Patents by Inventor Thorsten SCHAPER

Thorsten SCHAPER 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).

  • Tank valve and tank with such a valve
    Patent number: 11112013
    Abstract: A tank valve with a valve seat and a valve disc can be displaced relative to the valve seat along a displacement direction into either a closed position or a through-flow position. The valve seat includes a plate shaped part and a ring-shaped part. The valve disc has a first contact area which contacts the first plate shaped part of the valve seat when the tank valve is in the closed position. The valve disc also has a second contact area which is in contact with a second part of the valve seat when it is in the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: LEINEMANN GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Ralf Kosmehl, Frank Helmsen, Thomas Heidermann, Thorsten Schaper, Michael Davies
  • Tank valve and tank with such a valve
    Publication number: 20190376604
    Abstract: A tank valve with a valve seat and a valve disc can be displaced relative to the valve seat along a displacement direction into either a closed position or a through-flow position. The valve seat includes a plate shaped part and a ring-shaped part. The valve disc has a first contact area which contacts the first plate shaped part of the valve seat when the tank valve is in the closed position. The valve disc also has a second contact area which is in contact with a second part of the valve seat when it is in the closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Ralf KOSMEHL, Frank HELMSEN, Thomas HEIDERMANN, Thorsten SCHAPER, Michael DAVIS