Patents by Inventor Stefan Woestmann

Stefan Woestmann 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: 20240141455
    Abstract: A cold-rolled flat steel product has a tensile strength of 750-940 MPa, a high strength, an improved weldability and optimized shaping properties, and can be produced at low cost. The cold-rolled flat steel product consists of a steel composed, in percent by mass, of C: 0.040-0.100%; Mn: 2.10-2.50%; Si: 0.10-0.40%; Cr: 0.30-0.90%; Ti: 0.020-0.080%, B: 0.0005-0.0020%; N: 0.003-0.010%; Al: up to 0.10%; Ca: up to 0.005%; P: up to 0.025%; S: up to 0.010%; optionally one or more of the following elements: Mo: up to 0.20%; Nb: up to 0.050%; Cu: up to 0.10%; V: up to 0.020%; Ni: up to 0.10%, the remainder being iron and unavoidable impurities, and total content of impurities is limited to at most 0.5% by mass and contents of phosphorus (“P”) and sulfur (“S”) belong to the impurities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Ekaterina Bocharova, Olga Sukhopar, Georg Paul, Stefan Woestmann
  • Publication number: 20230356118
    Abstract: In one example, an apparatus for filtering a fluid (e.g., a plastic melt having impurities) includes a housing which has at least one inlet for introduction of the fluid and an outlet for delivery of the fluid and a cavity formed in the housing by wall portions of the housing for receiving a sieve support, and a sieve support which is arranged moveably in the cavity of the housing and has a longitudinal axis for receiving at least one filter element for filtering the fluid. The sieve support externally has a plurality of integrally formed raised portions and/or raised portions and/or recesses are formed at wall portions of the housing, that delimit the cavity, such that provided between the wall portion and the sieve support are a plurality of gaps/cavities, by means of which a slight fluid flow is enabled in operation. Another example concerns a valve arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventor: Stefan Wöstmann
  • Publication number: 20230294328
    Abstract: A pelletizing apparatus for the production of pellets from a melt flow comprising a pelletizer (12, 112), a cutting chamber (14, 114, 172), and a suspension structure (4, 104) for suspension of the pelletizer (12, 112) and/or the cutting chamber, wherein the suspension structure (4, 104) has a stationary portion (8, 108) and a portion (6, 106) connected rotatably about an axis of rotation (18, 118) to the stationary portion (8, 108) by means of a joint (16, 116). According to the invention it is proposed that the pivotable portion (6, 106) has a substantially horizontal support arm (20, 120) which extends from the axis of rotation (18, 118) and has a distal end (22, 122), wherein in the region of the distal end (22, 122) the pivotable portion (6, 106) has a support (10, 110) adapted to support the pivotable portion (6, 106) in a vertical direction (24, 124).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Nikolai SCHNELLBACH, Stefan WÖSTMANN
  • Patent number: 11577438
    Abstract: The invention relates to a filtering device for filtering a fluid, and in particular a liquefied plastic. The filtering device includes a control unit to control the position of a screen carrier by generating control signals such that the fluid pressure in a fluid inlet channel and/or in a fluid outlet channel remains within definable pressure ranges while a cavity is being filled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Nordson Corporation
    Inventors: Stefan Wöstmann, Markus Walbersmann, Robert Middler
  • Publication number: 20230036365
    Abstract: A valve having a valve housing and a blocking element, wherein the valve housing has a hollow space for receiving the blocking element, an inlet opening for allowing a fluid to flow into the hollow space and an outlet opening for allowing the fluid to flow out of the hollow space, wherein the blocking element has a guide body and is arranged linearly moveably and at least partially in the hollow space of the valve housing between the inlet opening and the outlet opening, wherein the blocking element has at least one opening for allowing the fluid to flow from the inlet opening to the outlet opening via the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Helmut HERMANN, Stefan WÖSTMANN, Michael LONGIN, Stefan ZIKELI
  • Publication number: 20230036121
    Abstract: A valve having a valve housing and a shut-off element, the valve housing having a cavity for receiving the shut-off element, at least one inlet opening for a fluid to flow into the cavity and at least three outlet openings for the fluid to flow out of the cavity, the shut-off element having a guide body and being arranged in a movable manner at least partially in the cavity of the valve housing, the shut-off element having at least one shut-off projection for shutting off at least one of the outlet openings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Helmut HERMANN, Stefan WÖSTMANN, Stefan ZIKELI, Philipp ZAUNER, Michael LONGIN
  • Patent number: 11491424
    Abstract: A filter element for filtering a fluid comprises a first clamping ring with an outer ring; a first filter disk; a first inner support plate for supporting the first filter disk and which faces to the outside or to an inner flow channel; a second inner support plate provided with recesses; a second filter disk arranged adjacent the second inner support plate; and a second clamping ring which is connected to the first clamping ring by connecting elements. The filter disks and the inner support plates are arranged inside a housing which is formed by the clamping rings, by at least one outer ring and by outer support plates provided with recesses and covering the filter disks on the outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: NORDSON HOLDINGS S.A.R.L. & CO. KG
    Inventors: Stefan Wöstmann, Christian Schröder
  • Patent number: 10252457
    Abstract: A flow diverter for an extrusion die is disclosed. The flow diverter includes a body having an outer surface, an elongate opening that extends along a first axis, a set of input passages that extend from said outer surface through said body to said elongate opening, and a set of output passages that extend through said body from said elongate opening to said outer surface. The flow diverter also includes an adjustable valve positioned in said elongate opening. The adjustable valve also has a monolithic spool including a first recess and a second recess opposite to said first recess. The spool is rotatable with respect to said outer body between a first position in a first flow configuration, and a second position in a second, different flow configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: Nordson Corporation
    Inventors: Michael K. Truscott, Stefan Wöstmann
  • Patent number: 10220561
    Abstract: The invention provides an extrusion device having an adjustment valve that is rotatable between first and second operative positions. The extrusion device is configured to produce a first layer arrangement when the adjustment valve is in the first operative position and to produce a second layer arrangement when the adjustment valve is in the second operative position. Also provided are methods of using an extrusion device to produce different layer arrangements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Nordson Corporation
    Inventors: Michael K. Truscott, Stefan Wöstmann
  • Publication number: 20190009448
    Abstract: The invention relates to a filtering device for filtering a fluid, and in particular a liquefied plastic. The filtering device includes a control unit to control the position of a screen carrier by generating control signals such that the fluid pressure in a fluid inlet channel and/or in a fluid outlet channel remains within definable pressure ranges while a cavity is being filled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: Stefan Wöstmann, Markus Walbersmann, Robert Middler
  • Publication number: 20180071967
    Abstract: A filter candle to separate contaminants from a plastic melt is disclosed. The filter candle has a filter element through which a melt flow is directed to retain contaminants contained in the melt flow, and a supporting body to support the filter element. The supporting body is a hollow body having multiple passages for the melt flow. At least one additional supporting body is on the side of said filter element that faces away from the supporting body. The additional supporting body acts on surface regions of the filter element and/or accommodates them such that the filter element can be backwashable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: Christian Schröder, Stefan Wöstmann, Rolf Schämann, Robert Middler
  • Patent number: 9539753
    Abstract: The invention relates to a dirt precipitator (100) for a highly viscous medium, having a housing comprising a front housing element (30; 30?) that comprises at least one inlet channel (33) and a rear housing element (20) that comprises at least one outlet channel (23), and having a screen wheel (10; 10?) rotatably mounted between the housing elements (20, 30; 30?) having a number n of screen positions disposed in a ring zone, on each of which at least one screen opening (11.1, . . . , 11.12) having at least one screen insert element is provided. The inlet channel (33), the outlet channel (23), and the screen opening (11.1, . . . , 11.12) are disposed flush one after the other in at least one working position and form a flow channel. In all positions of the screen wheel (10; 10?), more than 50% of the screen openings (11.1, . . . , 11.12) are always able to be permeated, and are impinged by flow from at least one inlet channel and from which at least one outlet channel leads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: Nordson Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Middler, Jan-Udo Kreyenborg, Stefan Wöstmann
  • Patent number: 9504938
    Abstract: A filtering device (100) for high-viscosity fluids has a partial channel (34) in the housing (30) and a displacing piston (40) which can be inserted into the partial channel (34, 35). The displacing piston (40) has at least one inner fluid line (42) that extends from an inlet opening (41) therein to an outlet opening (43) on its circumference. The outer diameter of the displacing piston (40) corresponds to the inside diameter of the partial channel (34, 35). The displacing piston (40) can be positioned, in a production position, with its outlet opening (43) in front of the inlet of the discharge channel (33) into the partial channel (34, 35) and can be retracted to a backflushing initial position within the partial channel (34).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: NORDSON HOLDINGS S.A.R.L. & CO. KG
    Inventor: Stefan Woestmann
  • Patent number: 9468873
    Abstract: The invention relates to a filtering device (100) comprising: a filter support element (10) which is movably mounted in the housing (30), which has the shape of a cylindrical bolt, and which has multiple filter chambers (11.1, 11.2; 12.1, 12.2), a filtering element being arranged in each said filter chamber; and an inlet channel (31.1, 31.2 32.1, 32.2) and an outlet channel (41.1, 41.2; 42 0.1, 42.2) in the housing (30), wherein the inlet channel and the outlet channel are each to be connected to at least one filter chamber in a production position. The aim of the invention is to increase the effective filtering surface. This is achieved in that at least two pairs of filter chambers are provided on the filter support element. The filter chambers of each pair are arranged on the filter support element in a diametrically opposed manner, and there are no connections between the filter chambers within the filter support element. At least one respective intermediate channel (13.1, 13.2, 14.1, 14.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Nordson Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Middler, Stefan Wöstmann
  • Publication number: 20140332460
    Abstract: A filtering device (100) for high-viscosity fluids has a partial channel (34) in the housing (30) and a displacing piston (40) which can be inserted into the partial channel (34, 35). The displacing piston (40) has at least one inner fluid line (42) that extends from an inlet opening (41) therein to an outlet opening (43) on its circumference. The outer diameter of the displacing piston (40) corresponds to the inside diameter of the partial channel (34, 35). The displacing piston (40) can be positioned, in a production position, with its outlet opening (43) in front of the inlet of the discharge channel (33) into the partial channel (34, 35) and can be retracted to a backflushing initial position within the partial channel (34).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2012
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: KREYENBORG VERWALTUNGEN UND BETEILIGUNGEN GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Stefan Woestmann
  • Publication number: 20140291231
    Abstract: A filter element for filtering a fluid comprises a first clamping ring with an outer ring; a first filter disk; a first inner support plate for supporting the first filter disk and which faces to the outside or to an inner flow channel; a second inner support plate provided with recesses; a second filter disk arranged adjacent the second inner support plate; and a second clamping ring which is connected to the first clamping ring by connecting elements. The filter disks and the inner support plates are arranged inside a housing which is formed by the clamping rings, by at least one outer ring and by outer support plates provided with recesses and covering the filter disks on the outside.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2012
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: KREYENBORG VERWAL TUNGEN UND BETEILIGUNGEN GMBH & CO, KG
    Inventors: Stefan Wöstmann, Christian Schröder
  • Publication number: 20140263021
    Abstract: A plate filtering device (10) for plastic melts has at least two stationary housing components (7, 9) with a movable plate (4) with a filter insert (5) disposed between them. A locking bushing (6) that extends up to the movable plate is placed at the downstream housing component (9), and its inner recess forms a part of the flow channel. A seal bushing (3) that can be pressed against the movable plate (4) and/or the filter insert (5) is located in movable fashion in the front housing component (7). A funnel area (3.2) is formed on the side facing away from the filter insert (5). A sealing ring (2) is located between the sealing bushing (3) and a retaining ring (1). The sealing ring exhibits at least one angled conical surface (2.1) and one face area (2.2) that is oriented at a right angle to the direction of fluid flow. At the seal bushing (3), an effective pressure area (3.1, 3.1?, 3.1?) that extends into the flow channel (8) is formed within the inner width of the sealing ring (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: KREYENBORG GMBH
    Inventors: Stefan Woestmann, Jan-Udo Kreyenborg
  • Publication number: 20140263028
    Abstract: The invention relates to a filtering device (100) comprising: a filter support element (10) which is movably mounted in the housing (30), which has the shape of a cylindrical bolt, and which has multiple filter chambers (11.1, 11.2; 12.1, 12.2), a filtering element being arranged in each said filter chamber; and an inlet channel (31.1, 31.2 32.1, 32.2) and an outlet channel (41.1, 41.2; 42.1, 42.2) in the housing (30), wherein the inlet channel and the outlet channel are each to be connected to at least one filter chamber in a production position. The aim of the invention is to increase the effective filtering surface. This is achieved in that at least two pairs of filter chambers are provided on the filter support element. The filter chambers of each pair are arranged on the filter support element in a diametrically opposed manner, and there are no connections between the filter chambers within the filter support element. At least one respective intermediate channel (13.1, 13.2, 14.1, 14.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2012
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: KREYENBORG VERWALTUNGEN UND BETEILIGUNGEN GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Robert Middler, Stefan Wöstmann
  • Patent number: 8153012
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for filtering a fluid, in particular a liquefied plastic, with a housing with backflush channel and screen carrier and filter element whereby, in order to accelerate and improve the backflush effect, one or more displacement cylinders are provided that guide material removed from the production at adjustable high pressure and speed to the screen to be cleaned from the clean screen side to the dirty screen side, whereby an additional pressure generator ensures constant process pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Kreyenborg Verwaltungen und Beteiligungen GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Stefan Woestmann, Dirk Bussmann
  • Patent number: 8017010
    Abstract: A device for filtering a liquid synthetic material. The device has a housing, a feed channel, a discharge channel, and backflow channels. The feed duct is subdivided into split-feed channels (2A, 2B). The cross-section of the orifice of the split-feed channels, where they open into the filter chambers, is smaller than the normal cross-section of the feed channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Kreyenborg Verwaltungen und Beteiligungen GmbH & Co., KG
    Inventor: Stefan Woestmann