Patents by Inventor Niklaus Mendler

Niklaus Mendler 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: 6100618
    Abstract: The rotary machine comprises a driven rotor and an electric motor having a stator and a driving rotor. The stator is also executed as an electromagnetic bearing for the driving rotor, and the driving rotor of the electric motor together with the driven rotor of the rotary machine forms a rotor unit, i.e. the two rotors form an integral rotor. The rotary machine can for example be a rotary pump, a centrifugal pump, a centrifuge or a stirring apparatus. The rotor can be constructed so as to be easily removable from the stator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2000
    Assignees: Sulzer Electronics AG, Lust Antriebstechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Reto Schoeb, Joerg Hugel, Niklaus Mendler