Patents by Inventor Sven Hedin

Sven Hedin 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: 6676131
    Abstract: Sealing ring (1) for a centrifugal separator with an axially open annular groove (7) for the sealing ring in a first rotor part (2) and a relative to the first rotor part (2) axially movable second rotor part (3), against which the sealing ring (1) sealingly abuts. Both the sealing ring (1) and the groove (7) have a first annular portion (8 and 9, respectively) turned towards the second rotor part (3) and a second annular portion (14 and 11, respectively) turned away from the second rotor part (3). The second portion (11) of the groove has an outer annular recess (12) and an inner annular recess (16) whereas the second annular portion (14) of the sealing ring (1) has at least one projection (15), which is arranged to at least partly fill up the outer recess of the groove (7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Assignee: Alfa Laval AB
    Inventor: Sven Hedin
  • Patent number: 6432034
    Abstract: A locking ring for joining a first and second of a rotor in a centrifugal separator, the first rotor part having a cylindrical end portion, and the second part having an annular flange. A locking ring is arranged to be positioned into a recess and via two radially outer contact surfaces to abut against the end portion and via inner contact surfaces to abut against the flange. The locking ring extends substantially a complete revolution around the rotational axis with two end surfaces turned towards one another and being so formed out of a single piece of resilient material that in an unloaded condition is substantially annular with an outer diameter, is at least as large as the outer radius of the recess, the contact surfaces being are so located that they in every axial section around the rotational axis have a middle point, in which the contact surface have a direction of normalcy, which is the for all contact surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2002
    Assignee: Alfa Laval AB
    Inventors: Sven Hedin, Kjell Lintenstedt, Toini Salmi