Patents by Inventor Juergen Litterst

Juergen Litterst 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: 7938913
    Abstract: A conveyor dishwasher includes a storage tank for holding sprayed final rinse liquid and a controllable liquid transfer device for transferring liquid from the storage tank to at least one wash zone as a function of a liquid demand in at least one of the wash zones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: Premark FEG L.L.C.
    Inventors: Dietrich Berner, Klaus Padtberg, Harald Disch, Jürgen Litterst
  • Patent number: 7857146
    Abstract: In a dish carrier for dishwashers, in addition to lower supporting surfaces (8) and upper supporting surfaces (10), at least one upper extra supporting surface (34) which is offset forwards and/or upwards relative to the upper supporting surfaces is provided in compartments (22) for accommodating items (12, 14) to be washed in order to hold relatively flat items to be washed, for example trays (14), approximately parallel to deeper items which are to be washed, for example soup plates (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Premark Feg L.L.C.
    Inventors: Harald Disch, Werner Neumaier, Jürgen Litterst
  • Patent number: 7621286
    Abstract: Spray pipe of a conveyor ware washer for spraying items to be washed with liquid, comprising a plurality of nozzles, which are arranged one behind another in the longitudinal direction of the pipe, and an inlet, from which liquid can flow in the longitudinal direction of the pipe to the nozzles, characterized in that, at least in the case of two nozzles one following another in the liquid supply direction, the nozzle located closer to the inlet has a nozzle opening with a larger opening cross section than the nozzle adjacent to it further away from the inlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: Premark FEG L.L.C.
    Inventors: Gerhard Frei, Harald Disch, Werner Neumaier, Jürgen Litterst
  • Patent number: 7481231
    Abstract: Ware washing installation, containing at least one conveyor-type ware washer. The conveyor-type ware washer contains at least one wash zone (8, 10, 12) with spray nozzles (20, 28), a first rinse zone (14) with spray nozzles (21, 29) and a final rinse zone (16) with spray nozzles (23, 31). Additional spray nozzles (22, 30) are arranged between the spray nozzles (21, 29) of the first rinse zone (14) and the spray nozzles (23, 31) of the final rinse zone (16). Rinse water which is pre-used and then filtered through a microfiltration device or a ultrafiltration device (58) is supplied to the additional spray nozzles (22, 30).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Assignee: Premark FEG L.L.C.
    Inventors: Juêrgen Litterst, Udo Erb
  • Publication number: 20060060230
    Abstract: Ware washing installation, containing at least one conveyor-type ware washer which is divided into a ware cleaning appliance (2) and a water treatment station (4) separated spatially from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2005
    Publication date: March 23, 2006
    Inventors: Juergen Litterst, Dieter Kaiser, Udo Erb, Dietrich Berner
  • Publication number: 20060060231
    Abstract: Ware washing installation, containing at least one conveyor-type ware washer. The conveyor-type ware washer contains at least one wash zone (8, 10, 12) with spray nozzles (20, 28), a first rinse zone (14) with spray nozzles (21, 29) and a final rinse zone (16) with spray nozzles (23, 31). Additional spray nozzles (22, 30) are arranged between the spray nozzles (21, 29) of the first rinse zone (14) and the spray nozzles (23, 31) of the final rinse zone (16). Rinse water which is pre-used and then filtered through a microfiltration device or a ultrafiltration device (58) is supplied to the additional spray nozzles (22, 30).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2005
    Publication date: March 23, 2006
    Inventors: Juergen Litterst, Udo Erb