Patents by Inventor Michael KANTHACK

Michael KANTHACK 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: 11028938
    Abstract: A valve actuating system including a drive device having an axial extension, and having an actuator with an axial output side provided for coupling to a valve and with an opposing axial rear side, wherein the actuator has an attachment interface on the axial rear side thereof for the attachment of an auxiliary device interacting with the actuator, such as a display module, a control head, a position controller or a stroke-limiting module, wherein the attachment interface has a sectional surface onto which the auxiliary device can be tensioned by means of an axial locking device, wherein the axial locking device has a main body and a collar with a locking edge, with which at least one locking element is in contact on the side facing the actuator in order to tension the auxiliary device on the support surface, wherein the collar is formed by a retaining ring secured on the main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: FESTO SE & CO. KG
    Inventors: Markus Dreher, Marcel Heimroth, Michael Kanthack
  • Publication number: 20200263803
    Abstract: A valve actuating system including a drive device having an axial extension, and having an actuator with an axial output side provided for coupling to a valve and with an opposing axial rear side, wherein the actuator has an attachment interface on the axial rear side thereof for the attachment of an auxiliary device interacting with the actuator, such as a display module, a control head, a position controller or a stroke-limiting module, wherein the attachment interface has a sectional surface onto which the auxiliary device can be tensioned by means of an axial locking device, wherein the axial locking device has a main body and a collar with a locking edge, with which at least one locking element is in contact on the side facing the actuator in order to tension the auxiliary device on the support surface, wherein the collar is formed by a retaining ring secured on the main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Markus Dreher, Marcel Heimroth, Michael Kanthack
  • Patent number: 10584805
    Abstract: In a valve actuating system having an actuating drive which has a drive housing and an output unit which is movably mounted in the drive housing for generating a stroke of a spindle of a valve for opening or closing a through-flow opening of the valve, wherein the output unit has a force pickup portion to which the spindle is coupleable or coupled and a fastening portion arranged opposite the force pickup portion, wherein the actuating drive furthermore possesses a holder, which is separate from the output unit, has a holder longitudinal-axis and has a fastening device by way of which it is fastened to the fastening portion of the output unit and a support device for supporting at least one position information element on the holder, and wherein the valve actuating system has a plurality of mutually different types of position information elements supported on the holder by way of the support device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: FESTO AG & CO. KG
    Inventors: Marcel Heimroth, Markus Dreher, Michael Kanthack
  • Patent number: 10364911
    Abstract: A valve actuation system includes a drive device, equipped with an axial extension, which includes an actuating drive with a drive output side intended for coupling with a valve and an axial rear side opposite this, wherein the actuating drive has on its axial rear side a mounting interface for the attachment of an auxiliary device which interacts with the actuating drive wherein, in order to allow attachment of the particular auxiliary device which is to be mounted, or which is mounted, the mounting interface of the actuating drive is equipped with several different attachment devices which differ in their attachment possibilities and which can be used selectively. In this way, a high degree of variability in the attachment of auxiliary devices is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: FESTO AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Marcel Heimroth, Markus Dreher, Michael Kanthack
  • Patent number: 10316983
    Abstract: A valve, having a valve housing, through which the process medium is able to flow, in which a valve seat surrounding a through-flow opening is arranged, a valve member arranged on a spindle being assigned to said valve seat such that the valve member is movable by an adjusting travel of the spindle between a shut-off position, in which the valve member bears in a sealing manner against the valve seat so as to be impermeable to the process medium, and an open position, in which the valve member is lifted from the valve seat, and having a valve drive, which has a drive housing and a drive member that is arranged in the drive housing and generates the adjusting travel of the spindle, wherein the drive housing is coupled to the valve housing via an external interface and the drive member is coupled to the spindle via an internal interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: FESTO AG & CO. KG
    Inventors: Andre Gelbmann, Michael Kanthack, Julian Konrad
  • Patent number: 10060553
    Abstract: A valve including a valve housing through which a process medium can flow and in which a valve seat is located, which surrounds a through-flow opening and to which a valve member mounted on a spindle is assigned in such a way that the valve member can be moved by means of an actuating stroke of the spindle between a blocking position in which the valve member bears against the valve seat in a process medium-tight manner and an open position in which the valve member is raised off the valve seat, and wherein an interface for coupling a drive unit generating the actuating stroke of the spindle is provided on the valve housing, and wherein a sealing device through which the spindle passes is accommodated in the valve housing, the sealing device is accommodated in a seal cartridge which is separate from the valve housing and configured as an operational pre-assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: FESTO AG & CO. KG
    Inventors: Jasmin Hotz, Markus Dreher, Michael Kanthack
  • Publication number: 20180038509
    Abstract: In a valve actuating system having an actuating drive which has a drive housing and an output unit which is movably mounted in the drive housing for generating a stroke of a spindle of a valve for opening or closing a through-flow opening of the valve, wherein the output unit has a force pickup portion to which the spindle is coupleable or coupled and a fastening portion arranged opposite the force pickup portion, wherein the actuating drive furthermore possesses a holder, which is separate from the output unit, has a holder longitudinal-axis and has a fastening device by way of which it is fastened to the fastening portion of the output unit and a support device for supporting at least one position information element on the holder, and wherein the valve actuating system has a plurality of mutually different types of position information elements supported on the holder by way of the support device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Marcel Heimroth, Markus Dreher, Michael Kanthack
  • Publication number: 20170261119
    Abstract: A valve actuation system includes a drive device, equipped with an axial extension, which includes an actuating drive with a drive output side intended for coupling with a valve and an axial rear side opposite this, wherein the actuating drive has on its axial rear side a mounting interface for the attachment of an auxiliary device which interacts with the actuating drive wherein, in order to allow attachment of the particular auxiliary device which is to be mounted, or which is mounted, the mounting interface of the actuating drive is equipped with several different attachment devices which differ in their attachment possibilities and which can be used selectively. In this way, a high degree of variability in the attachment of auxiliary devices is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2015
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: Marcel Heimroth, Markus Dreher, Michael Kanthack
  • Publication number: 20170097107
    Abstract: A valve including a valve housing through which a process medium can flow and in which a valve seat is located, which surrounds a through-flow opening and to which a valve member mounted on a spindle is assigned in such a way that the valve member can be moved by means of an actuating stroke of the spindle between a blocking position in which the valve member bears against the valve seat in a process medium-tight manner and an open position in which the valve member is raised off the valve seat, and wherein an interface for coupling a drive unit generating the actuating stroke of the spindle is provided on the valve housing, and wherein a sealing device through which the spindle passes is accommodated in the valve housing, the sealing device is accommodated in a seal cartridge which is separate from the valve housing and configured as an operational pre-assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Inventors: Jasmin Hotz, Markus Dreher, Michael Kanthack
  • Publication number: 20170089485
    Abstract: A valve, having a valve housing, through which the process medium is able to flow, in which a valve seat surrounding a through-flow opening is arranged, a valve member arranged on a spindle being assigned to said valve seat such that the valve member is movable by an adjusting travel of the spindle between a shut-off position, in which the valve member bears in a sealing manner against the valve seat so as to be impermeable to the process medium, and an open position, in which the valve member is lifted from the valve seat, and having a valve drive, which has a drive housing and a drive member that is arranged in the drive housing and generates the adjusting travel of the spindle, wherein the drive housing is coupled to the valve housing via an external interface and the drive member is coupled to the spindle via an internal interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Applicant: FESTO AG & Co. AG
    Inventors: Andre Gelbmann, Michael Kanthack, Julian Konrad
  • Publication number: 20160230902
    Abstract: A valve with a valve housing through which process medium may flow and in which is located a valve seat encompassing a through-flow orifice and assigned a valve member mounted on a spindle in such a way that the valve member is movable by means of a stroke of the spindle between a blocking position in which the valve member fits up with process-medium-tight sealing against the valve seat, and an open position in which the valve member is lifted from the valve seat, wherein there is accommodated in the valve housing a sealing device through which the spindle passes and which seals the spindle passage, and with a valve drive which has a drive housing and an operating wall arranged movably in the drive housing, which may be subjected to fluid pressure and generates the stroke of the spindle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2015
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: Jasmin HOTZ, Andre GELBMANN, Michael KANTHACK