Patents by Inventor Heinz-Walter Koester

Heinz-Walter Koester 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: 8182214
    Abstract: A pond pump comprising an impeller (2) which rotates about an axis of rotation (X) within a pump housing (1). The pump housing (1) comprises a suction inlet (11) that is coaxial to the impeller (2), a pressure outlet (14) for the water that is to be conducted, the pressure outlet (14) being disposed in a radial to tangential direction relative to the impeller (2), and a counterflow plate (12) between the suction inlet (11) and the pressure outlet (14). The impeller (2) is fitted with a radially disposed disk (22) with vanes (21) that are arranged on one side thereof. The counterflow plate (12) is on the impeller side encompassing the vanes (21) while channels (23) that are formed between the vanes (21) have a cross-section which tapers from the inner radial face to the outer face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Messner GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Olaf Dickertmann, Heinz-Walter Koester
  • Publication number: 20090304501
    Abstract: A pond pump comprising an impeller (2) which rotates about an axis of rotation (X) within a pump housing (1). The pump housing (1) comprises a suction inlet (11) that is coaxial to the impeller (2), a pressure outlet (14) for the water that is to be conducted, the pressure outlet (14) being disposed in a radial to tangential direction relative to the impeller (2), and a counterflow plate (12) between the suction inlet (11) and the pressure outlet (14). The impeller (2) is fitted with a radially disposed disk (22) with vanes (21) that are arranged on one side thereof. The counterflow plate (12) is on the impeller side encompassing the vanes (21) while channels (23) that are formed between the vanes (21) have a cross-section which tapers from the inner radial face to the outer face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2007
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Inventors: Olaf Dickertmann, Heinz-Walter Koester