Patents by Inventor Jens Minnerup

Jens Minnerup 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).

  • METHOD FOR CHANGING THE MATERIAL IN AN EXTRUSION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20230241804
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for changing material in an extrusion device comprising at least two supply devices for supplying feedstock for an extruder, comprising the following steps: identifying a change request for changing the material in the extrusion device, preparing the supply devices for changing the material, separating at least two supply devices from the feed of feedstock to the extruder, discharging feedstock from the separated supply devices, filling subsequent material into the empty supply devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicant: Windmöller & Hölscher KG
    Inventors: Ansgar AVERMEYER, Tobias KULGEMEYER, Markus BUSSMANN, Jens MINNERUP, Martin BACKMANN
  • Method for changing the material in an extrusion device
    Patent number: 11654598
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for changing material in an extrusion device comprising at least two supply devices for supplying feedstock for an extruder, comprising the following steps: identifying a change request for changing the material in the extrusion device, preparing the supply devices for changing the material, separating at least two supply devices from the feed of feedstock to the extruder, discharging feedstock from the separated supply devices, filling subsequent material into the empty supply devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Windmöller & Hölscher KG
    Inventors: Ansgar Avermeyer, Tobias Kulgemeyer, Markus Bussmann, Jens Minnerup, Martin Backmann
  • Method for the step-by-step guidance of a machine operator of an extrusion device when changing from an application formula to a subsequent formula
    Patent number: 11273589
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the step-by-step guidance of a machine operator of an extrusion device for a film machine when changing from an application formula to a subsequent formula, comprising the following steps: identifying a formula change request, displaying the formula change request for the machine operator, displaying at least one concluding step to be performed for the application formula, identifying a confirmation of the machine operator for the at least one concluding step, displaying at least one preparatory step to be performed for the subsequent formula, identifying a confirmation of the machine operator for the at least one preparatory step, and concluding the change from the application formula to the subsequent formula.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Windmöller & Hölscher KG
    Inventors: Tobias Kulgemeyer, Jens Minnerup, Martin Backmann
  • Monitoring method and device
    Patent number: 10144167
    Abstract: The invention relates to a monitoring method for monitoring the energy requirement of an extrusion installation (10), comprising the following steps: Setting of a balancing limit (20), in whose balancing space (22) the extrusion installation (10) is assembled, Monitoring of at least one energy flow (30) into the balancing space (22), Monitoring of a feed flow (40) of granules in the extrusion installation (10), Determining the relation between the at least one energy flow (30) and the feed flow (40).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Windmöller & Hölscher KG
    Inventors: Martin Backmann, Gerhard Middelberg, Markus Bussmann, Jens Minnerup
  • METHOD FOR CHANGING THE MATERIAL IN AN EXTRUSION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20180093395
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for changing material in an extrusion device comprising at least two supply devices for supplying feedstock for an extruder, comprising the following steps: identifying a change request for changing the material in the extrusion device, preparing the supply devices for changing the material, separating at least two supply devices from the feed of feedstock to the extruder, discharging feedstock from the separated supply devices, filling subsequent material into the empty supply devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Applicant: Windmöller & Hölscher KG
    Inventors: Ansgar AVERMEYER, Tobias KULGEMEYER, Markus BUSSMANN, Jens MINNERUP, Martin BACKMANN
  • Method for the Step-By-Step Guidance of a Machine Operator of an Extrusion Device when Changing from an Application Formula to a Subsequent Formula
    Publication number: 20180085990
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the step-by-step guidance of a machine operator of an extrusion device for a film machine when changing from an application formula to a subsequent formula, comprising the following steps: identifying a formula change request, displaying the formula change request for the machine operator, displaying at least one concluding step to be performed for the application formula, identifying a confirmation of the machine operator for the at least one concluding step, displaying at least one preparatory step to be performed for the subsequent formula, identifying a confirmation of the machine operator for the at least one preparatory step, and concluding the change from the application formula to the subsequent formula.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2016
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Tobias Kulgemeyer, Jens Minnerup, Martin Backmann