Patents by Inventor Josef Albers

Josef Albers 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).

  • Chain stripper devices and assemblies for mining machines
    Patent number: 4445878
    Abstract: A machine frame for a scraper-chain conveyor employs a housing or `plough box` containing a chain wheel for driving a haulage chain. A stripper device is provided in the housing to separate the chain from the chain wheel. The stripper device is composed of a one-piece shaped element with an arcuate blade projecting into the chain wheel. The element is fitted to a mounting flange of the housing with a single upstanding bolt-and-nut and a separate complementary locking member. The element, the locking member and the flange have shape-locking interengaging projections and recesses. The device can be positionally inverted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 1981
    Date of Patent: May 1, 1984
    Assignee: Gewerkschaft Eisenhutte Westfalia
    Inventors: Horst Linke, Josef Albers, Helmut Erwien