Patents by Inventor Stephan HEITZ

Stephan HEITZ 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).

  • In-line carbonation of water-base beverages
    Patent number: 11219874
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a device (1) and a process for dissolving a gas into a liquid like carbonating a water based beverage, comprising a pump (4) for the liquid, a mixing venture nozzle (8) with a main inlet (10) fluidly connected to the pump (4), at least one side inlet (14) connectable to a source of pressurized gas (6), and an outlet. The device (1) comprises also a conical flow restrictor (24) fluidly downstream of the mixing venture nozzle (8), and a pipe (20) of a length of at least 0.5 m fluidly interconnected between the mixing venture nozzle (8) and the flow restrictor (24).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: ROTAREX S.A.
    Inventors: Sascha Bormes, Maris Wall, Isabelle Schmitz, Stephan Heitz
  • In-Line Carbonation of Water-Base Beverages
    Publication number: 20160354734
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a device (1) and a process for dissolving a gas into a liquid like carbonating a water based beverage, comprising a pump (4) for the liquid, a mixing venture nozzle (8) with a main inlet (10) fluidly connected to the pump (4), at least one side inlet (14) connectable to a source of pressurized gas (6), and an outlet. The device (1) comprises also a conical flow restrictor (24) fluidly downstream of the mixing venture nozzle (8), and a pipe (20) of a length of at least 0.5 m fluidly interconnected between the mixing venture nozzle (8) and the flow restrictor (24).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Sascha BORMES, Maris WALL, Isabelle SCHMITZ, Stephan HEITZ