Patents by Inventor Michael Rolfes

Michael Rolfes 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: 12129851
    Abstract: An eccentric screw pump for delivering solid-laden liquids includes a rotor and a stator within which the rotor is rotatably arranged. The rotor and stator are arranged and designed with respect to one another in such a way that at least one chamber is formed, which serves to transport the liquid. The eccentric screw pump has a drive motor for rotating the rotor, a control device for controlling the drive motor at least in a working state, in which the rotor is rotated, and an idle state, in which the rotor does not rotate, and an engagement unit, which is designed to set an engagement between the rotor and stator to an idle engagement in the idle state and to a working engagement in the working state. The idle engagement is less than the working engagement. A method for operating the eccentric screw pump is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: VOGELSANG GMBH & CO KG
    Inventors: Michael Rolfes, Paul Krampe
  • Publication number: 20240044330
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a metallic rotor of an eccentric screw pump, comprising clamping a workpiece extending along a central longitudinal axis in a workpiece clamping device and removing material from the workpiece by cutting with a cutting tool. The invention further comprises not producing the surface of the rotor in a three-axis whirling process, using the cutting tool to produce the outer surface geometry of the rotor, advancing the cutting tool along an axis of advance that is parallel to the longitudinal axis of the rotor, and rotating the cutting tool about an axis of tool rotation that is parallel to the longitudinal axis of the rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: VOGELSANG GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Peter Hartogh, Michael Rolfes, Hugo Vogelsang
  • Patent number: 11841016
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a metallic rotor of an eccentric screw pump, comprising clamping a workpiece extending along a central longitudinal axis in a workpiece clamping device and removing material from the workpiece by cutting with a cutting tool. The invention further comprises not producing the surface of the rotor in a three-axis whirling process, using the cutting tool to produce the outer surface geometry of the rotor, advancing the cutting tool along an axis of advance that is parallel to the longitudinal axis of the rotor, and rotating the cutting tool about an axis of tool rotation that is parallel to the longitudinal axis of the rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: VOGELSANG GMBH & CO KG
    Inventors: Peter Hartogh, Michael Rolfes, Hugo Vogelsang
  • Publication number: 20230265846
    Abstract: An eccentric screw pump hasa pump housing having a pump inlet opening and a pump outlet opening, a stator disposed in the pump housing, a rotor disposed in the stator, a drive unit comprising a drive motor and a driveshaft which for transmitting a torque connects the drive motor to the rotor, wherein the rotor for a rotating movement about a rotating axle is guided in the stator, a state sensor for detecting a state variable of the eccentric screw pump, where the state sensor, for detecting a state variable on the rotor or on the driveshaft, is disposed on the rotor or the driveshaft, or is connected to the rotor or the driveshaft by means of a signal line and is disposed so as to be spaced apart from the rotor or the driveshaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Applicant: VOGELSANG GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: MICHAEL ROLFES, Nadja Hüdepohl, Peter Hartogh
  • Publication number: 20230167818
    Abstract: An eccentric screw pump for delivering solid-laden liquids includes a rotor and a stator within which the rotor is rotatably arranged. The rotor and stator are arranged and designed with respect to one another in such a way that at least one chamber is formed, which serves to transport the liquid. The eccentric screw pump has a drive motor for rotating the rotor, a control device for controlling the drive motor at least in a working state, in which the rotor is rotated, and an idle state, in which the rotor does not rotate, and an engagement unit, which is designed to set an engagement between the rotor and stator to an idle engagement in the idle state and to a working engagement in the working state. The idle engagement is less than the working engagement. A method for operating the eccentric screw pump is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2022
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Applicant: VOGELSANG GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Michael Rolfes, Paul Krampe
  • Patent number: 11286928
    Abstract: A progressive cavity pump for transporting a liquid containing solids comprises a helical rotor, a stator having an inlet and an outlet, within which the helical rotor is rotatably disposed about a longitudinal axis of the stator, and comprising a helical inner wall corresponding to the helical rotor. The helical rotor comprises a shape tapering down toward the outlet or inlet, and the helical rotor and stator are disposed relative to each other and implemented such that at least one chamber is formed for transporting the liquid, and the chamber is cut off by a constriction. The progressive cavity pump includes an adjusting device for adjusting a relative axial position of the helical rotor and stator, wherein the adjusting device is implemented for expanding the constriction between the helical rotor and stator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: VOGELSANG GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Paul Krampe, Michael Rolfes
  • Publication number: 20210301817
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a metallic rotor of an eccentric screw pump, comprising clamping a workpiece extending along a central longitudinal axis in a workpiece clamping device and removing material from the workpiece by cutting with a cutting tool. The invention further comprises not producing the surface of the rotor in a three-axis whirling process, using the cutting tool to produce the outer surface geometry of the rotor, advancing the cutting tool along an axis of advance that is parallel to the longitudinal axis of the rotor, and rotating the cutting tool about an axis of tool rotation that is parallel to the longitudinal axis of the rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Applicant: VOGELSANG GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Peter Hartogh, Michael Rolfes, Hugo Vogelsang
  • Publication number: 20200124046
    Abstract: A progressive cavity pump for transporting a liquid containing solids comprises a helical rotor, a stator having an inlet and an outlet, within which the helical rotor is rotatably disposed about a longitudinal axis of the stator, and comprising a helical inner wall corresponding to the helical rotor. The helical rotor comprises a shape tapering down toward the outlet or inlet, and the helical rotor and stator are disposed relative to each other and implemented such that at least one chamber is formed for transporting the liquid, and the chamber is cut off by a constriction. The progressive cavity pump includes an adjusting device for adjusting a relative axial position of the helical rotor and stator, wherein the adjusting device is implemented for expanding the constriction between the helical rotor and stator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2018
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Applicant: VOGELSANG GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Paul Krampe, Michael Rolfes
  • Patent number: D960203
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Inventor: Michael Rolfes