Patents by Inventor Dirk ESSELING

Dirk ESSELING 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).

  • CENTRIFUGAL SEPARATOR, IN PARTICULAR STERILIZATION SEPARATOR, AND METHOD FOR STERILIZING MILK
    Publication number: 20260257231
    Abstract: A bacteria-removing separator separate a product into a solid phase, a first lighter liquid phase, and a second heavier liquid phase. The separator has a distributor arranged in the centrifugal drum for feeding a product from a product feed tube into the separating chamber. The distributor has first openings conducting a first part of the product fed by the distributor from the distributor channels into the disc pack. The distributor includes one or more second openings introducing a second part of the product outwardly into the centrifugal drum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2024
    Publication date: September 3, 2026
    Inventors: Michael MEYER, Dirk ESSELING
  • Method for thermally disinfecting a centrifuge
    Patent number: 10799886
    Abstract: A method for thermally disinfecting a centrifuge to reduce the quantity of germs therein, the centrifuge having a rotatable drum and being used for centrifugally processing a product, involves reducing the quantity of germs using vapor that is not pressurized or which is at atmospheric pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: GEA MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas Bathelt, Dirk Esseling
  • METHOD FOR THERMALLY DISINFECTING A CENTRIFUGE
    Publication number: 20190143343
    Abstract: A method for thermally disinfecting a centrifuge to reduce the quantity of germs therein, the centrifuge having a rotatable drum and being used for centrifugally processing a product, involves reducing the quantity of germs using vapor that is not pressurized or which is at atmospheric pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Applicant: GEA MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas BATHELT, Dirk ESSELING