Patents by Inventor Michael Stummer

Michael Stummer 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).

  • Publication number: 20250123054
    Abstract: A drying tower for bulk materials, in particular agricultural grains, includes a drying zone through which bulk material to be dried must pass from top to bottom, and an air guide for passing air through the drying zone. An air inlet is provided for introducing fresh air from the surroundings of the drying tower as supply air into the drying zone. An air outlet is provided for discharging exhaust air from the drying zone. A heat exchanger is provided for discharging heat from the exhaust air to the fresh air and an air return line for exhaust air is connected to the air outlet and the heat exchanger. An air supply line for fresh air is connected to the heat exchanger and the air inlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2024
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Applicant: STELA Laxhuber GmbH
    Inventors: Christoph Höfler, Michael Stummer, Thomas Christian Laxhuber
  • Publication number: 20230076213
    Abstract: A continuous dryer heat exchanger device has a plurality of heat exchanger units. Waste air of an associated dryer section of the associated continuous dryer is guided through an individual heat exchanger unit and contaminants from the waste air are deposited in the heat exchanger unit. A cleaning device for cleaning the continuous flow heat exchanger device of the contaminants is thereby provided, which cleaning device has a plurality of cleaning units. An associated heat exchanger unit is to be cleaned by means of the individual cleaning unit. A switching device is provided, by means of which the cleaning units are to be switched in series one after the other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicant: STELA Laxhuber GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Stummer, Thomas Christian Laxhuber