Patents by Inventor Dirk Petersen

Dirk Petersen 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: 20150300331
    Abstract: A pump mechanism includes a crankshaft defining a crankshaft longitudinal axis therethrough; three cylinders arranged around the crankshaft, each of the three cylinders defining a cylinder longitudinal axis therethrough, each cylinder longitudinal axis extending away from the crankshaft in a substantially radial direction, adjacent cylinder longitudinal axes enclosing predetermined angles (Wz) about the crankshaft longitudinal axis; and a piston corresponding to each of the three cylinders. Each crank has a predetermined angular offset (WK) relative to an adjacent crank, and the predetermined angular offset (WK) is selected in accordance with the predetermined angles (Wz), in such a way that phase shifts between each piston and a sequentially actuated piston during a rotation of the crankshaft are equally large. A sum of the predetermined angles (Wz) between adjacent cylinder longitudinal axes, over all of the cylinder longitudinal axes, is less than or equal to 180 degrees.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2015
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Inventor: Dirk PETERSEN
  • Patent number: 9097249
    Abstract: A pump mechanism having multiple cylinders, whose axes are situated around a crankshaft to enclose predetermined angles, and whose pistons are each functionally connected to a connecting rod mounted on a crank on the crankshaft, each connecting rod being mounted on its own crank and the cranks having a predetermined angular offset to one another. This angular offset of the cranks is selected in accordance with the angle which the cylinder axes enclose in such a way that the phase shifts between each two pistons of the cylinders actuated in sequence during a rotation of the crankshaft are equally large.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: BRAN+LUEBBE GMBH
    Inventor: Dirk Petersen
  • Patent number: 8360750
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pump device with a first diaphragm pump head having two or an integral multiple of two fluid delivery chambers and diaphragms associated therewith, which are hydraulically coupled to a second diaphragm pump head. The second diaphragm pump head has two additional fluid delivery chambers and additional membranes associated therewith, which are drivable by a double-acting piston via associated diaphragm control chambers, a refilling valve being connected in each case to the diaphragm control chambers and the diaphragm control chambers being temporarily impinged with a diaphragm control pressure, which is greater than atmospheric pressure, using the refilling valve. The piston may thus be activated using a relatively small force to achieve a delivery action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Bran+Luebbe GmbH
    Inventors: Bernd Ferk, Gunnar Gode, Henning Ladiges, Dirk Petersen, Uwe Schade, Wilfried Tille
  • Publication number: 20130017101
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pump device having a diaphragm pump head with two fluid delivery chambers, each fluid delivery chamber having a corresponding control chamber separated from the fluid delivery chamber by an associated diaphragm, a piston chamber in fluid communication with both fluid delivery chambers, and a double-acting piston assembly provided in the piston chamber and defining a single piston head that simultaneous acts upon both of the corresponding control chambers to drive the associated diaphragms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2012
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Applicant: Bran+Luebbe GmbH
    Inventors: Bernd Ferk, Gunnar Gode, Henning Ladiges, Dirk Petersen, Uwe Schade
  • Publication number: 20080056916
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pump device with a first diaphragm pump head having two or an integral multiple of two fluid delivery chambers and diaphragms associated therewith, which are hydraulically coupled to a second diaphragm pump head. The second diaphragm pump head has two additional fluid delivery chambers and additional membranes associated therewith, which are drivable by a double-acting piston via associated diaphragm control chambers, a refilling valve being connected in each case to the diaphragm control chambers and the diaphragm control chambers being temporarily impinged with a diaphragm control pressure, which is greater than atmospheric pressure, using the refilling valve. The piston may thus be activated using a relatively small force to achieve a delivery action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2007
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Inventors: Bernd Ferk, Gunnar Gode, Henning Ladiges, Dirk Petersen, Uwe Schade, Wilfried Tille
  • Publication number: 20070098580
    Abstract: A pump mechanism having multiple cylinders, whose axes are situated around a crankshaft to enclose predetermined angles, and whose pistons are each functionally connected to a connecting rod mounted on a crank on the crankshaft, each connecting rod being mounted on its own crank and the cranks having a predetermined angular offset to one another. This angular offset of the cranks is selected in accordance with the angle which the cylinder axes enclose in such a way that the phase shifts between each two pistons of the cylinders actuated in sequence during a rotation of the crankshaft are equally large.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2006
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Inventor: Dirk Petersen
  • Patent number: 4773831
    Abstract: A diaphragm plunger pump comprises a housing, element forming a pump chamber associated with the housing, a plunger working chamber arranged to be filled with hydraulic fluid during operation, a sealingly clamped diaphragm separating the pump chamber from the plunger working chamber, a plunger sealing displaceable in the plunger working chamber for alternating stoke plunger working chamber for alternating stroke deflection of the diaphragm, a supply chamber for hydraulic liquid and connectable with the plunger working chamber, a valve arranged to connect the supply chamber with the working chamber, the plunger having a central opening provided with a valve seat and serving for communication of the plunger working chamber with the supply chamber, the valve having a valve body which cooperates with the valve seat and is coaxially displaceable relative to the latter, element for sealingly pressing the valve body against the valve seat, and abutment element arranged to lift the valve body from the valve seat when
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 1987
    Date of Patent: September 27, 1988
    Assignee: Bran & Luebbe GmbH
    Inventors: Rudiger Brauer, Dirk Petersen, Peter Wente
  • Patent number: 4573885
    Abstract: In a piston diaphragm pump, comprising housing portions clamped together by clamping bolts, a diaphragm, sealingly clamped between adjacent housing portions for separating a feeding chamber from a working chamber, and a reciprocating piston acting in said working chamber filled with hydraulic medium for deflecting the diaphragm to change the volume of the feeding chamber, there is provided at least one supporting member to be screwed to a respective supporting thread in one of said housing portions so as to project towards another housing portion by a distance depending on its screwed position and to abut in the assembled position against an abutment surface on said other housing portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 1985
    Date of Patent: March 4, 1986
    Assignee: Bran & Lubbe GmbH
    Inventor: Dirk Petersen
  • Patent number: 4465438
    Abstract: A piston diaphragm pump includes a support plate, disposed on the side of the piston work chamber, for the diaphragm, which is held in a freely movable manner counter to the pressure of a plurality of springs engaging its circumference. A control push rod under the pressure of another spring, counter to the support plate, engage the circumferential area of the support plate and has a conical recess on its circumference, along which slides a displaceable locking member for a refill valve for the hydraulic fluid during the movement of the control push rod. The refill valve opens only when the support plate displaces the control push rod counter to the pressure of its spring as a consequence of a lack of hydraulic fluid in the pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1982
    Date of Patent: August 14, 1984
    Assignee: Bran & Lubbe GmbH
    Inventors: Rudiger Brauer, Dirk Petersen