Patents by Inventor Falk Rapke

Falk Rapke 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: 9970551
    Abstract: A valve, which has at least one seal ring arranged in a recess of a valve housing, which seal ring has a seal housing having a U-shaped cross-section, in which seal housing an annular sealing element is arranged. The seal housing has a multi-part design and contains at least one separate housing leg, which is fixed to an annular bottom section of the seal housing in a joining region. The sealing element has a static sealing section, which engages in a sealing groove formed in the bottom section and is suitable for interacting with the two groove flanks of the sealing groove in a sealing manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: FESTO AG & CO. KG
    Inventors: Michael Berner, Falk Rapke
  • Publication number: 20160153566
    Abstract: A valve, which has at least one seal ring arranged in a recess of a valve housing, which seal ring has a seal housing having a U-shaped cross-section, in which seal housing an annular sealing element is arranged. The seal housing has a multi-part design and contains at least one separate housing leg, which is fixed to an annular bottom section of the seal housing in a joining region. The sealing element has a static sealing section, which engages in a sealing groove formed in the bottom section and is suitable for interacting with the two groove flanks of the sealing groove in a sealing manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2013
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: Michael BERNER, Falk RAPKE
  • Publication number: 20160131270
    Abstract: A valve includes at least one seal ring arranged in a recess of a valve housing, which seal ring has a seal housing having a U-shaped cross-section, in which an annular sealing element is arranged. At least one of the two housing legs of the seal housing is designed as a guiding leg, which effects transverse support and linear displacement guidance of a valve slide that passes through the seal ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2013
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: Michael Berner, Falk Rapke
  • Publication number: 20070044857
    Abstract: A pilot controlled pulse valve has a valve spool releaseably held in both terminal positions by latching means. The latching means comprise a permanent magnet means holding the valve spool by magnetic force. To set the terminal or end position the permanent magnet means has an abutment means placed to the fore of it. In order to protect the permanent magnet means against damage the abutment means bears against the valve housing independently of the permanent magnet means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2006
    Publication date: March 1, 2007
    Inventors: Falk Rapke, Grzegorz Bogdanowicz