Patents by Inventor Rainer Kretzschmar

Rainer Kretzschmar 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: 7055580
    Abstract: In a system for cleaning tubes of tube-bundle type heat exchangers including a plurality of tubes (5) arranged in parallel between two chambers (10a, 10b) and flown through by a fluid medium, in particular crude oil, at a temperature above 120° C., wherein, for cleaning the tubes (5), deposits on their inner walls, such as coking, dirt particles or the like, are detached by cleaning bodies passing through the tubes (5), and carried out of the tubes (5), for cleaning the inner wall of the plurality of tubes (5) of the heat exchanger during the operation of the heat exchanger (10), it is provided that the cleaning bodies (1a–1h) are formed in such a way that they are resistant to high temperatures (above 120° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2006
    Assignee: Taprogge GmbH
    Inventors: Hans-Werner Schildmann, Dietmar Altegoer, Rainer Kretzschmar
  • Patent number: 6945316
    Abstract: In a system for cleaning tubes of heat exchangers flown through by a fluid medium, in particular crude oil, having a temperature in excess of 120° C., wherein, for cleaning a tube, deposits such as dirt particles or the like adhering to its inner wall are detached by cleansing off and carried out of the tube, for cleaning the inner wall of the heat exchanger tubes during the operation of the heat exchanger, it is provided that cleaning bodies withstanding high temperatures (in excess of 120° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2005
    Assignee: Taprogge GmbH
    Inventors: Hans-Werner Schildmann, Dietmar Altegoer, Rainer Kretzschmar
  • Publication number: 20040099406
    Abstract: In a system for cleaning tubes of tube-bundle type heat exchangers including a plurality of tubes (5) arranged in parallel between two chambers (10a, 10b) and flown through by a fluid medium, in particular crude oil, at a temperature above 120° C., wherein, for cleaning the tubes (5), deposits on their inner walls, such as coking, dirt particles or the like, are detached by cleaning bodies passing through the tubes (5), and carried out of the tubes (5), for cleaning the inner wall of the plurality of tubes (5) of the heat exchanger during the operation of the heat exchanger (10), it is provided that the cleaning bodies (1a-1h) are formed in such a way that they are resistant to high temperatures (above 120° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2003
    Publication date: May 27, 2004
    Inventors: Hans-Werner Schildmann, Dietmar Altegoer, Rainer Kretzschmar
  • Publication number: 20040083565
    Abstract: In a system for cleaning tubes of heat exchangers flown through by a fluid medium, in particular crude oil, having a temperature in excess of 120° C., wherein, for cleaning a tube, deposits such as dirt particles or the like adhering to its inner wall are detached by cleansing off and carried out of the tube, for cleaning the inner wall of the heat exchanger tubes during the operation of the heat exchanger, it is provided that cleaning bodies withstanding high temperatures (in excess of 120° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2002
    Publication date: May 6, 2004
    Inventors: Hans-Werner Schildmann, Dietmar Altegoer, Rainer Kretzschmar