Patents by Inventor Thilo Klein

Thilo Klein 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: 11365811
    Abstract: A tapping armature for liquid containers, in particular for being connected to the outlet neck or outlet opening of a transport and storage container, having an armature housing in which a valve body for opening and closing a flow cross-section of an outlet tube is pivotable with the help of a valve shaft, the valve body including a valve seal arranged, at least partially, at a peripheral edge of the valve body, such that, in a shut-off position of the valve body, a valve gap formed between the valve body and an internal wall of the outlet tube is sealed in a radial sealing plane by the valve seal, wherein at least one inner side of the valve body that faces a liquid volume for shut-off is covered by the valve seal such that a liquid contact face arranged on the inner side is realised by the valve seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: PROTECHNA S.A.
    Inventor: Thilo Klein
  • Publication number: 20210080010
    Abstract: A tapping armature for liquid containers, in particular for being connected to the outlet neck or outlet opening of a transport and storage container, having an armature housing in which a valve body for opening and closing a flow cross-section of an outlet tube is pivotable with the help of a valve shaft, the valve body including a valve seal arranged, at least partially, at a peripheral edge of the valve body, such that, in a shut-off position of the valve body, a valve gap formed between the valve body and an internal wall of the outlet tube is sealed in a radial sealing plane by the valve seal, wherein at least one inner side of the valve body that faces a liquid volume for shut-off is covered by the valve seal such that a liquid contact face arranged on the inner side is realised by the valve seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventor: Thilo Klein