Patents by Inventor Karlheinz Rumpler

Karlheinz Rumpler 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).

  • Publication number: 20040247784
    Abstract: A process to coat granular through powdered material for particular bulk products that is cost-effective for bulk products and in which the coated product is produced continuously and in a quality and throughput that meets requirements for bulk products is provided. This is attained by the coating material being applied to the granular through powdered material particles in the form of a coating matrix that does not completely envelope the material particles with coating material, with the matrix then being dried and solidified by the process air, the coating material is applied continuously to the bed of material in a continuously operated fluidized bed in at least two different zones. The coating material is applied to the material particles located in the fluidized bed in the form of solutions, suspensions or melts with a solids fraction of 0.5 to 100%, preferably 2 to 20%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2004
    Publication date: December 9, 2004
    Applicant: Glatt Ingenieurtechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Karlheinz Rumpler, Michael Jacob, Mike Waskow
  • Publication number: 20040228978
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for introducing fluids into a solids flow of a spouted bed apparatus, as well as an associated apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2003
    Publication date: November 18, 2004
    Applicant: Glatt Ingenieurtechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Jacob, Karlheinz Rumpler, Mike Waskow
  • Patent number: 6743835
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing nondusting free-flowing pigment concentrates with removal of the water from pigment suspensions comprising polymers and dispersants in a fluidized bed drier. The resulting bead-form pigment concentrates are nondusting and readily free-flowing. The invention further embraces the use of pigment concentrates prepared in this way for coloring plastics and polymers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2004
    Assignee: Goldschmidt AG
    Inventors: Werner Schäfer, Manfred Scheiba, Stefan Stadtmüller, Markus Weimann, Karlheinz Rümpler, Ulrich Walter
  • Patent number: 6740632
    Abstract: A process is provided for manufacturing industrial detergents and industrial detergent components in granular or agglomerate form on a dry basis in an essentially horizontally oriented fluidized bed. The finished detergent granulates or agglomerates are distinguished by a homogenous composition of the individual raw material components, including the binder and the moisture content, have a high resistance to mechanical stress, are readily dispersible in water, and are low in dust or almost dust-free. In the process a binder and/or components in the form of solutions, suspensions, or melts are added to the solid material in the fluidized bed via a spray or injection system. Through the energy introduced via the process air, drying and compacting of the agglomerate granulate forming in the injection area of the fluidized bed occur. The supply temperature of the process air is in a range of about 20° C. up to the decomposition temperature of the individual materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2004
    Assignee: Glatt Ingenieurtechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Jacob, Karlheinz Rümpler
  • Publication number: 20030031786
    Abstract: A process to coat granular through powdered material for particular bulk products that is cost-effective for bulk products and in which the coated product is produced continuously and in a quality and throughput that meets requirements for bulk products is provided. This is attained by the coating material being applied to the granular through powdered material particles in the form of a coating matrix that does not completely envelope the material particles with coating material, with the matrix then being dried and solidified by the process air, the coating material is applied continuously to the bed of material in a continuously operated fluidized bed in at least two different zones. The coating material is applied to the material particles located in the fluidized bed in the form of solutions, suspensions or melts with a solids fraction of 0.5 to 100%, preferably 2 to 20%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2002
    Publication date: February 13, 2003
    Applicant: Glatt Ingenieurtechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Karlheinz Rumpler, Michael Jacob, Mike Waskow
  • Publication number: 20020161083
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing nondusting free-flowing pigment concentrates with removal of the water from pigment suspensions comprising polymers and dispersants in a fluidized bed drier. The resulting bead-form pigment concentrates are nondusting and readily free-flowing The invention further embraces the use of pigment concentrates prepared in this way for coloring plastics and polymers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2001
    Publication date: October 31, 2002
    Inventors: Werner Schafer, Manfred Scheiba, Stefan Stadtmuller, Markus Weimann, Karlheinz Rumpler, Ulrich Walter