Patents by Inventor Michael Diez

Michael Diez 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: 9174255
    Abstract: In a rolling mill train (2; 30; 56) for processing rolling stock (4, 32), at least three rolling stands (10) are directly adjacent in the rolling direction and are driven by electric motors (20) having superconducting windings. It is thereby possible to keep the distances between the rolling stands smaller than with conventional electric drives, thus reducing energy losses during the rolling process. A combined casting and rolling station (40), which is equipped with such an electric motor (20) in the rolling stands, is configured and/or operated efficiently in terms of the required heating power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Michael Diez, Norbert Moritz, Günther Winter
  • Patent number: 8991612
    Abstract: A method obtains non-magnetic ores from a suspension containing ore particle-magnetic particle agglomerates. The method involves dividing ore particle-magnetic particle agglomerates precipitated from the suspension into a mixture of separately present ore particles and magnet particles, separating the magnetic particles from the mixture, forming a first mass flow containing magnetic particles and a second mass flow containing ore particles. At least one information describing a measure of the content of ore particles in the first mass flow and being associated with the first mass flow and/or at least one information describing a measure of the portion of magnetic particles in the second mass flow and being associated with the second mass flow are determined in order to determine the efficiency of at least one of the separation processes described above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Michael Diez, Argun Gökpekin, Wolfgang Krieglstein
  • Patent number: 8991615
    Abstract: A method obtains non-magnetic ores from a suspension-like mass flow containing non-magnetic ore particles. The method involves mixing the mass flow with magnetic particles in a mixing device and forming ore particle-magnetic particle agglomerates, feeding the mass flow as a separator feed flow to a magnetic separator for separating the ore particle-magnetic particle agglomerates from the mass flow, forming a separator concentrate flow containing ore particle-magnetic particle agglomerates and a separator residual flow containing the remaining constituents of the mass flow, and separating the ore particles from the ore particle-magnetic particle agglomerates contained in the separator concentrate flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Michael Diez, Argun Gökpekin, Wolfgang Krieglstein
  • Publication number: 20140124450
    Abstract: A first substance is separated from a flowable primary substance flow by mixing and precipitation in a separating device. The mixing binds the first substance and at least one magnetic carrier particle to each other. In the precipitation, the carrier particles contained in the primary substance flow, including the bound first substance, are separated by magnetic forces into a residual primary substance flow depleted of the first substance and a secondary substance flow enriched with the first substance. By varying a parameter which influences the magnetic forces in a predetermined manner during the precipitation, the content of the first substance in the secondary substance flow and/or in the residual primary substance flow is influenced. Based on the change of the content of the first substance caused by the variation due to the predetermined variation, at least one parameter of the separation method is set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventor: Michael Diez
  • Publication number: 20140124415
    Abstract: A method obtains non-magnetic ores from a suspension containing ore particle-magnetic particle agglomerates. The method involves dividing ore particle-magnetic particle agglomerates precipitated from the suspension into a mixture of separately present ore particles and magnet particles, separating the magnetic particles from the mixture, forming a first mass flow containing magnetic particles and a second mass flow containing ore particles. At least one information describing a measure of the content of ore particles in the first mass flow and being associated with the first mass flow and/or at least one information describing a measure of the portion of magnetic particles in the second mass flow and being associated with the second mass flow are determined in order to determine the efficiency of at least one of the separation processes described above.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Michael Diez, Argun Gökpekin, Wolfgang Krieglstein
  • Publication number: 20140124414
    Abstract: A method obtains non-magnetic ores from a suspension-like mass flow containing non-magnetic ore particles. The method involves mixing the mass flow with magnetic particles in a mixing device and forming ore particle-magnetic particle agglomerates, feeding the mass flow as a separator feed flow to a magnetic separator for separating the ore particle-magnetic particle agglomerates from the mass flow, forming a separator concentrate flow containing ore particle-magnetic particle agglomerates and a separator residual flow containing the remaining constituents of the mass flow, and separating the ore particles from the ore particle-magnetic particle agglomerates contained in the separator concentrate flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Michael Diez, Argun Gökpekin, Wolfgang Krieglstein
  • Patent number: 8521252
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for displaying a hollow space in an object under investigation, wherein the hollow space has an access point and a target point for a surgical instrument which can be introduced at least partially into the hollow space, and wherein a three dimensional image data set of a section of the hollow space having the access point and/or the target point is determined and spatially displayed. By highlighting the access point and/or the target point in the spatial display of the hollow space section it is possible to make a method available which provides the surgical staff with improved guidance in the object under investigation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Michael Diez
  • Patent number: 8342336
    Abstract: In a device and a method for extracting non-magnetic ores from a pulp comprising non-magnetic ore particles and having a solid fraction of at least 30 mass percent, the pulp flows continuously through a reactor in the direction of flow and magnetic or magnetizable magnet particles that form ore magnetic particle agglomerations with the non-magnetic ore particles are added to said pulp. The ore magnetic particle agglomerations are moved by a magnetic field into an accumulation range of the reactor, and are then discharged out of reactor range and separated into ore and magnetic particles. In a device and a method, the separated magnetic particles are treated, in particular hydrophobized, such that during a new interaction with non-magnetic ore particles, new ore magnetic particle agglomerations are formed. Accordingly, a high yield of ores can be obtained and the mine can be operated in an economical and environmentally friendly manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Michael Diez, Imme Domke, Werner Hartmann, Hartmut Hibst, Wolfgang Krieglstein, Alexej Michailovski, Norbert Mronga, Michael Riebensahm, Wolfgang Schmidt, Thomas Servay
  • Publication number: 20120073345
    Abstract: In a rolling mill train (2; 30; 56) for processing rolling stock (4, 32), at least three rolling stands (10) are directly adjacent in the rolling direction and are driven by electric motors (20) having superconducting windings. It is thereby possible to keep the distances between the rolling stands smaller than with conventional electric drives, thus reducing energy losses during the rolling process. A combined casting and rolling station (40), which is equipped with such an electric motor (20) in the rolling stands, is configured and/or operated efficiently in terms of the required heating power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2010
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Inventors: Michael Diez, Norbert Moritz, Günther Winter
  • Patent number: 7914206
    Abstract: The invention relates to an x-ray apparatus with an x-ray source and an x-ray detector, with the x-ray source able to be moved in a first plane and the x-ray detector in a second plane parallel to the first plane and not coinciding with the first plane, with the x-ray source and the x-ray detector always able to be aligned to one another, and a object under examination being able to be arranged between the first plane and the second plane, with, by means of a movement of the x-ray source and a movement of the x-ray detector adapted to the movement of the x-ray source, as well as by means of x-rays leaving the x-ray source, penetrating the object under examination and detected by the x-ray detector, a plurality of two-dimensional projections of the object under examination being able to be recorded in different projection directions relative to the object under examination, from which a spatial presentation of the object under examination is able to be determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschart
    Inventor: Michael Diez
  • Publication number: 20110000826
    Abstract: In a device and a method for extracting non-magnetic ores from a pulp comprising non-magnetic ore particles and having a solid fraction of at least 30 mass percent, the pulp flows continuously through a reactor in the direction of flow and magnetic or magnetizable magnet particles that form ore magnetic particle agglomerations with the non-magnetic ore particles are added to said pulp. The ore magnetic particle agglomerations are moved by a magnetic field into an accumulation range of the reactor, and are then discharged out of reactor range and separated into ore and magnetic particles. In a device and a method, the separated magnetic particles are treated, in particular hydrophobized, such that during a new interaction with non-magnetic ore particles, new ore magnetic particle agglomerations are formed. Accordingly, a high yield of ores can be obtained and the mine can be operated in an economical and environmentally friendly manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2009
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Inventors: Michael Diez, Imme Domke, Werner Hartmann, Hartmut Hibst, Wolfgang Krieglstein, Alexej Michailovski, Norbert Mronga, Michael Riebensahm, Wolfgang Schmidt, Thomas Servay
  • Publication number: 20100098221
    Abstract: The invention relates to an x-ray apparatus (10) with an x-ray source (20) and an x-ray detector (21), with the x-ray source (20) able to be moved in a first plane (E1) and the x-ray detector (21) in a second plane (E2) parallel to the first plane and not coinciding with the first plane (E1), with the x-ray source (20) and the x-ray detector (21) always able to be aligned to one another, and a object under examination (U) being able to be arranged between the first plane (E1) and the second plane (E2), with, by means of a movement of the x-ray source (20) and a movement of the x-ray detector (21) adapted to the movement of the x-ray source (20), as well as by means of x-rays leaving the x-ray source (20), penetrating the object under examination (U) and detected by the x-ray detector (21), a plurality of two-dimensional projections of the object under examination (U) being able to be recorded in different projection directions relative to the object under examination (U), from which a spatial presentation of
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2007
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Inventor: Michael Diez
  • Publication number: 20070197897
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for displaying a hollow space in an object under investigation, wherein the hollow space has an access point and a target point for a surgical instrument which can be introduced at least partially into the hollow space, and wherein a three dimensional image data set of a section of the hollow space having the access point and/or the target point is determined and spatially displayed. By highlighting the access point and/or the target point in the spatial display of the hollow space section it is possible to make a method available which provides the surgical staff with improved guidance in the object under investigation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2007
    Publication date: August 23, 2007
    Inventor: Michael Diez
  • Patent number: D629700
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Inventors: Fabien Hegnauer, Michael Diez