Patents by Inventor Andre Huennekens

Andre Huennekens 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).

  • Patent number: 12571473
    Abstract: A seal assembly includes a primary seal unit which seals off a first space from a second space, and a dam seal unit which delimits the second space from a discharge space so that a liquid introduced into the second space is dischargable into the discharge space. The primary seal unit includes a guide ring having a first lateral surface with a length, a rotating face which is guided on the guide ring, a retaining ring having a second lateral surface, and a secondary seal which acts between the guide ring and the retaining ring. The retaining ring is displaceable relative to the guide ring in a direction of the length of the first lateral surface. The second lateral surface of the retaining ring surrounds the first lateral surface of the guide ring at least over a part of the length of the first lateral surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2026
    Assignee: ANDRITZ KUESTERS GMBH
    Inventor: Andre Huennekens
  • Publication number: 20250129848
    Abstract: A seal assembly includes a primary seal unit which seals off a first space from a second space, and a dam seal unit which delimits the second space from a discharge space so that a liquid introduced into the second space is dischargable into the discharge space. The primary seal unit includes a guide ring having a first lateral surface with a length, a rotating face which is guided on the guide ring, a retaining ring having a second lateral surface, and a secondary seal which acts between the guide ring and the retaining ring. The retaining ring is displaceable relative to the guide ring in a direction of the length of the first lateral surface. The second lateral surface of the retaining ring surrounds the first lateral surface of the guide ring at least over a part of the length of the first lateral surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2022
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Applicant: ANDRITZ KUESTERS GMBH
    Inventor: ANDRE HUENNEKENS
  • Patent number: 11549215
    Abstract: A method for a treatment of a product web which is transported in an advance direction includes guiding the product web through a treatment gap which is formed by a first treatment roll being arranged in a first working position and a contour tool, providing a second roll, moving the second roll into a second working position in which the second roll forms a second treatment gap with the counter tool, and moving the first treatment roll into a first parked position in which the first treatment roll does not form a treatment gap with the counter tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: ANDRITZ KUESTERS GMBH
    Inventors: Manfred Scharfenberg, Franz-Josef Kohnen, Andreas Lukas, Andre Huennekens
  • Publication number: 20200109514
    Abstract: A method for a treatment of a product web which is transported in an advance direction includes guiding the product web through a treatment gap which is formed by a first treatment roll being arranged in a first working position and a contour tool, providing a second roll, moving the second roll into a second working position in which the second roll forms a second treatment gap with the counter tool, and moving the first treatment roll into a first parked position in which the first treatment roll does not form a treatment gap with the counter tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Applicant: ANDRITZ KUESTERS GMBH
    Inventors: MANFRED SCHARFENBERG, FRANZ-JOSEF KOHNEN, ANDREAS LUKAS, ANDRE HUENNEKENS
  • Patent number: 9581191
    Abstract: A method for processing a roll includes providing a roll comprising an axis of rotation, providing at least one pulling device, and bending the roll in a direction opposite to a curvature of the roll via the at least one pulling device. The at least one pulling device is disposed at a radial distance from the axis of rotation of the roll.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: ANDRITZ KUESTERS GMBH
    Inventors: Klaus Kubik, Andre Huennekens
  • Publication number: 20140128232
    Abstract: A method for processing a roll includes providing a roll comprising an axis of rotation, providing at least one pulling device, and bending the roll in a direction opposite to a curvature of the roll via the at least one pulling device. The at least one pulling device is disposed at a radial distance from the axis of rotation of the roll.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: ANDRITZ KUESTERS GMBH
    Inventors: Klaus Kubik, Andre Huennekens