Patents by Inventor Achim Kopmeier

Achim Kopmeier 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).

  • Device for thickening sludge carried along in waste water
    Patent number: 7985334
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the present invention relates to a method for thickening sludge carried along in waste water, wherein the waste water is subjected to a pretreatment reinforcing the flocculation and is subsequently introduced in the direction of gravity into a bath so as to separate the sludge from the water, in which the sludge particles descend under the action of gravity and are removed in the lower portion of the bath characterized in that the waste water, upon its introduction into the bath, is flowed against a baffle, by which the flow of the waste water in the bath is deflected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: Epuramat S.A.R.L.
    Inventor: Achim Kopmeier
  • METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THICKENING SLUDGE CARRIED ALONG IN WASTE WATER
    Publication number: 20090078650
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the present invention relates to a method for thickening sludge carried along in waste water, wherein the waste water is subjected to a pretreatment reinforcing the flocculation and is subsequently introduced in the direction of gravity into a bath so as to separate the sludge from the water, in which the sludge particles descend under the action of gravity and are removed in the lower portion of the bath characterized in that the waste water, upon its introduction into the bath, is flowed against a baffle, by which the flow of the waste water in the bath is deflected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2006
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Inventor: Achim Kopmeier