Patents by Inventor Andreas Steinwandter

Andreas Steinwandter 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: 11078549
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for reducing metal oxides to metallized material by means of contact with reduction gas, wherein an accumulated top gas is dry dedusted and reformed in a raw gas mixture together with gaseous hydrocarbons. The water vapor content of the dry dedusted top gas designated for the preparation of the raw gas mixture is adjusted in a saturator in the countercurrent by means of saturation water, wherein the temperature of the saturation water is adjusted, by mixing cold water with a hot water having a higher temperature than the cold water, in order to produce the saturation water at a target value. The invention further relates to a device for carrying out such a method, having corresponding conduits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: PRIMETALS TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRIA GMBH
    Inventors: Andreas Steinwandter, Robert Millner, Hanspeter Ofner
  • Publication number: 20200216921
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for reducing metal oxides to metallized material by means of contact with reduction gas, wherein an accumulated top gas is dry dedusted and reformed in a raw gas mixture together with gaseous hydrocarbons. The water vapor content of the dry dedusted top gas designated for the preparation of the raw gas mixture is adjusted in a saturator in the countercurrent by means of saturation water, wherein the temperature of the saturation water is adjusted, by mixing cold water with a hot water having a higher temperature than the cold water, in order to produce the saturation water at a target value. The invention further relates to a device for carrying out such a method, having corresponding conduits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Applicant: Primetals Technologies Austria GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas STEINWANDTER, Robert MILLNER, Hanspeter OFNER
  • Patent number: 10233117
    Abstract: A process and device separate off a volatile component from the off-gases in cement clinker production. Raw materials for cement clinker production are passed through a preheater with heat exchange with the off-gases and are then burnt in a rotary kiln. Owing to the heating in the preheater, the volatile component bound in the raw materials is vaporized and separated off. A first raw material stream having a relatively high concentration of the volatile component is applied to a first line of the preheater and a second raw material stream having a lower concentration of the volatile component is applied to a second line. The volatile component is separated off from the first substream of the off-gases. The first raw material stream heated to a temperature of at least 250° C. with the first substream of the off gases in the first line is combined with the second raw material stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignees: Scheuch GmbH, W&P Zement GmbH, A TEC Holding GmbH
    Inventors: Manfred Lisberger, Andreas Steinwandter, Peter Schwei, Wolfgang Freimann
  • Publication number: 20180194680
    Abstract: A process and device separate off a volatile component from the off-gases in cement clinker production. Raw materials for cement clinker production are passed through a preheater with heat exchange with the off-gases and are then burnt in a rotary kiln. Owing to the heating in the preheater, the volatile component bound in the raw materials is vaporized and separated off. A first raw material stream having a relatively high concentration of the volatile component is applied to a first line of the preheater and a second raw material stream having a lower concentration of the volatile component is applied to a second line. The volatile component is separated off from the first substream of the off-gases. The first raw material stream heated to a temperature of at least 250° C. with the first substream of the off gases in the first line is combined with the second raw material stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventors: MANFRED LISBERGER, ANDREAS STEINWANDTER, PETER SCHWEI, WOLFGANG FREIMANN
  • Patent number: 9957195
    Abstract: A process and device separate off a volatile component from the off-gases in cement clinker production. Raw materials for cement clinker production are passed through a preheater with heat exchange with the off-gases and are then burnt in a rotary kiln. Owing to the heating in the preheater, the volatile component bound in the raw materials is vaporized and separated off. A first raw material stream having a relatively high concentration of the volatile component is applied to a first line of the preheater and a second raw material stream having a lower concentration of the volatile component is applied to a second line. The volatile component is separated off from the first substream of the off-gases. The first raw material stream heated to a temperature of at least 250° C. with the first substream of the off gases in the first line is combined with the second raw material stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignees: Scheuch GmbH, W&P Zement GmbH, A Tec Holding GmbH
    Inventors: Manfred Lisberger, Andreas Steinwandter, Peter Schwei, Wolfgang Freimann
  • Publication number: 20150225292
    Abstract: A process and device separate off a volatile component from the off-gases in cement clinker production. Raw materials for cement clinker production are passed through a preheater with heat exchange with the off-gases and are then burnt in a rotary kiln. Owing to the heating in the preheater, the volatile component bound in the raw materials is vaporized and separated off. A first raw material stream having a relatively high concentration of the volatile component is applied to a first line of the preheater and a second raw material stream having a lower concentration of the volatile component is applied to a second line. The volatile component is separated off from the first substream of the off-gases. The first raw material stream heated to a temperature of at least 250° C. with the first substream of the off gases in the first line is combined with the second raw material stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2013
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Inventors: Manfred Lisberger, Andreas Steinwandter, Peter Schwei, Wolfgang Freimann
  • Patent number: 9051215
    Abstract: A method and a device remove mercury from exhaust gases during a production of cement clinker. The device contains a pre-heating stage, a feed point for raw materials required for the production of the cement clinker, a rotary kiln for burning the raw materials, a filter stage for removing dust from the exhaust gases conducted in the main flow, and a raw mix mill for partially mill drying the raw materials. A circuit for the mercury in the exhaust gases is formed between the pre-heating stage and the raw mix mill or the filter stage. To achieve good mercury removal at low cost, a sub-flow of 1 to 30 volume percent of the exhaust gases is branched off from the main flow of the exhaust gases having a temperature of at least 300° C. A separator and thereafter at least one stage for removing mercury are arranged in the sub-flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Scheuch GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Steinwandter, Manfred Lisberger
  • Publication number: 20140109807
    Abstract: A method and a device remove mercury from exhaust gases during a production of cement clinker. The device contains a pre-heating stage, a feed point for raw materials required for the production of the cement clinker, a rotary kiln for burning the raw materials, a filter stage for removing dust from the exhaust gases conducted in the main flow, and a raw mix mill for partially mill drying the raw materials. A circuit for the mercury in the exhaust gases is formed between the pre-heating stage and the raw mix mill or the filter stage. To achieve good mercury removal at low cost, a sub-flow of 1 to 30 volume percent of the exhaust gases is branched off from the main flow of the exhaust gases having a temperature of at least 300° C. A separator and thereafter at least one stage for removing mercury are arranged in the sub-flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2012
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: SCHEUCH GMBH
    Inventors: Andreas Steinwandter, Manfred Lisberger