Patents by Inventor Frank-Udo Schönborn

Frank-Udo Schönborn 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).

  • Method for operation of a heating group subsystem, and heating group subsystem
    Patent number: 10533284
    Abstract: A method for operating a heating group subsystem of a machine for the production or treatment of a fibrous web. The heating group subsystem includes a first heating group and a last heating group and at least one additional heating group; in each case having at least one device that is heated with pressurized heating steam. Viewed in a direction of travel, the fibrous web is fed first through the first heating group, then through the at least one additional heating group, and thereafter through last heating group. The steam pressure of the heating steam of the at least one additional heating group is adjusted lower than the respective steam pressure of the heating steam of first heating group and of last heating group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Voith Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Dauner, Thomas Mack, Christoph Adams, Frank-Udo Schönborn
  • METHOD FOR OPERATION OF A HEATING GROUP SUBSYSTEM, AND HEATING GROUP SUBSYSTEM
    Publication number: 20180171555
    Abstract: A method for operating a heating group subsystem of a machine for the production or treatment of a fibrous web. The heating group subsystem includes a first heating group and a last heating group and at least one additional heating group; in each case having at least one device that is heated with pressurized heating steam. Viewed in a direction of travel, the fibrous web is fed first through the first heating group, then through the at least one additional heating group, and thereafter through last heating group. The steam pressure of the heating steam of the at least one additional heating group is adjusted lower than the respective steam pressure of the heating steam of first heating group and of last heating group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Applicant: Voith Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Dauner, Thomas Mack, Christoph Adams, Frank-Udo Schönborn