Patents by Inventor Manfred Gietz

Manfred Gietz 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: 8104700
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method, which can be used to detect the wear of prebeater heads of a prebeater (1) of a beater wheel mill in a simple manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Inventors: Manfred Gietz, Werner Koch, Anneliese Koch, legal representative, Volker Schüle, Wolfgang Rieker
  • Publication number: 20100108789
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method, which can be used to detect the wear of prebeater heads of a prebeater (1) of a beater wheel mill in a simple manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2008
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Inventors: Manfred Gietz, Werner Koch, Anneliese Koch, Volker Schüle, Wolfgang Rieker
  • Publication number: 20090095440
    Abstract: A process is proposed for operating an air preheater (21) with the aid of which heat transfer performance can be raised without condensation appearing on the cold side of the rotor and without a risk of there being deposits on the heating plates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2007
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Inventors: Manfred Gietz, Volker Schule, Berthold Faller
  • Patent number: 7165404
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for optimizing a large-scale industrial facility, especially a power plant, consisting of m subassemblies (BGj), wherein j=1(1)m) and wherein the following steps are successively carried out: comparing the parameters (KGj) of all subassemblies (BG1 to BGj) with predetermined reference values (RWj); detecting the subassemblies (Bgi) with i=1(1)m, whose parameters (KG1) are worse than the reference values (RWi) and optimizing the subassemblies (BG1) whose parameters (KGi) are worse than the reference values (RW1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2007
    Assignee: Alstom Technology Ltd
    Inventors: Alan Bird, Volker Schule, Manfred Gietz, Ewald Kitzmann