Patents by Inventor Bodo SKALETZ

Bodo SKALETZ 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: 20240093953
    Abstract: A method for cleaning the interior of a pipe using a cleaning device which has a tube. The tube is set into an axial movement along a main axis H within the pipe, and the insertion depth E of the tube into the pipe is detected. It is determined whether the tube has reached an end position, and the axial movement is terminated when the tube reaches the end position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Adrian BERNARD, Bodo SKALETZ, Reinhard EISERMANN
  • Publication number: 20240082893
    Abstract: A method for cleaning the interior of pipes using a cleaning device and a cleaning device. The cleaning device has a tube and an advancing unit for moving the tube along a main axis (H) of the advancing unit. The advancing unit has a drive which is frictionally connected to the tube and by which the tube is moved in an axial direction along the main axis (H). The advancing unit is set into a rotational movement about the main axis (H) during the axial movement of the tube, and the drive transmits the rotational movement to the tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Adrian BERNARD, Bodo SKALETZ, Reinhard EISERMANN
  • Patent number: 11033938
    Abstract: A method and to a cleaning device for cleaning tubes of tube bundles, wherein at least one rotating cleaning lance is used. During the insertion of the cleaning lance, the insertion depth E of the cleaning lance is measured and is stored and documented in a storage and documentation device. The cleaning device has an XY displacement device, on which a support rail is arranged, which supports a cleaning apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: LOBBE INDUSTRIESERVICE GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Reinhard Eisermann, Bodo Skaletz, Adrian Bernard
  • Patent number: 10821488
    Abstract: A method and a cleaning device for cleaning tubes of tube bundles, wherein at least one rotating cleaning lance is used. During the insertion of the cleaning lance, the insertion depth E of the cleaning lance is measured and is stored and documented in a storage and documentation device. The cleaning device has an XY displacement device, on which a support rail is arranged, which supports a cleaning apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: LOBBE INDUSTRIESERVICE GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Reinhard Eisermann, Bodo Skaletz, Adrian Bernard
  • Publication number: 20200188971
    Abstract: A method and a cleaning device for cleaning tubes of tube bundles, wherein at least one rotating cleaning lance is used. During the insertion of the cleaning lance, the insertion depth E of the cleaning lance is measured and is stored and documented in a storage and documentation device. The cleaning device has an XY displacement device, on which a support rail is arranged, which supports a cleaning apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Reinhard EISERMANN, Bodo SKALETZ, Adrian BERNARD
  • Publication number: 20180281030
    Abstract: A method and to a cleaning device for cleaning tubes of tube bundles, wherein at least one rotating cleaning lance is used. During the insertion of the cleaning lance, the insertion depth E of the cleaning lance is measured and is stored and documented in a storage and documentation device. The cleaning device has an XY displacement device, on which a support rail is arranged, which supports a cleaning apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Reinhard EISERMANN, Bodo SKALETZ, Adrian BERNARD
  • Patent number: 10048027
    Abstract: A method for cleaning tube bundles with open end faces, in particular tube bundles of heat exchangers, air coolers, or condensers. A cleaning device which has at least one cleaning unit is positioned adjacently to the open ends of the tube bundle, and the at least one cleaning unit which has a high-pressure hose is then arranged in a successive manner by a controller so as to be flush with the respective tube of the tube bundle. The cleaning unit is inserted into the respective tube and supplied with a liquid under high-pressure. The aim of the invention is to improve such a method and device such that a reliable cleaning process is carried out without operating errors. This is achieved in that the insert depth is measured when inserting the at least one cleaning unit into the respective tube and monitored by the controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: LOBBE INDUSTRIESERVICE GMBH & CO KG
    Inventors: Reinhard Eisermann, Bodo Skaletz
  • Publication number: 20170016687
    Abstract: A method for cleaning tube bundles with open end faces, in particular tube bundles of heat exchangers, air coolers, or condensers. A cleaning device which has at least one cleaning unit is positioned adjacently to the open ends of the tube bundle, and the at least one cleaning unit which has a high-pressure hose is then arranged in a successive manner by a controller so as to be flush with the respective tube of the tube bundle. The cleaning unit is inserted into the respective tube and supplied with a liquid under high-pressure. The aim of the invention is to improve such a method and device such that a reliable cleaning process is carried out without operating errors. This is achieved in that the insert depth is measured when inserting the at least one cleaning unit into the respective tube and monitored by the controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Applicant: LOBBE INDUSTRIESERVICE GMBH & CO KG
    Inventors: Reinhard EISERMANN, Bodo SKALETZ