Patents by Inventor Thomas Loesche

Thomas Loesche 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: 20150252840
    Abstract: A bearing lubricated with a medium, particularly a roller bearing or sliding bearing, including two bearing rings (1, 2) and a bearing path (3, 4) arranged on each of these bearing rings (1, 2), and a sacrificial anode (6) that is associated with at least one of the two bearing rings (1). The problem addressed is that of providing a bearing lubricated with a medium and including a sacrificial anode, the operational behavior of the bearing being only slightly influenced by the sacrificial anode. According to the invention, this is achieved in that the sacrificial anode (6) is arranged outside of the bearing interior (7) which is formed between the bearing rings (1, 2); and the sacrificial anode (6) is connected to the bearing interior (7) in an electrically-conductive manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2013
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Inventors: Nico Kirchhoff, Christian Schulte-Nolle, Thomas Loesche, Rupert Stitzinger, Irina Suske
  • Patent number: 8961030
    Abstract: A bearing, including a bearing part, in particular a bearing ring (5, 6) having a cathodic corrosion prevention device. The aim of providing a bearing having a permanent, adjustable corrosion prevention device that requires only minor structural changes is achieved according to the invention in that the bearing part, in particular the bearing ring (5, 6), is connected as the cathode of an external power source, and that the anode (8, 10) of the external power source is arranged spaced apart from the bearing part, in particular the bearing ring (5, 6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Nico Kirchhoff, Christian Schulte-Nolle, Thomas Loesche, Claus Muller
  • Publication number: 20140044387
    Abstract: A bearing, including a bearing part, in particular a bearing ring (5, 6) having a cathodic corrosion prevention device. The aim of providing a bearing having a permanent, adjustable corrosion prevention device that requires only minor structural changes is achieved according to the invention in that the bearing part, in particular the bearing ring (5, 6), is connected as the cathode of an external power source, and that the anode (8, 10) of the external power source is arranged spaced apart from the bearing part, in particular the bearing ring (5, 6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2012
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
    Inventors: Nico Kirchhoff, Christian Schulte-Nolle, Thomas Loesche, Claus Muller
  • Patent number: 7963467
    Abstract: The invention relates to a safety system ensuring availability of a milling or crushing plant with a roller grinding mill, which is provided in a combined plant, more particularly for the mill drying of cement raw material. For bringing about an almost 100% redundancy, in particular six milling rollers are provided. The roller grinding mill is designed in such a way that 80% of the full milling capacity can be provided in four-roller operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: LOESCHE GmbH
    Inventor: Thomas Loesche
  • Patent number: 7731116
    Abstract: In order to minimize the loss of production of a crushing plant, particularly a cement crushing plant and optimize on the gear side the availability of the roller mill, according to the invention a replacement gear is provided alongside the operating mill gear. The mill gear and replacement gear are located on at least one base plate and preferably together with a drive motor for the mill gear and a second motor for the replacement gear, as well as with a lubricating system located between the mill gear and the replacement gear, are preassembled on the base plate. The base plate is horizontally adjustably guided on the mill foundation. If the mill gear fails the base plate with the units mounted thereon can be adjusted in such a way that the replacement gear is positioned below the crushing pan in the place of the mill gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Loesche GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Loesche, Bernd Schmich
  • Publication number: 20080245907
    Abstract: The invention relates to a safety system ensuring availability of a milling or crushing plant with a roller grinding mill, which is provided in a combined plant, more particularly for the mill drying of cement raw material. For bringing about an almost 100% redundancy, in particular six milling rollers are provided. The roller grinding mill is designed in such a way that 80% of the full milling capacity can be provided in four-roller operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2004
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Inventor: Thomas Loesche
  • Publication number: 20070257144
    Abstract: The invention relates to a roller mill safety system. In order to minimize the loss of production of a crushing plant, particularly a cement crushing plant and optimize on the gear side the availability of the roller mill, according to the invention a replacement gear is provided alongside the operating mill gear. The mill gear and replacement gear are located on at least one base plate and preferably together with a drive motor for the mill gear and a second motor for the replacement gear, as well as with a lubricating system located between the mill gear and the replacement gear, are preassembled on the base plate. The base plate is horizontally adjustably guided on the mill foundation. If the mill gear fails the base plate with the units mounted thereon can be adjusted in such a way that the replacement gear is positioned below the crushing pan in the place of the mill gear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2006
    Publication date: November 8, 2007
    Inventors: Thomas Loesche, Bernd Schmich
  • Patent number: 6896213
    Abstract: A device for supplying material to a container, particularly for supplying raw material to a vertical mill with air flow conveying in a milling plant. A conveyor is provided for the material, whereof an end region is located in a feed device. The feed device and the end region of the conveyor located therein are incorporated into the pressure system of the container or the vertical mill. The feed device can be constructed as a sandwich lock and the conveyor as a double strap belt conveyor for the material to be supplied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2005
    Assignee: Loesche GmbH
    Inventor: Thomas Loesche
  • Publication number: 20040140177
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for supplying material to a container, particularly for supplying raw material to a vertical mill with air flow conveying in a milling plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2004
    Publication date: July 22, 2004
    Inventor: Thomas Loesche