Patents by Inventor Karl Grosse-Wiesmann

Karl Grosse-Wiesmann 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: 8002690
    Abstract: A rotor for a centrifuge (1), wherein the rotor is rotatably driven about a rotation axis and includes two parts, i.e., a central bearing part and a waste collecting part which is provided with a waste collecting area. The waste collecting part is separable from the bearing part for waste disposal or cleaning. The bearing part and waste collecting part are provided with torque transmitting surfaces which interact with each other in a form-fitting and/or adherence manner and are connectable by axially positioning the waste collecting part on the bearing part and disconnectable by axially removing the waste collecting part from the bearing part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Hengst GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Karl Grosse Wiesmann, Uwe Meinig
  • Patent number: 7713185
    Abstract: A free-jet centrifuge for the cleaning of lubricating oil comprising, a housing with a removable cover, a rotor rotatably arranged in the housing and with channels for feeding and removing the lubricating oil. The rotor is of split design with a drive part and a dirt trapping part which can each be flowed through by their own partial lubricating oil flow and which are designed with a torque transmission device which is engageable and disengageable. The dirt trapping part is separable from the drive part. A device is provided to prevent or restrict the axial mobility of the dirt trapping part relative to the drive part, which is ineffective or detachable when the cover is removed. The drive part extends from the bottom towards the top into the dirt trapping part or entirely through it. The drive part comprises all parts serving for the rotatable bearing of the rotor and the drive part is securely positioned against axial removal with an opened cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: Hengst GmbH & Co., KG
    Inventors: Dieter Baumann, Karl Grosse Wiesmann, Norbert Prinz
  • Publication number: 20090272680
    Abstract: A rotor for a centrifuge (1), wherein the rotor is rotatably driven about a rotation axis and includes two parts, i.e., a central bearing part and a waste collecting part which is provided with a waste collecting area. The waste collecting part is separable from the bearing part for waste disposal or cleaning. The bearing part and waste collecting part are provided with torque transmitting surfaces which interact with each other in a form-fitting and/or adherence manner and are connectable by axially positioning the waste collecting part on the bearing part and disconnectable by axially removing the waste collecting part from the bearing part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2006
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Inventors: Karl Grosse Wiesmann, Uwe Meinig
  • Patent number: 7553271
    Abstract: The invention relates to a rotor for a centrifuge for cleaning a liquid, in particular the lubricating oil of an internal combustion engine, wherein the rotor is designed in two parts, namely, on the one hand, a drive part and, on the other hand, a dirt-collecting part comprising a dirt collection area, wherein the dirt-collecting part can be connected to the drive part to the rotor, and wherein the dirt-collecting part can be detached, for disposal or cleaning, by being pulled off axially from the drive part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignee: Hengst GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Karl Grosse Wiesmann
  • Publication number: 20090118111
    Abstract: A free-jet centrifuge for the cleaning of lubricating oil comprising, a housing with a removable cover, a rotor rotatable arranged in the housing and with channels for feeding and removing the lubricating oil. The rotor is of split design with a drive part and a dirt trapping part which can each be flowed through by their own partial lubricating oil flow and which are designed with torque transmission means which are engageable and disengageable. The dirt trapping part is separable from the drive part. Means are provided to prevent or restrict the axial mobility of the dirt trapping part relative to the drive part, which are ineffective or detachable when the cover is removed. The drive part extends from the bottom towards the top into the dirt trapping part or entirely through it. The drive part comprises all parts serving for the rotatable bearing of the rotor and the drive part is securely positioned against axial removal with an opened cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2005
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Inventors: Dieter Baumann, Karl Grosse Wiesmann, Norbert Prinz
  • Publication number: 20080207423
    Abstract: The invention relates to a rotor (10) for a centrifuge (1) for cleaning a liquid, in particular the lubricating oil of an internal combustion engine, wherein the rotor (10) is designed in two parts, namely, on the one hand, a drive part (2) and, on the other hand, a dirt-collecting part (3) comprising a dirt collection area, wherein the dirt-collecting part (3) can be connected to the drive part (2) to the rotor (10), and wherein the dirt-collecting part (3) can be detached, for disposal or cleaning, by being pulled off axially from the drive part (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2006
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Inventor: Karl Grosse Wiesmann
  • Patent number: 6974408
    Abstract: A centrifuge for the purification of lubricating oil of an internal-combustion engine is provided which includes a housing with a removable cover, a housing-fixed shaft arranged in the housing and a centrifuge rotor which is rotatably mounted on the shaft and is replaceable. The shaft is hollow at least in its lower part and forms in its hollow inside a section of a lubricating oil supply canal, which canal is in flow connection with an inside of the centrifuge rotor mounted on the shaft over at least one orifice opening. The centrifuge also includes an adjustable valve plug arranged at the shaft and arranged to be held in an open position by the centrifuge rotor. The valve plug releases the orifice opening in the open position. The valve plug is also arranged to be transferred into a closing position and held in the closing position by a force created by at least one of a pressure of the lubricating oil and by a preloading component if the centrifuge rotor is missing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2005
    Assignee: Hengst GmbH & Co. K.G.
    Inventor: Karl Grosse-Wiesmann
  • Publication number: 20050020428
    Abstract: A centrifuge for the purification of lubricating oil of an internal-combustion engine is provided which includes a housing with a removable cover, a housing-fixed shaft arranged in the housing and a centrifuge rotor which is rotatably mounted on the shaft and is replaceable. The shaft is hollow at least in its lower part and forms in its hollow inside a section of a lubricating oil supply canal, which canal is in flow connection with an inside of the centrifuge rotor mounted on the shaft over at least one orifice opening. The centrifuge also includes an adjustable valve plug arranged at the shaft and arranged to be held in an open position by the centrifuge rotor. The valve plug releases the orifice opening in the open position. The valve plug is also arranged to be transferred into a closing position and held in the closing position by a force created by at least one of a pressure of the lubricating oil and by a preloading component if the centrifuge rotor is missing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2003
    Publication date: January 27, 2005
    Inventor: Karl Grosse-Wiesmann