Patents by Inventor Daniel Malick
Daniel Malick 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).
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Patent number: 10569912Abstract: A tamping punch station for filling capsules in a capsule filling machine is described. The machine includes a rotatably drivable dosing disk with bore holes and a filling device for filling the bore holes. Tamping punches and ejection punches are held on a punch support, and vertical movement of the punch support causes the tamping punches to press filling material into the bore holes and the ejection punches to eject pellets created by the tamping punches in the bore holes. A first drive rotates the dosing disk along punches and a second drive moves the punch support. The second drive includes at least two spindle drives acting on the punch support with respectively one spindle nut and respectively one vertical drive spindle guided in the spindle nut and at least two drive motors, which drive respectively one of the spindle drives for vertical movement of the punch support.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2014Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: Fette Engineering GmbHInventors: Thomas Heinrich, Daniel Malick, Jan Fabian Scheffler, Jan-Eric Kruse, Afsaneh Nakhavoli
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Patent number: 10464703Abstract: An apparatus for filling capsules comprises a conveyor wheel, on the circumference of which a plurality of capsule holders is provided a conveyor wheel drive that alternately passes through stopping times and movement times, so that the capsule holders move along the conveying path in cycles, and a plurality of process stations disposed along the conveying path. The process stations comprise at least one supply station for supplying capsules to be filled to the conveyor wheel, at least one opening station for opening the capsules by separating the upper and lower capsule parts, at least one filling station for filling the lower capsule parts, at least one closing station for closing the filled capsules by connecting the upper and lower capsule parts, and at least one discharge station for discharging the filled capsules. A method for filling capsules is also described.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2014Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: Fette Engineering GmbHInventors: Daniel Malick, Fabian Scheffler, Jörg Gaedecke, Werner Seifert, Thomas Heinrich, Jan-Eric Kruse
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Patent number: 10449119Abstract: A dosing station for a capsule filling machine comprises a dosing unit in which capsule lower parts are filled with a filling material via a filling apparatus and a drive unit with at least one drive that drives at least one component of the dosing unit. The drive unit is arranged beneath a supporting plate, and detachable fastening and coupling means detachably fastens the dosing unit on the supporting plate. Where the dosing unit is detachably fastened on the supporting plate, the at least one drive is coupled to the at least one component. In the detached state of the dosing unit from the supporting plate, the coupling of the at least one drive to the at least one component is canceled. In this way, the dosing unit can be removed as a module from the dosing station.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2015Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: Fette Engineering GmbHInventors: Jan Fabian Scheffler, Daniel Malick, Afsaneh Nakhavoli, Christian Pehlke, Jan-Eric Kruse, Thomas Heinrich
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Patent number: 10195771Abstract: The invention relates to a rotary press with a rotor, whereby the rotor comprises one upper and one lower punch guide and a die plate between the upper and lower punch guides, furthermore with upper and lower press punches which interact with the die holes in the die plate, whereby the rotary press comprises several stations, namely at least one filling station in which the material to be pressed is filled into the die holes, at least one dosing station, in which the material filled into the die holes is dosed, at least one pressing station, in which the material that has been dosed and filled into the die holes is pressed through the upper and lower press punches into pellets, and at least one ejector station in which the pressed pellets are ejected, whereby at least one of the stations can be moved from its operating position to a resting position, in which the production process of the rotary press to produce pellets remains possible with the remaining stations in their respective operating positions, andType: GrantFiled: April 19, 2012Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Assignee: FETTE COMPACTING GMBHInventors: Stefan Lüdemann, Daniel Malick, Kai Hübner
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Patent number: 9511521Abstract: Punch arrangement for a press, in particular a rotary press, comprising at least one press punch having a punch head, a tool region and a punch shank extending between the punch head and tool region, further comprising at least one punch guide having at least one guide bore in which the punch shank of the at least one press punch is guided in an axially movable manner and at least one variable length sealing sleeve at least partially surrounding the shank, which sealing sleeve is retained with its first end against the punch shank or against the tool region of the press punch, the sealing sleeve being retained with its second end against an inner wall of the guide bore, the second end of the sealing sleeve, with the punch shank located in the guide bore, being captured between the inner wall of the guide bore and the punch shank. The invention further relates to a press and a rotary press.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2012Date of Patent: December 6, 2016Assignee: Fette Compacting GmbHInventors: Friedrich Meissner, Daniel Malick
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Publication number: 20160311565Abstract: A capsule filling machine for filling capsules includes a machine housing, a machine table, and a conveyor wheel whose perimeter includes capsule holders, each of which has capsule receivers for capsules. A conveyor wheel drive is configured to be rotated incrementally so that the capsule holders move incrementally along a conveyor track. A plurality of process stations are arranged along the conveyor track at or on the machine table and include at least one feeding station, at least one opening station, at least one filling station, at least one closing station, and at least one ejection station. The process stations have process drives for their operation, which are controllable independently of the conveyor wheel drive. A cabinet includes a computer machine for operating the capsule filling machine and controlling the conveyor wheel drive as well as the process drives is connected to the conveyor drive and the process drives.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2016Publication date: October 27, 2016Inventors: Jan Fabian Scheffler, Daniel Malick, Jan Eric Kruse
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Publication number: 20160089302Abstract: A dosing station for a capsule filling machine comprises a dosing unit in which capsule lower parts are filled with a filling material via a filling apparatus and a drive unit with at least one drive that drives at least one component of the dosing unit. The drive unit is arranged beneath a supporting plate, and detachable fastening and coupling means detachably fastens the dosing unit on the supporting plate. Where the dosing unit is detachably fastened on the supporting plate, the at least one drive is coupled to the at least one component. In the detached state of the dosing unit from the supporting plate, the coupling of the at least one drive to the at least one component is canceled. In this way, the dosing unit can be removed as a module from the dosing station.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2015Publication date: March 31, 2016Inventors: Jan Fabian Scheffler, Daniel Malick, Afsaneh Nakhavoli, Christian Pehlke, Jan-Eric Kruse, Thomas Heinrich
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Patent number: 9144873Abstract: The invention relates to a coding element for equipping at least one cam carrier of a rotor of a rotary press with at least one control cam element, wherein at least one coding element is provided, wherein the at least one coding element comprises fastening means by which it can be fastened to the rotor or a component connected thereto, wherein the at least one coding element has coding means by which the position of the at least one control cam element on the cam carrier is clearly specified. In addition, the invention relates to a corresponding method.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2012Date of Patent: September 29, 2015Assignee: Fette Compacting GmbHInventors: Stefan Lüdemann, Peter Lüneburg, Daniel Malick
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Publication number: 20150175279Abstract: A tamping punch station for filling capsules in a capsule filling machine is described. The machine includes a rotatably drivable dosing disk with bore holes and a filling device for filling the bore holes. Tamping punches and ejection punches are held on a punch support, and vertical movement of the punch support causes the tamping punches to press filling material into the bore holes and the ejection punches to eject pellets created by the tamping punches in the bore holes. First drive means rotates the dosing disk along punches and second drive means moves the punch support. The second drive means comprises at least two spindle drives acting on the punch support with respectively one spindle nut and respectively one vertical drive spindle guided in the spindle nut and at least two drive motors, which drive respectively one of the spindle drives for vertical movement of the punch support.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2014Publication date: June 25, 2015Inventors: Thomas Heinrich, Daniel Malick, Jan Fabian Scheffler, Jan-Eric Kruse, Afsaneh Nakhavoli
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Publication number: 20150158614Abstract: An apparatus for filling capsules comprises a conveyor wheel, on the circumference of which a plurality of capsule holders is provided, a conveyor wheel drive that alternately passes through stopping times and movement times, so that the capsule holders move along the conveying path in cycles, and a plurality of process stations disposed along the conveying path. The process stations comprise at least one supply station for supplying capsules to be filled to the conveyor wheel, at least one opening station for opening the capsules by separating the upper and lower capsule parts, at least one filling station for filling the lower capsule parts, at least one closing station for closing the filled capsules by connecting the upper and lower capsule parts, and at least one discharge station for discharging the filled capsules. A method for filling capsules is also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2014Publication date: June 11, 2015Inventors: Daniel Malick, Fabian Scheffler, Jörg Gaedecke, Werner Seifert, Thomas Heinrich, Jan-Eric Kruse
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Publication number: 20150059285Abstract: The invention relates to a device for filling and closing capsules made up of a capsule upper part and a capsule lower part, comprising a plurality of processing stations arranged along a preferably circular conveyor belt and a plurality of capsule conveying devices which in each case have a plurality of capsule receivers for receiving one respective capsule, the capsule conveying devices conveying received capsules along the conveyor belt through the processing stations, at least two belt portions arranged in succession being formed along the conveyor belt, a first group of processing stations arranged in succession being provided along a first belt portion, and at least one further group of stations of processing stations arranged in succession being provided along at least one further belt portion, the groups of stations comprising at least one respective supply station, for supplying capsules to be filled into the capsule receivers of the capsule conveying devices, at least one respective opening stationType: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2014Publication date: March 5, 2015Applicant: Fette Engineering GmbHInventors: Thomas Heinrich, Daniel Malick, Jan Fabian Scheffler, Rüdiger Heed, Jan-Eric Kruse
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Publication number: 20140183787Abstract: The invention relates to a rotary press with a rotor, whereby the rotor comprises one upper and one lower punch guide and a die plate between the upper and lower punch guides, furthermore with upper and lower press punches which interact with the die holes in the die plate, whereby the rotary press comprises several stations, namely at least one filling station in which the material to be pressed is filled into the die holes, at least one dosing station, in which the material filled into the die holes is dosed, at least one pressing station, in which the material that has been dosed and filled into the die holes is pressed through the upper and lower press punches into pellets, and at least one ejector station in which the pressed pellets are ejected, whereby at least one of the stations can be moved from its operating position to a resting position, in which the production process of the rotary press to produce pellets remains possible with the remaining stations in their respective operating positions, andType: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2012Publication date: July 3, 2014Applicant: FETTE COMPACTING GMBHInventors: Stefan Lüdermann, Daniel Malick, Kai Hübner
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Publication number: 20140127340Abstract: Punch arrangement for a press, in particular a rotary press, comprising at least one press punch having a punch head, a tool region and a punch shank extending between the punch head and tool region, further comprising at least one punch guide having at least one guide bore in which the punch shank of the at least one press punch is guided in an axially movable manner and at least one variable length sealing sleeve at least partially surrounding the shank, which sealing sleeve is retained with its first end against the punch shank or against the tool region of the press punch, the sealing sleeve being retained with its second end against an inner wall of the guide bore, the second end of the sealing sleeve, with the punch shank located in the guide bore, being captured between the inner wall of the guide bore and the punch shank. The invention further relates to a press and a rotary press.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2012Publication date: May 8, 2014Applicant: Fette Compacting GmbHInventors: Friedrich Meissner, Daniel Malick
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Publication number: 20140083248Abstract: The invention relates to a coding element for equipping at least one cam carrier of a rotor of a rotary press with at least one control cam element, wherein at least one coding element is provided, wherein the at least one coding element comprises fastening means by which it can be fastened to the rotor or a component connected thereto, wherein the at least one coding element has coding means by which the position of the at least one control cam element on the cam carrier is clearly specified. In addition, the invention relates to a corresponding method.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2012Publication date: March 27, 2014Applicant: FETTE COMPACTING GMBHInventors: Stefan Lüdemann, Peter Lüneburg, Daniel Malick
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Patent number: 8490529Abstract: A compression punch for a rotary press, with a punch shaft that has a punch head at its one end and means for accommodating a separate punch insert at the other end, and with fastening means for detachably fastening the punch insert on the punch shaft, wherein the punch head and the punch shaft have an axial through bore, the axial through bore accommodates a drawbar that has a tensioning head at the end turned away from the punch head, said tensioning head having at least one connection portion, the punch insert has a recess at the end facing the punch shaft which is realized to be detachably connectable with the connection portion, and that tensioning means are arranged in the axial through bore, by which the drawbar can be tensioned in the direction of the punch head.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2009Date of Patent: July 23, 2013Assignee: Fette GmbHInventors: Friedrich Meissner, Daniel Malick
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Publication number: 20100101394Abstract: A compression punch for a rotary press, with a punch shaft that has a punch head at its one end and means for accommodating a separate punch insert at the other end, and with fastening means for detachably fastening the punch insert on the punch shaft, wherein the punch head and the punch shaft have an axial through bore, the axial through bore accommodates a drawbar that has a tensioning head at the end turned away from the punch head, said tensioning head having at least one connection portion, the punch insert has a recess at the end facing the punch shaft which is realised to be detachably connectible with the connection portion, and that tensioning means are arranged in the axial through bore, by which the drawbar can be tensioned in the direction of the punch head.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2009Publication date: April 29, 2010Applicant: Fette GmbHInventors: Daniel Malick, Friedrich Meissner
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Patent number: 7641466Abstract: A tablet press with a rotor, which is rotatably mounted in a stand of the tablet press and which has an upper punch accommodation for the upper punches and a lower punch accommodation for the lower punches of the tablet press, as well as a die plate with a series of die bores which are aligned with the upper and the lower punches, wherein the die plate consists of at least two ring segments which can be attached on the rotor by means of a fastening device, wherein clamping elements are arranged in axis parallel passages of the rotor spaced apart in the perimeter distance, which act against the ring segments from the bottom side and clamp against an abutment surface of the rotor, characterized in that at least one drive device for the clamping elements is arranged in the stand of the tablet press, with a coupling element adjustable in the height, which can be selectively set into engagement with the lower end of the clamping element.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2008Date of Patent: January 5, 2010Assignee: Fette GmbHInventors: Daniel Malick, Wolfgang Soltau, Joerg Gaedecke, Matthias Rau
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Publication number: 20090191297Abstract: A tablet press with a rotor, which is rotatably mounted in a stand of the tablet press and which has an upper punch accommodation for the upper punches and a lower punch accommodation for the lower punches of the tablet press, as well as a die plate with a series of die bores which are aligned with the upper and the lower punches, wherein the die plate consists of at least two ring segments which can be attached on the rotor by means of a fastening device, wherein clamping elements are arranged in axis parallel passages of the rotor spaced apart in the perimeter distance, which act against the ring segments from the bottom side and clamp against an abutment surface of the rotor, characterised in that at least one drive device for the clamping elements is arranged in the stand of the tablet press, with a coupling element adjustable in the height, which can be selectively set into engagement with the lower end of the clamping element.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2008Publication date: July 30, 2009Applicant: Fette GmbHInventors: Daniel Malick, Wolfgang Soltau, Joerg Gaedecke, Matthias Rau