Patents by Inventor Rolf Sief

Rolf Sief 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: 9073768
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for the sterilization of ballast water on ships by means of UV radiation, with a pump line by means of which ballast water can be taken up and discharged, wherein the pump line is passed through by a number of UV-transparent sheath pipes arranged one behind another in the direction of the pump line and in which UV radiators are arranged for the emission of UV radiation into the pump line and sheath pipes arranged one behind another in the circumferential direction of the pump line are offset by an angle ? in relation to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: Xylem IP Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Rolf Sief, Friedhelm Kruger
  • Publication number: 20110076188
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for the sterilization of ballast water on ships by means of UV radiation, with a pump line by means of which ballast water can be taken up and discharged, wherein the pump line is passed through by a number of UV-transparent sheath pipes arranged one behind another in the direction of the pump line and in which UV radiators are arranged for the emission of UV radiation into the pump line and sheath pipes arranged one behind another in the circumferential direction of the pump line are offset by an angle ? in relation to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2008
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Applicant: Wedeco AG
    Inventors: Rolf Sief, Friedhelm Kruger
  • Patent number: 7592607
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for treating a flowing fluid, in particular water, including a housing with an inlet for supplying the fluid and an outlet for discharging the fluid, an element for generating radiation, in particular UV radiation, the radiation at least acting on a part of the flowing fluid, and a means for influencing the fluid flow within the housing wherein the means for influencing the fluid flow is configured as a module with a large number of structured metal sheets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2009
    Assignee: Wedeco AG
    Inventors: Rolf Sief, Michaela Hunze, Friedhelm Krüger
  • Publication number: 20070290144
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for treating a flowing fluid, in particular water, including a housing with an inlet for supplying the fluid and an outlet for discharging the fluid, an element for generating radiation, in particular UV radiation, the radiation at least acting on a part of the flowing fluid, and a means for influencing the fluid flow within the housing wherein the means for influencing the fluid flow is configured as a module with a large number of structured metal sheets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2007
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Inventors: Rolf Sief, Michaela Hunze, Friedhelm Kruger
  • Patent number: 7061173
    Abstract: A UV lamp unit is provided and comprises a lamp in the form of a mercury low pressure amalgam lamp that is provided with at least one amalgam deposit. A cladding tube surrounds the lamp in such a way that an air gap is provided between the lamp and the cladding tube. An element is provided in one axial direction of the lamp, in the region of the at least one amalgam deposit, for influencing the temperature of the amalgam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2006
    Assignee: Wedeco AG Water Technology
    Inventors: Joachim Fischer, Jan Boris Rudkowski, Dirk Riepe, Rolf Sief
  • Patent number: 7049738
    Abstract: A UV lamp unit includes a lamp in the form of a mercury low pressure amalgam lamp that is provided with at least one amalgam deposit. A cladding tube surrounds the lamp in such a way that an air gap is provided between the lamp and the cladding tube. An element is provided in one axial direction of the lamp, in the region of the at least one amalgam deposit, for influencing the temperature of the amalgam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2006
    Assignee: Wedeco AG Water Technology
    Inventors: Joachim Fischer, Jan Boris Rudkowski, Dirk Riepe, Rolf Sief
  • Publication number: 20050189864
    Abstract: A UV lamp unit is provided and comprises a lamp in the form of a mercury low pressure amalgam lamp that is provided with at least one amalgam deposit. A cladding tube surrounds the lamp in such a way that an air gap is provided between the lamp and the cladding tube. An element is provided in one axial direction of the lamp, in the region of the at least one amalgam deposit, for influencing the temperature of the amalgam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2005
    Publication date: September 1, 2005
    Inventors: Joachim Fischer, Jan Rudkowski, Dirk Riepe, Rolf Sief
  • Publication number: 20040232846
    Abstract: A UV lamp unit is provided and comprises a lamp in the form of a mercury low pressure amalgam lamp that is provided with at least one amalgam deposit. A cladding tube surrounds the lamp in such a way that an air gap is provided between the lamp and the cladding tube. An element is provided in one axial direction of the lamp, in the region of the at least one amalgam deposit, for influencing the temperature of the amalgam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2003
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Inventors: Joachim Fischer, Jan Boris Rudkowski, Dirk Riepe, Rolf Sief
  • Patent number: 5731589
    Abstract: The invention relates to a radiation dosimeter comprising a sensor arranged in a dosimeter casing and including at least one measuring field and a calibrating zone (64). To provide a dosimeter which can be readily manufactured and comprises a wide measuring range with high precision, it is provided, according to the invention, that the calibrating zone (64) of the sensor (56) is inserted into a radiation-shielded clearance (66) of a double-wall element (68) being formed by folding a radiation-proof web-like material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1998
    Assignee: Deutsche Forschungsanstalt fur Luft-und Raumfahrt e.V.
    Inventors: Rolf Sief, Petra Rettberg, Gerda Horneck