Patents by Inventor Manuela Gans
Manuela Gans 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).
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Patent number: 12601359Abstract: A side channel compressor for compressing a gas includes a housing and at least one impeller which is arranged in the housing and configured to be driven in rotation about a central axis. In addition, the side channel compressor includes at least one seal assembly arranged in the housing and including at least one sealing device configured to seal at least one gap between the housing and the at least one impeller and be forced radially outward with respect to the central axis in order to keep the at least one gap small. The at least one seal assembly also includes at least one sealing-device-holding device configured to hold the at least one sealing device in an axially secured fashion with respect to the central axis and which includes at least one main holding body.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2024Date of Patent: April 14, 2026Assignee: Gardner Denver Deutschland GmbHInventors: Evgenij Rjabchenko, Manuela Gans
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Publication number: 20250334129Abstract: A side channel compressor for compressing a gas comprises a housing (3) and at least one impeller (2) which is arranged in the housing (3) and can be driven in rotation about a central axis (4). In addition, the side channel compressor has at least one seal assembly (38) which is arranged in the housing (3) and has at least one sealing device (47) which seals at least one gap (59) between the housing (3) and the at least one impeller (2) and forces said impeller (2) radially outward with respect to the central axis (4) in order to keep the at least one gap (59) small. The at least one seal assembly (38) also comprises at least one sealing-device-holding device (46) which holds the at least one sealing device (47) in an axially secured fashion with respect to the central axis (4) and has at least one main holding body (48).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2024Publication date: October 30, 2025Inventors: Evgenij Rjabchenko, Manuela Gans
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Patent number: 12180972Abstract: A side channel compressor for compressing a gas includes a housing and at least one impeller which is arranged in the housing and configured to bedriven in rotation about a central axis. In addition, the side channel compressor includes at least one seal assembly arranged in the housing and including at least one sealing device configured to seal at least one gap between the housing and the at least one impeller and be forced radially outward with respect to the central axis in order to keep the at least one gap small. The at least one seal assembly also includes at least one sealing-device-holding device configured to hold the at least one sealing device in an axially secured fashion with respect to the central axis and which includes at least one main holding body.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2023Date of Patent: December 31, 2024Assignee: Gardner Denver Deutschland, GmbHInventors: Evgenij Rjabchenko, Manuela Gans
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Publication number: 20240084812Abstract: A side channel compressor for compressing a gas comprises a housing (3) and at least one impeller (2) which is arranged in the housing (3) and can be driven in rotation about a central axis (4). In addition, the side channel compressor has at least one seal assembly (38) which is arranged in the housing (3) and has at least one sealing device (47) which seals at least one gap (59) between the housing (3) and the at least one impeller (2) and forces said impeller (2) radially outward with respect to the central axis (4) in order to keep the at least one gap (59) small. The at least one seal assembly (38) also comprises at least one sealing-device-holding device (46) which holds the at least one sealing device (47) in an axially secured fashion with respect to the central axis (4) and has at least one main holding body (48).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Evgenji Rjabchenko, Manuela Gans
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Patent number: 11859630Abstract: A side channel compressor for compressing a gas includes a housing and at least one impeller which is arranged in the housing and configured to be driven in rotation about a central axis. In addition, the side channel compressor includes at least one seal assembly arranged in the housing and including at least one sealing device configured to seal at least one gap between the housing and the at least one impeller and be forced radially outward with respect to the central axis in order to keep the at least one gap small. The at least one seal assembly also includes at least one sealing-device-holding device configured to hold the at least one sealing device in an axially secured fashion with respect to the central axis and which includes at least one main holding body.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2022Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Gardner Denver Deutschland GmbHInventors: Evgenij Rjabchenko, Manuela Gans
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Publication number: 20220307513Abstract: A side channel compressor for compressing a gas includes a housing and at least one impeller which is arranged in the housing and configured to be driven in rotation about a central axis. In addition, the side channel compressor includes at least one seal assembly arranged in the housing and including at least one sealing device configured to seal at least one gap between the housing and the at least one impeller and be forced radially outward with respect to the central axis in order to keep the at least one gap small. The at least one seal assembly also includes at least one sealing-device-holding device configured to hold the at least one sealing device in an axially secured fashion with respect to the central axis and which includes at least one main holding body.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2022Publication date: September 29, 2022Inventors: Evgenij Rjabchenko, Manuela Gans
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Patent number: 11353037Abstract: A side channel compressor for compressing a gas includes a housing and at least one impeller arranged in the housing and configured to be driven in rotation about a central axis. In addition, the side channel compressor includes at least one seal assembly arranged in the housing and including at least one sealing device configured to seal at least one gap between the housing and the at least one impeller and be forced radially outward with respect to the central axis in order to keep the at least one gap small. The at least one seal assembly also includes at least one sealing-device-holding device configured to hold the at least one sealing device in an axially secured fashion with respect to the central axis and which includes at least one main holding body.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2017Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: GARDNER DENVER DEUTSCHLAND GMBHInventors: Evgenij Rjabchenko, Manuela Gans
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Publication number: 20200340489Abstract: A side channel compressor for compressing a gas includes a housing and at least one impeller arranged in the housing and configured to be driven in rotation about a central axis. In addition, the side channel compressor includes at least one seal assembly arranged in the housing and including at least one sealing device configured to seal at least one gap between the housing and the at least one impeller and be forced radially outward with respect to the central axis in order to keep the at least one gap small. The at least one seal assembly also includes at least one sealing-device-holding device configured to hold the at least one sealing device in an axially secured fashion with respect to the central axis and which includes at least one main holding body.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2017Publication date: October 29, 2020Inventors: Evgenij Rjabchenko, Manuela Gans
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Publication number: 20190242388Abstract: The invention relates to a compressor arrangement for compressing a gas. The compressor arrangement comprises a drive unit with a driveshaft that can be driven in rotation and at least one compressor which comprises a compressor casing, at least one gas inlet opening formed in the compressor casing and at least one gas outlet opening formed in the compressor casing and fluidically connected to the at least one gas inlet opening. The compressor also has at least one impeller, which is arranged in the compressor casing, is connected in fixed rotation with the driveshaft and can be driven in rotation, for delivering the gas from the at least one gas inlet opening to the at least one gas outlet opening, and has at least one bearing device for bearing the at least one impeller, wherein the at least one bearing device is arranged on the compressor casing and on the at least one impeller.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2017Publication date: August 8, 2019Inventors: Jürgen Krines, Evgenij Rjabchenko, Manuela Gans, Frank Mahaleth, Thomas Küpper, Christian Burger