Patents by Inventor Frank TAETZ

Frank TAETZ 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: 10780445
    Abstract: A separator for centrifugally processing a flowable product includes a rotatable drum bounding a centrifuging chamber. The drum has a feeding and removal system having at least one feeding device and one or more removal devices composed of plastic or a plastic composite. An inner drum, composed of plastic or a plastic composite, is arranged in an outer supporting device of the drum. The feeding device and the one or more removal devices extend into the inner drum, do not rotate with the inner drum during operation, and are glued and/or welded to each other in such a way that the feeding device and the one or more removal devices are sealingly connected. The feeding and removal system has one or more grippers as the removal device, each of which one or two or more grippers has a disk segment and a shaft segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: GEA MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT GmbH
    Inventors: Wilfried Mackel, Thomas Bathelt, Kathrin Quiter, Frank Taetz
  • Publication number: 20180290152
    Abstract: A separator for the centrifugal processing of a free-flowing product includes a rotatable drum with a vertical rotation axis. The rotatable drum has a centrifuging chamber and a maximum radial diameter. An annular cover is placed onto an upper end of the drum and is configured as a part that does not rotate with the drum during operation. At least one sealing arrangement with two sealing rings is arranged between the drum and the annular cover. A leakage chamber having an outlet is formed between the two sealing rings of the at least one sealing arrangement. A splash ring, which is fastened to the drum for rotation therewith, is arranged in the leakage chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2016
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventors: Wilfried MACKEL, Thomas BATHELT, Kathrin QUITER, Frank TAETZ, Kai HELMRICH
  • Publication number: 20180147581
    Abstract: A separator for centrifugally processing a flowable product includes a rotating system with at least one rotatable drum delimiting a centrifugal chamber and at least one drive spindle for rotating or driving the drum. At least one non-rotating housing surrounds the drum. A mounting device for mounting the drive spindle in a mounting receiving housing is arranged or formed on the housing. A support arrangement is configured between the outer circumference of the bearing device and the inner circumference of the bearing receiving housing. The support arrangement is designed to provide on the whole an elastic radial support of the bearing device on the bearing receiving housing, and thus on the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2016
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Applicant: GEA MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT GMBH
    Inventors: Kathrin QUITER, Wilfried MACKEL, Thomas BATHELT, Frank TAETZ
  • Publication number: 20180001330
    Abstract: A separator for the centrifugal processing of a flowable product includes a rotatable drum with a vertical rotational axis. The drum delimits a centrifuge chamber and has an arrangement for clarifying the product to be processed in the centrifugal field. The drum consists preferably entirely or partly of plastic or a plastic composite material. A supply system and a discharge system for the drum are formed on or in the drum. A housing in which the drum is arranged and which has a base part, includes a housing casing connected to the base part, and preferably a cover. The housing has at least one first opening configured as a supply opening and/or a discharge opening for a liquid such that the interior of the housing can be easily cleaned and/or disinfected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2016
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Wilfried MACKEL, Thomas BATHELT, Kathrin QUITER, Frank TAETZ
  • Publication number: 20170333915
    Abstract: A separator for centrifugally processing a flowable product includes a rotatable drum bounding a centrifuging chamber. The drum has a feeding and removal system having at least one feeding device and one or more removal devices composed of plastic or a plastic composite. An inner drum, composed of plastic or a plastic composite, is arranged in an outer supporting device of the drum. The feeding device and the one or more removal devices extend into the inner drum, do not rotate with the inner drum during operation, and are glued and/or welded to each other in such a way that the feeding device and the one or more removal devices are sealingly connected. The feeding and removal system has one or more grippers as the removal device, each of which one or two or more grippers has a disk segment and a shaft segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2015
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventors: Wilfried MACKEL, Thomas BATHELT, Kathrin QUITER, Frank TAETZ