Patents by Inventor Uwe Prinz

Uwe Prinz 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).

  • Oil separator with integrated microfiltration device
    Patent number: 5372722
    Abstract: A device is provided for separating oil and fat from a liquid mixture. The device includes a tank divided by a baffle plate into two separate compartments which leaves an opening between the compartments, a baffle disposed at the bottom of the tank for preventing migration of settled solids between compartments and an immersion type recirculation pump that sucks liquid out of one compartment and forces through a filtration device projecting into the tank that contains tubular ceramic membranes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 13, 1994
    Assignee: Gutling GmbH
    Inventors: Hans-Ulrich Schwering, Uwe Prinz