Patents by Inventor Egon Schumacher

Egon Schumacher 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: 11231188
    Abstract: Trickle bodies for the air conditioning of, in particular, animal housings, that possess only partially latticed layer elements. Trickle bodies are formed of a plurality of sandwiched layer elements that, in known trickle bodies, are formed of corrugated and completely latticed plastics foil. The trickle bodies formed of such layer elements possess a relatively low stability and a limited evaporation capacity. The plastics-formed layer elements of the instant invention are produced by injection molding, allowing layer elements having corrugation heights of more than 12 mm to be formed. Such trickle bodies are more stable, enable a high evaporation capacity and are, moreover, also less permeable to light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Barnstorfer Kunststofftechnik GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Egon Schumacher
  • Patent number: 10955152
    Abstract: In devices for air-conditioning stalls having evaporation members which can be supplied with fluid by means of spray pipes which are arranged thereabove, the deflectors are provided above the spray pipes, which deflectors have to be removed for cleaning purposes and temporarily stored elsewhere, which is complex and can lead to damage to the deflectors. The disclosed device for air-conditioning stalls has a provision for deflectors to have hinge connections to retention members. The deflectors can thereby be pivoted upwards in order to clean spray pipes without the deflectors having to be completely removed from the retention members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Barnstorfer Kunststofftechnik GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Egon Schumacher
  • Publication number: 20190353360
    Abstract: Trickle bodies for the air conditioning of, in particular, animal housings, that possess only partially latticed layer elements. Trickle bodies are formed of a plurality of sandwiched layer elements that, in known trickle bodies, are formed of corrugated and completely latticed plastics foil. The trickle bodies formed of such layer elements possess a relatively low stability and a limited evaporation capacity. The plastics-formed layer elements of the instant invention are produced by injection molding, allowing layer elements having corrugation heights of more than 12 mm to be formed. Such trickle bodies are more stable, enable a high evaporation capacity and are, moreover, also less permeable to light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2018
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: Barnstorfer Kunststofftechnik GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Egon Schumacher
  • Publication number: 20190277518
    Abstract: In devices for air-conditioning stalls having evaporation members which can be supplied with fluid by means of spray pipes which are arranged thereabove, the deflectors are provided above the spray pipes, which deflectors have to be removed for cleaning purposes and temporarily stored elsewhere, which is complex and can lead to damage to the deflectors. The disclosed device for air-conditioning stalls has a provision for deflectors to have hinge connections to retention members. The deflectors can thereby be pivoted upwards in order to clean spray pipes without the deflectors having to be completely removed from the retention members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Applicant: Barnstorfer Kunststofftechnik GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Egon Schumacher
  • Publication number: 20180116174
    Abstract: Drip cups used in animal drinkers for beaked animals feature a cup body made of plastic material for accommodating a supply of water. The cup body has a bottom surrounded by an edging. Experience has shown that beaked animals cause damage to the plastics material of cup body with their beaks. Such damage by pecking can even cause the bottom, and thus the drip cup itself, to leak water. The invention proposes to position a graduated metal insert centered in the inside bottom of the cup body. The insert thereby reinforces the bottom of the cup body such that beaked animals are no longer capable of damaging the drip cup.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Applicant: Barnstorfer Kunststofftechnik GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Egon Schumacher
  • Patent number: 8875659
    Abstract: An animal drinker allowing for the circulation of the water in the animal drinker. To this end, the animal drinker has two parallel pipe strings (23, 24) that form a water circuit ensuring a constant movement of water, namely that water flows continuously through the pipe strings (23, 24) even when no water has been removed at the drinking valves (20) over an extended period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Lubing Maschinenfabrik Ludwig Bening GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Egon Schumacher, Wolfgang Meyer
  • Publication number: 20120318202
    Abstract: Drinking valves (10) with a plastics material housing (18) are susceptible to aggressive cleaning agents. The invention makes provision for increasing the wall thickness of the plastics material housing (18) somewhat by the wall thickness corresponding to at least 17% of the maximum inside diameter of the plastics material housing (18). In a surprising manner, it has been shown that a plastics material housing (18) having such a wall thickness is more resistant to aggressive cleaning agents than conventional drinking valves with a plastics material housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2011
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Inventors: Egon Schumacher, Wolfgang Meyer
  • Patent number: 8069818
    Abstract: Drinking troughs for in particular poultry feature drinking valves arranged at regular intervals along a water supply line, with each drinking valve being assigned a water-collecting bowl (14). The water-collecting bowls (14) are usually made of plastic. The water-collecting bowls (14) are cleaned with agents that contain aggressive substances, which are capable of damaging the plastic of the water-collecting bowls (14). The invention is a water-collecting bowls (14) with a respective insert (17) made of a resistant material, thus making the water-collecting bowl (14) resistant to aggressive liquids, in particular cleansing agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Lubing Maschinenfabrik Ludwig Bening GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Markus Von der Assen, Egon Schumacher
  • Publication number: 20100116214
    Abstract: Drinkers for animals are usually configured as having a single elongate pipe string (24) in which a plurality of drinking valves are screwed in. The drinking valves (20) can operated by the animals themselves to cover their water needs. When no water is being removed by the animals at the drinking valves (20) the water in the pipe string (24) stands still. This has a negative impact on water quality, particularly in warmer climates, leading to a sharp increase of germs in the water, for example. This can result in diseases among the animals. The invention proposes the circulation of the water in the animal drinker. To this end, the animal drinker has two parallel pipe strings (23, 24) which form a water circuit ensuring a constant movement of water, namely that water flows continuously through the pipe strings (23, 24) even when no water has been removed at the drinking valves (20) over an extended period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2009
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Inventors: Egon Schumacher, Wolfgang Meyer
  • Publication number: 20070272165
    Abstract: Drinking troughs for in particular poultry feature drinking valves arranged at regular intervals along a water supply line, with each drinking valve being assigned a water-collecting bowl (14). The water-collecting bowls (14) are usually made of plastic. The water-collecting bowls (14) are cleaned with agents that contain aggressive substances, which are capable of damaging the plastic of the water-collecting bowls (14). The invention is a water-collecting bowls (14) with a respective insert (17) made of a resistant material, thus making the water-collecting bowl (14) resistant to aggressive liquids, in particular cleansing agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2007
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Applicant: Lubing Maschinenfabrik Ludwig Bening GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Markus von der Assen, Egon Schumacher
  • Patent number: 7243611
    Abstract: A drinking trough having a drinking valve assigned to a water-supply line, the drinking valve having a valve pin that moves in order to discharge water; a water-collecting bowl assigned to the respective drinking valve; an actuating means or elongated actuating end of the valve pin extending from the valve pin to a water-accommodating hollow of the water-collecting bowl, the actuating means being movable between an actuated position to an unactuated position; and a starter body assigned to the respective water-collecting bowl, in which the starter body actuates the actuating means by moving the actuating means to the actuated position when water in the water-collecting bowl reaches a certain lower level, whereby the moving of the actuating means to the actuated position actuates the valve pin so as to allow water to flow from the drinking valve into the water-collecting bowl, and when the water in the water-collecting bowl reaches a certain higher level, the actuating means moves to the unactuated position, w
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2007
    Assignee: Lubing Maschinenfabrik Ludwig
    Inventors: Egon Schumacher, Wolfgang Meyer
  • Patent number: 6938578
    Abstract: Known drinking troughs with drinking valves (21), which are assigned to a water-supply line (20), and water-collecting bowls (24) assigned to said drinking valves are problematic when it comes to supplying young chicks automatically with water. Known drinking troughs have proven unsuitable for young turkey chicks. The invention proposes a drinking trough which is also suitable for young turkey chicks. This drinking trough is distinguished in that valve pins for opening the drinking valves (21) are assigned elongate, tubular actuating levers (25). The actuating levers (25) facilitate the opening of the drinking valves (21). Moreover, by way of the tubular actuating levers (25) extending into the water-collecting bowls (24), the water passing out of the drinking valves (21) is directed specifically into he water-collecting bowls (24), as a result of which splashing of water is avoided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2005
    Assignee: Lubing Maschinenfabrik Ludwig Bening GmbH & Co.
    Inventor: Egon Schumacher
  • Publication number: 20050150464
    Abstract: A drinking trough having a drinking valve assigned to a water-supply line, the drinking valve having a valve pin that moves in order to discharge water; a water-collecting bowl assigned to the respective drinking valve; an actuating means or elongated actuating end of the valve pin extending from the valve pin to a water-accommodating hollow of the water-collecting bowl, the actuating means being movable between an actuated position to an unactuated position; and a starter body assigned to the respective water-collecting bowl, in which the starter body actuates the actuating means by moving the actuating means to the actuated position when water in the water-collecting bowl reaches a certain lower level, whereby the moving of the actuating means to the actuated position actuates the valve pin so as to allow water to flow from the drinking valve into the water-collecting bowl, and when the water in the water-collecting bowl reaches a certain higher level, the actuating means moves to the unactuated position, w
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2004
    Publication date: July 14, 2005
    Inventors: Egon Schumacher, Wolfgang Meyer
  • Publication number: 20030084854
    Abstract: Known drinking troughs with drinking valves (21), which are assigned to a water-supply line (20), and water-collecting bowls (24) assigned to said drinking valves are problematic when it comes to supplying young chicks automatically with water. Known drinking troughs have proven unsuitable for young turkey chicks. The invention proposes a drinking trough which is also suitable for young turkey chicks. This drinking trough is distinguished in that valve pins for opening the drinking valves (21) are assigned elongate, tubular actuating levers (25). The actuating levers (25) facilitate the opening of the drinking valves (21). Moreover, by way of the tubular actuating levers (25) extending into the water-collecting bowls (24), the water passing out of the drinking valves (21) is directed specifically into the water-collecting bowls (24), as a result of which splashing of water is avoided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2002
    Publication date: May 8, 2003
    Inventor: Egon Schumacher
  • Patent number: 6450121
    Abstract: In the gradient controller according to the invention, the value arrangement (32) has a valve pin (33) closing as a result of its own weight. Springs are therefore unnecessary. The valve pin (34) can be guided directionally so as to be capable of being moved up and down, thus ensuring that the gradient controller has a high degree of reliability. Also provided is an insert part (37) which can be taken out of the gradient controller and in which the valve pin (34) is capable of being moved up and down and is secured against falling out. The insert part (37) and the valve pin (34) thereby form a unit which can be taken as a whole out of the gradient controller, specifically both for maintenance purposes and for exchanging the valve pin (34) for one with a different weight, with the result that it is possible in a simple way to change the pressure compensation ratio of the gradient controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2002
    Assignee: Lubing Maschinenfabrik Ludwig Bening GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Egon Schumacher
  • Patent number: 6308657
    Abstract: Drinking valves (11) are usually screwed into water supply lines (10). This type of connection involves relatively high outlay. The invention proposes a drinking valve (11) which has a casing (12) consisting of an acceptance part (14) and a connecting part (15), a snap-in connection (48) being arranged between the acceptance part (11) and the connection part (15). This snap-in connection (48) makes it possible to push the acceptance part (14) and the connecting part (15) simply and rapidly together. The connecting part (15) can be fastened to the water supply line (10) in some other manner, and in fact permanently if necessary, because the connecting part (15) can remain on the water supply line (10) for repair to the drinking valve (11) by simply releasing the snap-in connection (48).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2001
    Assignee: Lubing Maschinenfabrik Ludwig Being GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Egon Schumacher, Ludger Lehmkuhl
  • Patent number: 6073584
    Abstract: Watering valves (10) allow animals to cover their water requirements on their own accord. Accordingly, the animals actuate an actuating section (33) of a valve pin (13), which projects from a housing (12) of the watering valve (10), by either tilting or pushing up on the valve pin (13). Smaller and weaker animals, in particular chicks, are often incapable of tilting the valve pin (13) far enough to open the watering valve (10). On the other hand, the watering valve (10) must close reliably when the respective animal no longer actuates it. Conventional watering valves (10) achieve this only through such means which make it more difficult to actuate the watering valve (10).The watering valve according (10) to the invention has two valve seats (34, 35) in the interior of the housing (12). One valve seat each (34, 35) is assigned to the valve pin (13) as well as to an upper pin (14) arranged above the valve pin (13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2000
    Assignee: Lubing MaschinenfabrikL Ludwig Bening GmbH
    Inventor: Egon Schumacher
  • Patent number: 5497731
    Abstract: Water storage tanks (15) for animal watering troughs serve for reducing the water pressure of a water supply pipe which feeds the watering line to a defined lower watering pressure. In contrast, water of a higher rinsing pressure is required for rinsing the animal watering trough. For this purpose, the water supply pipe has to be connected directly to the watering line via a bypass which bridges the water supply tank (15).To avoid the bypass pipe, the water supply tank (15) is constructed according to the invention in such a way that its regulating device (27) can be retained in a position which does not reduce the water pressure. In this way, water for rinsing the watering line can flow from the water supply pipe with non-reduced pressure through the water storage tank (15), which obviates the need for a bypass pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 12, 1996
    Assignee: Lubing Maschinenfabrik Ludwig Bening GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Egon Schumacher
  • Patent number: 5429072
    Abstract: Pressure reducers (15) for animal watering troughs serve for reducing the water pressure of a water supply pipe which feeds the watering line to a defined, lower watering pressure. In contrast, water of a higher rinsing pressure is required for rinsing the animal watering troughs. For this purpose, the water supply pipe must be directly connected to the watering line via a bypass which bridges the pressure reducer (15).To avoid the bypass pipe, the pressure reducer (15) is constructed according to the invention in such a way that, by a suitable means, in particular a retaining device (47), the regulating device (46) of the pressure reducer (15) which reduces the water pressure is put out of operation in terms of functioning. The water from the water supply pipe can thus flow at non-reduced pressure through the pressure reducer (15) for rinsing the watering line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 4, 1995
    Assignee: Lubing Maschinenfabrik Ludwig Bening GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Egon Schumacher
  • Patent number: 5339768
    Abstract: Floor-watering systems for feeding water to animals such as poultry have at least one vent (22). This vent (22) has to be closed in order to flush the floor-watering system (10), so that a flushing pressure can build up which is higher than the watering pressure. In prior art floor-watering systems (10), the closure and opening of the vents (22) requires a substantial amount of time and effort. To provide a remedy in this respect, a water supply line (17) of the floor-watering system (10) is associated with at least one shut-off member (27) or the like which is actuable by a movement of the vent (22). As a result, the readily accessible and easily actuable vent (22) forms an actuating member for closing the shut-off member (27) or the like in a simple fashion. Consequently, no tools are required for the closure and opening of the vent (22).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 23, 1994
    Assignee: Lubing Maschinenfabrik Ludwig Bening GmbH & Co.
    Inventor: Egon Schumacher