Patents by Inventor Sven Kolbe

Sven Kolbe 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: 20230084898
    Abstract: A filling apparatus for filling cavities of a rotary press includes a filling chamber defining an inlet opening through which filling material enters the filling chamber and an outlet opening through which filling material exits into the cavities of the rotary press. A conveyor wheel is positioned in the filling chamber and defines a plurality of conveyor pockets structured to receive the filing material. The conveyor wheel is rotatable relative to the filling chamber about an axis of rotation arranged at an angle (?) to a vertical axis. The plurality of conveyor pockets are arranged along a circular path and are rotated along the inlet opening and along the outlet opening when the conveyor wheel is rotated about the axis of rotation. The filling material received in each of the plurality of the plurality of conveyor pockets is conveyed from the inlet opening to the outlet opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicant: Fette Compacting GmbH
    Inventors: Jan Naeve, Stefan Lüdemann, Sven Kolbe, Frank Schade
  • Patent number: 11472145
    Abstract: A rotor for a rotary press comprises a die plate, upper punch seats, and lower punch seats configured to be rotationally driven by a rotary drive. An annular discharge channel is configured to be in a fixed position with respect to the die plate and further configured to collect product residue from at least one of the die plate and the lower punch seat. The discharge channel additionally comprises a removal region where the product residue is configured to be removed from the annular discharge channel A catch element is configured to rotate in sync with the die plate and is guided within the annular discharge channel to convey the product residue collected in the annular discharge channel to the removal region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Fette Compacting GmbH
    Inventors: Sven Kolbe, Jan Naeve, Frank Schade
  • Publication number: 20220258114
    Abstract: A system for continuous processing of powder products includes a first inlet configured to input a first dry powder product, a second inlet configured to input a second dry powder product, and a dry powder mixing device that mixes the first dry powder product together with the second dry powder product to form a product mixture. An outlet dispenses the product mixture from the dry powder mixing device. A production machine is included and has a powder feed frame comprising a feed frame inlet connected to the outlet of the dry powder mixing device. The outlet of the dry powder mixing device is positioned at a lower level than the feed frame inlet. A product conveying device is connected between the outlet of the dry powder mixing device and the feed frame inlet to continuously convey the product mixture from the dry powder mixing device to the feed frame inlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Applicant: Fette Compacting GmbH
    Inventors: Joris Vanderputten, Jozef Verheyen, Kris Schoeters, Nicolas Walter, Sven Kolbe
  • Publication number: 20220161211
    Abstract: A feeding and blending apparatus for a system for continuous processing of powder products comprises at least two system inlets for powder products; and at least two feeding and dosing devices arranged in a row. Each of the at least two feeding and dosing devices comprises, an inlet being connected with a system inlet, at least one feeder, at least one actuator configured to operate the at least one feeder, and an outlet being connected with an inlet of the powder blending device. A separation wall is configured to separate a process area from a technical. Process components of the at least two feeding and dosing devices are positioned in the process area and technical components of the feeding and dosing devices are positioned in the technical area. Connections between the at least one actuator and the at least one feeder pass through the separation wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Applicant: Fette Compacting GmbH
    Inventors: Nicolas Walter, Marten Klukkert, Wouter Emiel Grymonpré, Sven Kolbe, Joris Vanderputten, Jozef Verheyen, Anna Novikova, Jurgen Boeckx, Kris Schoeters, Jan Vogeleer
  • Patent number: 11267215
    Abstract: A tablet discharge gate for a tablet press comprises a tablet channel having an inlet and an outlet and comprising one of a tube shape and a trough shape, a first outlet channel, and a second outlet channel. A gate chamber is positioned between the outlet of the tablet channel and the first and second outlet channels. A drive apparatus is configured to move the tablet discharge gate between a first position in which tablets are supplied from the tablet channel to the gate chamber and into the first outlet channel of the gate, and a second position in which tablets are supplied to the tablet discharge gate chamber and into the second outlet channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Fette Compacting GmbH
    Inventors: Sven Kolbe, Stefan Mallon, Friedrich Meissner, Jan Naeve, Stefan Luedemann
  • Patent number: 11020928
    Abstract: A removal apparatus for removing pellets from a die plate of a rotary press comprises a housing and a first channel positioned on the housing and configured to receive pellets removed from the die plate. A guide element is arranged on the housing and positioned over the die plate. The guide element is configured to guide pellets produced in the rotary press from the die plate into the first channel. The guide element and the first channel are moveably mounted on the housing. A plurality of mechanical positioning elements are configured to be alternatively inserted into the housing and cooperate with the guide element and the first channel to movably position the guide element and the first channel relative to the housing. Each of the mechanical positioning elements defines a different position of one of the guide element and the first channel relative to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Fette Compacting GmbH
    Inventors: Sven Kolbe, Stefan Luedemann
  • Publication number: 20210131853
    Abstract: A device for capacitively measuring a powder fill level in a filling apparatus for a rotary press where the fill apparatus comprises a filling pipe. The device comprises a first measuring electrode positioned on the filling pipe and a reference electrode. A first electrical capacitor is configured to be formed by the reference electrode and the first measuring electrode, wherein an electrical field is configured to be formed between the first measuring electrode and the reference electrode. The first measuring electrode is covered by an electrically conductive protective shielding on a side facing away from the filling pipe and the electrically conductive protective shielding is at a ground potential.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: Fette Compacting Gmbh
    Inventors: Alexander Evers, Nicolas Walter, Sven Kolbe
  • Publication number: 20200316895
    Abstract: A removal apparatus for removing pellets from a die plate of a rotary press comprises a housing and a first channel positioned on the housing and configured to receive pellets removed from the die plate. A guide element is arranged on the housing and positioned over the die plate. The guide element is configured to guide pellets produced in the rotary press from the die plate into the first channel The guide element and the first channel are moveably mounted on the housing. A plurality of mechanical positioning elements are configured to be alternatively inserted into the housing and cooperate with the guide element and the first channel to movably position the guide element and the first channel relative to the housing. Each of the mechanical positioning elements defines a different position of one of the guide element and the first channel relative to the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Applicant: Fette Compacting GmbH
    Inventors: Sven Kolbe, Stefan Luedemann
  • Publication number: 20200086598
    Abstract: A rotor for a rotary press comprises a die plate, upper punch seats, and lower punch seats configured to be rotationally driven by a rotary drive. An annular discharge channel is configured to be in a fixed position with respect to the die plate and further configured to collect product residue from at least one of the die plate and the lower punch seat. The discharge channel additionally comprises a removal region where the product residue is configured to be removed from the annular discharge channel A catch element is configured to rotate in sync with the die plate and is guided within the annular discharge channel to convey the product residue collected in the annular discharge channel to the removal region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Applicant: Fette Compacting GmbH
    Inventors: Sven Kolbe, Jan Naeve, Frank Schade
  • Publication number: 20200023602
    Abstract: A tablet discharge gate for a tablet press comprises a tablet channel having an inlet and an outlet and comprising one of a tube shape and a trough shape, a first outlet channel, and a second outlet channel. A gate chamber is positioned between the outlet of the tablet channel and the first and second outlet channels. A drive apparatus is configured to move the tablet discharge gate between a first position in which tablets are supplied from the tablet channel to the gate chamber and into the first outlet channel of the gate, and a second position in which tablets are supplied to the tablet discharge gate chamber and into the second outlet channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Applicant: Fette Compacting GmbH
    Inventors: Sven Kolbe, Stefan Mallon, Friedrich Meissner, Jan Naeve, Stefan Luedemann
  • Patent number: 10513073
    Abstract: A scraping device for a rotary press comprising at least one scraping element for scraping pellets located on a die plate of the rotary press to an outlet, wherein the at least one scraping element has at least one identification and/or position unit having identification and/or position data relating to the at least one scraping element, and wherein the scraping device further comprises a read and/or write unit which is designed to communicate with the at least one identification and/or position unit in order to read the identification and/or position data from the at least one identification and/or position unit. The invention also relates to a rotary press and a corresponding method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: FETTE COMPACTING GMBH
    Inventor: Sven Kolbe
  • Patent number: 9840055
    Abstract: A rotary press comprises a press frame and a rotor arranged thereon. The rotor has a die plate, an upper punch receiver receiving upper punches, a lower punch receiver receiving lower punches, an upper cam that guides the upper punches, and a lower cam that guides the lower punches. A rotor drive can drive the rotor rotationally. Within at least one dosing station, material is filled into receivers of the die plate for pressing. An upper pressing station has an upper pressing roller and a lower pressing station has a lower pressing roller. Coupling means couples at least one drive that operates the rotary press to the rotor such that, with movement of the at least one drive, the rotor is raised out of its operating position and into a removal position where the rotor can be removed out of the press frame in a lateral direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Fette Compacting GmbH
    Inventors: Annett Janke, Sven Kolbe, Adam Hamdan
  • Patent number: 9561634
    Abstract: The invention relates to a scraping device for a rotary tablet press comprising a scraper that is designed to scrape off material for pressing that is located on the top side of a die plate of the rotary tablet press, the die plate rotating relative to the scraper, and comprising a force-generating apparatus that is designed to press the scraper with a predetermined compression against the top side of the die plate, characterized in that the force-generating apparatus comprises a fluid pillow filled with a fluid that is in contact with the scraper directly or via at least one transmission element in order to press the scraper by the predetermined compression against the top side of the die plate. The invention also relates to a rotor for a rotary tablet press, as well as a rotary tablet press.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Fette Compacting GmbH
    Inventors: Sven Kolbe, Alexander Oldenburg
  • Publication number: 20150321435
    Abstract: A rotary press comprises a press frame and a rotor arranged thereon. The rotor has a die plate, an upper punch receiver receiving upper punches, a lower punch receiver receiving lower punches, an upper cam that guides the upper punches, and a lower cam that guides the lower punches. A rotor drive can drive the rotor rotationally. Within at least one dosing station, material is filled into receivers of the die plate for pressing. An upper pressing station has an upper pressing roller and a lower pressing station has a lower pressing roller. Coupling means couples at least one drive that operates the rotary press to the rotor such that, with movement of the at least one drive, the rotor is raised out of its operating position and into a removal position where the rotor can be removed out of the press frame in a lateral direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2015
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: Annett Janke, Sven Kolbe, Adam Hamdan
  • Publication number: 20140314895
    Abstract: The invention relates to a scraping device for a rotary tablet press comprising a scraper that is designed to scrape off material for pressing that is located on the top side of a die plate of the rotary tablet press, the die plate rotating relative to the scraper, and comprising a force-generating apparatus that is designed to press the scraper with a predetermined compression against the top side of the die plate, characterized in that the force-generating apparatus comprises a fluid pillow filled with a fluid that is in contact with the scraper directly or via at least one transmission element in order to press the scraper by the predetermined compression against the top side of the die plate. The invention also relates to a rotor for a rotary tablet press, as well as a rotary tablet press.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: Fette Compacting GmbH
    Inventors: Sven Kolbe, Alexander Oldenburg
  • Publication number: 20140145362
    Abstract: A scraping device for a rotary press comprising at least one scraping element for scraping pellets located on a die plate of the rotary press to an outlet, wherein the at least one scraping element has at least one identification and/or position unit having identification and/or position data relating to the at least one scraping element, and wherein the scraping device further comprises a read and/or write unit which is designed to communicate with the at least one identification and/or position unit in order to read the identification and/or position data from the at least one identification and/or position unit. The invention also relates to a rotary press and a corresponding method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2012
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: FETTE COMPACTING GMBH
    Inventor: Sven Kolbe
  • Patent number: 8490773
    Abstract: Tablet flow for the conveying away of tablets pressed in a tablet press, with a main flow channel, which has at least one branching into at least one first flow channel and at least one second flow channel separated from the first flow channel by at least one separating wall, wherein a separator is provided at the branching, which can be actuated such that tablets are directed out of the main flow channel alternatively into the first flow channel or into the second flow channel, characterized in that the separator has a guide channel for the tablets and in that a guide gear drive is provided, with which the guide channel is moveable between a first position connecting the main flow channel with the first flow channel and a second position connecting the main flow channel with the second flow channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Fette Compacting GmbH
    Inventors: Sven Kolbe, Bernd Casemir-Malner, Matthias Rau, Jan Naeve, Thomas Heinrich
  • Patent number: 8096801
    Abstract: A rotary press, with a rotor rotatingly drivable around a vertical axis, which features a die plate having die bores on a partial circle and upper and lower punches guided in guiding devices, radial cams for the upper and lower punches, at least two compression stations spaced apart in the circumferential direction and with an upper and a lower compression roller, a first filling device in the circumferential direction of a first compression station and a second filling device located behind the first compression station in the circumferential direction, wherein the rotor features an annular surface in a radial distance to the partial circle for the die bores and being concentric to the rotational axis of the rotor, wherein first deflecting means are provided between the second compression station and the first filling device that direct the ejected pressed articles towards the annular surface, second deflecting means are provided that direct the pressed articles from the annular surface towards off from the
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: Fette GmbH
    Inventors: Sven Kolbe, Gernot Pohl, Dirk Peters
  • Publication number: 20110233027
    Abstract: Tablet flow for the conveying away of tablets pressed in a tablet press, with a main flow channel, which has at least one branching into at least one first flow channel and at least one second flow channel separated from the first flow channel by at least one separating wall, wherein a separator is provided at the branching, which can be actuated such that tablets are directed out of the main flow channel alternatively into the first flow channel or into the second flow channel, characterized in that the separator has a guide channel for the tablets and in that a guide gear drive is provided, with which the guide channel is moveable between a first position connecting the main flow channel with the first flow channel and a second position connecting the main flow channel with the second flow channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2011
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: FETTE COMPACTING GMBH
    Inventors: Sven Kolbe, Bernd Casemir-Malner, Matthias Rau, Jan Naeve, Thomas Heinrich
  • Publication number: 20100285166
    Abstract: A rotary press, with a rotor rotatingly drivable around a vertical axis, which features a die plate having die bores on a partial circle and upper and lower punches guided in guiding devices, radial cams for the upper and lower punches, at least two compression stations spaced apart in the circumferential direction and with an upper and a lower compression roller, a first filling device in the circumferential direction of a first compression station and a second filling device located behind the first compression station in the circumferential direction, wherein the rotor features an annular surface in a radial distance to the partial circle for the die bores and being concentric to the rotational axis of the rotor, wherein first deflecting means are provided between the second compression station and the first filling device that direct the ejected pressed articles towards the annular surface, second deflecting means are provided that direct the pressed articles from the annular surface towards off from the
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2010
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Applicant: FETTE GMBH
    Inventors: Sven Kolbe, Gernot Pohl, Dirk Peters