Patents by Inventor Adolfo Kropf-Eilers

Adolfo Kropf-Eilers 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).

  • Conveyor belt having replaceable segments
    Patent number: 7954632
    Abstract: The invention relates to a conveying belt which is made of elastomeric material and has a load-bearing side (2) for the conveying material and a running side and, in particular, has a reinforcing support embedded within the conveying-belt core, wherein the conveying belt has at least one exchangeable part, wherein the invention provides for the exchangeable part to be a segment (6) which has a small surface area in relation to the load-bearing side (2) and/or running side as a whole and comprises a component support (7) and information carrier (8), the component support and information carrier forming a dedicated unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Phoenix Conveyor Belt Systems GmbH
    Inventor: Adolfo Kropf-Eilers
  • Conveyor Belt Having Replaceable Segments
    Publication number: 20090272633
    Abstract: The invention relates to a conveying belt which is made of elastomeric material and has a load-bearing side (2) for the conveying material and a running side and, in particular, has a reinforcing support embedded within the conveying-belt core, wherein the conveying belt has at least one exchangeable part, wherein the invention provides for the exchangeable part to be a segment (6) which has a small surface area in relation to the load-bearing side (2) and/or running side as a whole and comprises a component support (7) and information carrier (8), the component support and information carrier forming a dedicated unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2006
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Inventor: Adolfo Kropf-Eilers
  • Conveyor belt with ball-type reinforcement on the backing side
    Patent number: 7445112
    Abstract: The invention relates to a conveyor belt (1) provided with a bearing side (2) and a backing side (3) made of an elastomer material, and a reinforcement carrier (4) embedded therein, wherein the backing side (3) is reinforced with ball-shaped elements (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: Phoenix Conveyor Belt Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Adolfo Kropf-Eilers, Eduard Labus
  • Conveyor belt with ball-type reinforcement on the bearing side
    Patent number: 7322463
    Abstract: The invention relates to a conveyor belt (1) provided with a bearing side (2) and a backing side (3) made of an elastomer material, in addition to an embedded reinforcement carrier (4), wherein the bearing side (2) is reinforced with ball-type elements (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Assignee: Phoenix Conveyor Belt Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Adolfo Kropf-Eilers, Joachim Brückner, Gernot Grosskreuz, Eduard Labus, Margit Reiner
  • Conveyor belt with ball-type reinforcement on the backing side
    Publication number: 20070158168
    Abstract: The invention relates to a conveyor belt (1) provided with a bearing side (2) and a backing side (3) made of an elastomer material, and a reinforcement carrier (4) embedded therein, wherein the backing side (3) is reinforced with ball-shaped elements (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2004
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Applicant: PHOENIX AG
    Inventors: Adolfo Kropf-Eilers, Eduard Labus
  • Conveyor belt with ball-type reinforcement on the bearing side
    Publication number: 20070034482
    Abstract: The invention relates to a conveyor belt (1) provided with a bearing side (2) and a backing side (3) made of an elastomer material, in addition to an embedded reinforcement carrier (4), wherein the bearing side (2) is reinforced with ball-type elements (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2004
    Publication date: February 15, 2007
    Inventors: Adolfo Kropf-Eilers, Joachim Bruckner, Gernot Grosskreuz, Eduard Labus, Margit Reiner
  • Belt for a conveyor
    Patent number: 6484872
    Abstract: The invention relates to belt (1) for a conveyor. The inventive belt is made of rubber or a plastic similar to rubber and is provided with incorporated traction carriers (2) in the form of cables or cords that are made of steel. The inventive conveyor belt comprises, in relation to its total width (B), a center part (A) and two side parts (A′). The invention is characterized in that the center part (A) is interchangeable as a result of a joint (4) between both side parts (1′). Various embodiments of said joint (1) are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Assignee: Phoenix Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Carsten Jepsen, Karl-Heinz Elvers, Adolfo Kropf-Eilers