Patents by Inventor Peter Knappe

Peter Knappe 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: 8863675
    Abstract: A steam generator for producing superheated steam in a waste incineration plant, includes a boiler housing having a combustion chamber with walls having an evaporator. The evaporator has tubes carrying water and being acted upon by heat energy released during incineration of waste, for producing superheated steam. A wall superheater for increasing temperature of the superheated steam includes a plurality of tubes in a wall of the boiler housing for carrying superheated steam being protected against flue gas from an incineration process by plate-like elements formed of a corrosion-proof material. The boiler housing includes an evaporator housing section having the water-carrying tubes and a wall-superheater housing section spatially separated from the evaporator housing section and having the superheated steam-carrying tubes. The wall-superheater housing section is movable relative to and disposed downstream of the evaporator housing section in flue gas flow direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: MVV Umwelt GmbH
    Inventors: Johannes Günther, Hansjörg Roll, Peter Knapp, Uwe Zickert
  • Publication number: 20140261248
    Abstract: A steam generator for producing superheated steam in a waste incineration plant, includes a boiler housing having a combustion chamber with walls having an evaporator. The evaporator has tubes carrying water and being acted upon by heat energy released during incineration of waste, for producing superheated steam. A wall superheater for increasing temperature of the superheated steam includes a plurality of tubes in a wall of the boiler housing for carrying superheated steam being protected against flue gas from an incineration process by plate-like elements formed of a corrosion-proof material. The boiler housing includes an evaporator housing section having the water-carrying tubes and a wall-superheater housing section spatially separated from the evaporator housing section and having the superheated steam-carrying tubes. The wall-superheater housing section is movable relative to and disposed downstream of the evaporator housing section in flue gas flow direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: MVV UMWELT GMBH
    Inventors: JOHANNES GUENTHER, HANSJOERG ROLL, PETER KNAPP, UWE ZICKERT
  • Patent number: 8813462
    Abstract: A device for molding plastic blanks to give plastic containers with a blow mold may include a cavity within which a plastic blank may be molded to give a plastic container. The blow mold has a base part to form a base section of the container. The base part defines the cavity. The device may include a filling device for introducing a gaseous medium into the plastic blank via the mouth thereof, in order to expand the plastic blank within the blow mold, with a rod-like body, which may be moved relative to the blow mold in order to draw the plastic blank during the molding process. The base part has a forming section defining the cavity, for forming the base section of the container which matches the shape of the base section of the container, and the forming section has a projection running in the direction of the cavity in a central region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Krones AG
    Inventor: Peter Knapp
  • Publication number: 20140145377
    Abstract: In a blow moulding machine for the production of plastics material containers, during a blow mould procedure, the container to be expanded is supplied with blow moulding air from a first gas preparation device on the one hand or from a second gas preparation device on the other hand. During this procedure a cooling of the base of the container is additionally carried out.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2013
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: Krones AG
    Inventor: Peter KNAPP
  • Patent number: 8573266
    Abstract: An apparatus for filling containers, in particular bottles, has at least one transport device for transporting the containers, at least one filling device for filling the containers and a tempering device for tempering a bottom area of the container. The tempering device is located at least at times at least partially in or below the bottom area of the transported containers and the filling device is arranged at least at times at least partially in or above a mouth area of the transported containers. The tempering device is mounted on the apparatus in such a way that tempering during or after filling becomes possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Krones AG
    Inventors: Peter Knapp, Alexander Schau
  • Patent number: 8310408
    Abstract: A first presenting display device of a first aspect ratio includes a predefined pixel region for a display area, such as displaying video image content from one or more video input devices, and a graphical user control interface within a predefined pixel area representing the pixel area difference between the first display device and the predefined pixel region for the display area. A second display device has an aspect ratio matching the pixel region for the display area of the first device. Content from the display area of the first device is simultaneously displayed on the full display of the second device without the graphical user control interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Waveguide Consulting, Incorporated
    Inventors: Scott Walker, Harry Allison, Kenn Trezek, Barry Millsapp, Peter Knapp, Shane Long, Eric Bernhardt
  • Publication number: 20120064515
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for minimizing diagnostic errors due to transposition of biological specimens among subjects provides for independent biometric confirmation that a given specimen is from a given donor. In certain embodiments, a biological specimen confirmation kit comprises a portable and openable case housing components of the kit, at least one biological specimen container adapted to receive a biological testing specimen from a donor, and at least one reference sample device adapted to receive a biological reference specimen from the same donor, such that the testing and reference specimens can later be compared for donor match verification by a reference verification entity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2009
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: Diagnostic ID, LLC
    Inventors: Peter Knapp, Travis Morgan, Theodore Schenberg
  • Publication number: 20110232237
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for moulding plastic blanks to give plastic containers with a blow mould (2), comprising a cavity (4) within which a plastic blank may be moulded to give a plastic container, wherein the blow mould (2) has a base part (6) to form a base section (10c) of the container (10), said base part defining the cavity (4), a filling device for introducing a gaseous medium into the plastic blank via the mouth thereof, in order to expand the plastic blank within the blow mould (2), with a rod-like body (15), which may be moved relative to the blow mould (2) in order to draw the plastic blank (10) during the moulding process, wherein the base part (6) has a forming section (12) defining the cavity (4), for forming the base section (10c) of the container which matches the shape of the base section (10c) of the container (10) and the forming section (18) has a projection (14) running in the direction of the cavity (4) in a central region (Z).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2009
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: Krones AG
    Inventor: Peter Knapp
  • Patent number: 8016587
    Abstract: A stretch rod used for forming a preform into a hollow body having in its surface a plurality of raised portions and/or recesses relative to the circular cylinder shape, whereby the stretch rod tip can come into contact with the concave, rotationally symmetric inner surface of the preform at a plurality of locations which are separate from one another. Also, a method and an apparatus for forming a preform into a hollow body, which uses such a stretch rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Krones AG
    Inventors: Gerhard Schuster, Peter Knapp
  • Publication number: 20110146837
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for filling containers, in particular bottles, comprising at least one transport device (2, 6, 10, 14) for transporting the containers, at least one filling device (8) for filling the containers and a tempering device for tempering a bottom area of the container, wherein the tempering device is located at least at times at least partially in or below the bottom area of the transported containers and the filling device (8) is arranged at least at times at least partially in or above a mouth area of the transported containers. According to the invention, the tempering device is mounted on the apparatus (1) in such a way that tempering during or after filling becomes possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2010
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Inventors: Peter Knapp, Alexander Schau
  • Publication number: 20100295217
    Abstract: The invention discloses a method of heating a preform (50) of thermoplastic material prior to blow molding the same to form a container, with the preform (50) being held at a threaded region (58) during heating thereof. A neck portion (48) of the preform (50) close to the threaded region (58) is temporarily heated more strongly as compared to other regions. The invention further relates to a tempering device for heating such a preform (50), including at least one radiation and/or heat source acting on the preform (50) and defining several impact regions on the preform (50) with different heating intensities each. The preform (50) has associated therewith at least one reflector (52) disposed in the threaded (58) and/or neck region (48) for deflecting radiation proportions piercing the neck region (48) and for heating the neck region (48) on an inside of the preform (50).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2010
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicant: KRONES AG
    Inventors: Jochen Forsthoevel, Ulrich Lappe, Jochen Hirdina, Peter Knapp, Konrad Senn, Gerald Huettner
  • Publication number: 20100139535
    Abstract: A steam generator for producing superheated steam in a waste incineration plant, includes a boiler housing having a combustion chamber with walls having an evaporator. The evaporator has tubes carrying water and being acted upon by heat energy released during incineration of waste, for producing superheated steam. A wall superheater for increasing temperature of the superheated steam includes a plurality of tubes in a wall of the boiler housing for carrying superheated steam being protected against flue gas from an incineration process by plate-like elements formed of a corrosion-proof material. The boiler housing includes an evaporator housing section having the water-carrying tubes and a wall-superheater housing section spatially separated from the evaporator housing section and having the superheated steam-carrying tubes. The wall-superheater housing section is movable relative to and disposed downstream of the evaporator housing section in flue gas flow direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2009
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: MVV UMWELT GMBH
    Inventors: Johannes Günther, Hansjörg Roll, Peter Knapp, Uwe Zickert
  • Patent number: 7613498
    Abstract: A device for supporting a patient is used with a computer-tomography (CT) device. The patient to be examined is to be introduced into an opening in a gantry of the CT device. The patient supporting device has a height-adjustable device disposed laterally with respect to the gantry opening and permits the height of a support for a patient to be adjusted. A support arm extends from the height-adjustable device to a fixture for supporting a stretcher and is rotatable with respect to the height adjustable device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Frank Bartels, Peter Knappe, Stefan Leidenberger
  • Publication number: 20090160102
    Abstract: A stretch rod used for forming a preform into a hollow body having in its surface a plurality of raised portions and/or recesses relative to the circular cylinder shape, whereby the stretch rod tip can come into contact with the concave, rotationally symmetric inner surface of the preform at a plurality of locations which are separate from one another. Also, a method and an apparatus for forming a preform into a hollow body, which uses such a stretch rod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Applicant: KRONES AG
    Inventors: Gerhard Schuster, Peter Knapp
  • Publication number: 20070151916
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for positioning a plurality of cylindrical spirally wound membrane filtration elements in a body of aqueous feedstock employing manifold conduits that support vertically aligned filtration elements via short lengths of pipe. Efficient and effective connections are made between the ends of such support pipes and the adjacent end of each filtration element by bayonet-type fittings, which allow straightforward, detachable interconnection by axially moving the cylindrical element into place and then rotating the element a quarter turn. Support in this manner provides full access to the open lower ends of the element through which, during operation, streams of rising gas bubbles are caused to pass, fed from underlying bubblers or the like. The manifold conduits may be located either above or below the preferably vertically oriented filtration elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2006
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Applicant: TRISEP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Peter Knappe, Ronald Magnani, Ryan Kwast, Jonathon Magnani
  • Publication number: 20070131614
    Abstract: High flow, low-pressure ultrafiltration or microfiltration spiral wound membrane cartridges are used in filtration of liquid feedstocks having high suspended solids. Applications may utilize either vacuum or pumping for transmembrane drive pressure (TMP), and gas may optionally be bubbled up through the cartridges with certain feedstocks. Water permeate flux rates as high as 90 gallons per square foot per day (gfd) can be obtained at TMPs below 5 pounds per square inch. By locating each spiral wound cartridge in its own casing and supplying liquid feedstock to an open lower end of the casing, as opposed to submerging such cartridges in a tank filled with feedstock, overall low pressure performance is greatly improved. High permeate flow can be maintained for long periods of time between shutdowns for intensive cleaning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2006
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Applicant: TriSep Corporation
    Inventors: Peter Knappe, Michael Snodgrass
  • Publication number: 20070094796
    Abstract: A device for supporting a patient is used with a computer-tomography (CT) device. The patient to be examined is to be introduced into an opening in a gantry of the CT device. The patient supporting device has a height-adjustable device disposed laterally with respect to the gantry opening and permits the height of a support for a patient to be adjusted. A support arm extends from the height-adjustable device to a fixture for supporting a stretcher and is rotatable with respect to the height adjustable device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2004
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Inventors: Frank Bartels, Peter Knappe, Stefan Leidenberger
  • Patent number: 6986603
    Abstract: An above table transillumination device has an X ray radiator that can be rotated around the horizontal axis of the radiator stand and that has a swivel lock having a manually actuatable unlocking lever. The unlocking lever is arranged at the front side of the radiator carrier facing away from the radiator stand and is connected to the lever of the swivel lock via a transmission device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2006
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Franz Fadler, Peter Knappe, Stefan Leidenberger
  • Publication number: 20020136355
    Abstract: An above-table transillumination device has been an X-ray radiator that can be rotated around the horizontal axis of the radiator stand and that has a swivel lock having a manually actuatable unlocking lever. The unlocking lever is arranged at the front side of the radiator carrier facing away from the radiator stand and is connected to the lever of the swivel lock via a transmission device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2002
    Publication date: September 26, 2002
    Inventors: Franz Fadler, Peter Knappe, Stefan Leidenberger
  • Patent number: D705658
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Krones AG
    Inventors: Peter Knapp, Alexander Dachs, Stephanie Pietrasch, Bastian Tiβmer, Arno Haner, Ulrich Lappe