Patents by Inventor Werner Högner

Werner Högner 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).

  • Process for the heat treatment of steel strips
    Patent number: 9322598
    Abstract: The invention provides a process for the heat treatment of steel products, in particular of steel strips or sheets, in which the product is brought from a starting temperature to a target temperature in a booster zone having at least one burner; the burner is operated with a fuel, in particular a fuel gas, and an oxygen-containing gas which contains more than 21% oxygen; and the product is brought into direct contact with the flame generated by the burner, the air ratio ? within the flame being set as a function of the starting temperature and/or the target temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Linde Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Herbert Eichelkraut, Hans-Joachim Heiler, Werner Högner, Fred Jindra, Rainhard Paul, Ola Ritzén
  • PROCESS FOR THE HEAT TREATMENT OF STEEL PRODUCTS
    Publication number: 20090188591
    Abstract: The invention provides a process for the heat treatment of steel products, in particular of steel strips or sheets, in which the product is brought from a starting temperature to a target temperature in a booster zone having at least one burner; the burner is operated with a fuel, in particular a fuel gas, and an oxygen-containing gas which contains more than 21% oxygen; and the product is brought into direct contact with the flame generated by the burner, the air ratio ? within the flame being set as a function of the starting temperature and/or the target temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2007
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Inventors: Herbert Eichelkrauth, Hans-Joachim Heiler, Werner Högner, Fred Jindra, Paul Rainhard, Ola Ritzen