Patents by Inventor Thorsten Koth

Thorsten Koth 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).

  • Device having a guide unit for guiding a conveyor belt
    Patent number: 11993461
    Abstract: A device for guiding a conveyor belt, having a guide unit with an outer and an inner hollow-cylindrical body, the inner hollow-cylindrical body having a first central axis and being arranged in the outer hollow-cylindrical body, which has a second central axis, and both hollow-cylindrical bodies each have a central axis, with at least one bearing for rotatably mounting the outer hollow-cylindrical body on the inner hollow-cylindrical body and with an articulation body designed for mounting the inner hollow-cylindrical body on a central axle, wherein the articulation body is further designed to allow a horizontal and/or vertical change in angle of the first and/or second central axis relative to a central axis of the central axle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: ScrapeTec GmbH
    Inventors: Wilfried Dünnwald, Michael Prenner, Thorsten Koth
  • Device Having a Guide Unit for Guiding a Conveyor Belt
    Publication number: 20240083688
    Abstract: A device for guiding a conveyor belt, having a guide unit with an outer and an inner hollow-cylindrical body, the inner hollow-cylindrical body having a first central axis and being arranged in the outer hollow-cylindrical body, which has a second central axis, and both hollow-cylindrical bodies each have a central axis, with at least one bearing for rotatably mounting the outer hollow-cylindrical body on the inner hollow-cylindrical body and with an articulation body designed for mounting the inner hollow-cylindrical body on a central axle, wherein the articulation body is further designed to allow a horizontal and/or vertical change in angle of the first and/or second central axis relative to a central axis of the central axle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Wilfried Dünnwald, Michael Prenner, Thorsten Koth