Patents by Inventor Ulrich Zenz

Ulrich Zenz 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: 8091924
    Abstract: A device for coupling a coolant supply to a roller, in particular for continuous casting installations, wherein the roller is supported for rotation in a stationary pillow block, includes a sealing unit coupled to an axial roller borehole in a pressure-tight manner, and a stationary pillow block cover releasably attached to the pillow block and covering the axial roller borehole. An insert may extend through a center opening of the pillow block cover and be attached to the pillow block cover by a flange. The inside diameter of the center opening of the pillow block cover may be greater than an outside diameter of the bush to enable a removal of the sealing unit from the roller borehole without removal of the pillow block cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignees: Georg Springmann Industrie- und Bergbautechnik GmbH, SMS Siemag Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Georg Springmann, Dieter Warmbier, Dirk Hasselbrink, Ulrich Zenz, Peter Jonen, Michael Steuten
  • Publication number: 20090295151
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for coupling a coolant supply to a roller (2), in particular for continuous casting installations, the roller (2) being mounted in a pillow block (4) by means of roller bearings (5) via journals (3) and wherein the roller can be supplied with a coolant via an axial roller borehole (6) guided through the journals (3), having a sealing unit which can be fixed to the roller journal (3) to couple it to the axial roller borehole (6) in a pressure-tight manner, preferably in form of an elastic sleeve, and a pillow block cover (9) which can be fixed to the pillow block (4) in order to cover the axial roller borehole (6) and which has at least one coolant duct (11; 12) being connectable to the coolant supply.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2006
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Applicant: Georg Springmann Industrie- und Bergbautechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Georg Springmann, Dieter Warmbier, Dirk Hsselbrink, Ulrich Zenz, Peter Jonen, Michael Steuten
  • Patent number: 7611169
    Abstract: A device for coupling a coolant supply to a roller, especially for continuous casting installations mounts the roller in a pillow block via journals and roller bearings. The roller can be supplied with a coolant via at least one axial borehole guided through the journals. The device includes a sealing unit, preferably in the form of an elastic sleeve, that can be fixed to the journal in a pressure-tight manner, in order to carry out the coupling to the borehole and a pillow block cover that can be fixed to the pillow block for covering the borehole and includes at least one coolant channel that can be connected to the coolant supply. An insert can be introduced into the pillow block cover in order to couple the borehole to the coolant channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Assignees: Georg Springmann Industrie- und Bergbautechnik GmbH, SMS Siemag Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Georg Springmann, Dieter Warmbier, Dirk Hasselbrink, Wilbert Stoy, Michael Steuten, Ulrich Zenz, Eberhard Steinfort
  • Patent number: 7537045
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of precise positioning of a number of cooperating cylinder or roller elements (2, 3, 4) of a roller or casing installation (1) relative to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignee: SMS Demag AG
    Inventors: Horst Von Wyl, Ulrich Zenz, Frank Moensters
  • Publication number: 20080006386
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of precise positioning of a number of cooperating cylinder or roller elements (2, 3, 4) of a roller or casing installation (1) relative to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2006
    Publication date: January 10, 2008
    Inventors: Horst Von Wyl, Ulrich Zenz, Frank Moensters
  • Publication number: 20060108102
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for coupling a coolant supply to a roller, especially for continuous casting installations. According to the invention, the roller is mounted in a pillow block by means of journals and roller bearings, and can be supplied with a coolant by means of at least one axial borehole guided through the journals. The inventive device comprises a sealing unit, preferably in the form of an elastic sleeve, that can be fixed to the journal in a pressure-tight manner, in order to carry out the coupling to the borehole and a pillow block cover that can be fixed to the pillow block for covering the borehole and comprises at least one coolant channel that can be connected to the coolant supply. An insert can be introduced into the pillow block cover in order to couple the borehole to the coolant channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2004
    Publication date: May 25, 2006
    Inventors: Georg Springmann, Dieter Warmbier, Dirk Hasselbrink, Wilbert Stoy, Michael Steuten, Ulrich Zenz, Eberhard Steinfort