Patents by Inventor Bernard Kotte

Bernard Kotte 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).

  • Method and apparatus for processing ashes of incinerator plants
    Patent number: 6761858
    Abstract: In a method and apparatus for processing materials comprising ashes from waste incineration plants and mineral residues to condition them in a short time by washing them and by subjecting them to electrodynamic processes and shock waves generated by high voltage spark discharges, the material is made chemically inert and aged so that it can be used immediately after treatment without harming the environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2004
    Assignee: Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe GmbH
    Inventors: Christoph Schultheiss, Christel Adelheim, Britta Bergfeldt, Ralf Straessner, Volker Neubert, Helmul Denning, Bernard Kotte
  • Method and apparatus for processing ashes of incinerator plants
    Publication number: 20030206850
    Abstract: In a method and apparatus for processing materials comprising ashes from waste incineration plants and mineral residues to condition them in a short time by washing them and by subjecting them to electrodynamic processes and shock waves generated by high voltage spark discharges, the material is made chemically inert and aged so that it can be used immediately after treatment without harming the environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2001
    Publication date: November 6, 2003
    Inventors: Christoph Schultheiss, Christel Adelheim, Britta Bergfeldt, Ralf Straessner, Volker Neuben, Helmul Dinnig, Bernard Kotte