Patents by Inventor Andreas Beutler

Andreas Beutler 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).

  • Publication number: 20230417279
    Abstract: A tapered roller bearing having a diameter of less than 1.5 m includes an inner ring having at least one inner raceway, an outer ring having at least one outer raceway and at least one set of tapered rollers between the inner ring and the outer ring that are configured to roll on the at least one inner raceway and on the at least one outer raceway about a tapered-roller rotational axis while the tapered roller bearing is configured to rotate about a bearing rotational axis. An angle formed by the bearing rotational axis and the tapered-roller rotational axis is greater than 450 and is preferably between 500 and 55°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Thilo BECK, Andreas BEUTLER, Helger HEMPEL, Henning KERN, Udo KRUG, Peter LEMPER, Klaus-Dieter Schulz
  • Patent number: 10974309
    Abstract: A heat exchanger tube with a tube axis, a tube wall and with ribs extending around on the tube outer side. The ribs have a rib foot, rib flanks and a rib tip, wherein the rib foot projects substantially radially from the tube wall. The rib flanks are provided with additional structural elements which are arranged laterally on the rib flank. First material projections, which extend substantially in the axial and radial direction, adjoin second material projections which extend substantially in the axial and circumferential direction of the tube, wherein the first and second material projections have a common boundary line. The axial extent of the first material projections along this boundary line is less than the axial extent of the second material projections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: WIELAND-WERKE AG
    Inventors: Achim Gotterbarm, Jean El Hajal, Andreas Beutler
  • Publication number: 20190033010
    Abstract: A heat exchanger tube with a tube axis, a tube wall and with ribs extending around on the tube outer side. The ribs have a rib foot, rib flanks and a rib tip, wherein the rib foot projects substantially radially from the tube wall. The rib flanks are provided with additional structural elements which are arranged laterally on the rib flank. First material projections, which extend substantially in the axial and radial direction, adjoin second material projections which extend substantially in the axial and circumferential direction of the tube, wherein the first and second material projections have a common boundary line. The axial extent of the first material projections along this boundary line is less than the axial extent of the second material projections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Achim GOTTERBARM, Jean EL HAJAL, Andreas BEUTLER
  • Patent number: 10094625
    Abstract: A heat exchanger tube with a tube axis, a tube wall and with ribs extending around on the tube outer side. The ribs have a rib foot, rib flanks and a rib tip, wherein the rib foot projects substantially radially from the tube wall. The rib flanks are provided with additional structural elements which are arranged laterally on the rib flank. First material projections, which extend substantially in the axial and radial direction, adjoin second material projections which extend substantially in the axial and circumferential direction of the tube, wherein the first and second material projections have a common boundary line. The axial extent of the first material projections along this boundary line is less than the axial extent of the second material projections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: WIELAND-WERKE AG
    Inventors: Achim Gotterbarm, Jean El Hajal, Andreas Beutler
  • Patent number: 10024607
    Abstract: A heat exchanger tube with a tube axis, a tube wall, a tube outside and a tube inside. Continuously running, axially parallel or helically circling inner ribs are formed out of the tube wall on the tube inside, each inner rib having two rib flanks and a rib tip. A continuously extending groove is formed between adjacent inner ribs. The rib tip has at regular intervals recurring elevations which have an essentially frustopyramidal form. The inner ribs are raised in the radial direction on the contour line which is defined by the transitional edge of a rib flank to the rib tip and protuberances advancing out of the rib flank are formed in this region. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for producing a heat exchanger tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: WIELAND-WERKE AG
    Inventors: Achim Gotterbarm, Ronald Lutz, Andreas Beutler
  • Patent number: 9909819
    Abstract: A metal heat exchanger tube for the evaporation of liquids on the outside of the tube, having a tube axis, a tube wall, and integrally formed ribs that run circumferentially on the outside of the tube. The ribs have a rib foot, rib flanks, and a rib tip, wherein the rib foot projects substantially radially from the tube wall. A respective groove is located between every two ribs that are adjacent to one another in the axial direction. At least first, second, and third lateral material projections, which are formed from the material of the ribs, are arranged on a first, second, and third level on the rib flanks in such a way that the grooves are largely covered by all of the material projections. The first, second, and third lateral material projections are formed on levels that are in each case differently spaced apart from the tube wall in the radial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: WIELAND-WERKE AG
    Inventors: Ronald Lutz, Andreas Beutler, Andreas Schwitalla, Markus Revermann, Christian Rettich
  • Publication number: 20170146301
    Abstract: A metal heat exchanger tube for the evaporation of liquids on the outside of the tube, having a tube axis, a tube wall, and integrally formed ribs that run circumferentially on the outside of the tube. The ribs have a rib foot, rib flanks, and a rib tip, wherein the rib foot projects substantially radially from the tube wall. A respective groove is located between every two ribs that are adjacent to one another in the axial direction. At least first, second, and third lateral material projections, which are formed from the material of the ribs, are arranged on a first, second, and third level on the rib flanks in such a way that the grooves are largely covered by all of the material projections. The first, second, and third lateral material projections are formed on levels that are in each case differently spaced apart from the tube wall in the radial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Ronald LUTZ, Andreas BEUTLER, Andreas SCHWITALLA, Markus REVERMANN, Christian RETTICH
  • Patent number: 9644900
    Abstract: An evaporation heat transfer tube has a tube main body and a step-like structure; outer fins are arranged at intervals on the outer surface of the tube main body and an inter-fin groove is formed between two adjacent outer fins; the step-like structure respectively abuts against the bottom plane and one of the side walls of the inter-fin groove. The step-like structure has a first surface, a second surface and at least one flange formed by the intersection of the two surfaces, wherein the first and the second surface intersect respectively with the side wall and the bottom plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: WIELAND-WERKE AG
    Inventors: Andreas Beutler, Andreas Schwitalla, Jianying Cao, Zhong Luo
  • Patent number: 9618279
    Abstract: A metal heat exchanger tube for the evaporation of liquids on the outside of the tube, having a tube axis, a tube wall, and integrally formed ribs that run circumferentially on the outside of the tube. The ribs have a rib foot, rib flanks, and a rib tip, wherein the rib foot projects substantially radially from the tube wall. A respective groove is located between every two ribs that are adjacent to one another in the axial direction. At least first, second, and third lateral material projections, which are formed from the material of the ribs, are arranged on a first, second, and third level on the rib flanks in such a way that the grooves are largely covered by all of the material projections. The first, second, and third lateral material projections are formed on levels that are in each case differently spaced apart from the tube wall in the radial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: WIELAND-WERKE AG
    Inventors: Ronald Lutz, Andreas Beutler, Andreas Schwitalla, Markus Revermann, Christian Rettich
  • Patent number: 9541336
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an evaporation heat transfer tube with a hollow cavity, comprising a tube main body and at least one hollow frustum structure. Outer fins are arranged at intervals on the outer surface of the tube main body and inter-fin grooves are formed between two adjacent outer fins. The hollow frustum structure is arranged at the bottom of the inter-fin grooves and surrounded by side walls. The top of the hollow frustum structure is provided with an opening. The side walls extend inwards and upwards from the bottom of the inter-fin grooves and thus the area of the opening is less than the area of the bottom of the hollow frustum structure. The inner surface and the outer surface of the side walls are intersected at the opening to form a flange. Preferably, the flange is a sharp corner and the radius of the curvature is 0 to 0.01 mm. The side walls are formed by at least two surfaces which are connected to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: WIELAND-WERKE AG
    Inventors: Andreas Beutler, Andreas Schwitalla, Jianying Cao, Zhong Luo
  • Patent number: 9234709
    Abstract: A heat exchanger tube with a tube axis, a tube wall, a tube outside and a tube inside. Continuously running, axially parallel or helically circling inner ribs are formed out of the tube wall on the tube inside, each inner rib having two rib flanks and a rib tip. A continuously extending groove is formed between adjacent inner ribs. The rib tip has at regular intervals recurring elevations which have an essentially frustopyramidal form. The inner ribs are raised in the radial direction on the contour line which is defined by the transitional edge of a rib flank to the rib tip and protuberances advancing out of the rib flank are formed in this region. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for producing a heat exchanger tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: WIELAND-WERKE AG
    Inventors: Achim Gotterbarm, Ronald Lutz, Andreas Beutler
  • Publication number: 20150375349
    Abstract: A heat exchanger tube with a tube axis, a tube wall, a tube outside and a tube inside. Continuously running, axially parallel or helically circling inner ribs are formed out of the tube wall on the tube inside, each inner rib having two rib flanks and a rib tip. A continuously extending groove is formed between adjacent inner ribs. The rib tip has at regular intervals recurring elevations which have an essentially frustopyramidal form. The inner ribs are raised in the radial direction on the contour line which is defined by the transitional edge of a rib flank to the rib tip and protuberances advancing out of the rib flank are formed in this region. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for producing a heat exchanger tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Achim GOTTERBARM, Ronald LUTZ, Andreas BEUTLER
  • Publication number: 20150247681
    Abstract: The invention relates to an evaporation heat transfer tube, which comprises a tube main body and a step-like structure; outer fins are arranged at intervals on the outer surface of the tube main body and an inter-fin groove is formed between two adjacent outer fins; the step-like structure respectively abuts against the bottom plane and one of the side walls of the inter-fin groove. The step-like structure comprises a first surface, a second surface and at least one flange formed by the intersection of the two surfaces, wherein the first and the second surface are intersected respectively with the side wall and the bottom plane. Preferably, the first surface and the side wall are intersected to form a sharp corner; the second surface and the bottom plane are intersected to form a sharp corner, the radius of curvature is 0 to 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2013
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Inventors: Andreas Beutler, Andreas Schwitalla, Jianying Cao, Zhong Luo
  • Publication number: 20150241140
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an evaporation heat transfer tube with a hollow cavity, comprising a tube main body and at least one hollow frustum structure. Outer fins are arranged at intervals on the outer surface of the tube main body and inter-fin grooves are formed between two adjacent outer fins. The hollow frustum structure is arranged at the bottom of the inter-fin grooves and surrounded by side walls. The top of the hollow frustum structure is provided with an opening. The side walls extend inwards and upwards from the bottom of the inter-fin grooves and thus the area of the opening is less than the area of the bottom of the hollow frustum structure. The inner surface and the outer surface of the side walls are intersected at the opening to form a flange. Preferably, the flange is a sharp corner and the radius of the curvature is 0 to 0.01 mm. The side walls are formed by at least two surfaces which are connected to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2013
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventors: Andreas Beutler, Andreas Schwitalla, Jianying Cao, Zhong Luo
  • Patent number: 9097471
    Abstract: A heat exchanger tube with a tube axis and with a tube wall having a tube outside and a tube inside, axially parallel or helically encircling inner ribs, with a groove which lies in each case between adjacent inner ribs, being formed from the tube wall on the tube inside, the helix angle, measured with respect to the tube axis, of the inner ribs being smaller than or equal to 45°, the region of the inner ribs which is remote from the tube wall being deformed at regular intervals asymmetrically on one side essentially in the tube circumferential direction, the deformed material of the inner ribs forming protrusions above the groove, the protrusions extending in each case over a finite deformation zone along an inner rib, the markedness of the deformation changing continuously within the deformation zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: WIELAND-WERKE AG
    Inventors: Andreas Beutler, Jean El Hajal, Ronald Lutz
  • Publication number: 20140366375
    Abstract: A heat exchanger tube with a tube axis and with a tube wall having a tube outside and a tube inside, axially parallel or helically encircling inner ribs, with a groove which lies in each case between adjacent inner ribs, being formed from the tube wall on the tube inside, the helix angle, measured with respect to the tube axis, of the inner ribs being smaller than or equal to 45°, the region of the inner ribs which is remote from the tube wall being deformed at regular intervals asymmetrically on one side essentially in the tube circumferential direction, the deformed material of the inner ribs forming protrusions above the groove, the protrusions extending in each case over a finite deformation zone along an inner rib, the markedness of the deformation changing continuously within the deformation zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: Andreas Beutler, Jean El Hajal, Ronald Lutz
  • Publication number: 20140352939
    Abstract: The invention relates to a metal heat exchanger tube for the evaporation of liquids on the outside of the tube, comprising a tube axis, a tube wall, and integrally formed ribs that run circumferentially on the outside of the tube. The ribs have a rib foot, rib flanks, and a rib tip, wherein the rib foot projects substantially radially from the tube wall. A respective groove is located between every two ribs that are adjacent to one another in the axial direction. At least first, second, and third lateral material projections, which are formed from the material of the ribs, are arranged on a first, second, and third level on the rib flanks in such a way that the grooves are largely covered by all of the material projections. According to the invention, the first, second, and third lateral material projections are formed on levels that are in each case differently spaced apart from the tube wall in the radial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2012
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventors: Ronald Lutz, Andreas Beutler, Andreas Schwitalla, Markus Revermann, Christian Rettich
  • Patent number: 8899308
    Abstract: A heat exchanger tube with a tube axis and with a tube wall having a tube outside and a tube inside, axially parallel or helically encircling inner ribs, with a groove which lies in each case between adjacent inner ribs, being formed from the tube wall on the tube inside, the helix angle, measured with respect to the tube axis, of the inner ribs being smaller than or equal to 45°, the region of the inner ribs which is remote from the tube wall being deformed at regular intervals asymmetrically on one side essentially in the tube circumferential direction, the deformed material of the inner ribs forming protrusions above the groove, the protrusions extending in each case over a finite deformation zone along an inner rib, the markedness of the deformation changing continuously within the deformation zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Wieland-Werke AG
    Inventors: Andreas Beutler, Jean El Hajal, Ronald Lutz
  • Patent number: 8857505
    Abstract: The invention relates to a heat exchanger tube with at least one structured region on the inside of the tube, which has the following features: a) integral internal ribs of height H run on the inside of the tube in axially parallel or helical-line-shaped manner continuously over the circumference at an angle of inclination ?1, measured with respect to the tube axis, with primary grooves being formed, b) the internal ribs are crossed over the entire circumference of the tube by spaced-apart secondary grooves which, parallel to one another at an angle of inclination ?2, measured with respect to the tube axis, have a notch depth T2 and a groove opening angle ?2, c) the internal ribs and the secondary grooves are crossed over the entire circumference of the tube by spaced-apart tertiary grooves which run continuously over the circumference parallel to one another at an angle of inclination ?3, measured with respect to the tube axis, and have a notch depth T3 and a groove opening angle ?3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Wieland-Werke AG
    Inventors: Andreas Beutler, Jean El Hajal, Markus Revermann, Andreas Schwitalla
  • Publication number: 20140284036
    Abstract: The invention relates to a heat exchanger tube with a tube axis, a tube wall and with ribs extending around on the tube outer side. The ribs have a rib foot, rib flanks and a rib tip, wherein the rib foot projects substantially radially from the tube wall. The rib flanks are provided with additional structural elements which are arranged laterally on the rib flank. First material projections, which extend substantially in the axial and radial direction, adjoin second material projections which extend substantially in the axial and circumferential direction of the tube, wherein the first and second material projections have a common boundary line. According to the invention, the axial extent of the first material projections along this boundary line is less than the axial extent of the second material projections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2012
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Inventors: Achim Gotterbarm, Jean El Hajal, Andreas Beutler