Patents by Inventor Gerd Brockman

Gerd Brockman 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).

  • Melting system including flow guide members
    Patent number: 11745389
    Abstract: A melting unit melts a solid material into a molten material. The melt unit includes a reservoir, a hopper, and a melt grid disposed between the hopper and the reservoir. The melt grid heats the solid material into the molten material such that the molten material flows from the hopper to the reservoir. The melt unit includes a plurality of guide members, where the molten material flows through plurality of flow channels defined by the melt grid and along the plurality of guide members as the molten material flows from the hopper to the reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Nordson Corporation
    Inventors: Charles P. Ganzer, Robert J. Woodlief, Hubert Kufner, Leslie J. Varga, Gerd Brockman, Laurence B. Saidman
  • MELTING SYSTEM INCLUDING FLOW GUIDE MEMBERS
    Publication number: 20200331168
    Abstract: A melting unit melts a solid material into a molten material. The melt unit includes a reservoir, a hopper, and a melt grid disposed between the hopper and the reservoir. The melt grid heats the solid material into the molten material such that the molten material flows from the hopper to the reservoir. The melt unit includes a plurality of guide members, where the molten material flows through plurality of flow channels defined by the melt grid and along the plurality of guide members as the molten material flows from the hopper to the reservoir.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Charles P. Ganzer, Robert J. Woodlief, Hubert Kufner, Leslie J. Varga, Gerd Brockman, Laurence B. Saidman