Patents by Inventor Frank Winter

Frank Winter 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: 20260158498
    Abstract: A device for rounding a graphite-based material having a work space in which the rounding occurs; an insertion device for introducing the graphite-based material into the work space, a number of rounding tools, situated in the work space and configured for rotational surrounding motion, in the form of blades that are positioned on a disk rotating about a rotational axis and in a rotation direction, preferably having at least one guide apparatus and having one separating device to separate fine material and the finest material, having a product outlet and preferably a covering ring, which is positioned above the rounding tools, wherein the disk bears at least 40, preferably at least 45, and especially preferably at least 55 blades per meter of circumference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2025
    Publication date: June 11, 2026
    Inventors: Patrick Schöbel, Frank Winter
  • Publication number: 20260138157
    Abstract: A classifier device, in particular high-performance air classifier, for separating material to be classified into a fine material and a coarse material, the classifier device including: a stationary machine housing, which has a coarse material outlet; a static guide vane basket, which is arranged in the machine housing and which has a guide vane ring formed from a plurality of pivotable flap means; and wherein the guide vane ring further has a nozzle flap means, which is formed to convey a flushing gas volume flow in the direction of the coarse material outlet. The present invention further creates a classifier system with a classifier device of this type as well as a method for operating a classifier device of this type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2025
    Publication date: May 21, 2026
    Inventor: Frank Winter
  • Publication number: 20250065339
    Abstract: A method for producing graphite particles of certain, different fineness classes rounded by impact effect, with the help of several spheroidal separators, which are connected in series, wherein the graphite material to be rounded is pre-comminuted, and from this, a first spheroidal separator then produces graphite material, which is spheroidized by means of folding, of a first fineness class, which is discharged from the method as end product, and simultaneously separates graphite material, which can predominantly not be processed to graphite material of this first fineness class because it is too comminuted, wherein the separated graphite material, which is too comminuted, is fed to a second spheroidal separator, which, from this, can produce graphite material, which is spheroidized by means of folding, of a second, finer fineness class, which is likewise discharged from the method as end product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Inventors: Christian Höfels, Patrick Schöbel, Frank Winter
  • Patent number: 11942625
    Abstract: A method for producing a homogenized mixture of carbon, sulfur, and PTFE, wherein the sulfur is liquefied, and the liquid sulfur is then ground for the first time together with the carbon, so that the liquid sulfur is absorbed by the pores of the carbon particles and forms a preferably powdery composite with the carbon particles, whereupon PTFE is added and the mixture of the composite and the PTFE is then ground a second time and is thus homogenized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: NETZSCH Trockenmahltechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Winter, Regina Dambach
  • Patent number: 11745221
    Abstract: An operating method for a separator for classifying, wherein superheated steam is supplied to the separator as separating gas, and wherein the temperature of the superheated steam as separating gas is selected to be so low that in particular no condensation of the superheated steam occurs in the separator. Further, a separator for classifying, wherein the separator includes a separating gas supply including a water infeed for generating superheated steam as separating gas, and wherein adjusting or regulating means for the temperature of the superheated steam are provided as separating gas and are designed in such a way that the temperature of the superheated steam as separating gas is adjusted to be so low that in particular no condensation of the superheated steam occurs in the separator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: NETZSCH Trockenmahltechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Winter, Joachim Domes
  • Publication number: 20230271224
    Abstract: A method for producing a powdered starting material, which is provided for production of rare earth magnets, including the following steps: pulverizing an alloy, including at least one rare earth metal, wherein a powdered intermediate product is formed from the alloy including at least one rare earth metal, and carrying out at least one classification aimed at particle size and/or density for the powdered intermediate product, wherein a fraction of the powdered intermediate product, which is formed by means of the at least one classification, for fabrication of rare earth magnets. Furthermore, at least one dynamic classifier is provided, implementing at least one classification directed at particle size and/or density for the powdered intermediate product and thereby separates the fraction from the powdered intermediate product, which forms the starting material provided for manufacturing rare earth magnets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: Frank Winter, Hermann Sickel, Wilhelm Fernengel
  • Patent number: 11660639
    Abstract: A method for producing a powdered starting material, which is provided for production of rare earth magnets, including includes the following steps: pulverizing an alloy, including at least one rare earth metal, wherein a powdered intermediate product is formed from the alloy including the at least one rare earth metal, and carrying out at least one classification aimed at particle size and/or particle density for the powdered intermediate product. A fraction of the powdered intermediate product, which is formed by the at least one classification, is used for fabrication of rare earth magnets. Furthermore, at least one dynamic classifier is provided, implementing at least one classification directed at particle size and/or particle density for the powdered intermediate product and thereby separates the fraction from the powdered intermediate product, which forms the starting material for manufacturing rare earth magnets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: NETZSCH Trockenmahltechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Winter, Hermann Sickel, Wilhelm Femengel
  • Patent number: 11574889
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a power module comprising two substrates is provided, wherein the method comprises disposing a compensation layer of a first thickness above a first substrate; disposing a second substrate above the compensation layer; and reducing the thickness of the compensation layer from the first thickness to a second thickness after the second substrate is disposed on the compensation layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Ottmar Geitner, Wolfram Hable, Andreas Grassmann, Frank Winter, Christian Neugirg, Ivan Nikitin
  • Publication number: 20220166005
    Abstract: A method for producing a homogenized mixture of carbon, sulfur, and PTFE, wherein the sulfur is liquefied, and the liquid sulfur is then ground for the first time together with the carbon, so that the liquid sulfur is absorbed by the pores of the carbon particles and forms a preferably powdery composite with the carbon particles, whereupon PTFE is added and the mixture of the composite and the PTFE is then ground a second time and is thus homogenized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Frank Winter, Regina Dambach
  • Publication number: 20220134383
    Abstract: An operating method for a separator for classifying, wherein superheated steam is supplied to the separator as separating gas, and wherein the temperature of the superheated steam as separating gas is selected to be so low that in particular no condensation of the superheated steam occurs in the separator. Further, a separator for classifying, wherein the separator includes a separating gas supply including a water infeed for generating superheated steam as separating gas, and wherein adjusting or regulating means for the temperature of the superheated steam are provided as separating gas and are designed in such a way that the temperature of the superheated steam as separating gas is adjusted to be so low that in particular no condensation of the superheated steam occurs in the separator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Frank Winter, Joachim Domes
  • Patent number: 11311832
    Abstract: A separator for separating solid particles from a processing gas stream that has been fed repeatedly through a work machine, wherein the separator includes a processing gas inlet through which particle-laden processing gas emitted from the work machine is fed into the separator, and a filterless separator element to reduce the particle content of the processing gas and a processing gas outlet to discharge the processing gas with its reduced particle content to the work machine, the separator including a secondary stream filter, which filters a smaller portion of the processing gas, and a secondary outlet, connected thereto, which ejects the filtered secondary stream of processing gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: NETZSCH Trockenmahltechnik GmbH
    Inventor: Frank Winter
  • Patent number: 11311933
    Abstract: A method and a plant for the production of a powdery starting material, which is provided for the manufacture of rare earth magnets, are disclosed. First of all, at least one magnetic material, which is comminuted into a powdery intermediate product with a possibly increased concentration of impurities, and/or at least one alloy including rare earth metal are provided, which includes a low concentration of impurities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: NETZSCH Trockenmahltechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Winter, Wilhelm Fernengel
  • Patent number: 11309127
    Abstract: A method and a plant for the production of a powdery material, which is provided for the manufacture of rare earth magnets. First of all, at least one magnetic or magnetizable raw material, respectively, is provided and is comminuted into a powdery intermediate product, which includes powder particles including corners and edges, by means of conventional comminuting methods. The sharp-edged powder particles are chamfered subsequently. The optimized powdery product including the chamfered powder particles is used for the manufacture of rare earth magnets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: NETZSCH Trockenmahltechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Winter, Wilhelm Fernengel
  • Patent number: 11260557
    Abstract: A press die for producing a clay roof tile, including a first die half and a second die half, which can move between a pressing position, in which they define a receiving space that represents the form of the finished roof tile, and a filling position, in which they are mutually spaced and the receiving space can be filled with a plastically deformable clay material. At least one of the first and the second die half has at least one depression which represents a projecting part of the finished roof tile; a first compression element is provided at the depression, and movable between an initial position, in which it is retracted in relation to the form of the finished roof tile, and a compacting position, in which some sections of the first compression element represent the surface of the finished roof tile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Inventor: Frank Winter
  • Patent number: 11235337
    Abstract: A grinding, separating, and discharging of hard to grind parts of a material mixture of components with different grindability from a spiral jet mill, wherein the hard to grind parts are discharged from the process chamber via at least one additional discharge nozzle. A spiral jet mill for comminuting and classifying grinding material, including at least one process chamber, wherein this at least one process chamber is enclosed by a housing, at least one grinding material feeding, which leads into the at least one process chamber, at least two grinding nozzles, a fine material outlet, which is radially enclosed by a separator wheel, wherein at least one discharge nozzle is assigned to the process chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: NEIZSCH Trockenmahltechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Winter, Hermann Sickel
  • Publication number: 20210039035
    Abstract: A separator for separating solid particles from a processing gas stream that has been fed repeatedly through a work machine, wherein the separator includes a processing gas inlet through which particle-laden processing gas emitted from the work machine is fed into the separator, and a filterless separator element to reduce the particle content of the processing gas and a processing gas outlet to discharge the processing gas with its reduced particle content to the work machine, the separator including a secondary stream filter, which filters a smaller portion of the processing gas, and a secondary outlet, connected thereto, which ejects the filtered secondary stream of processing gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventor: Frank Winter
  • Publication number: 20200061631
    Abstract: A grinding, separating, and discharging of hard to grind parts of a material mixture of components with different grindability from a spiral jet mill, wherein the hard to grind parts are discharged from the process chamber via at least one additional discharge nozzle. A spiral jet mill for comminuting and classifying grinding material, including at least one process chamber, wherein this at least one process chamber is enclosed by a housing, at least one grinding material feeding, which leads into the at least one process chamber, at least two grinding nozzles, a fine material outlet, which is radially enclosed by a separator wheel, wherein at least one discharge nozzle is assigned to the process chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Frank Winter, Hermann Sickel
  • Publication number: 20190362892
    Abstract: A method and a plant for the production of a powdery material, which is provided for the manufacture of rare earth magnets. First of all, at least one magnetic or magnetizable raw material, respectively, is provided and is comminuted into a powdery intermediate product, which includes powder particles including corners and edges, by means of conventional comminuting methods. The sharp-edged powder particles are chamfered subsequently. The optimized powdery product including the chamfered powder particles is used for the manufacture of rare earth magnets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Frank Winter, Wilhelm Fernengel
  • Publication number: 20190358703
    Abstract: A method and a plant for the production of a powdery starting material, which is provided for the manufacture of rare earth magnets, are disclosed. First of all, at least one magnetic material, which is comminuted into a powdery intermediate product with a possibly increased concentration of impurities, and/or at least one alloy including rare earth metal are provided, which includes a low concentration of impurities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Applicant: NETZSCH Trockenmahltechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Winter, Wilhelm Fernengel
  • Patent number: 10451270
    Abstract: A method and a device for generating superheated steam from a working medium, which includes the following steps: feeding of a working medium in the liquid phase to a specific heating tube and temperature regulation of the specific heating tube. Furthermore, the specific heating tube is temperature-regulated with a defined amount of thermal energy, as a result of which superheated steam is formed in the specific heating tube from the working medium fed in the liquid phase, the superheated steam then departing from the specific heating tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: NETZSCH Trockenmahltechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Winter, Thorsten Uhl