Patents by Inventor Gert Gottschalk

Gert Gottschalk 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: 11839901
    Abstract: A cylindrical screening device including a plurality of profile bars, in which a number of ring shaped bar holders are arranged perpendicular to a cylinder axis and spaced apart from one another, or bundles of a number of bar holders spaced apart from one another are provided on the inside or the outside with open-edged recesses. The shape of the recesses correspond in a substantially complementary manner to that of the feet of the profile bars. The profile bars are inserted into the recesses, parallel to one another and parallel to the cylinder axis, wherein an outer bar holder is in each case arranged in the region of a respective face-side end ring of the screening device. The attachment of the end ring is simplified in that the outer bar holder is detachably connected with the end ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Voith Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Jürgen Futterer, Gert Gottschalk, Roberto Masala, Klaus-Herbert Wiese, Oliver Zavornik, Ivica Zavornik
  • Publication number: 20220234076
    Abstract: A cylindrical screening device including a plurality of profile bars, in which a number of ring shaped bar holders are arranged perpendicular to a cylinder axis and spaced apart from one another, or bundles of a number of bar holders spaced apart from one another are provided on the inside or the outside with open-edged recesses. The shape of the recesses correspond in a substantially complementary manner to that of the feet of the profile bars. The profile bars are inserted into the recesses, parallel to one another and parallel to the cylinder axis, wherein an outer bar holder is in each case arranged in the region of a respective face-side end ring of the screening device. The attachment of the end ring is simplified in that the outer bar holder is detachably connected with the end ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Applicant: Voith Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Jürgen Futterer, Gert Gottschalk, Roberto Masala, Klaus-Herbert Wiese
  • Patent number: 10894226
    Abstract: A filter element of a rotating disc filter including an internal space thereof that is limited by one or more perforated and profiled filter plates and is connected to a vacuum source. Efficiency should herein be increased in that the outside of the filter plates that faces away from the internal space has a plurality of elevations, whose cross section is round or elongated and/or at least one filter plate on the outside facing away from internal space has a plurality of elevations of different shapes and/or sizes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: Voith Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Volker Niggl, Marcella Renzulli, Axel Gommel, Gert Gottschalk
  • Publication number: 20200283955
    Abstract: The invention relates to a refining assembly for refining water-suspended pulp fibers between two coaxial refining surfaces which form a refining gap, rotate in relation to each other and are formed by refining bars and grooves extending therebetween. At least one directional component of the refining bars extends radially in relation to the axis of rotation. In order make the refining process more efficient, the refining bars have annular elevations and depressions that run concentrically to the axis of rotation of the refining surfaces and an annular elevation of one refining surface protruding into an annular depression in an opposite refining surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Applicant: Voith Patent GmbH
    Inventor: Gert Gottschalk
  • Publication number: 20190217227
    Abstract: A filter element of a rotating disc filter including an internal space thereof that is limited by one or more perforated and profiled filter plates and is connected to a vacuum source. Efficiency should herein be increased in that the outside of the filter plates that faces away from the internal space has a plurality of elevations, whose cross section is round or elongated and/or at least one filter plate on the outside facing away from internal space has a plurality of elevations of different shapes and/or sizes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Applicant: Voith Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Volker Niggl, Marcella Renzulli, Axel Gommel, Gert Gottschalk
  • Publication number: 20180251942
    Abstract: The invention relates to a refining assembly for refining water-suspended pulp fibers between two coaxial refining surfaces which form a refining gap, rotate in relation to each other and are formed by refining bars and grooves extending therebetween. At least one directional component of the refining bars extends radially in relation to the axis of rotation. In order make the refining process more efficient, the refining bars have annular elevations and depressions that run concentrically to the axis of rotation of the refining surfaces and an annular elevation of one refining surface protruding into an annular depression in an opposite refining surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicant: Voith Patent GmbH
    Inventor: Gert Gottschalk
  • Patent number: 7980497
    Abstract: A pulper is used to comminute and suspend paper stock. The pulper includes a container that is open at the top and has a cylindrical side wall and a driven rotor, which is arranged eccentrically with respect to the center of the container. The bottom of the container can be provided with one or more truncated cones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Voith Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Mueller, Andreas Steidele, Gert Gottschalk, Roland Reinhold
  • Patent number: 7721895
    Abstract: A screening device for the wet screening of a paper fiber suspension comprising at least one screen plate having a plurality of screen openings, a support structure being detachably attachable to the screen plate, a rotor movable adjacent the screen plate and an outlet opening for a portion of the paper fiber suspension passing the screen openings The support structure of the device is characterized by an outer support ring and an inner support ring and at least one middle support element arranged radially between the inner and outer support rings to support the at least one screen plate. Elastic pre-stressing against the screen plate is generated, and as a result of the elastic pre-stressing, the screen plate exerts compressive forces on at least one radially intermediate support element and respectively exerts tensile forces both on the inner support ring and on the outer support ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Voith Paper Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Mueller, Roland Reinhold, Gert Gottschalk
  • Publication number: 20090272828
    Abstract: A pulper is used to comminute and suspend paper stock. The pulper includes a container that is open at the top and has a cylindrical side wall and a driven rotor, which is arranged eccentrically with respect to the center of the container. The bottom of the container can be provided with one or more truncated cones.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2009
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Inventors: Wolfgang Mueller, Andreas Steidele, Gert Gottschalk, Roland Reinhold
  • Publication number: 20090223873
    Abstract: The screening apparatus according to the invention is used for processing contaminated fibrous suspension, such as is produced during the preparation of waste paper. It has a housing (1) with a screen (3) which divides off an accepts chamber (2) from housing (1). A rotor (4) can be moved along close to the screen (3), by which the latter is kept free and, in addition, a rotational flow is produced. The housing (1) has a main part (7), which is cylindrical and of which the center is at an oblique angle (?) to the axis (12) of the rotor (4) which is between 1 and 60°, preferably between 5 and 25°. The typical position of use of this apparatus is the upright arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2009
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Inventors: Wolfgang Mueller, Andreas Steidele, Gert Gottschalk, Roland Reinhold, Wolfgang Mannes
  • Publication number: 20070084761
    Abstract: A screening device for the wet screening of a paper fiber suspension comprising at least one screen plate having a plurality of screen openings, a support structure being detachably attachable to the screen plate, a rotor movable adjacent the screen plate and an outlet opening for a portion of the paper fiber suspension passing the screen openings The support structure of the device is characterized by an outer support ring and an inner support ring and at least one middle support element arranged radially between the inner and outer support rings to support the at least one screen plate. Elastic pre-stressing against the screen plate is generated, and as a result of the elastic pre-stressing, the screen plate exerts compressive forces on at least one radially intermediate support element and respectively exerts tensile forces both on the inner support ring and on the outer support ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Publication date: April 19, 2007
    Applicant: VOITH PAPER PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Wolfgang MUELLER, Roland REINHOLD, Gert GOTTSCHALK