Patents by Inventor Joerg Rosenbaum

Joerg Rosenbaum 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 and apparatus freeze-drying chamber loading and unloading devices using charging plates, conveyors, sliders
    Patent number: 7421801
    Abstract: A freeze-drying apparatus has a chamber (3) in which are located superposed charging plates (4) as well as loading and unloading equipment. The chamber has a loading aperture (2) equipped with closing doors (11, 12) through which the charging plates (4) are loaded. Equipment for loading the charging plates (4) with containers (5) is positioned in front of the loading aperture (2) and comprises a conveyor belt (6) which serves to supply the containers (5) and a transfer table (7) which is movable between an operating position and an idle position. The transfer table bridges a gap between conveyor belt (6) and the charging plate (4). A loading slider (8) provides push-wise transfer of a plurality of the containers (5) from the conveyor belt (6) via the transfer table (7) onto the charging plate (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2008
    Assignee: Gea Lyophill GmbH
    Inventors: Hubert Kluetsch, Johannes Selch, Joerg Rosenbaum
  • Method for the operation of freeze-drying equipment with a chamber and with loading and unloading devices, including equipment of this kind appropriately designed for such purpose
    Publication number: 20060254076
    Abstract: A freeze-drying apparatus has a chamber (3) in which are located superposed charging plates (4) as well as loading and unloading equipment. The chamber has a loading aperture (2) equipped with closing doors (11, 12) through which the charging plates (4) are loaded. Equipment for loading the charging plates (4) with containers (5) is positioned in front of the loading aperture (2) and comprises a conveyor belt (6) which serves to supply the containers (5) and a transfer table (7) which is movable between an operating position and an idle position. The transfer table bridges a gap between conveyor belt (6) and the charging plate (4). A loading slider (8) provides push-wise transfer of a plurality of the containers (5) from the conveyor belt (6) via the transfer table (7) onto the charging plate (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2006
    Publication date: November 16, 2006
    Inventors: Hubert Kluetsch, Johannes Selch, Joerg Rosenbaum