Patents Assigned to Sulzer Mixpac AG
  • Publication number: 20150306613
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention provides a device for applying a spray coating, which includes at least two component cartridges, each including an aperture in fluid communication with a static mixing nozzle, and at least one paint applicator comprising a spray tip in fluid communication with the static mixing nozzle. In one embodiment, at least one flexible hose is disposed between and in fluid communication with the spray tip and the static mixing nozzle. Another embodiment of the invention provides a method, which includes applying a spray coating to a surface with the above-described device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Applicant: SULZER MIXPAC AG
    Inventors: Richard Parks, Heather Parks
  • Patent number: 9149775
    Abstract: An apparatus for mixing at least two flowable components having a mixer housing with an outlet opening. At least one mixing element arranged in the mixer housing having at least two separate inlet passages through which the flowable components can be introduced separately from one another. Each inlet passage is capable of being in sealing cooperation with a respective outlet passage of a storage container or a chamber. At least one of the inlet passages has an end configured to cooperate with the outlet passage as a piercing element for opening a flow connection between the storage container or the chamber and the inlet passage. The piercing element includes at least two inflow areas for the flowable components, with the two inflow areas being inclined relative to one another. A dispensing apparatus having such a mixer is furthermore provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: SULZER MIXPAC AG
    Inventor: Andreas Hiemer
  • Patent number: 9144821
    Abstract: A piston includes a piston body which is surrounded by a media side, by an oppositely disposed drive side and, at the peripheral side, by a piston jacket, wherein the piston jacket forms a connection between the media side and the drive side. The piston jacket is arranged about a piston axis, wherein the piston jacket is connected to the piston body via a web element so that a peripheral groove is formed on the media side between the piston body and the piston jacket. A cover element is arranged at the media side, and has a drive side surface which lies directly on the media side surface of the piston body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: SULZER MIXPAC AG
    Inventor: Manfred Obrist
  • Patent number: 9138045
    Abstract: An internally fed applicator for applying a fluid is provided having a closure piece for a preferable locking fixing of the applicator of a dispensing apparatus and having an internally hollow lip section connected to the closure piece in a fluid conducting manner, which lip section has, at least one of its borders which bound its free outlet, a bristle stock made of bristles injection molded at the lip section each having a diameter of ?0.8 mm to which bristle stock the supplied fluid is delivered via the lip section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: Sulzer Mixpac AG
    Inventors: Sasan Habibi-Naini, Josef Ettlin
  • Publication number: 20150108251
    Abstract: The invention relates to a multi-component cartridge, a dispensing device for a multi-component cartridge, and a system for mixing and spraying flowable components. According to the invention, the multi-component cartridge (10) has a cartridge compressed-air channel (20) that is guided along two containers (11, 12) and that has a cartridge compressed-air inlet (21) and a cartridge compressed-air outlet, so that the multi-component cartridge, the dispensing device, and the system for mixing and spraying flowable components can be used easily and safely even in locations that are difficult to access. The containers (11, 12) are used to hold two components to be mixed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2013
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: SULZER MIXPAC AG
    Inventors: Jorge Müller, Richard Lavelanet
  • Publication number: 20150102132
    Abstract: The invention relates to a spray mixer for mixing and spraying at least two flowable components. The spray mixer (22) is provided with a tubular outer mixer housing (23) which extends in the direction of a mixer longitudinal axis (24) from a mixer start (25) to a distal mixer end (26). A mixer inner housing (29) which accommodates a mixer element (33) is arranged in the mixer outer housing (23). A mixer compressed air inlet (31) is arranged at the mixer start (25). The mixer compressed air inlet (31) is connected by means of a mixer compressed air channel (30) to an annular mixer compressed air outlet (32) which encloses a mixer outlet opening (35). In the operation of the spray mixer (22), compressed air is supplied via the mixer compressed air inlet (31), flows through the mixer compressed air channel (30) to the mixer compressed air outlet (32) and atomises and sprays the material emerging from the mixer outlet opening (35).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2013
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Applicant: SULZER MIXPAC AG
    Inventors: Jörg Müller, Richard Lavelanet
  • Patent number: 9004796
    Abstract: An application device for applying a flowable substance includes an outer shell, and inner shell, and a reservoir defined between the inner and outer shells. The outer shell has an outer circumferential wall and an outer bottom. The inner shell has an inner circumferential wall and an inner bottom defining an inner space and is sealingly received in the outer shell for telescopic movement between a closed position and a released position. At least one orifice is formed in the inner bottom of the inner shell. A closure means closes off the at least one orifice in the closed position, wherein at least one pin forming at least part of the closure means extends from the outer shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Sulzer Mixpac AG
    Inventor: Alberto C. Sogaro
  • Patent number: 8978929
    Abstract: A syringe which is designed for the single metering of a filler material, the syringe has a storage chamber for receiving the filler material, the storage chamber has a discharge end for the dispensing of the filler material and a conveying end which is disposed opposite the discharge end, wherein the storage chamber contains a closable discharge element so that the filler material is storable in the storage chamber. A docking element is provided for the connection of the storage chamber to a cartridge for the filling of the storage chamber with the filler material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Sulzer Mixpac AG
    Inventors: Josef Ettlin, Armin Hegglin
  • Patent number: 8950966
    Abstract: Proposed is a device for applying a flowable substance comprising an outer shell (14) forming a receptacle for the flowable substance, as well as at least one portionally cylindrical insert (12) assigned to an application tip (22) and open at one end and closed at the other end and its shell featuring at least one orifice (34) connected to the open end. The outer shell (14) is shiftable in relation to the insert (12) between a blocked position in which a fluid flow between the outer shell (14) and the insert (12) is blocked by means of a sealing device and an activated position in which the fluid flow between the outer shell (14) and the insert (12) is released. The insert (12) has a male screw thread (20) mating the outer shell (14), the flowable substance flowing after twisting of the insert (12) in relation to the outer shell (14) and release of the orifice (34) into the insert (12). The outer shell is made, at least portionally, of an elastomeric plastics material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Sulzer Mixpac AG
    Inventor: Alberto C. Sogaro
  • Patent number: 8925764
    Abstract: A cartridge contains a storage chamber for a fluid filler material in which a piston can be movably received, wherein the storage chamber has a filling end and a discharge end and an inner wall extending between the filling end and the discharge end and the piston is displaceable in the storage chamber from the filling end to the discharge end along the inner wall to discharge the filler material from the storage chamber and the filler material can be enclosed in a sealing manner in the storage chamber by the piston. The piston is captively held within the inner wall by a projection provided at the inner wall in the environment of the filling end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Sulzer Mixpac AG
    Inventor: Andreas Hiemer
  • Patent number: 8919616
    Abstract: The piston includes a piston body having a conveying side, an oppositely disposed drive side and, at the circumferential side, a piston jacket forming a connection between the conveying side and the drive side. The piston jacket has a projection that carries a guide element for the guidance of the piston in a cartridge containing a filling with solid particles and for forming a sealing contact with a wall of the cartridge. The projection also carries a scraper element in front of the guide element for scraping solid particles from the cartridge wall back into the filling during discharge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Sulzer Mixpac AG
    Inventor: Manfred Obrist
  • Patent number: 8899412
    Abstract: A multicomponent cartridge designed for single use includes a first storage chamber for a first component and a second storage chamber for a second component. The first storage chamber being separate from the second storage chamber. The first storage chamber is arranged coaxially around the second storage chamber and forms a ring space, with a first piston being movably received in the first storage chamber and a second piston being movably received in the second storage chamber. The first and second pistons are movable by means of a plunger to dispense the two components simultaneously. The plunger is held in a housing element (and a guide element is provided to guide the first piston in the first storage chamber and to guide the second piston in the second storage chamber, with the housing element including an engagement element which can be brought into engagement with the guide element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Sulzer Mixpac AG
    Inventor: Percy Leue
  • Patent number: 8875947
    Abstract: A dual dispensing apparatus for dispensing two flowable components having a first storage chamber for the first component, and a second storage chamber for the second component. The two storage chambers are arranged next to one another and each have an outlet for the first or the second component respectively at their distal ends. The apparatus also has a first plunger for penetrating into the first storage chamber and a second plunger for penetrating into the second storage chamber. A respective piston for dispensing the respective component is molded to each plunger and is sealingly guided by the respective wall of the storage chamber. Each storage chamber has at least one first guide element at its end remote from the outlet and each plunger has at least one second guide element adjacent to the respective piston. The first and the second guide elements are configured for mutual engagement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Sulzer Mixpac AG
    Inventors: Manfred Obrist, Ralf Seifer
  • Patent number: 8876364
    Abstract: A dynamic mixer for a plurality of fluid components contains a housing and a rotor element which is rotatably arranged in the housing, with the housing having one inlet opening for at least one component each and at least one outlet opening. A ring-shaped intermediate space is provided between the rotor element and the housing in which a mixing element connected to the rotor element is arranged. A seal for sealing the rotor element in the mixer housing is provided at the bearing location of the rotor element in the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Sulzer Mixpac AG
    Inventors: Valentin Gartmann, Percy Leue
  • Patent number: D726956
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Sulzer Mixpac AG
    Inventor: Josef Ettlin
  • Patent number: D729401
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Sulzer Mixpac AG
    Inventor: Josef Ettlin
  • Patent number: D734540
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: Sulzer Mixpac AG
    Inventor: Josef Ettlin
  • Patent number: D734893
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: Sulzer Mixpac AG
    Inventor: Josef Ettlin
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    Patent number: D739239
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: SULZER MIXPAC AG
    Inventor: Ralf Seifer
  • Patent number: D739933
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: SULZER MIXPAC AG
    Inventor: Josef Ettlin