Patents by Inventor Frank Ruoss

Frank Ruoss 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: 8677913
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for incinerating combustion material in the form of combustible waste during cement production is provided. The method includes introducing combustion material in the form of combustible waste into a combustion chamber and burning the combustion material within a first air flow. In addition, a second air flow in a region of a floor of the combustion chamber is included in such a manner that residues or remaining combustion materials which are located on the floor are moved by the second air flow back into the first air flow. Cement raw meal can also be fed into the combustion chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Polysius AG
    Inventors: Gerhard Kastingschafer, Frank Ruoss
  • Publication number: 20070261618
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for incinerating combustible material in the form of combustible waste generated during the production of cement. According to the invention, the combustible material is introduced into a combustion chamber and is burned by adding at least one first air flow while at least one second air flow is delivered in the area of the bottom of the combustion chamber. Said at least one second air flow is directed in such a way that the residues or remaining combustible materials located on the bottom are moved by the second air flow and enter in effective contact with the at least one first air flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2005
    Publication date: November 15, 2007
    Inventors: Gerhard Kastingschafer, Frank Ruoss