Patents by Inventor Andreas Kruner

Andreas Kruner 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).

  • Apparatus for producing COpellets from COsnow and cleaning device
    Patent number: 9649745
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for producing CO2 pellets from CO2 snow, in particular, for a cleaning device for spraying surfaces to be treated with a mixed stream of a pressurized gas and CO2 pellets, includes a compressor device for compressing CO2 snow to form CO2 pellets. The compressor device includes a gear compressor. The gear compressor includes at least one compressor wheel which is mounted rotatable about a first rotation axis and has a plurality of compressing elements, and includes at least one intake wheel which has a plurality of snow intakes for accepting CO2 snow. The snow intakes are configured corresponding to the compressing elements. The intake wheel is mounted rotatable about a second rotation axis and cooperates with the at least one compressor wheel. The intake wheel includes an intake wheel sleeve with an intake wheel sleeve wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Alfred Kärcher GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Yunus Demirtas, Dieter Plachke, Markus Weller, Andreas Kruner, Andreas Krauter, Rene Klink
  • APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING CO2 PELLETS FROM CO2 SNOW AND CLEANING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20160271755
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for producing CO2 pellets from CO2 snow, in particular, for a cleaning device for spraying surfaces to be treated with a mixed stream of a pressurized gas and CO2 pellets, includes a compressor device for compressing CO2 snow to form CO2 pellets. The compressor device includes a gear compressor. The gear compressor includes at least one compressor wheel which is mounted rotatable about a first rotation axis and has a plurality of compressing elements, and includes at least one intake wheel which has a plurality of snow intakes for accepting CO2 snow. The snow intakes are configured corresponding to the compressing elements. The intake wheel is mounted rotatable about a second rotation axis and cooperates with the at least one compressor wheel. The intake wheel includes an intake wheel sleeve with an intake wheel sleeve wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: Yunus Demirtas, Dieter Plachke, Markus Weller, Andreas Kruner, Andreas Krauter, Rene Klink