Patents by Inventor Klaus Schütz

Klaus Schütz 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).

  • Bayonet coupling mechanism for a centrifuge
    Patent number: 7081081
    Abstract: A centrifuge having a motor shaft, a rotor that engages the motor shaft and a cover for securing the rotor to the rotor shaft. The cover has a knob with a coupling disposed therein. The coupling functions to simultaneously secure the rotor cover to the rotor body and the rotor body to the motor shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2006
    Assignee: Kendro Laboratory Products, LP
    Inventors: Klaus Schütz, Raymond Gary Potter
  • Centrifuge having a spring-loaded nut for securing a rotor to a drive cone
    Patent number: 6665924
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for securing a rotor to a drive cone in a centrifuge includes positioning a rotor upon a drive cone and providing a nut movable in an axial direction in the drive cone. A screw passing through a region of the rotor engages the nut, and a spring is located between a surface of the nut and a surface of the drive cone. By tightening the screw into the nut, the nut moves in an axial direction to compress the spring between the surface of the nut and the surface of the drive cone. The arrangement of the screw, nut, and spring prevents a loosening of the screw from the nut during operation of the centrifuge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2003
    Assignee: Kendro Laboratory Products, L.P.
    Inventor: Klaus Schütz