Patents by Inventor Walter Breuning

Walter Breuning 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: 11772316
    Abstract: An extrusion device includes a material inlet; a material outlet; a material guidance system; a body, which passes through the material outlet and a cross-sectional area through which the extrusion material is expelled from the material outlet changes; a drive device; a cooling line system for guiding coolant. A first part of the cooling line system is suitable for guiding the coolant along the axis, a second part is suitable for guiding the coolant out of the body and around the drive device, and a third part of the cooling line system guiding the coolant outwardly, into a discharge line for the coolant at an incline to the axis. The second part of the cooling line system adjoins the first part of the cooling line system, and the third part adjoins the second part against a flow direction of the extrusion material from the material inlet to the material outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: KRAUSSMAFFEI EXTRUSION GMBH
    Inventors: Walter Breuning, Mathias Geyer
  • Patent number: 11642826
    Abstract: A lamella block is provided for a calibrating device for calibrating an extruded profile, wherein the lamella block includes a carrier structure and a lamella structure, and wherein the lamella structure has a plurality of lamellae, which are spaced apart from each other by grooves and arranged in a longitudinal direction (L) of the carrier structure. Neighboring lamellae of the lamella block are arranged laterally offset to each other in the longitudinal direction (L). Also provided is a method for manufacturing the lamella block mentioned above, as well as a calibrating device, which includes a plurality of the lamella blocks mentioned above. Further provided is a system for additively manufacturing the lamella block mentioned above, a corresponding computer program and a corresponding dataset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: KRAUSSMAFFEI TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
    Inventor: Walter Breuning
  • Patent number: 11639017
    Abstract: A lamella block is provided for a calibrating device for calibrating an extruded profile, wherein the lamella block includes a lamella structure, which has a plurality of lamellae that are spaced apart from each other by grooves and arranged in the longitudinal direction of the lamella block. The lamella structure has a variably designed division in the longitudinal direction of the lamella block. Further provided is a method for manufacturing the aforementioned lamella block, as well as a calibrating device, which includes a plurality of the lamella blocks mentioned above. Also provided is a system for additively fabricating the lamella blocks mentioned above, a corresponding computer program and a corresponding dataset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: KRAUSSMAFFEI TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Esswein, Walter Breuning, Stefan Buhl
  • Patent number: 11590681
    Abstract: A fin block is provided for a calibrating device for the calibrating of an extruded profile. The fin block includes a fin structure, which has a plurality of fins which are spaced apart from one another by grooves and are arranged in longitudinal direction of the fin block, wherein the fins of the fin structure have a variable dimension in longitudinal direction of the fin block. Further, there is provided a method for the production of the above-mentioned fin block and a calibrating device, which includes a plurality of the above-mentioned fin blocks. Furthermore, there is provided a system for the additive manufacture of the above-mentioned fin block, a corresponding computer program and corresponding data set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: KRAUSSMAFFEI TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Esswein, Walter Breuning, Stefan Buhl
  • Publication number: 20220143892
    Abstract: A lamella block is provided for a calibrating device for calibrating an extruded profile, wherein the lamella block includes a lamella structure, which has a plurality of lamellae that are spaced apart from each other by grooves and arranged in the longitudinal direction of the lamella block. The lamella structure has a variably designed division in the longitudinal direction of the lamella block. Further provided is a method for manufacturing the aforementioned lamella block, as well as a calibrating device, which includes a plurality of the lamella blocks mentioned above. Also provided is a system for additively fabricating the lamella blocks mentioned above, a corresponding computer program and a corresponding dataset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Michael Esswein, Walter Breuning, Stefan Buhl
  • Publication number: 20220143891
    Abstract: A lamella block for a calibration device for the calibration of an extruded profile, wherein the lamella block includes a lamella structure having a plurality of lamellae, which are spaced apart from one another by grooves and arranged in the longitudinal direction of the lamella block. At least some of the lamellae are provided with at least one lamella opening with a predefined variable geometry. The application also relates to a method for producing said lamella. block, as well as a calibration device comprising a plurality of said lamella blocks. The application further relates to a system for additively manufacturing said lamella block, a corresponding computer program and corresponding data set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Michael Esswein, Walter Breuning
  • Publication number: 20220055278
    Abstract: A lamella block is provided for a calibrating device for calibrating an extruded profile, wherein the lamella block includes a carrier structure and a lamella structure, and wherein the lamella structure has a plurality of lamellae, which are spaced apart from each other by grooves and arranged in a longitudinal direction (L) of the carrier structure. Neighboring lamellae of the lamella block are arranged laterally offset to each other in the longitudinal direction (L). Also provided is a method for manufacturing the lamella block mentioned above, as well as a calibrating device, which includes a plurality of the lamella blocks mentioned above. Further provided is a system for additively manufacturing the lamella block mentioned above, a corresponding computer program and a corresponding dataset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventor: Walter Breuning
  • Publication number: 20210283816
    Abstract: A cylinder for a plastics-processing machine is provided, comprising at least two hollow-cylindrical bodies. At least one portion of at least one hollow-cylindrical body is provided with an inner coating, particularly a wear-protection layer, and can be attached to the other hollow-cylindrical body, the one hollow-cylindrical body being attachable to the other hollow-cylindrical body in a plurality of different positions. A device is further provided for processing a material and a method is also provided for operating an extruder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Hans-Peter Schneider, Robert Breitenberger, Walter Breuning
  • Publication number: 20210276237
    Abstract: An extrusion device includes a material inlet for feeding an extrusion material into the extrusion device; a material outlet, which is arranged opposite the material inlet along an axis, in order to expel the extrusion material from the extrusion device; a material guidance system for guiding the extrusion material from the material inlet to the material outlet; a body, which is arranged on the axis, is movable along the axis, passes through the material outlet and is designed in such a way that, as the body moves along the axis, a cross-sectional area through which the extrusion material is expelled from the material outlet changes; a drive device, arranged along the axis, for moving the body along the axis; a cooling line system for guiding coolant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Walter Breuning, Mathias Geyer