Patents by Inventor Matthias Gnilke

Matthias Gnilke 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: 6224163
    Abstract: A milling roller module for a surface miner, includes a milling roller operating with undershot for loosening the material from the block being mined, a support frame for fastening the milling roller to the surface miner, and a takeup chute for supporting the intermediate conveying of the loosened material in the area of the milling roller and for transferring the material to the downstream discharge belt in a specific manner. The drives are placed into the milling roller and the feed lines are led into the milling roller together with the support frame for fastening the milling roller from the side in the upper third of the milling roller diameter. As a result, it is possible to perform mining operations up to a cutting depth that is equal to half the roller diameter. A takeup chute is provided to transfer the material from the milling roller onto the downstream discharge belt in a specific manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignee: MAN TAKRAF Fodertechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Gerhard Nies, Dieter Hoffmann, Volkmar Schrader, Thomas Stenzel, Manfred John, Klaus Potenberg, Hans-Joachim Schombel, Bernd Glöckner, Matthias Gnilke