Patents by Inventor Reinhold Kraus

Reinhold Kraus 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: 6845985
    Abstract: A rotating mechanical seal with a sliding ring, characterized by the sliding ring (5) being attached by way of an O-ring (6) on a shaft (1) of a compressor and rotating with the shaft (1) and by a non-rotating backing ring (4) being provided which is attached by way of an O-ring (3) to a housing (2) of the compressor so as to be gas-tight wherein the sliding ring (5) and backing ring (4) are pressed one against another by a spring (8) to form a seal and slide one upon the other, wherein one of the rings (4,5) is made of a carbon and silicon carbide composite material and the other of a silicon carbide material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2005
    Assignee: Firma Carl Freudenberg
    Inventor: Reinhold Kraus
  • Publication number: 20020074728
    Abstract: A rotating mechanical seal with a sliding ring, characterized by the sliding ring (5) being attached by way of an O-ring (6) on a shaft (1) of a compressor and rotating with the shaft (1) and by a non-rotating backing ring (4) being provided which is attached by way of an O-ring (3) to a housing (2) of the compressor so as to be gas-tight wherein the sliding ring (5) and backing ring (4) are pressed one against another by a spring (8) to form a seal and slide one upon the other, wherein one of the rings (4,5) is made of a carbon and silicon carbide composite material and the other of a silicon carbide material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2001
    Publication date: June 20, 2002
    Inventor: Reinhold Kraus
  • Patent number: 5984313
    Abstract: A sliding ring seal includes a counter ring and an adjusting ring configured as a buttress. The counter ring and the adjusting ring are interconnected in a manner that does not allow for relative rotation, and they enclose a shaft to be sealed, also in a manner that does not allow for relative rotation. At least one sealing ring made of an elastomeric material seals the counter ring and the adjusting ring with respect to each other and with respect to the shaft. A sliding ring is joined to a housing and is sealed with respect thereto by means of at least one further sealing ring. The sliding ring is joined to the housing in an axially resilient manner that also does not allow for relative rotation. The counter ring and the sealing ring respectively include sealing surfaces that contact one another sealingly under an elastic preload. The sealing rings are arranged, sealingly and under the elastic preload, in a corresponding installation space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1999
    Assignee: Firma Carl Freudenberg
    Inventor: Reinhold Kraus
  • Patent number: 5984312
    Abstract: A sealing device comprises a slide ring and a counterring having sealing surfaces, the slide ring and counterring contacting one another under axial prestressing in a sealing manner and capable of rotating relative to one another, the counterring and a substantially L-shaped engaging ring being interconnected, the engaging ring being affixed to a shaft to be sealed, and the counterring and the engaging ring being sealed relatively to each other by a sealing ring. The counterring contacts a radial segment of the engaging ring and surrounds an axial segment with radial clearance, and the sealing ring is sealingly arranged, under elastic prestressing, in the gap formed by the clearance. The counterring has an inner peripheral surface which forms an angle .alpha. of about 0.5.degree. to about 60.degree. with an axis of rotation, and the radial clearance in which the sealing ring is arranged is greater on the side facing the radial segment of the engaging ring than on the side facing the slide ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1999
    Assignee: Firma Carl Freudenberg
    Inventors: Armin Hintenlang, Klaus Schafer, Reinhold Kraus, Kurt Ewald, Andreas Jaekel, Rolf Weis, Erwin Schafer, Bernd Stichler
  • Patent number: 5964466
    Abstract: A sealing device comprises a slide ring having a sliding surface and a counterring affixed to a shaft, the sliding surface of the slide ring sealingly contacting the counterring and capable of rotating relative to the counterring, the slide ring, on a side facing away from the sliding surface, being sealed relative to a retaining ring by a sealing element of elastomeric material, the retaining ring being biased by a compression spring away from a housing which has an essentially C-shaped cross-section open in the direction of the slide ring. The sealing element is constructed as a ring-shaped bellows and has an essentially N-shaped cross-section with a first radial segment and a second radial segment which are connected by an axial segment. The first radial segment sealingly contacts an end face of the slide ring facing away from the sliding surface, and the second radial segment sealingly contacts an inner segment of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1999
    Assignee: Firma Carl Freudenberg
    Inventors: Armin Hintenlang, Klaus Schafer, Reinhold Kraus, Kurt Ewald, Andreas Jaekel, Rolf Weis, Erwin Schafer, Bernd Stichler
  • Patent number: 4900557
    Abstract: The invention relates to pellet formulations which (a) contain at least one active compound, one binder and one weighting agent, (b) are coated with a lacquer which is resistant to gastric juice or have been granulated in the presence of a lacquer which is resistant to gastric juice, it being possible, if appropriate, for the granules to be coated with a lacquer which is resistant to gastric juice, (c) have an apparent density of 1.4 to 2.4 and (d) have a diameter of 0.2 to 1.8 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1988
    Date of Patent: February 13, 1990
    Assignee: Troponwerke GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Hans-Dieter Dell, Reinhold Kraus, Detlef Schierstedt
  • Patent number: 4871767
    Abstract: Medicament preparations contain 2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)-ethyl N-(.alpha.,.alpha.,.alpha.-trifluoro-m-tolyl)-anthranilate and dimethyl sulphoxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 1987
    Date of Patent: October 3, 1989
    Assignee: Troponwerke GmbH & Co, KG
    Inventors: Bernhard Beckermann, Hans-Dieter Dell, Harald Horstmann, Reinhold Kraus
  • Patent number: 4731384
    Abstract: The invention relates to topical antiinflammatory medicament formulations which also have analgesic activity and contain 2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)-ethyl N-(.alpha.,.alpha.,.alpha.,-trifluoro-m-tolyl) anthranilate as the active ingredient and an adjuvant which is preferably a triglyceride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1986
    Date of Patent: March 15, 1988
    Assignee: Troponwerke GmbH & Co, KG
    Inventors: Hans-Dieter Dell, Reinhold Kraus, Detlef Schierstedt
  • Patent number: 4614741
    Abstract: The invention relates to depot formulations containing, as an active antiinflammatory and/or analgesic agent a compound of Formula I, infra together with a suspension medium. Typical suspension agents are glycerides and/or esters of mono- or poly-hydric alcohols as well as selected ethers, alcohols and amides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1984
    Date of Patent: September 30, 1986
    Assignee: Troponwerke GmbH & Co., KG
    Inventors: Hans-Dieter Dell, Bernhard Pelster, Reinhold Kraus, Detlef Schierstedt
  • Patent number: 4594357
    Abstract: The invention relates to depot formulations containing, as an active antiinflammatory and/or analgesic agent a compound of Formula I, infra together with a suspension medium. Typical suspension agents are glycerides and/or esters of mono- or poly-hydric alcohols as well as selected ethers, alcohols and amides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1984
    Date of Patent: June 10, 1986
    Assignee: Troponwerke GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Hans-Dieter Dell, Bernhard Pelster, Reinhold Kraus, Detlef Schierstedt