Patents by Inventor Frederik Detobel

Frederik Detobel 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).

  • Rotary tablet press comprising a turret and a method of providing improved adjustment of parts of the rotary tablet press
    Patent number: 10052836
    Abstract: The rotary tablet press has a housing including a compression section (6) with a turret (10) including a die disc (40), a top punch guide (20), a bottom punch guide (30), and a plurality of punches (25, 35). The turret (10) defines an axial direction (a) and a radial direction (r), the punches being arranged at a predefined radius defining a pitch (p) of the turret. The rotary tablet press comprises a bearing assembly (50) connected to the turret (10) and providing support to at least one auxiliary component of the rotary tablet press and the bearing assembly comprises a bearing (51) and a support means (60) for the at least one auxiliary component, and the bearing (51) is positioned outside the pitch (p) of the turret in the radial direction (r).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: GEA PROCESS ENGINEERING NV
    Inventors: Jan Vogeleer, Ivo Van Den Mooter, Freddy Gerard Luc Vandenbroucke, Joris Vanderputten, Nicolas Robin, Frederik Detobel
  • ROTARY TABLET PRESS COMPRISING A TURRET AND A METHOD OF PROVIDING IMPROVED ADJUSTMENT OF PARTS OF THE ROTARY TABLET PRESS
    Publication number: 20180178474
    Abstract: The rotary tablet press has a housing including a compression section (6) with a turret (10) including a die disc (40), a top punch guide (20), a bottom punch guide (30), and a plurality of punches (25, 35). The turret (10) defines an axial direction (a) and a radial direction (r), the punches being arranged at a predefined radius defining a pitch (p) of the turret. The rotary tablet press comprises a bearing assembly (50) connected to the turret (10) and providing support to at least one auxiliary component of the rotary tablet press and the bearing assembly comprises a bearing (51) and a support means (60) for the at least one auxiliary component, and the bearing (51) is positioned outside the pitch (p) of the turret in the radial direction (r).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Applicant: GEA Process Engineering nv
    Inventors: Jan Vogeleer, Ivo Van Den Mooter, Freddy Gerard Luc Vandenbroucke, Joris Vanderputten, Nicolas Robin, Frederik Detobel