Patents by Inventor Ake Svedberg

Ake Svedberg 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).

  • Fill pump piston centering support
    Patent number: 6871577
    Abstract: A centering support for a piston in a piston-type pump having a diaphragm extending between the piston and the cylinder to define a product end of the pump and a driven end of the pump includes at least three equally radially spaced, centering elements extending radially outwardly from the piston for contacting the cylinder wall. The centering elements define a gap between the piston and the cylinder wall. The centering elements are disposed on the piston spaced from the diaphragm at the product end of the pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2005
    Assignee: Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance, SA
    Inventors: Wayne Warne, Goran Hermodsson, Ake Svedberg, Yoshiki Katsumata
  • Fill pump piston centering support
    Publication number: 20040149125
    Abstract: A centering support for a piston in a piston-type pump having a diaphragm extending between the piston and the cylinder to define a product end of the pump and a driven end of the pump includes at least three equally radially spaced, centering elements extending radially outwardly from the piston for contacting the cylinder wall. The centering elements define a gap between the piston and the cylinder wall. The centering elements are disposed on the piston spaced from the diaphragm at the product end of the pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2003
    Publication date: August 5, 2004
    Applicant: Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance, S.A.
    Inventors: Wayne Warne, Goran Hermodsson, Ake Svedberg, Yoshiki Katsumata