCH AG
    Inventors: Michael Schmett, Stefan Mies, Wolfgang Korsch
  • Patent number: 9248621
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for transferring, depositing and positioning films that are used as cores in coating-core tablets, in matrices of tablet presses, said device comprising at least three modules, a. module 1 (11) comprising at least one storage unit that contains the films, and/or at least one supply unit that supplies the films for transfer by a second module, b. module 2 (12) comprising at least one transfer unit, at least one conveyor belt (17) and at least one intake wheel (22), c. module 3 (13) comprising at least one controllable vacuum head (25) which comprises a removal device that removes the films from the carriers (28) of module 2 (12) using a vacuum and deposits them in the matrices of the tablet press (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: KORSCH AG
    Inventors: Michael Schmett, Stefan Mies, Wolfgang Korsch
  • Publication number: 20150375268
    Abstract: The invention relates to an individual sorting device (10) for sorting tablets which have been pressed by a tableting machine using press punches. The individual sorting device (10) comprises a tablet feed (20), a pressing force signal input (30) for receiving pressing force signals which can be assigned to the fed tablets, a programmable control unit (40), and a storage unit (50). The individual sorting device (10) is suitable for separating tablets to which an unacceptable pressing force signal can be assigned, said unacceptable pressing force signal lying outside of an accepted pressing force range, from tablets to which an acceptable pressing force signal can be assigned, said acceptable pressing force signal lying within the accepted pressing force range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2014
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Applicant: KORSCH AG
    Inventors: Walter HEGEL, Arno RATHMANN
  • Patent number: 9114585
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for inserting inserts (cores) into female molds of a rotary tableting press. The inserts are inserted individually into one female mold each of a rotating rotor of the rotary tableting press by separating the inserts from a nonspecific quantity by means of a feeder mechanism, feeding them to a core distributor and aligning them from there with the female molds in a precisely defined position and delivering the inserts to the female molds in this position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: KORSCH AG
    Inventors: Michael Schmett, Wolfgang Korsch, Helmut Zeddies, Stephan Mies
  • Publication number: 20150125242
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for transferring, depositing and positioning films that are used as cores in coating-core tablets, in matrices of tablet presses, said device comprising at least three modules, a. module 1 (11) comprising at least one storage unit that contains the films, and/or at least one supply unit that supplies the films for transfer by a second module, b. module 2 (12) comprising at least one transfer unit, at least one conveyor belt (17) and at least one intake wheel (22), c. module 3 (13) comprising at least one controllable vacuum head (25) which comprises a removal device that removes the films from the carriers (28) of module 2 (12) using a vacuum and deposits them in the matrices of the tablet press (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Applicant: Korsch AG
    Inventors: Michael Schmett, Stefan Mies, Wolfgang Korsch
  • Patent number: 8550804
    Abstract: A rotary press, particularly for manufacturing tablets, has a rotarily driven rotor and at least one pressure roller unit which is detachably secured to a bearing device, particularly at least one bearing plate, by means of a retaining device. Provision is made here for a plurality of similar retaining devices to be arranged on the bearing device, wherein the pressure roller unit can optionally be secured to one of the retaining devices and/or transferred between them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Korsch AG
    Inventors: Stephan Mies, Michael Matthes, Jürgen Böhnlein, Walter Hegel, Helmut Zeddies, Wolfgang Korsch
  • Patent number: 8025498
    Abstract: The invention relates to a rotary tableting press comprising a rotor, at least one filling station and at least one pressure station as well as lower and upper ram guides. The rotary tableting press has a modular design, such that individual modules are arranged so they can be removed and/or converted within the rotary tableting press for retooling the rotary tableting press from two-layer operation to single-layer operation or vice-versa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: Korsch AG
    Inventors: Helmut Haase, Wolfgang Korsch, Helmut Zeddies, Stephen Mies, Walter Hegel, Peter Weisbach, Alf Gārtner
  • Patent number: 7976300
    Abstract: A pelleting machine has a die table having at least one die plate, dies associated with the die plate and a feed device for feeding a material to be pressed into the die plates. The feed device includes a feed shoe arranged substantially parallel to a surface of the die table and has at least one feed opening which is arranged or can be arranged in the region of the die plates. The pelleting machine includes a sealing device disposed between the feed shoe and the die table. The sealing device has at least one sealing element forming the contour of the feed opening, wherein a force acting in the direction of the die table is applied to the sealing element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Korsch AG
    Inventors: Michael Matthes, Jörg Reiche, Helmut Haase