Patents by Inventor Frank Schade

Frank Schade 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: 20230084898
    Abstract: A filling apparatus for filling cavities of a rotary press includes a filling chamber defining an inlet opening through which filling material enters the filling chamber and an outlet opening through which filling material exits into the cavities of the rotary press. A conveyor wheel is positioned in the filling chamber and defines a plurality of conveyor pockets structured to receive the filing material. The conveyor wheel is rotatable relative to the filling chamber about an axis of rotation arranged at an angle (?) to a vertical axis. The plurality of conveyor pockets are arranged along a circular path and are rotated along the inlet opening and along the outlet opening when the conveyor wheel is rotated about the axis of rotation. The filling material received in each of the plurality of the plurality of conveyor pockets is conveyed from the inlet opening to the outlet opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicant: Fette Compacting GmbH
    Inventors: Jan Naeve, Stefan Lüdemann, Sven Kolbe, Frank Schade
  • Patent number: 11472145
    Abstract: A rotor for a rotary press comprises a die plate, upper punch seats, and lower punch seats configured to be rotationally driven by a rotary drive. An annular discharge channel is configured to be in a fixed position with respect to the die plate and further configured to collect product residue from at least one of the die plate and the lower punch seat. The discharge channel additionally comprises a removal region where the product residue is configured to be removed from the annular discharge channel A catch element is configured to rotate in sync with the die plate and is guided within the annular discharge channel to convey the product residue collected in the annular discharge channel to the removal region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Fette Compacting GmbH
    Inventors: Sven Kolbe, Jan Naeve, Frank Schade
  • Publication number: 20200086598
    Abstract: A rotor for a rotary press comprises a die plate, upper punch seats, and lower punch seats configured to be rotationally driven by a rotary drive. An annular discharge channel is configured to be in a fixed position with respect to the die plate and further configured to collect product residue from at least one of the die plate and the lower punch seat. The discharge channel additionally comprises a removal region where the product residue is configured to be removed from the annular discharge channel A catch element is configured to rotate in sync with the die plate and is guided within the annular discharge channel to convey the product residue collected in the annular discharge channel to the removal region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Applicant: Fette Compacting GmbH
    Inventors: Sven Kolbe, Jan Naeve, Frank Schade
  • Patent number: 7942662
    Abstract: A rotary press wherein the dosage drive and the compression roller drive have identical installation means, the stand has an upper and a lower accommodation platform and the accommodation platforms have identical accommodation means for the installation means on the sides facing each other, which are in a coincident arrangement with respect to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: Fette GmbH
    Inventors: Harald Roemer, Frank Schade, Peter Lueneburg
  • Publication number: 20090142438
    Abstract: A rotary press with a stand, in which a rotor driven by a drive motor is rotatably mounted around a vertical axis, wherein the rotor has an upper and a lower punch guide for upper and lower punches and a die plate between the punch guides, wherein further the compression punches co-operate with die bores of the die plate, and further with at least one filling- and dosage station arranged on a circle, which has a radial dosage cam element which is adjustable in its height by means of a dosage drive and which presets the height of the lower punches in the filling- and dosage station, with at least one compression station arranged on a circle with at least one upper and one lower compression roller, which co-operate with the upper and lower punches, wherein the compression rollers are adjustable in the height by a compression roller drive, and with fastening means for fastening the compression roller- and dosage drives on the stand, wherein the dosage drive and the compression roller drive have identical install
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2008
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Applicant: Fette GmbH
    Inventors: Harald Roemer, Frank Schade, Peter Lueneburg
  • Publication number: 20090035413
    Abstract: A stand for a rotary tablet press, which supports a rotor with electric drive motor on a horizontal carrying element, with damping means between the stand and an underframe supporting itself on the ground for the purpose of vibration uncoupling between stand and underframe, wherein a first horizontal carrying element supports the rotor with the drive motor and a lower pressing roller unit of a least one pressing station, a second horizontal carrying element which is arranged in a distance above the first carrying element holds an upper pressing roller unit belonging to the pressing station, the first and the second carrying element are fixedly connected with each other via at least two vertical supports, and the supports rest on the underframe via damping means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2008
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Applicant: Fette GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Schade, Jan Naeve, Ulrich Arndt
  • Patent number: 7325672
    Abstract: A device for stopping a continuous product stream of the products of a rotary press, with a height conveyor which has a lower loading region to which the products are supplied via a first conveying means, and an upper delivery region, from which the products are conveyed to a reception container via a second conveying means, wherein on the downstream side of the delivery region of the height conveyor a switch is assigned to the second conveying means, a third conveying device being connected to this switch, the lower end of which is assigned to the loading region of the height conveyor, so that the products are supplied to the second or third conveying means depending on the condition of the switch
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Assignee: Fette GmbH
    Inventors: Detlef Nuppenau, Harald Romer, Sven Kolbe, Frank Schade
  • Patent number: 7322812
    Abstract: A transfer lock for a tabletting plant, which has a casing with side walls where at least one wall has an aperture which is adapted to be closed by a first flap which is pivotable inwardly into the interior of the casing and is adapted to be locked by a locking device operable from the interior of the casing, wherein the aperture is externally surrounded by a connection profile which is adapted to be sealingly brought together with a counter-profile of a lock channel and the flap externally has a driver profile which interacts with a counter-driver profile of a second flap mounted at the end of the lock channel when the counter-profile of the lock channel is connected to the connection profile, thus allowing to pivot the two flaps into the interior of the casing when the locking device is unlocked, which integrates the connection profile into the material of the casing wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Assignee: Fette GmbH
    Inventors: Harald Romer, Frank Schade, Detlef Nuppenau, Ulrich Arndt
  • Publication number: 20070144870
    Abstract: A device for stopping a continuous product stream of the products of a rotary press, with a height conveyor which has a lower loading region to which the products are supplied via a first conveying means, and an upper delivery region, from which the products are conveyed to a reception container via a second conveying means, wherein on the downstream side of the delivery region of the height conveyor a switch is assigned to the second conveying means, a third conveying device being connected to this switch, the lower end of which is assigned to the loading region of the height conveyor, so that the products are supplied to the second or third conveying means depending on the condition of the switch
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2006
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Applicant: Fette GmbH
    Inventors: Detlef Nuppenau, Harald Romer, Sven Kolbe, Frank Schade
  • Publication number: 20060269637
    Abstract: A transfer lock for a tabletting plant, which has a casing with side walls where at least one wall has an aperture which is adapted to be closed by a first flap which is pivotable inwardly into the interior of the casing and is adapted to be locked by a locking device operable from the interior of the casing, wherein the aperture is externally surrounded by a connection profile which is adapted to be sealingly brought together with a counter-profile of a lock channel and the flap externally has a driver profile which interacts with a counter-driver profile of a second flap mounted at the end of the lock channel when the counter-profile of the lock channel is connected to the connection profile, thus allowing to pivot the two flaps into the interior of the casing when the locking device is unlocked, which integrates the connection profile into the material of the casing wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2006
    Publication date: November 30, 2006
    Inventors: Harald Romer, Frank Schade, Detlef Nuppenau, Ulrich Arndt
  • Patent number: 6722483
    Abstract: A twin clutch, in particular an actively closing, dry friction twin clutch is provided for a twin clutch transmission of a motor vehicle having an internal combustion engine, a crankshaft, and two transmission input shafts. The two transmission input shafts are connected to respective friction clutches and can be selectively connected to the crankshaft. At least one axial bearing is provided at the twin clutch such that axial forces, which are present when the clutch is actuated, can be transferred to the transmission housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2004
    Assignee: Volkswagen AG
    Inventors: Ansgar Damm, Wolfgang Schreiber, Wolf-Rüdiger Lutz, Volker Becker, Georg Kruse, Frank Schade
  • Publication number: 20030024788
    Abstract: A twin clutch, in particular an actively closing, dry friction twin clutch is provided for a twin clutch transmission of a motor vehicle having an internal combustion engine, a crankshaft, and two transmission input shafts. The two transmission input shafts are connected to respective friction clutches and can be selectively connected to the crankshaft. At least one axial bearing is provided at the twin clutch such that axial forces, which are present when the clutch is actuated, can be transferred to the transmission housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2002
    Publication date: February 6, 2003
    Inventors: Ansgar Damm, Wolfgang Schreiber, Wolf-Rudiger Lutz, Volker Becker, Georg Kruse, Frank Schade