Patents by Inventor Marius Wirz

Marius Wirz 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).

  • Separation device for separating a solid material from a conveying stream and method for maintaining such a separation device
    Patent number: 10974174
    Abstract: A separation device, such as a centrifugal dryer, for separating a mixture of a solid material and a fluid is described. The device has a housing having at least one housing inlet for supplying the mixture and at least one housing outlet for discharging the solid material or the fluid separated from the mixture. The device also has a rotor that is arranged within the housing and is mounted rotatably around a longitudinal axis. The rotor causes movement of the solid material in the direction of the longitudinal axis by rotating. The rotor has multiple rotor segments, which can be separated from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Nordson Corporation
    Inventors: Nikolai Schnellbach, Bernd Bakenecker, Marius Wirz, Michael Schröer
  • SEPARATION DEVICE FOR SEPARATING A SOLID MATERIAL FROM A CONVEYING STREAM AND METHOD FOR MAINTAINING SUCH A SEPARATION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20190299127
    Abstract: A separation device, such as a centrifugal dryer, for separating a mixture of a solid material and a fluid is described. The device has a housing having at least one housing inlet for supplying the mixture and at least one housing outlet for discharging the solid material or the fluid separated from the mixture. The device also has a rotor that is arranged within the housing and is mounted rotatably around a longitudinal axis. The rotor causes movement of the solid material in the direction of the longitudinal axis by rotating. The rotor has multiple rotor segments, which can be separated from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Nikolai Schnellbach, Bernd Bakenecker, Marius Wirz, Michael Schröer