Patents by Inventor Thomas VÖGELE

Thomas VÖGELE 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: 11254520
    Abstract: A conveying system for pneumatically conveying plastic granulate comprises a feed location, at which the plastic granulate is fed into a conveying line by pressurized conveying gas, a target location, in conveying connection with the feed location, for moisture contained in the conveying gas, and a condensation tempering unit, which is arranged along a section or sections of the conveying line, for making the conveying line such temperature to at least partial condensation of moisture contained in the conveying gas to form a sliding film on an internal wall of the conveying line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Coperion GmbH
    Inventors: Bernhard Stark, Michael Dürr, Thomas Vögele
  • Publication number: 20210122587
    Abstract: A conveying system for pneumatically conveying plastic granulate comprises a feed location, at which the plastic granulate is fed into a conveying line by pressurized conveying gas, a target location, in conveying connection with the feed location, for moisture contained in the conveying gas, and a condensation tempering unit, which is arranged along a section or sections of the conveying line, for making the conveying line such temperature to at least partial condensation of moisture contained in the conveying gas to form a sliding film on an internal wall of the conveying line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2020
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Bernhard Stark, Michael Dürr, Thomas Vögele
  • Patent number: 10815078
    Abstract: A conveyor installation for plastics granulate comprises a dispatch location at which the plastics granulate with a pressurised carrier gas is dispatched into a conveyor line, a target location that in terms of conveyance is connected to the dispatch location, a humidification unit for humidifying the carrier gas and/or the plastics granulate by adding liquid, wherein a separation device for separating the humid carrier gas from the plastics granulate is provided at the target location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Coperion GmbH
    Inventors: Bernhard Stark, Michael Duerr, Thomas Vögele, Christian Dikreuter, Christian Toni
  • Patent number: 10647527
    Abstract: When performing a method for pneumatically conveying plastic pellets, the plastic pellets are conveyed, by means of a carrier gas, through a conveyor line from a feed point to a destination with a liquid being added thereto, wherein the quantity of liquid added to the plastic pellets and/or the carrier gas is such that during conveying, the carrier gas is oversaturated with the liquid at least in sections of the conveyor line in such a way that a Froude number defining the conveying conditions in the conveyor line is smaller than 45 at any point along the conveyor line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: COPERION GMBH
    Inventors: Bernhard Stark, Michael Duerr, Thomas Vögele, Christian Dikreuter, Christian Toni
  • Publication number: 20180305140
    Abstract: When performing a method for pneumatically conveying plastic pellets, the plastic pellets are conveyed, by means of a carrier gas, through a conveyor line from a feed point to a destination with a liquid being added thereto, wherein the quantity of liquid added to the plastic pellets and/or the carrier gas is such that during conveying, the carrier gas is oversaturated with the liquid at least in sections of the conveyor line in such a way that a Froude number defining the conveying conditions in the conveyor line is smaller than 45 at any point along the conveyor line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: Bernhard STARK, Michael DUERR, Thomas VÖGELE, Christian DIKREUTER, Christian TONI
  • Publication number: 20180244482
    Abstract: A conveyor installation for plastics granulate comprises a dispatch location at which the plastics granulate with a pressurised carrier gas is dispatched into a conveyor line, a target location that in terms of conveyance is connected to the dispatch location, a humidification unit for humidifying the carrier gas and/or the plastics granulate by adding liquid, wherein a separation device for separating the humid carrier gas from the plastics granulate is provided at the target location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Bernhard STARK, Michael DUERR, Thomas VÖGELE, Christian DIKREUTER, Christian TONI