Patents by Inventor Bert Schlomer

Bert Schlomer 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: 6886322
    Abstract: A yarn withdrawal nozzle for an open-end rotor spinning arrangement, having an inlet funnel and a coaxially arranged structure in the inlet funnel, as well as notches arranged in a spaced-apart manner that are positioned in the traveling direction of a yarn downstream of the coaxially arranged structure. The coaxially arranged structure is comprised of circularly-shaped beads or grooves of different diameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2005
    Assignee: W. Schlafhorst AG & Co.
    Inventors: Thomas Weide, Bert Schlömer
  • Publication number: 20050011178
    Abstract: A yarn withdrawal nozzle for an open-end rotor spinning arrangement, having an inlet funnel and a coaxially arranged structure in the inlet funnel, as well as notches arranged in a spaced-apart manner that are positioned in the traveling direction of a yarn downstream of the coaxially arranged structure. The coaxially arranged structure is comprised of circularly-shaped beads or grooves of different diameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2003
    Publication date: January 20, 2005
    Applicant: W. Schlafhorst AG & Co.
    Inventors: Thomas Weide, Bert Schlomer
  • Patent number: 6340855
    Abstract: A bearing of a spinning rotor 3 of an open-end spinning apparatus, in which the rotor shaft is radially supported by means of support disks and is axially positioned by a magnetic bearing. The center axis 51 of the rotor 3 is offset relative to the center axis 50 of the static bearing component 27 of the axial bearing 18 in the direction of the bearing nip 56. In addition, at least in the region of the end of the axial bearing 18 toward the support disks 54, 54′, an engagement surface 40 with an anti-friction surface layer is provided, which supports the rotor 3, especially during rotor cleaning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2002
    Assignee: W. Schlafhorst AG & Co.
    Inventors: Heinz-Georg Wassenhoven, Bert Schlömer
  • Patent number: 6205761
    Abstract: A spinning rotor adapted to be seated in a spinning box of an open-end spinning machine and having an identification mark (9), preferably embodied as alpha-numeric characters, formed at a location on the rotor cup (8) at which the information content of the identification mark (9) can be visually determined while within the spinning box after opening and stoppage of the rotor but without removal from the spinning box, thereby permitting a user-friendly, time-saving and dependable visual check of the spinning rotor type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: W. Schlafhorst AG & Co.
    Inventors: Heinz-Georg Wassenhoven, Hans Grecksch, Bert Schlömer, Brigitte Riede, Elisabeth Klaczynski
  • Patent number: 6195976
    Abstract: A spinning rotor for use at high speeds in open-end spinning machines has a rotor cup having an annular wall portion defining a rotor opening, a bottom wall portion merging with the annular wall portion, and a mounting hub extending exteriorly from the bottom wall portion. A rotor shaft is affixed to the mounting hub coaxially with the rotor cup. The merger of the bottom and annular wall portions of the rotor cup defines a maximum exterior diameter of the rotor and an interior rotor groove. The annular wall portion, the bottom wall portion and the mounting hub are of different cross-sectional thicknesses with the cross-sectional thickness of the bottom wall portion increasing from the rotor groove to the mounting hub. The wall thickness is less than 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignee: W. Schlafhorst AG & Co.
    Inventors: Heinz-Georg Wassenhoven, Hans Grecksch, Bert Schlömer, Brigitte Riede, Elisabeth Klaczynski
  • Patent number: 6123989
    Abstract: A spinning rotor (1) with a spinning cup (2) has an interior surface coated with a nickel dispersion layer (6) of an essentially even layer thickness having a concentration of hard material grains (7) embedded therein which is clearly less at the surface of the fiber slide face (9) than in the rotor groove. The coating is produced by bathing the spinning cup in a nickel dispersion bath during the final stage of which the concentration of the hard material grains in the bath is reduced at least in the bathing area, while the spinning cup is moved in this bath and rotated around its longitudinal axis while maintaining the spinning cup in a spatial orientation relative to the bath wherein an imaginary plane passing through the rotor groove is at least approximately perpendicular to the surface of the nickel dispersion bath.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2000
    Assignee: W. Schlafhorst AG & Co.
    Inventors: Gottfried Schurmann, Bert Schlomer, Harald Schneider
  • Patent number: 6092357
    Abstract: A support disk bearing (1) for an open-end spinning rotor (9) with support disks (4, 5) arranged in pairs, each of which has a hub body (14) made of a metallic material and a bearing ring (15) made of a polymeric material. On its circumference, the hub body (14) has a radial circumferentially extending profiling (20), between whose V-shaped center structure (21) and lateral ribs (22, 23) the free flanks (24, 25) of an M-shaped bearing ring (15) can be fixed, and which has a thickness (D) which is almost constant in cross section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2000
    Assignee: W. Schlafhorst AG & Co.
    Inventors: Heinz-Georg Wassenhoven, Claus-Dieter Landolt, Bert Schlomer, Andreas Riese, Arndt Hamann
  • Patent number: 6062015
    Abstract: A spinning rotor (1) with a spinning cup (2) has an interior surface coated with a nickel dispersion layer (6) of an essentially even layer thickness having a concentration of hard material grains (7) embedded therein which is clearly less at the surface of the fiber slide face (9) than in the rotor groove. The coating is produced by bathing the spinning cup in a nickel dispersion bath during the final stage of which the concentration of the hard material grains in the bath is reduced at least in the bathing area, while the spinning cup is moved in this bath and rotated around its longitudinal axis while maintaining the spinning cup in a spatial orientation relative to the bath wherein an imaginary plane passing through the rotor groove is at least approximately perpendicular to the surface of the nickel dispersion bath.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Assignee: W. Schlafhorst AG & Co.
    Inventors: Gottfried Schurmann, Bert Schlomer, Harald Schneider
  • Patent number: 6035625
    Abstract: A yarn withdrawal nozzle (20) for an open-end rotor spinning device (1) has a yarn inlet zone (29) tapering in a funnel-like manner into a yarn withdrawal conduit (21), with the yarn inlet zone being formed with both a spiral structure (30) as well as additional notches (34) in the inlet area of the yarn withdrawal conduit (21). As viewed in the yarn withdrawal direction (A), the notches (34) are either arranged following the spiral structure (30) or at least partially in the area of the spiral structure (30).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2000
    Assignee: W. Schlafhorst AG & Co.
    Inventors: Bert Schlomer, Lothar Winzen, Jens Geerligs
  • Patent number: 5987869
    Abstract: A mechanically operating debris removal device for an open-end spinning machine 1 comprises a guide conduit arranged below the spinning units and enclosing a debris conveyor belt. The guide conduit comprises a base and a cover, which may be pivotable or detachable relative to the base. During spinning operation, the base and the cover form an essentially closed belt guide conduit. Debris passage openings are formed in the cover with associated air and debris guide deflectors to communicate with debris exit openings in the sliver opening devices. The upper run of debris conveyor belt creates a slight suction flow in guide conduit and at the debris passage openings to prevent fine debris from settling in the area of the debris passage openings and in the area of debris exit openings of the sliver opening devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1999
    Assignee: W. Schlafhorst AG & Co.
    Inventors: Wolfgang Meier, Bert Schlomer, Ralf Siewert, Thomas Weide
  • Patent number: 5964084
    Abstract: An open-end spinning device (1) has a spinning rotor (2) supported by its rotor shaft (3) in the bearing wedges (4, 4') of a supporting plate bearing (5). A rotor brake (12) arranged in the area of the supporting plate bearing (4) has brake elements (13) operable vertically downwardly on the rotor shaft (3). The brake elements (13) of the rotor brake (12) are arranged centered above the respective bearing wedges (4, 4') of the supporting plate bearing (5) and are seated in a box-like component (14) to be linearly displaced in the vertical direction (R).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1999
    Assignee: W. Schlafhorst AG & Co.
    Inventors: Heinz-Georg Wassenhoven, Bert Schlomer, Lothar Winzen
  • Patent number: 5622040
    Abstract: A magnetic bearing is disclosed for an open-end spinning rotor having a shaft supported in a wedge-like gap formed between at least one pair of support rollers. The bearing comprises a housing for receiving the shaft, a magnet disposed in the housing to extend radially relative to the shaft, and a magnet disposed on and radially extending from the shaft axially adjacent and at a spacing from the magnet in the bearing housing. The magnets have respective poles of the same magnetic orientation disposed to face and thereby repel one another. According to the invention, a coupling connects the shaft and the magnet disposed on the shaft, the coupling being releasable in response to an axial force exerted on the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 22, 1997
    Assignee: W. Schlafhorst AG & Co.
    Inventors: Maximilian Preutenborbeck, Bert Schlomer, Michael Pyra, Volker Helbig
  • Patent number: RE40759
    Abstract: A spinning rotor for use at high speeds in open-end spinning machines has a rotor cup having an annular wall portion defining a rotor opening, a bottom wall portion merging with the annular wall portion, and a mounting hub extending exteriorly from the bottom wall portion. A rotor shaft is affixed to the mounting hub coaxially with the rotor cup. The merger of the bottom and annular wall portions of the rotor cup defines a maximum exterior diameter of the rotor and an interior rotor groove. The annular wall portion, the bottom wall portion and the mounting hub are of different cross-sectional thicknesses with the cross-sectional thickness of the bottom wall portion increasing from the rotor groove to the mounting hub. The wall thickness is less than 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2009
    Assignee: Oerlikon Textile GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Heinz-Georg Wassenhoven, Hans Grecksch, Bert Schlömer, Brigitte Riede, Elisabeth Klaczynski