Patents by Inventor Martin Schötzau

Martin Schötzau 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).

  • Patent number: 11779891
    Abstract: A worm shaft for a mixing and kneading machine in particular for continuous preparation processes, comprising a shaft rod, on the circumferential surface of which blade elements are arranged which are spaced apart from one another and which extend outward from the circumferential surface of the shaft rod, wherein the blade elements are arranged on the shaft rod, at least in one section extending in the axial direction of the worm shaft, in three rows extending in the axial direction of the worm shaft, wherein at least one of the blade elements of one of the rows is different from one of the blade elements of one of the other rows, and/or the rows of blade elements, viewed in cross-section of the shaft rod, are distributed irregularly over the circumference defined by the outer circumferential surface of the shaft rod, and wherein the angular distance between the midpoints M of the outer circumferential surfaces of the blade elements on the circumferential surface of the shaft rod of adjacent rows differs betw
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: BUSS AG
    Inventors: Martin Schötzau, Wolfgang Walter
  • Publication number: 20230249143
    Abstract: A worm shaft for a mixing and kneading machine in particular for continuous preparation processes, comprising a shaft rod, on the circumferential surface of which blade elements are arranged which are spaced apart from one another and which extend outward from the circumferential surface of the shaft rod, wherein the blade elements are arranged on the shaft rod, at least in one section extending in the axial direction of the worm shaft, in three rows extending in the axial direction of the worm shaft, wherein at least one of the blade elements of one of the rows is different from one of the blade elements of one of the other rows, and/or the rows of blade elements, viewed in cross-section of the shaft rod, are distributed irregularly over the circumference defined by the outer circumferential surface of the shaft rod, and wherein the angular distance between the midpoints M of the outer circumferential surfaces of the blade elements on the circumferential surface of the shaft rod of adjacent rows differs betw
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Martin Schötzau, Wolfgang Walter
  • Publication number: 20230077542
    Abstract: A worm shaft for a mixing and kneading machine particularly for continual processing having a shaft bar, on the circumferential surface of which blade elements are arranged to be spaced apart from one another extending outwards from the circumferential surface of the shaft bar, wherein the blade elements are arranged on the circumferential surface of the shaft bar, at least in one section extending in the axial direction of the worm shaft, in two rows extending in the axial direction of the worm shaft, and wherein each of the blade elements of the at least one section extending in the axial direction of the worm shaft has an elliptic, oval, or biconvex outer peripheral surface in the top view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Martin Schötzau, Wolfgang Walter
  • Patent number: 11504680
    Abstract: A worm shaft for a mixing and kneading machine particularly for continual processing having a shaft bar, on the circumferential surface of which blade elements are arranged to be spaced apart from one another extending outwards from the circumferential surface of the shaft bar, wherein the blade elements are arranged on the circumferential surface of the shaft bar, at least in one section extending in the axial direction of the worm shaft, in two rows extending in the axial direction of the worm shaft, and wherein each of the blade elements of the at least one section extending in the axial direction of the worm shaft has an elliptic, oval, or biconvex outer peripheral surface in the top view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: BUSS AG
    Inventors: Martin Schötzau, Wolfgang Walter
  • Patent number: 11331634
    Abstract: With a mixing and kneading machine (100), wherein a worm shaft (12) moves in a housing (10) in a rotating manner and moves back and forth in a translatory movement, receptacles for kneading elements (12) are distributed non-uniformly. It is thereby possible to equip the receptacles with varying numbers of kneading elements. Quick adaptation is also thereby possible. In one embodiment, the number of kneading elements even varies over the extension direction of the mixing and kneading machine (100).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Inventors: Martin Schötzau, Wolfgang Walter
  • Publication number: 20210229336
    Abstract: The invention relates to a mixing and kneading machine for continuous preparation processes, such as for producing granules, extruded profiles, or molded articles, such as polymer granules, polymer extruded profiles, or polymer molded parts, having a feeding and mixing device (12) and a discharge device (14), wherein the feeding and mixing device includes a housing (18), a screw shaft (34), and a connecting element (24), wherein the connecting element is arranged at a front side of the housing and is also connected to the discharge device, wherein a hollow interior is formed in both the housing and the connecting element, and the screw shaft extends, at least sectionally, in the axial direction through the interior of the housing and, at least sectionally, in the axial direction through the interior of the connecting element, and wherein a plurality of kneading elements (40), which extend from the inner circumferential surface of the housing into the interior, are provided in the housing, and wherein kneading
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Wolfgang Walter, Martin Schötzau
  • Publication number: 20200282598
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a worm shaft for a mixing and kneading machine particularly for continual processing having a shaft bar, on the circumferential surface of which blade elements are arranged to be spaced apart from one another extending outwards from the circumferential surface of the shaft bar, wherein the blade elements are arranged on the circumferential surface of the shaft bar, at least in one section extending in the axial direction of the worm shaft, in two rows extending in the axial direction of the worm shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Martin Schötzau, Wolfgang Walter
  • Publication number: 20200247008
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a worm shaft for a mixing and kneading machine in particular for continuous preparation processes, comprising a shaft rod, on the circumferential surface of which blade elements are arranged which are spaced apart from one another and which extend outward from the circumferential surface of the shaft rod, wherein the blade elements are arranged on the shaft rod, at least in one section extending in the axial direction of the worm shaft, in three rows extending in the axial direction of the worm shaft, wherein at least one of the blade elements of one of the rows is different from one of the blade elements of one of the other rows, and/or the rows of blade elements, viewed in cross-section of the shaft rod, are distributed irregularly over the circumference defined by the outer circumferential surface of the shaft rod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Martin Schötzau, Wolfgang Walter
  • Publication number: 20200238235
    Abstract: With a mixing and kneading machine (100), wherein a worm shaft (12) moves in a housing (10) in a rotating manner and moves back and forth in a translatory movement, receptacles for kneading elements (12) are distributed non-uniformly. It is thereby possible to equip the receptacles with varying numbers of kneading elements. Quick adaptation is also thereby possible. In one embodiment, the number of kneading elements even varies over the extension direction of the mixing and kneading machine (100).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Martin Schötzau, Wolfgang Walter
  • Patent number: D929799
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Buss AG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Walter, Martin Schötzau
  • Patent number: D957180
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Buss AG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Walter, Martin Schötzau
  • Patent number: D961990
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Buss AG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Walter, Martin Schötzau
  • Patent number: D966032
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Buss AG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Walter, Martin Schötzau
  • Patent number: D966033
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Buss AG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Walter, Martin Schötzau