Patents by Inventor Hermann Sickel

Hermann Sickel 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).

  • Publication number: 20230271224
    Abstract: A method for producing a powdered starting material, which is provided for production of rare earth magnets, including the following steps: pulverizing an alloy, including at least one rare earth metal, wherein a powdered intermediate product is formed from the alloy including at least one rare earth metal, and carrying out at least one classification aimed at particle size and/or density for the powdered intermediate product, wherein a fraction of the powdered intermediate product, which is formed by means of the at least one classification, for fabrication of rare earth magnets. Furthermore, at least one dynamic classifier is provided, implementing at least one classification directed at particle size and/or density for the powdered intermediate product and thereby separates the fraction from the powdered intermediate product, which forms the starting material provided for manufacturing rare earth magnets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: Frank Winter, Hermann Sickel, Wilhelm Fernengel
  • Patent number: 11701691
    Abstract: A device and a method for rounding a graphite material includes a feeding device for feeding the graphite material to the device; a plurality of rounding tools designed to revolve while rotating, which are arranged at the outer circumference of a disc rotating about a rotational axis and in a rotational direction; at least one guide apparatus; a separating device for separating fine material and superfine material; and a product outlet. Furthermore, provision is made such that a cover ring is arranged above the rounding tools.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: NETZSCH Trockenmahltechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Hermann Sickel, Christian Höfels, Manuel Herzog
  • Patent number: 11660639
    Abstract: A method for producing a powdered starting material, which is provided for production of rare earth magnets, including includes the following steps: pulverizing an alloy, including at least one rare earth metal, wherein a powdered intermediate product is formed from the alloy including the at least one rare earth metal, and carrying out at least one classification aimed at particle size and/or particle density for the powdered intermediate product. A fraction of the powdered intermediate product, which is formed by the at least one classification, is used for fabrication of rare earth magnets. Furthermore, at least one dynamic classifier is provided, implementing at least one classification directed at particle size and/or particle density for the powdered intermediate product and thereby separates the fraction from the powdered intermediate product, which forms the starting material for manufacturing rare earth magnets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: NETZSCH Trockenmahltechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Winter, Hermann Sickel, Wilhelm Femengel
  • Patent number: 11376604
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for crushing material to be ground with a mill which contains a grinding chamber which is connected to a feed for material to be ground and to an outlet for ground particles, and contains grinding devices for producing particles of the desired fineness from the fed material to be ground, wherein the grinding takes place in a reducing atmosphere which contains a reduction gas. Also disclosed, is a mill having a grinding chamber which is connected to a feed for material to be ground and to an outlet for ground particles, and contains grinding devices for producing particles of the desired fineness from the fed material to be ground, wherein the grinding chamber contains a reducing atmosphere in which the grinding takes place and which contains a reduction gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: NETZSCH Trockenmahltechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Roland Nied, Hermann Sickel
  • Patent number: 11235337
    Abstract: A grinding, separating, and discharging of hard to grind parts of a material mixture of components with different grindability from a spiral jet mill, wherein the hard to grind parts are discharged from the process chamber via at least one additional discharge nozzle. A spiral jet mill for comminuting and classifying grinding material, including at least one process chamber, wherein this at least one process chamber is enclosed by a housing, at least one grinding material feeding, which leads into the at least one process chamber, at least two grinding nozzles, a fine material outlet, which is radially enclosed by a separator wheel, wherein at least one discharge nozzle is assigned to the process chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: NEIZSCH Trockenmahltechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Winter, Hermann Sickel
  • Publication number: 20210220875
    Abstract: A device and a method for rounding a graphite material including a feeding device for feeding the graphite material to the device; a plurality of rounding tools designed to revolve while rotating, which are arranged at the outer circumference of a disc rotating about a rotational axis and in a rotational direction; at least one guide apparatus); a separating device for separating fine material and superfine material and a product outlet. Furthermore, provision is made such that a cover ring is arranged above the rounding tools.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Hermann Sickel, Christian Höfels, Manuel Herzog
  • Publication number: 20200061631
    Abstract: A grinding, separating, and discharging of hard to grind parts of a material mixture of components with different grindability from a spiral jet mill, wherein the hard to grind parts are discharged from the process chamber via at least one additional discharge nozzle. A spiral jet mill for comminuting and classifying grinding material, including at least one process chamber, wherein this at least one process chamber is enclosed by a housing, at least one grinding material feeding, which leads into the at least one process chamber, at least two grinding nozzles, a fine material outlet, which is radially enclosed by a separator wheel, wherein at least one discharge nozzle is assigned to the process chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Frank Winter, Hermann Sickel
  • Patent number: 10434517
    Abstract: A method for jet milling of damp or wet grist in a jet mill, such that at least one of the operating parameters is appropriately selected so that a combined drying and milling process occurs in which, to obtain an end product with predetermined degree of fineness and moisture content. The specific operating mechanism required for milling is selected so that it is greater than or equal to the specific drying requirement, and the end product is released from the jet mill with the predetermined fineness and moisture content. In addition, the invention relates to a jet mill to perform this method, such that adjusting, controlling or regulating devices are foreseen for adjusting, controlling or regulating at least one of the operating parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignees: NETZSCH Trockenmahltechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Roland Nied, Hermann Sickel
  • Publication number: 20190027284
    Abstract: A method for producing a powdered starting material, which is provided for production of rare earth magnets, including the following steps: pulverizing an alloy, including at least one rare earth metal, wherein a powdered intermediate product is formed from the alloy including at least one rare earth metal, and carrying out at least one classification aimed at particle size and/or density for the powdered intermediate product, wherein a fraction of the powdered intermediate product, which is formed by means of the at least one classification, for fabrication of rare earth magnets. Furthermore, at least one dynamic classifier is provided, implementing at least one classification directed at particle size and/or density for the powdered intermediate product and thereby separates the fraction from the powdered intermediate product, which forms the starting material provided for manufacturing rare earth magnets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Frank Winter, Hermann Sickel, Wilhelm Fernengel
  • Publication number: 20180214884
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for crushing material to be ground with a mill which contains a grinding chamber which is connected to a feed for material to be ground and to an outlet for ground particles, and contains grinding devices for producing particles of the desired fineness from the fed material to be ground, wherein the grinding takes place in a reducing atmosphere which contains a reduction gas. Also disclosed, is a mill having a grinding chamber which is connected to a feed for material to be ground and to an outlet for ground particles, and contains grinding devices for producing particles of the desired fineness from the fed material to be ground, wherein the grinding chamber contains a reducing atmosphere in which the grinding takes place and which contains a reduction gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: Roland Nied, Hermann Sickel
  • Patent number: 9505008
    Abstract: A method for dry operation of an agitator bead mill, with a mill housing that includes a grinding chamber, in which a rotatable agitator shaft extends horizontally between an input side and an output side and in which grinding media are situated. An output gas is fed into the grinding chamber on the output side, goes together with ground grist through the separation system radially with respect to the transport direction, and thus leaves the grinding chamber together with ground grist through the separation system and onward through the product output. Also disclosed is an agitator bead mill for executing the method, such that the separation system has a static sieve with a free perforated surface that is chosen in such a way that the pass-through speed of the gas leaving the agitator mill through the separation system and the product outlet amounts approximately to 10 m/s to 30 m/s.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignees: NETZSCH Trockenmahltechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Roland Nied, Hermann Sickel, Udo Enderle
  • Patent number: 9010666
    Abstract: A method for the operation of a jet mill with an integrated dynamic air classifier, wherein particles are fed as grinding stock into a grinding chamber of the jet mill and are ground there into ultra-fine particles by grinding, in that superheated steam or technical gases is/are used as working stock, wherein at least one surface-active additive is fed to the grinding stock for stabilization of the generated ultra-fine particles. A jet mill for performing this method, having an integrated dynamic air classifier, and a grinding chamber into which superheated steam or technical gases are provided as working stock via working stock feed devices as grinding stock and in which the grinding stock is ground into ultra-fine particles by grinding, and wherein feeding devices for at least one surface-active additive for stabilization of the generated ultra-fine particles are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignees: NETZSCH Trockenmahltechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Roland Nied, Hermann Sickel, Dimitrios Makrakis
  • Publication number: 20150102139
    Abstract: A method for dry operation of an agitator bead mill, with a mill housing that includes a grinding chamber, in which a rotatable agitator shaft extends horizontally between an input side and an output side and in which grinding media are situated. An output gas is fed into the grinding chamber on the output side, goes together with ground grist through the separation system radially with respect to the transport direction, and thus leaves the grinding chamber together with ground grist through the separation system and onward through the product output. Also disclosed is an agitator bead mill for executing the method, such that the separation system has a static sieve with a free perforated surface that is chosen in such a way that the pass-through speed of the gas leaving the agitator mill through the separation system and the product outlet amounts approximately to 10 m/s to 30 m/s.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventors: Roland Nied, Hermann Sickel, Udo Enderle
  • Patent number: 8800901
    Abstract: A pulverizer includes a cutting rotor with a multiplicity of cutting blades, a cutting stator surrounding the cutting rotor with a plurality of stator blades, a milling stock inlet for the milling stock feed and a discharge screen in direction of rotation of the cutting rotor located after the milling stock inlet, wherein all stator blades in direction of rotation of the cutting rotor are arranged between the milling stock inlet and the discharge screen. Furthermore, an operating method for a pulverizer as described above is also contemplated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignees: Netzsch-Condux Mahltechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Roland Nied, Wolfgang Rohmann, Hermann Sickel, Thomas Becker
  • Publication number: 20140197252
    Abstract: A method for jet milling of damp or wet grist in a jet mill, such that at least one of the operating parameters is appropriately selected so that a combined drying and milling process occurs in which, to obtain an end product with predetermined degree of fineness and moisture content. The specific operating mechanism required for milling is selected so that it is greater than or equal to the specific drying requirement, and the end product is released from the jet mill with the predetermined fineness and moisture content. In addition, the invention relates to a jet mill to perform this method, such that adjusting, controlling or regulating devices are foreseen for adjusting, controlling or regulating at least one of the operating parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2014
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Inventors: Roland Nied, Hermann Sickel
  • Publication number: 20120298782
    Abstract: A method for the operation of a jet mill with an integrated dynamic air classifier, wherein particles are fed as grinding stock into a grinding chamber of the jet mill and are ground there into ultra-fine particles by grinding, in that superheated steam or technical gases is/are used as working stock, wherein at least one surface-active additive is fed to the grinding stock for stabilization of the generated ultra-fine particles. A jet mill for performing this method, having an integrated dynamic air classifier, and a grinding chamber into which superheated steam or technical gases are provided as working stock via working stock feed devices as grinding stock and in which the grinding stock is ground into ultra-fine particles by grinding, and wherein feeding devices for at least one surface-active additive for stabilization of the generated ultra-fine particles are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Inventors: Roland Nied, Hermann Sickel, Dimitrios Makrakis
  • Publication number: 20120211576
    Abstract: A pulverizer includes a cutting rotor with a multiplicity of cutting blades, a cutting stator surrounding the cutting rotor with a plurality of stator blades, a milling stock inlet for the milling stock feed and a discharge screen in direction of rotation of the cutting rotor located after the milling stock inlet, wherein all stator blades in direction of rotation of the cutting rotor are arranged between the milling stock inlet and the discharge screen. Furthermore, an operating method for a pulverizer as described above is also contemplated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Inventors: Roland Nied, Wolfgang Rohmann, Hermann Sickel, Thomas Becker
  • Patent number: 8074907
    Abstract: A method and jet mill apparatus for generating fine particles by means of a jet mill with an integrated dynamic air classifier including a classifying wheel classifying wheel shaft and classifier housing, wherein between the classifying wheel and classifier housing a classifier gap is formed and between the classifying wheel shaft and the classifier housing a shaft passage is formed, wherein gap flushing of classifier gap or shaft passage takes place with compressed gases of low energy content, and wherein comminution jet inlets are present which are charged with energy-rich superheated steam. Through the invention a dynamic air classifier explained above and a corresponding operating method therefor are additionally created.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignees: NETZSCH-Condux Mahltechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Roland Nied, Hermann Sickel
  • Patent number: 8047458
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing very fine particles by means of a jet mill using compressed gases as the grinding gas, characterized in that the grinding gas is under pressure of ?4.5 bar(abs).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignees: Netzsch-Condux Mahltechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Roland Nied, Hermann Sickel
  • Publication number: 20100127105
    Abstract: A pulverizer includes a cutting rotor with a multiplicity of cutting blades, a cutting stator surrounding the cutting rotor with a plurality of stator blades, a milling stock inlet for the milling stock feed and a discharge screen in direction of rotation of the cutting rotor located after the milling stock inlet, wherein all stator blades in direction of rotation of the cutting rotor are arranged between the milling stock inlet and the discharge screen. Furthermore, an operating method for a pulverizer as described above is also contemplated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2009
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Inventors: Roland Nied, Wolfgang Rohmann, Hermann Sickel, Thomas Becker