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).
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Patent number: 11028938Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 29, 2016Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: FESTO SE & CO. KGInventors: Markus Dreher, Marcel Heimroth, Michael Kanthack
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Publication number: 20200263803Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2016Publication date: August 20, 2020Inventors: Markus Dreher, Marcel Heimroth, Michael Kanthack
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Patent number: 10584805Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 27, 2017Date of Patent: March 10, 2020Assignee: FESTO AG & CO. KGInventors: Marcel Heimroth, Markus Dreher, Michael Kanthack
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Patent number: 10364911Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 13, 2015Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: FESTO AG & Co. KGInventors: Marcel Heimroth, Markus Dreher, Michael Kanthack
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Patent number: 10316983Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 10, 2015Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: FESTO AG & CO. KGInventors: Andre Gelbmann, Michael Kanthack, Julian Konrad
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Patent number: 10060553Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 26, 2015Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: FESTO AG & CO. KGInventors: Jasmin Hotz, Markus Dreher, Michael Kanthack
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Publication number: 20180038509Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2017Publication date: February 8, 2018Inventors: Marcel Heimroth, Markus Dreher, Michael Kanthack
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Publication number: 20170261119Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2015Publication date: September 14, 2017Inventors: Marcel Heimroth, Markus Dreher, Michael Kanthack
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Publication number: 20170097107Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2015Publication date: April 6, 2017Inventors: Jasmin Hotz, Markus Dreher, Michael Kanthack
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Publication number: 20170089485Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2015Publication date: March 30, 2017Applicant: FESTO AG & Co. AGInventors: Andre Gelbmann, Michael Kanthack, Julian Konrad
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Publication number: 20160230902Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2015Publication date: August 11, 2016Inventors: Jasmin HOTZ, Andre GELBMANN, Michael KANTHACK