Patents by Inventor Walter Geng

Walter Geng 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).

  • Agitator
    Patent number: 4565453
    Abstract: The invention relates to an agitator for the agitation of liquid media, and more specially for use while completely submerged in the medium. The bearings and the coupling for the agitator shaft are placed in a downwardly opening gastrap, there being a gas cushion between the bearings and the coupling on the one hand and the medium to be agitated on the other hand in order to keep the medium clear of the bearings and the coupling and damaging same.The gas cushion may replenished through a supply duct periodically or continuously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 1984
    Date of Patent: January 21, 1986
    Assignee: Ekato Industrieanlagen Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH & Co.
    Inventors: Herbert Jekat, Rainer Junghaus, Walter Geng, Vagn Petersen
  • Apparatus for the continuous thermal sterilization of packing
    Patent number: 4094638
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for the continuous thermal sterilization of packings on rotating or reciprocating shafts to prevent the entry or exit of microorganisms, wherein the thermal sterilization of the packings results from a flow of steam condensate about the packings, characterized in that at least one part of the steam condensate is circulated in a closed cycle. As a result of circulating in a closed cycle, the required quantity of steam is reduced and energy losses are decreased. The apparatus and method are particularly useful for installations carrying out biological processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 1976
    Date of Patent: June 13, 1978
    Assignee: Ekato-Werk
    Inventors: Erich Todtenhaupt, Wolfgang Muller, Hans Schupper, Walter Geng