Patents by Inventor Rainer Bels

Rainer Bels 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).

  • Dual-line pump unit, lubrication system, and related apparatus and method
    Patent number: 8978825
    Abstract: A dual-line pump unit for supplying lubricant includes a reservoir having an interior for holding lubricant. A first pump is provided for pumping lubricant from the reservoir through a first main line to a lubricant distribution system. A second pump is provided for pumping lubricant from the reservoir through a second main line to the lubricant distribution system. During a first stage of operation, the first pump operates to pump lubricant from the reservoir through the first main line to the lubricant distribution system and the second pump is idle, the second main line venting back to the reservoir via the second pump. During a second stage of operation, the second pump operates to pump lubricant from the reservoir through the second main line to the lubricant distribution system and the first pump is idle, the first main line venting back to the reservoir via the first pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Lincoln Industrial Corporation
    Inventors: Paul G. Conley, Rainer Bels, Brad Allen Edler
  • DUAL-LINE PUMP UNIT, LUBRICATION SYSTEM, AND RELATED APPARATUS AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20130277147
    Abstract: A dual-line pump unit for supplying lubricant includes a reservoir having an interior for holding lubricant. A first pump is provided for pumping lubricant from the reservoir through a first main line to a lubricant distribution system. A second pump is provided for pumping lubricant from the reservoir through a second main line to the lubricant distribution system. During a first stage of operation, the first pump operates to pump lubricant from the reservoir through the first main line to the lubricant distribution system and the second pump is idle, the second main line venting back to the reservoir via the second pump. During a second stage of operation, the second pump operates to pump lubricant from the reservoir through the second main line to the lubricant distribution system and the first pump is idle, the first main line venting back to the reservoir via the first pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2012
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: LINCOLN INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Paul G. Conley, Rainer Bels, Brad Allen Edler