Patents by Inventor Klaus Küeppers

Klaus Küeppers 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 of and device for reducing the static friction between a reel and a coil
    Patent number: 7770838
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of releasing a reel awe, which is hydraulically restrained by a self-locking effect by means of inwardly located wedge surfaces of expansion elements. Removal of a coil from a reel awe is achieved, without problems, by lifting off the self-locking effect of the expansion elements at least partially or completely by applying longitudinal vibrations acting in an axial direction. The invention also relates to a correspondingly formed device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: SMS Siemag Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Uwe Plociennik, Klaus Küeppers, Meinert Meyer, Georg Rebel