Patents by Inventor Andreas KNOBEL

Andreas KNOBEL 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).

  • Cooling device for a drive of a solid bowl screw centrifuge
    Patent number: 11219905
    Abstract: A drive device for a solid bowl screw centrifuge includes a motor for rotating a drum of the centrifuge, a transmission which is connected between the motor and the drum, and a cooling device for cooling the transmission during operation when the drum is rotating. The cooling device is an annular body which is fitted on the outside of the transmission and has an air guiding device that conducts air from farther outwards radially inwards onto a surface of the transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: GEA Mechanical Equipment GmbH
    Inventors: Juergen Hermeler, Volker Knospe, Martin Overberg, Stefan Terholsen, Andreas Knobel, Christian Driftschroeer
  • Cooling Device for a Drive of a Solid Bowl Screw Centrifuge
    Publication number: 20180280993
    Abstract: A drive device for a solid bowl screw centrifuge includes a motor for rotating a drum of the centrifuge, a transmission which is connected between the motor and the drum, and a cooling device for cooling the transmission during operation when the drum is rotating. The cooling device is an annular body which is fitted on the outside of the transmission and has an air guiding device that conducts air from farther outwards radially inwards onto a surface of the transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2016
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: GEA Mechanical Equipment GmbH
    Inventors: Juergen HERMELER, Volker KNOSPE, Martin OVERBERG, Stefan TERHOLSEN, Andreas KNOBEL, Christian DRIFTSCHROEER