Patents by Inventor Hermann Gericke

Hermann Gericke 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: 4496083
    Abstract: Within a loose or bulk good container there is arranged a loosening wheel which is wider than a discharge spiral. The loosening wheel is secured by a wheel holder device at a removable wall portion of the container. The removable wall portion is arranged transversely with respect to the discharge spiral and is fixedly connected with an outlet or discharge connection of the container. During exchange of the discharge spiral and/or the loosening wheel there can be removed as a structural unit or assembly from the container wall the removable wall portion together with the outlet or discharge connection, the wheel holder device and the loosening wheel, and such structural unit can be replaced by a different structural unit containing the corresponding elements but of different dimensions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1982
    Date of Patent: January 29, 1985
    Assignee: Gericke AG
    Inventors: Hermann Gericke, Robert Schavilje