Patents by Inventor Alfred Kryczun

Alfred Kryczun 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: 4465265
    Abstract: The present invention deals with a blow lance which projects into a reactor to an adjustable vertical extent. The lance structure includes a tubular lance member and a bellows surrounding the tubular lance and being expansible in the axial direction, the bellows having its lower end coupled to a lower portion of the lance and its upper end received about an upper portion of the tubular lance. The preferred structure includes a protective sleeve which surrounds a lower portion of the lance and extends into the opening of the reactor, with means being provided for circulating a coolant therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1983
    Date of Patent: August 14, 1984
    Assignee: Klockner-Humboldt-Deutz AG
    Inventors: Alfred Kryczun, Rolf Pufal
  • Patent number: 4406666
    Abstract: A device for the gasification of carbon containing material to obtain the continuous production of gas, essentially a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen, by using the molten metal bath process is provided. The carbon material, oxidizing agents, and slag-forming additives as needed are introduced into a reactor below the surface of a molten metal bath. The reactor is provided with outlets for the slag, gases, and molten metal. The reactor is also provided with the ability to tilt, swivel, or rotate about a horizontal axis. This rotational movement causes the molten metal bath to alter its location within the reactor, allowing for replacement of the input apparatus of the raw materials, which are normally below the surface, without the necessity of draining the molten metal bath from the reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 1981
    Date of Patent: September 27, 1983
    Assignee: Klockner-Humboldt-Deutz AG
    Inventors: Peter Paschen, Chatty Rao, Alfred Kryczun, Roland Pfeiffer, Heinz-Dieter Waldhecker, Rolf Pufal
  • Patent number: 4358119
    Abstract: An apparatus for gas-tight sealing of the connection points between a stationary machine part and a machine part which is rotationally mounted with respect thereto has an annular disc disposed adjacent to the connection point on one of the machine parts, the annular disc being surrounded by an annular channeled housing which spans the connection point and is mounted on the other of the machine parts. The housing contains at least one washer or packing ring which bears against the annular ring and further includes a structure for applying pressure to the washer to maintain the washer against the ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 1981
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1982
    Assignee: Klockner-Humboldt-Deutz AG
    Inventor: Alfred Kryczun
  • Patent number: 4344773
    Abstract: In a device for the gasification of carbon and/or carbon-containing media, in particular for the continuous production of a gas essentially containing CO and H.sub.2 with a molten bath of iron or an iron alloy, a reactor receives the carbon-containing media and oxidizing gasification media under the surface of the molten bath, and outlets are provided for gas and for removing at least one liquid phase, in particular slag. The reactor is stationary and is tightly sealed to a gas outlet and to a liquid outlet. In a wall region of the reactor and close to the floor thereof a plurality of nozzles are provided for feeding the gasification media. The nozzles are distributed almost symmetrically with respect to a vertical plane which extends axially with respect to the liquid outlet and to the reactor floor about the circumference of the wall region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1980
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1982
    Assignee: Klockner-Humboldt-Deutz AG
    Inventors: Peter Paschen, Roland Pfeiffer, Heinz-Dieter Waldhecker, Alfred Kryczun, Rolf Pufal
  • Patent number: 4290801
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for cooling hot reduced material output from a reduction furnace without exposing the material to oxygen in the air. A fluid-bed-cooler which receives the heated, reduced, material from the reduction furnace contains cooling pipes through which a cooling liquid is passed for indirectly cooling the reduced material. Additionally, the cooler is connected to a positive pressure reduction gas recirculating distribution system which continually passes cooled and cleaned oxygen-free reduction gases over the heated, reduced, material to be cooled. Any losses due to leaks in the recirculating reduction system, are replaced by oxygen-free reduction gas supplied from an exhaust gas port of the reduction furnace.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 1979
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1981
    Assignee: Klockner-Humboldt-Deutz AG
    Inventors: Alfred Kryczun, Theodor Manshausen
  • Patent number: 4170344
    Abstract: An apparatus for the separation of components such as molten metals, compounds or metal containing slags centrifugally including a centrifugal body universally suspended including a hollow shaft with a concentric inlet opening at the bottom to be submerged beneath the surface of a liquid to be separated with the larger basket portion surrounding an upper portion of the shaft radially communicating openings and dual layered annular cooling sleeves surrounding the pipe and basket with means for conducting a cooling fluid therethrough and the fluid picking up heat in the submerged area and heating the tube at an upper portion thereof, and light component openings and heavy component openings leading radially outwardly from the basket being located at a radius larger than the radius of the inlet at the base of the tube and successively larger than each other with the tube in one form having a ceramic mouth at the base and a collar insert, and in one form, flaring radially outwardly in an upward direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 1978
    Date of Patent: October 9, 1979
    Assignee: Klockner-Humbolt-Deutz AG
    Inventors: Friedrich Megerle, Alfred Kryczun, Willy Jakobs
  • Patent number: 4077841
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for the thermal treatment of slurries such as slurries of magnesite hydrate or the like. The method involves suspending the slurry in an airstream, passing the airstream with the suspended slurry particles into contact with a heated gas stream in a dryer, passing the thus-dried slurry to a multi-tiered heated kiln, introducing heated gases into the kiln for drying contact with the thus dried slurry, and passing the exhaust gases from the kiln to the dryer to serve as the heated gas stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1976
    Date of Patent: March 7, 1978
    Assignee: Klockner-Humboldt-Deutz Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Vladimir Suprunov, Alfred Kryczun, Theodor Manshausen
  • Patent number: 4073646
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for the thermal refinement of contaminated copper in the molten phase wherein superimposed molten phases are formed in a treating vessel, the lower being the copper bearing material and the upper phase containing slag, and reactive gases are simultaneously injected into each of the molten phases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1976
    Date of Patent: February 14, 1978
    Assignee: Klockner-Humboldt-Deutz Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Alfred Kryczun, Gerhard Melcher
  • Patent number: 4051602
    Abstract: The method and mechanism for thermally treating a slurry of material such as a magnesite hydrate wherein a kiln housing has an upper chamber portion and a lower chamber portion with spray nozzles in the roof of the upper chamber for directing a spray of slurry downwardly and a rotor with arms in the lower portion and separators forming a plurality of tiers in the lower portion with heated gases directed tangentially into the chamber at the base of the upper portion and additional gases directed into the lower portion with the heat treated material being drawn from the base of the chamber and evaporated moisture withdrawn from the top of the chamber, and dust separated from the moisture and reintroduced into the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 1976
    Date of Patent: October 4, 1977
    Assignee: Klockner-Humboldt-Deutz Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Vladimir Suprunov, Alfred Kryczun, Theodor Manshausen
  • Patent number: 4036480
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for centrifugal separation of hot materials such as molten metals and slag including feeding the metal and slag mixture into a rotational separator drum having a center inlet at one end and coaxial outlets at the other end, a burner shell within the center of the drum chamber having radial outlet holes and a burner therein with the flame gases flowing outwardly through the radial outlet holes and over the surface of the material being separated heating the material and the flame gases being conducted out the outlet end for continual circulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 1976
    Date of Patent: July 19, 1977
    Assignee: Klockner-Humboldt-Deutz Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Willy Jakobs, Alfred Kryczun
  • Patent number: 4033563
    Abstract: A mechanism for the centrifugal separation of mixtures of molten metals and slag, including a rotary housing supported at its upper end by a gimbal ring mounted in an annular ball bearing assembly with the housing including an annular outer wall having an upwardly extending neck connected to the gimbal ring with a rotational drive thereon, an insert sleeve concentric with the outer wall and having a mineral wool insulation therebetween and an inner casing within the sleeve with an inlet opening at the upper end of the inner casing and discharge openings at the lower end of the inner casing with spacers between the casing and sleeve and mountings between the outer wall and sleeve providing for quick disconnection and axial removal of the sleeve and casing from the outer wall, and with a concentrically mounted heater extending upwardly through outlet openings in the base of the inner casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 1976
    Date of Patent: July 5, 1977
    Assignee: Klockner-Humboldt-Deutz Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Willy Jakobs, Alfred Kryczun