Patents by Inventor Torsten RUPP

Torsten RUPP 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).

  • Butterfly valve
    Patent number: 10094477
    Abstract: A butterfly valve with a valve disk mounted to swivel about an axis of rotation inside a housing and torsionally rigidly connected to a drive shaft pivotably mounted inside the housing. To ensure a connection which, from the standpoint of production engineering, is simple, yet secure, the valve disk is torsionally rigidly connected to the drive shaft by means of a minimum of two tapered pins engaging opposite sides of the drive shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: VAG - ARMATUREN GMBH
    Inventors: Peter Thiessen, Torsten Rupp, Heribert Herold, Jürgen Heyne
  • BUTTERFLY VALVE
    Publication number: 20170082206
    Abstract: A butterfly valve with a valve disk mounted to swivel about an axis of rotation inside a housing and torsionally rigidly connected to a drive shaft pivotably mounted inside the housing. To ensure a connection which, from the standpoint of production engineering, is simple, yet secure, the valve disk is torsionally rigidly connected to the drive shaft by means of a minimum of two tapered pins engaging opposite sides of the drive shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Applicant: VAG - Armaturen GmbH
    Inventors: Peter THIESSEN, Torsten RUPP, Heribert HEROLD, Jürgen HEYNE