Patents by Inventor Rolf Witzel

Rolf Witzel 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: 11187232
    Abstract: A non-chokable pump includes an impeller having vanes for delivering solids-containing media. At least a portion of the vanes include a vane section that branches from a vane extending from a hub region of the impeller. The vane section preferably has a curvature greater than the vane extending from the hub region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: KSB SE & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Rolf Witzel, Jochen Fritz
  • Patent number: 11168695
    Abstract: A centrifugal pump for delivering a medium comprising solid admixtures includes a blade-free space arranged in front of an impeller. The centrifugal pump has a suction-side arrangement that permits variable sizing of the blade-free space. The suction-side arrangement permits the efficiency of the centrifugal pump to be increased while avoiding blockages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: KSB SE & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Alexander Christ, Christoph Jaeger, Michael Nutz, Rolf Witzel
  • Publication number: 20210131438
    Abstract: A non-chokable pump includes an impeller having vanes for delivering solids-containing media. At least a portion of the vanes include a vane section that branches from a vane extending from a hub region of the impeller. The vane section preferably has a curvature greater than the vane extending from the hub region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Rolf WITZEL, Jochen FRITZ
  • Patent number: 10738792
    Abstract: A vortex pump with an impeller is provided. The impeller includes blades for delivering solids-containing media which are arranged in bundles. The spacing the blades in the bundles is smaller than the spacing of the bundles from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: KSB Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Alexander Christ, Jochen Fritz, Christoph Jaeger, Toni Klemm, Steffen Schmidt, Rolf Witzel
  • Publication number: 20190316590
    Abstract: A centrifugal pump for delivering a medium comprising solid admixtures includes a blade-free space arranged in front of an impeller. The centrifugal pump has a suction-side arrangement that permits variable sizing of the blade-free space. The suction-side arrangement permits the efficiency of the centrifugal pump to be increased while avoiding blockages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2017
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Alexander CHRIST, Christoph JAEGER, Michael NUTZ, Rolf WITZEL
  • Publication number: 20180187692
    Abstract: A vortex pump with an impeller is provided. The impeller includes blades for delivering solids-containing media which are arranged in bundles. The spacing the blades in the bundles is smaller than the spacing of the bundles from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2016
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Alexander CHRIST, Jochen FRITZ, Christoph JAEGER, Toni KLEMM, Steffen SCHMIDT, Rolf WITZEL
  • Patent number: 8425189
    Abstract: A rotor mounting on one end of a shaft, particularly a shaft end of a centrifugal pump unit, in which an adjusting surface and at least one contact surface are constructed on the shaft end, and in which a rotor hub is provided at least on the end facing the shaft with a central bore having an internal thread. The rotor hub is attached to the shaft end by a screw connection. The shaft has a central bore (16) having an internal thread (17) at least on the end facing the rotor hub (12); a threaded pin (18) constructed as a separate component is disposed in both central bores (13, 16) in a connecting, torque-transmitting and force-transmitting manner, and the rotor is aligned on the shaft solely by the adjusting surfaces (20) and contact surfaces (21).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: KSB Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Christoph Jaeger, Rolf Witzel, Heinrich Braun
  • Publication number: 20100189567
    Abstract: A rotor mounting on one end of a shaft, particularly a shaft end of a centrifugal pump unit, in which an adjusting surface and at least one contact surface are constructed on the shaft end, and in which a rotor hub is provided at least on the end facing the shaft with a central bore having an internal thread. The rotor hub is attached to the shaft end by a screw connection. The shaft has a central bore (16) having an internal thread (17) at least on the end facing the rotor hub (12); a threaded pin (18) constructed as a separate component is disposed in both central bores (13, 16) in a connecting, torque-transmitting and force-transmitting manner, and the rotor is aligned on the shaft solely by the adjusting surfaces (20) and contact surfaces (21).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2010
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Applicant: KSB Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Christoph Jaeger, Rolf Witzel, Heinrich Braun
  • Patent number: 5605434
    Abstract: An impeller of a centrifugal pump for transporting dirty liquids has transport elements, for example back-vanes or grooves disposed on the pressure side of a cover disk. The transport elements are arranged asymmetrically and are limited to one arc sector of the cover disk to create a transverse stream that rotates with the impeller. Solids which have penetrated into the space to the side of the wheel are carried out by this stream in the direction of the transport elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 25, 1997
    Assignee: KSB Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Christian Haag, Christoph Jaeger, Wolfgang Kochanowski, Thomas Pensler, Rolf Witzel
  • Patent number: 5348444
    Abstract: A centrifugal pump for conveying fluids with suspended solids has a single-blade impeller. The blade angle, as measured at the meridian line of the blade, is positive at the rear end of the blade and less than 0 degrees along a portion of the blade which extends from the front end towards the rear end of the blade through an angle of at least 90 degrees. The inner side of the blade defines a segment of a circle which is coextensive with this portion of the blade. The front end of the blade has a surface which bridges the inner and outer sides of the blade, and such surface is either flat or forms an arc having a radius of curvature substantially greater than half the blade thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 20, 1994
    Assignee: KSB Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Wolfgang Metzinger, Rolf Witzel