Patents by Inventor Jochen Sprung

Jochen Sprung 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: 11440063
    Abstract: A diverter valve for conveying material to be conveyed, the diverter valve being cleanable using a method for CIP cleaning, comprises a housing with at least three passage openings to feed or discharge the material to be conveyed, the passage openings defining a conveying plane. The diverter valve further comprises a rotary part having an axis of rotation and an outer contour designed conically in relation to the axis of rotation at least in sections, the rotary part being arrangeable in the housing in a sealed manner, the rotary part being displaceable along the axis of rotation in an axially driven manner and being arranged such as to be drivable for rotation about the axis of rotation, the axis of rotation being oriented perpendicular to the conveying plane, a passage duct arranged in the rotary part, which—depending on a rotary position of the rotary part—connects in each case two passage openings for conveying material along the passage duct through the diverter valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Coperion GmbH
    Inventors: Bruno Zinser, Manfred Schaedler, Jochen Sprung
  • Publication number: 20200108427
    Abstract: A diverter valve for conveying material to be conveyed, the diverter valve being cleanable using a method for CIP cleaning, comprises a housing with at least three passage openings to feed or discharge the material to be conveyed, the passage openings defining a conveying plane. The diverter valve further comprises a rotary part having an axis of rotation and an outer contour designed conically in relation to the axis of rotation at least in sections, the rotary part being arrangeable in the housing in a sealed manner, the rotary part being displaceable along the axis of rotation in an axially driven manner and being arranged such as to be drivable for rotation about the axis of rotation, the axis of rotation being oriented perpendicular to the conveying plane, a passage duct arranged in the rotary part, which—depending on a rotary position of the rotary part—connects in each case two passage openings for conveying material along the passage duct through the diverter valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Bruno Zinser, Manfred Schaedler, Jochen Sprung