Patents by Inventor Stefan BÜRGI

Stefan BÜRGI 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).

  • Publication number: 20240102574
    Abstract: Butterfly valve housing for a butterfly valve having a closing element mounted rotatably in the housing, wherein receiving openings are arranged in the housing between the two flange connection discs and between the reinforcement structure, wherein the receiving openings are directed from the outer circumference in the direction of the vertical centre axis, into which the inserts can be inserted into the housing, wherein the inserts are arranged form-fittingly in the receiving openings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Stefan BUERGI, Alexander ERNST, Timo JAECKLE, Lars MAYER, Maxim WASETZKI
  • Patent number: 11187327
    Abstract: Butterfly valve for shutting off or regulating a medium, which flows through a pipeline, containing a housing, wherein the housing is configured in one piece and is preferably composed of plastic, a disc and a shaft, wherein the disc can be pivoted along the shaft between an open position and a closed position, wherein the disc comprises a core composed of plastic and a shell composed of plastic, wherein the plastic of the core and the plastic of the shell are different.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Inventors: Timo Jaeckle, Stefan Buergi
  • Patent number: 10962140
    Abstract: Hand lever, preferably produced from plastics material, for operating a valve, preferably a butterfly valve or a ball valve, including a lever and a locking plate, wherein the lever comprises a locking element and a lever upper part, wherein a fastening element for fastening on a valve and for connection to the locking plate is arranged on the lever upper part and the locking plate comprises a receiving opening for receiving the fastening element, characterized in that the receiving opening is realized in an oval manner and the fastening element comprises a round cross-sectional area or the fastening element comprises an oval cross-sectional area and the receiving opening is realized in a round manner, wherein the oval and round contour of the receiving opening preferably comprises at least one recess or slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Inventors: Joerg Hunnekuhl, Timo Jaeckle, Stefan Buergi, Novica Lalevic
  • Publication number: 20200325993
    Abstract: Butterfly valve for shutting off or regulating a medium, which flows through a pipeline, containing a housing, wherein the housing is configured in one piece and is preferably composed of plastic, a disc and a shaft, wherein the disc can be pivoted along the shaft between an open position and a closed position, wherein the disc comprises a core composed of plastic and a shell composed of plastic, wherein the plastic of the core and the plastic of the shell are different.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: Timo JAECKLE, Stefan BUERGI
  • Publication number: 20190219191
    Abstract: Hand lever, preferably produced from plastics material, for operating a valve, preferably a butterfly valve or a ball valve, including a lever and a locking plate, wherein the lever comprises a locking element and a lever upper part, wherein a fastening element for fastening on a valve and for connection to the locking plate is arranged on the lever upper part and the locking plate comprises a receiving opening for receiving the fastening element, characterized in that the receiving opening is realized in an oval manner and the fastening element comprises a round cross-sectional area or the fastening element comprises an oval cross-sectional area and the receiving opening is realized in a round manner, wherein the oval and round contour of the receiving opening preferably comprises at least one recess or slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Joerg HUNNEKUHL, Timo JAECKLE, Stefan BUERGI, Novica LALEVIC
  • Patent number: 10042368
    Abstract: A flow rate measuring unit, comprising a housing, which is composed of at least two housing parts that can be connected to one another and in which a flow passage extends, which branches off into a measuring channel branch and at least one bypass channel branch, wherein a substrate comprising a sensor system is disposed in the measuring channel branch. According to the invention, the flow passage includes a channel widening chamber in which an insert plate stack composed of at least two insert plates is disposed, which each include at least one plate-longitudinal recess extending in the longitudinal direction as the measuring channel branch and/or as the bypass channel branch. The insert plates are provided as insert parts for the channel widening chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: Axetris AG
    Inventors: Stefan Bürgi, Adrian Dänzer, Christoph Bächler
  • Patent number: 9995607
    Abstract: A flow rate measuring unit, comprising a housing, which is composed of at least two housing parts that can be connected to one another and in which a flow passage extends, which branches off into a measuring channel branch and at least one bypass channel branch, wherein a substrate comprising a sensor system is disposed in the measuring channel branch. According to the invention, the flow passage includes a channel widening chamber in which an insert plate stack composed of at least two insert plates is disposed, which each include at least one plate-longitudinal recess extending in the longitudinal direction as the measuring channel branch and/or as the bypass channel branch. The insert plates are provided as insert parts for the channel widening chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: Axetris AG
    Inventors: Stefan Bürgi, Adrian Dänzer, Christoph Bächler
  • Patent number: 9945491
    Abstract: A device for actuating a valve, comprising a casing, said casing exhibiting a transparent region and said casing preferentially having been formed from an upper part and a lower part, a transmission assembly, an electric motor and a base board for attaching electrical components, wherein LEDs or a multicolor LED and an optical waveguide have been arranged in the casing, preferentially on the base board, the position or another function of the valve being indicated by the LEDs lighting up, and the optical waveguide collimating and focusing the light of the LEDs for the purpose of indicating the position or malfunction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: Georg Fischer Rohrleitungssysteme AG
    Inventors: Juergen Stumpp, Stefan Buergi
  • Publication number: 20170153651
    Abstract: A flow rate measuring unit, comprising a housing, which is composed of at least two housing parts that can be connected to one another and in which a flow passage extends, which branches off into a measuring channel branch and at least one bypass channel branch, wherein a substrate comprising a sensor system is disposed in the measuring channel branch. According to the invention, the flow passage includes a channel widening chamber in which an insert plate stack composed of at least two insert plates is disposed, which each include at least one plate-longitudinal recess extending in the longitudinal direction as the measuring channel branch and/or as the bypass channel branch. The insert plates are provided as insert parts for the channel widening chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Inventors: Stefan BÜRGI, Adrian DÄNZER, Christoph BÄCHLER
  • Publication number: 20170153133
    Abstract: A flow rate measuring unit, comprising a housing, which is composed of at least two housing parts that can be connected to one another and in which a flow passage extends, which branches off into a measuring channel branch and at least one bypass channel branch, wherein a substrate comprising a sensor system is disposed in the measuring channel branch. According to the invention, the flow passage includes a channel widening chamber in which an insert plate stack composed of at least two insert plates is disposed, which each include at least one plate-longitudinal recess extending in the longitudinal direction as the measuring channel branch and/or as the bypass channel branch. The insert plates are provided as insert parts for the channel widening chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Inventors: Stefan BÜRGI, Adrian DÄNZER, Christoph BÄCHLER
  • Patent number: 9518678
    Abstract: An electrical feedback device (6) of a valve (1) is provided for feeding back the position of a hand wheel (4) of the valve (1) and thus the position of a shut-off member of the valve (1). The electrical feedback device (6) can be mounted in a spindle housing (13) of a housing upper part (2) of the valve (1). The electrical feedback device is configured so that the rotational movement of the hand wheel (4) is converted into a linear movement of a trip cam (45). The electrical feedback device (6) has a gearwheel (43) which is driven by a screw thread (42) which is mounted on a ring (41).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: Georg Fischer Rohrleitungssysteme AG
    Inventors: Stefan Bürgi, Jürgen Stumpp
  • Publication number: 20160265684
    Abstract: A device for actuating a valve, comprising a casing, said casing exhibiting a transparent region and said casing preferentially having been formed from an upper part and a lower part, a transmission assembly, an electric motor and a base board for attaching electrical components, wherein LEDs or a multicolour LED and an optical waveguide have been arranged in the casing, preferentially on the base board, the position or another function of the valve being indicated by the LEDs lighting up, and the optical waveguide collimating and focusing the light of the LEDs for the purpose of indicating the position or malfunction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Juergen STUMPP, Stefan BUERGI
  • Patent number: 9062789
    Abstract: An actuating device (4) for actuating valves, having a spindle (5), wherein the actuating device is designed as a hand wheel (4) with a locking element (32) and with an electric feedback device (6), characterized in that the locking element (32) is formed in one piece and is arranged integrally in the hand wheel (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: Georg Fischer Rohrleitungssysteme AG
    Inventors: Stefan Buergi, Juergen Stumpp
  • Publication number: 20150034186
    Abstract: An actuating device (4) for actuating valves, having a spindle (5), wherein the actuating device is designed as a hand wheel (4) with a locking element (32) and with an electric feedback device (6), characterized in that the locking element (32) is formed in one piece and is arranged integrally in the hand wheel (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: Georg Fischer Rohrleitungssysteme AG
    Inventors: Stefan Bürgi, Jürgen Stumpp
  • Patent number: 8869609
    Abstract: A flow sensor for measuring the flow of a gaseous or liquid medium with a sensor housing in which, between an inlet channel and an outlet channel, a flow channel extends that comprises a main channel and a measuring channel that is arranged parallel to the main channel. At least one main channel choke point is arranged in the main channel, and the measuring channel comprises a sensor element for measuring the flow. A measuring channel choke point in the measuring channel on the inlet and/or the outlet side, is arranged with the main channel choke point having at least one passage and the measuring channel choke point having a passage, both passages being of identical shape and extending parallel to each other in the flow direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Axetris AG
    Inventors: Thomas Wielath, Stefan Bürgi
  • Publication number: 20120125094
    Abstract: A flow sensor for measuring the flow of a gaseous or liquid medium with a sensor housing in which, between an inlet channel and an outlet channel, a flow channel extends that comprises a main channel and a measuring channel that is arranged parallel to the main channel. At least one main channel choke point is arranged in the main channel, and the measuring channel comprises a sensor element for measuring the flow. A measuring channel choke point in the measuring channel on the inlet and/or the outlet side, is arranged with the main channel choke point having at least one passage and the measuring channel choke point having a passage, both passages being of identical shape and extending parallel to each other in the flow direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2011
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: LEISTER PROCESS TECHNOLOGIES
    Inventors: Thomas WIELATH, Stefan BÜRGI
  • Publication number: 20120080628
    Abstract: An actuating device (4) for actuating valves, having a spindle (5), wherein the actuating device is designed as a hand wheel (4) with a locking element (32) and with an electric feedback device (6), characterized in that the locking element (32) is formed in one piece and is arranged integrally in the hand wheel (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2010
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Applicant: GEORG FISCHER ROHRLEITUNGSSYSTEME AG
    Inventors: Stefan Buergi, Juergen Stumpp