Patents by Inventor Franz Kramer

Franz Kramer 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: 10968822
    Abstract: A linear piston engine includes a housing having a combustion chamber located between opposing first and second piston chambers. A first piston assembly is located within the first piston chamber, and a second piston assembly is located within the second piston chamber. Each piston assembly includes a piston for reciprocating within the piston chamber. The piston is located adjacent to the combustion chamber. Each piston assembly also includes a crankshaft coupled to the piston for guiding the piston through a power stroke and a return stroke, and a linear output member coupled to the piston for providing a linear output motion based on reciprocating motion of the piston.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: 470088 Ontario Limited
    Inventor: Franz Kramer
  • Publication number: 20170370282
    Abstract: A linear piston engine includes a housing having a combustion chamber located between opposing first and second piston chambers. A first piston assembly is located within the first piston chamber, and a second piston assembly is located within the second piston chamber. Each piston assembly includes a piston for reciprocating within the piston chamber. The piston is located adjacent to the combustion chamber. Each piston assembly also includes a crankshaft coupled to the piston for guiding the piston through a power stroke and a return stroke, and a linear output member coupled to the piston for providing a linear output motion based on reciprocating motion of the piston.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2015
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventor: Franz Kramer
  • Patent number: 7056273
    Abstract: A solid bowl screw centrifuge includes a centrifuging chamber and a rotatable drum having a horizontal axis of rotation. The rotatable drum surrounds the centrifuging chamber. Also included is a rotatable screw arranged in the rotatable drum, at least one solids discharge, at least one liquid discharge duct and a peeling disk via which liquids are discharged through the liquid discharge duct. Further included is a blocking chamber connected to an output side of the peeling disk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2006
    Assignee: Westfalia Separator AG
    Inventors: Wilhelm Ostkamp, Franz Kramer, Wolf-Dietrich Herberg
  • Publication number: 20050227848
    Abstract: A solid bowl screw centrifuge includes a centrifuging chamber and a rotatable drum having a horizontal axis of rotation. The rotatable drum surrounds the centrifuging chamber. Also included is a rotatable screw arranged in the rotatable drum, at least one solids discharge, at least one liquid discharge duct and a peeling disk via which liquids are discharged through the liquid discharge duct. Further included is a blocking chamber connected to an output side of the peeling disk.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2003
    Publication date: October 13, 2005
    Inventors: Wilhelm Ostkamp, Franz Kramer, Wolf-Dietrich Herberg
  • Patent number: 4353646
    Abstract: Apparatus for positioning sheet-like or strip-shaped originals in a photographic copying machine has a horizontal table with a large window for transmission of copying light and a removable or exchangeable holder on the table. The holder has a lower section which rests on the table and has a first opening in register with the window, an upper section one marginal portion of which is pivoted to the corresponding marginal portion of the lower section, which is movable to and from an operative position of overlap with the lower section and which has a second opening in register with the first opening when the upper section assumes its operative position, and an elastic hold-down device which is affixed to the upper side of the lower section and has an open-sided cutout in register with the first opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 1981
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1982
    Assignee: AGFA-Gevaert Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Siegfried Bartel, Ernst Biedermann, Erich Nagel, Franz Kramer