Patents by Inventor Alexander PIEK

Alexander PIEK 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).

  • Self-emptying separator for the gentle discharge of shear-sensitive products, and method for operating same
    Patent number: 11389809
    Abstract: A self-emptying separator includes a rotatable drum with an inlet, a liquid outlet, outlet openings for solid material, and a control system. A flowable starting product is cleared of the solids in continuous operation in a centrifugal field in the rotating drum. A continuous discharge of a clear phase is performed. A solid phase is discharged via the outlet openings from a solids collecting space of the drum into an annular solids catcher. The solids catcher has a device for generating a fluid curtain against which the solids, issuing from the outlet openings for solid material, impact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: GEA MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT GMBH
    Inventors: Tim Hundertmark, Mario Emanuele, Alexander Piek, Jürgen Mäckel
  • SELF-EMPTYING SEPARATOR FOR THE GENTLE DISCHARGE OF SHEAR-SENSITIVE PRODUCTS, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAME
    Publication number: 20200038882
    Abstract: A self-emptying separator includes a rotatable drum with an inlet, a liquid outlet, outlet openings for solid material, and a control system. A flowable starting product is cleared of the solids in continuous operation in a centrifugal field in the rotating drum. A continuous discharge of a clear phase is performed. A solid phase is discharged via the outlet openings from a solids collecting space of the drum into an annular solids catcher. The solids catcher has a device for generating a fluid curtain against which the solids, issuing from the outlet openings for solid material, impact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2018
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Tim HUNDERTMARK, Mario EMANUELE, Alexander PIEK, Jürgen MACKEL