Patents by Inventor Thomas SCHMAL

Thomas SCHMAL 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: 20230149618
    Abstract: An insert (10) for a rotor (14), which rotates about a rotor axis (12), of a centrifuge (16) incorporating a housing (30) having at least one container for bags, in particular blood bags, that comprises a slider (66) that cooperates with a drive, a rotatable spindle nut (62) and a spindle (64), wherein the spindle nut (62) is rotatably mounted in the housing (30) and connected to the drive, and the spindle (64) is translationally slidably mounted in the spindle nut (62) and connected to the slider (66). The slider (66) is arranged in the container and acts on the bag in a predetermined manner. The spindle (64) moves between a starting position and an operating position, wherein the spindle nut (62) is rotatably mounted in the housing (30) via at least one bearing (60). The bearing (60) is formed by a lubricant-free bearing (60) having an outer bearing ring in contact with the housing and a bearing ring in contact with the spindle nut (62).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Thomas SCHMAL, Marcellus GEISELMANN, Klaus-Guenter EBERLE