Patents by Inventor Jochen Meier

Jochen Meier 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: 20250001427
    Abstract: A crusher includes first and second crusher bodies defining a crushing gap. A hydraulic cylinder is coupled to one of the crusher bodies to adjust a width of the crushing gap. A pressure relief valve includes a pressure chamber communicated with the hydraulic cylinder. A pressure relief piston is movable between a closed position and an open position. The closed position blocks a fluid connection between the pressure chamber and a pressure equalization area exterior of the pressure relief valve. The pressure relief piston includes at least one piston pressure surface delimiting the pressure chamber in the closed position transversely to the actuating direction of the piston, wherein in the closed position of the pressure relief piston a projection of the at least one piston pressure surface in a projection plane transverse to the actuating direction of the pressure relief piston delimits only a part of the pressure chamber transverse to the actuating direction of the pressure relief piston.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2024
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Inventors: Till Krauss, Gerd Meyer, Jochen Meier, Steffen Häberle, Rainer Teichert
  • Publication number: 20250001430
    Abstract: A crusher includes first and second crusher bodies defining a crushing gap. A hydraulic cylinder is coupled to one of the crusher bodies to adjust a width of the crushing gap. A pressure relief valve includes a pressure chamber communicated with the hydraulic cylinder. A pressure relief piston is movable between a closed position and an open position. The pressure relief piston includes at least one piston pressure surface delimiting the pressure chamber in the closed position transversely to the actuation direction of the piston, the pressure relief piston including a surface area at an end facing away from the pressure chamber, which surface area delimits the chamber area transverse to the actuating direction of the piston to transfer a closing force to the pressure relief piston in a closing direction of the closed position when pressure is applied in a chamber area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2024
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Inventors: Till Krauss, Gerd Meyer, Jochen Meier, Steffen Häberle, Rainer Teichert
  • Patent number: 12179209
    Abstract: The invention relates to a crusher plant, in particular a jaw crusher, including a crushing unit for crushing mineral material, the crushing unit comprising a crushing chamber, to which a crusher outlet is assigned, via which crushed material exits the crushing chamber, at least one actuator being provided, by which the opening size of the crusher outlet is adjustable in the event of an overload situation in the crushing unit, in order to discharge faulty material from the crushing chamber, a belt conveyor being provided after the crusher outlet in the material conveying direction, faulty material being transportable by the belt conveyor from the crusher outlet, following an overload situation, toward a transfer end of the belt conveyor, a detection device being provided, by which the overload situation of the crushing unit or an operating change of the crushing unit brought about as a consequence of the overload situation is detected and an overload signal is then generated, and a control device controlling
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Kleemann GmbH
    Inventors: Till Krauss, Jochen Meier
  • Patent number: 11925939
    Abstract: A method of determining wear of a rotary impact crusher includes adjusting the position of an impact rocker relative to an impact rotor with an actuator by a first adjustment value until a crushing section of the impact rocker contacts an impact bar or an impact circle of the impact rotor. The first adjustment value is compared to a first reference value to make a first comparison corresponding to total wear of the impact rocker and the impact bar. The position of the impact rocker is adjusted relative to the impact rotor by a second adjustment value until the impact rocker contacts a reference measurement section. The second adjustment value is compared to a second reference value to make a comparison corresponding to wear of the impact rocker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Kleemann GmbH
    Inventors: Jochen Meier, Christian Schlecht
  • Patent number: 11884764
    Abstract: The invention concerns the field of polymer chemistry and relates to membranes, such as those that can be used, for example, for the preparation of aqueous solutions using microfiltration or ultrafiltration. The object of the present invention is to specify membranes which have improved anti-fouling properties and sliding friction properties. The object is attained with membranes comprised at least predominantly of multiblock copolymers of the general formula (1) where X=connection point E=C2 to C4 alkyl ether A=other block component not containing silicone R=C1 to C4 alkyl radical and/or phenyl radical m=1<m<500 n=0?n<100 o=1<o<10 p=1<p<10 z=1<z<25, the molar ratio of the silicone-containing block component and the other block component A in the multiblock copolymer is between 5:1 and 1:5, and wherein the silicon-containing block components are predominantly arranged at the surface of the membranes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: LEIBNIZ-INSTITUT FUER POLYMERFORSCHUNG DRESDEN E.V.
    Inventors: Jochen Meier-Haack, Wladimir Butwilowski, Tim Oddoy, Kornelia Schlenstedt
  • Patent number: 11826761
    Abstract: A high-pressure pump for the overload protection of a jaw crusher, with an actuator unit which adjustably receives an actuation element in a housing, wherein the actuation element has at least one piston, wherein at least one actuator, tensioning cylinder and a pressure accumulator are provided, wherein the actuator unit is in fluid-conveying connection with the actuator such that in one pump stroke of the actuator unit a transfer fluid is pumped into a second chamber of the actuator and of the tensioning cylinder and the quantity of transfer medium displaced from the actuator, and the tensioning cylinder during the pump stroke is temporarily stored in a pressure accumulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Inventors: Gerd Meyer, Rainer Teichert, Jochen Meier, Till Krauss
  • Patent number: 11819855
    Abstract: A jaw crusher includes a stationary crusher jaw and a movable crusher jaw between which a crushing chamber and a crushing gap are formed. The movable crusher jaw can be driven by a crusher drive to generate a crushing motion. An overload protection mechanism includes a control unit, which, in the event of an overload, causes the crusher jaws to move relative to one another in such a way that the crushing gap is enlarged. An actuator unit is driven by the kinetic energy of a driven component of the jaw crusher, in particular the flywheels or the crusher drive driving the flywheels and the movable crusher jaw. At least one actuator is acted upon by the actuator unit using a transfer medium to effect the gap adjustment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Inventors: Jochen Meier, Till Krauβ
  • Patent number: 11779932
    Abstract: The invention relates to a crusher, in particular a rotary impact crusher, cone crusher or jaw crusher, having a crusher unit (10), which has a movable first crusher body (11), in particular a rotor or a crusher jaw, wherein a second crusher body (14), in particular an impact rocker or a crusher jaw, is assigned to the first crusher body (11), wherein a crushing gap (15) is formed between the crusher bodies (11, 14), wherein an overload triggering device (30) is coupled to the first crusher body or to the second crusher body, which overload triggering device has a hydraulic cylinder (20) and which overload triggering device is designed to permit a motion of the coupled crusher body (11, 14) increasing the width of the crushing gap (15), wherein the hydraulic cylinder (20) has a pressure chamber (24), which is delimited by means of a piston (23), and wherein the overload triggering device (30) has a pressure valve (31) which, in its open position, establishes a fluid-conveying connection between the pressure c
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Inventors: Gerd Meyer, Rainer Teichert, Jochen Meier
  • Publication number: 20230285982
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for determining the layer height of a feed material, which is supplied to a crushing and/or screening plant of a material processing device, wherein a conveyor device is used to convey the feed material in a conveying direction, wherein a sensor array comprising a plurality of sensors is used to determine the layer height of the feed material. A reliable method that can be performed with little effort and without impairing the operation of the material processing device is achieved by the longitudinal axes of the detection volumes of the sensors extending at least partially in and/or counter to the conveying direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Steffen Häberle, Till Krauss, Jochen Meier
  • Publication number: 20230285981
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for controlling and/or regulating the feed of material to be processed, in particular rock material, to a crushing and/or screening plant of a material processing device, wherein a conveyor device is used to guide the material to be processed to the crushing and/or screening plant, wherein a characteristic of the material to be processed is determined, and/or wherein a volume flow of the material to be processed is determined, and wherein a conveying speed of the conveyor device is controlled and/or regulated taking into account the characteristic and/or the volume flow of the material to be processed. The invention also relates to a material processing device designed to perform such a method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Steffen Häberle, Till Krauss, Jochen Meier
  • Patent number: 11583864
    Abstract: A crusher assembly for a jaw crusher having a swing jaw and a crusher jaw having teeth formed on the breaking sides thereof, the crusher jaw comprising end faces at the opposite ends thereof, wherein a clamping piece having a clamping surface acts on the one end face (35) and the other end face (35) is supported on a clamping piece, wherein the clamping piece and the clamping element are interchangeably connected to the swing jaw, wherein the swing jaw comprises a head part having a pivot bearing on the end region thereof facing away from the clamping piece, and wherein the crusher jaw at least partially covers the region of the swing jaw in front of the pivot bearing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Inventors: Otto Blessing, Benjamin Kazmeier, Jochen Meier, Christian Weller
  • Publication number: 20230010394
    Abstract: A rock processing machine is disclosed for crushing and/or grain size-dependent sorting of pourable rock material. The rock processing machine comprises a rock processing device having a crushing crusher device and a sorting screen, at least one camera system in whose field of view in the operation of the machine a surface of the pourable rock material is located, and a data processing device configured to process image data of the camera system via an artificial neural network. The data processing device is configured to ascertain at least one image area portion in image data recorded and transmitted by the camera system as an image object and to classify the ascertained image object by using the artificial neural network with respect to at least one object property from among a group of object properties comprising: object shapes; object sizes; object types; and/or object materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventors: Steffen Häberle, Till Krauss, Jochen Meier
  • Publication number: 20220355307
    Abstract: The invention relates to a crusher plant, in particular a jaw crusher, including a crushing unit for crushing mineral material, the crushing unit comprising a crushing chamber, to which a crusher outlet is assigned, via which crushed material exits the crushing chamber, at least one actuator being provided, by which the opening size of the crusher outlet is adjustable in the event of an overload situation in the crushing unit, in order to discharge faulty material from the crushing chamber, a belt conveyor being provided after the crusher outlet in the material conveying direction, faulty material being transportable by the belt conveyor from the crusher outlet, following an overload situation, toward a transfer end of the belt conveyor, a detection device being provided, by which the overload situation of the crushing unit or an operating change of the crushing unit brought about as a consequence of the overload situation is detected and an overload signal is then generated, and a control device controlling
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Till Krauss, Jochen Meier
  • Patent number: 11383246
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for controlling the charging of a crusher, driven by a crusher drive via transmission elements, of a material comminution system, wherein material which is to be crushed is fed to the crusher, a filling level of the crusher is determined using a filling level sensor, and the volume flow of material to be crushed is set and/or regulated according to the filling level determined. The mechanical loading of the crusher or a characteristic variable which is dependent on the mechanical loading of the crusher is determined directly or indirectly, and the filling level of the crusher is set according to the mechanical loading determined, or the characteristic variable which is dependent thereon. The method permits low-wear operation of the material comminution system and of the crusher with, at the same time, a high material throughput rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Inventors: Thorsten Eckert, Tobias Freihalter, Jochen Meier
  • Publication number: 20220097076
    Abstract: The invention relates to an impact crusher having a crusher unit (20), which has an impact rotor (30), wherein the impact rotor (30) bears at least two impact bars (35), wherein the impact bars (35) having a radially outer end (35.1), wherein the radially outer end (35.1) of at least one of the impact bars (35) forms an impact circle (K), wherein at least one impact rocker (41, 42) is assigned to the impact rotor (30) such that, in an operating position, a crushing gap is formed between the impact circle (K) and a crushing section (41.6) of the impact rocker (41), wherein for setting the crushing gap, first the crushing section (41.6) of the impact rocker (41) is adjusted by means of an actuating unit (50) in a feed direction by a first adjustment value such that it contacts a contact point of the impact bar (35), in particular the radially outer end and/or the impact circle, wherein the first adjustment value is compared to a first reference value in a controller, and wherein the crushing section (41.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Jochen Meier, Christian Schlecht
  • Publication number: 20210370308
    Abstract: The invention relates to a crusher, in particular a rotary impact crusher, cone crusher or jaw crusher, having a crusher unit (10), which has a movable first crusher body (11), in particular a rotor or a crusher jaw, wherein a second crusher body (14), in particular an impact rocker or a crusher jaw, is assigned to the first crusher body (11), wherein a crushing gap (15) is formed between the crusher bodies (11, 14), wherein an overload triggering device (30) is coupled to the first crusher body or to the second crusher body, which overload triggering device has a hydraulic cylinder (20) and which overload triggering device is designed to permit a motion of the coupled crusher body (11, 14) increasing the width of the crushing gap (15), wherein the hydraulic cylinder (20) has a pressure chamber (24), which is delimited by means of a piston (23), and wherein the overload triggering device (30) has a pressure valve (31) which, in its open position, establishes a fluid-conveying connection between the pressure c
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Gerd Meyer, Rainer Teichert, Jochen Meier
  • Patent number: 11177511
    Abstract: A system for processing battery plates and arrangement thereof in the battery housing, including transportation apparatuses and individual processing stations, such as insertion stations, tin bath, and a lead casting station. The battery plates which are to be processed are arranged as plate stacks in a plurality of clamping cassettes which are equipped with the plate stacks arranged in a vertically oriented transportation apparatus which rotates in a circle. The plate stacks and the individual processing stations rotate in a vertically oriented circular movement and can be supplied to the clamping cassette which is positioned in the processing station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: SASIT INDUSTRIETECHNIK GMBH
    Inventors: Jochen Meier, Andre Friedenberger
  • Publication number: 20210163655
    Abstract: The invention concerns the field of polymer chemistry and relates to membranes, such as those that can be used, for example, for the preparation of aqueous solutions using microfiltration or ultrafiltration. The object of the present invention is to specify membranes which have improved anti-fouling properties and sliding friction properties. The object is attained with membranes comprised at least predominantly of multiblock copolymers of the general formula (1) where X=connection point E=C2 to C4 alkyl ether A=other block component not containing silicone R=C1 to C4 alkyl radical and/or phenyl radical m=1<m<500 n=0?n<100 o=1<o<10 p=1<p<10 z=1<z<25, the molar ratio of the silicone-containing block component and the other block component A in the multiblock copolymer is between 5:1 and 1:5, and wherein the silicon-containing block components are predominantly arranged at the surface of the membranes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicant: LEIBNIZ-INSTITUT FUER POLYMERFORSCHUNG DRESDEN E.V.,
    Inventors: Jochen MEIER-HAACK, Wladimir BUTWILOWSKI, Tim ODDOY, Kornelia SCHLENSTEDT
  • Publication number: 20210138477
    Abstract: The invention relates to a jaw crusher having a stationary crusher jaw (21) and having a movable crusher jaw (22), between which a crushing chamber (23) and a crushing gap (24) are formed, wherein the movable crusher jaw (22) can be driven by a crusher drive (30) to generate a crushing motion, wherein an overload protection mechanism is assigned to one of the crusher jaws (21,22), preferably to the movable crusher jaw (22), wherein the overload protection mechanism comprises a control unit (60), which, in the event of an overload, causes the crusher jaws (21,22) to move relative to one another in such a way that the crushing gap (24) is enlarged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Jochen Meier, Till Krauß
  • Publication number: 20210121891
    Abstract: The invention relates to a crusher assembly for a jaw crusher having a swing jaw (10) and a crusher jaw (30) having teeth (33) formed on the breaking sides thereof, the crusher jaw (30) comprising end faces (35) at the opposite ends thereof, wherein a clamping piece (50) having a clamping surface (52) acts on the one end face (35) and the other end face (35) is supported on a clamping piece (20), wherein the clamping piece (50) and the clamping element (20) are interchangeably connected to the swing jaw (10), wherein the swing jaw (10) comprises a head part (11) having a pivot bearing (12) on the end region thereof facing away from the clamping piece (50), and wherein the crusher jaw (30) at least partially covers the region of the swing jaw (10) in front of the pivot bearing (12). A wear-optimized design in support of long service life is made possible by means of such a crusher assembly and the crusher jaw (30) can always be easily replaced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Otto Blessing, Benjamin Kazmeier, Jochen Meier, Christian Weller