Patents by Inventor Nils Waldemann

Nils Waldemann 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: 20230112237
    Abstract: A valve has a closing member that can be brought from a closed position into an open position by a rotational movement about an axis of rotation transverse to a through-flow direction. A shaft is connected to the closing member and comprises a shaft end. A valve housing has an adjusting device, which has an adjusting device housing and comprises a receptacle in which the shaft end can be received. In order to be able to fix the valve in a switching position, a shaft portion comprises a passage that can be made congruent with two housing-side openings. The passage and the openings can be penetrated by a securing body, and the connection between the shaft and the shaft portion is secured against release when the passage and the openings are congruent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2021
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Jens Burmester, Jörg Pieplow, Kai Volster, Alexander Enns, Nils Waldemann
  • Patent number: 11415229
    Abstract: A lifting valve includes a first and a second connection, a passage connecting the first and second connections and surrounded by a valve seat, a closing element that can be brought into sealing contact with the valve seat, and an actuator to bring about the sealing contact. The closing element includes a sealing arrangement comprising a first part, a second part releasably connected to the first part, a first groove formed in the first part, a second groove, and a clamping gap. The second groove and clamping gap are formed between the first and second parts, and a seal comprising a first leg, a second leg, and a third leg is received in the sealing arrangement. The first leg is received in the first groove, the second leg is received in the second groove, and the third leg is received in the clamping gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: GEA Tuchenhagen GmbH
    Inventors: Jens Burmester, Jörg Pieplow, Matthias Südei, Nils Waldemann
  • Publication number: 20210254723
    Abstract: A lifting valve includes a first and a second connection, a passage connecting the first and second connections and surrounded by a valve seat, a closing element that can be brought into sealing contact with the valve seat, and an actuator to bring about the sealing contact. The closing element includes a sealing arrangement comprising a first part, a second part releasably connected to the first part, a first groove formed in the first part, a second groove, and a clamping gap. The second groove and clamping gap are formed between the first and second parts, and a seal comprising a first leg, a second leg, and a third leg is received in the sealing arrangement. The first leg is received in the first groove, the second leg is received in the second groove, and the third leg is received in the clamping gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Jens Burmester, Jörg Pieplow, Matthias Südel, Nils Waldemann