Patents by Inventor Nikolaus P. Zant

Nikolaus P. Zant 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).

  • Modular pulley for continuous belt conveyor system
    Patent number: 11130639
    Abstract: A modular pulley assembly for a continuous belt conveyor can be assembly from a plurality of modular pulley disks that can be axially aligned and abut against each other to provide pulleys of differing lengths per demand. The modular pulley disks can be made from a non-metallic material such as a polymer and can manufactured by a suitable molding process. Making the modular pulley disks from non-metallic materials enables the disks to be formed with structural geometries such that the assembled pulley is structurally more rigid and can better distribute torsional loads and momentum from the belt to the support shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Marius Rutkevic̆ius, Darren D. Tremelling, Jonah Kadoko, Sheng Zhong, Thomas E. Kuckhoff, Jack D. Tavernier, Jr., Nikolaus P. Zant
  • MODULAR PULLEY FOR CONTINUOUS BELT CONVEYOR SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210188564
    Abstract: A modular pulley assembly for a continuous belt conveyor can be assembly from a plurality of modular pulley disks that can be axially aligned and abut against each other to provide pulleys of differing lengths per demand. The modular pulley disks can be made from a non-metallic material such as a polymer and can manufactured by a suitable molding process. Making the modular pulley disks from non-metallic materials enables the disks to be formed with structural geometries such that the assembled pulley is structurally more rigid and can better distribute torsional loads and momentum from the belt to the support shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Marius Rutkevicius, Darren D. Tremelling, Jonah Kadoko, Sheng Zhong, Thomas E. Kuckhoff, Jack D. Tavernier, JR., Nikolaus P. Zant