Patents by Inventor Bernd Amend

Bernd Amend 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).

  • Apparatus and process for granulating a metal melt
    Patent number: 8608823
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus and a process for granulating a metal melt. The apparatus substantially comprises a round water tank, into which water is injected in a tangential direction with the aid of a number of nozzles, so that the water in the tank rotates and forms a parabolic surface. The nozzles are arranged such that they are distributed in height and around the circumference of the tank wall. The uppermost nozzle is located in the region of the surface of the water and produces a stream of water or fan of water lying in the surface of the water. For granulating a metal melt, it is poured continuously from a melting crucible into the stream of water or fan of water of the uppermost nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Umicore AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Veit Koenig, Andreas Huber, Bernd Amend
  • APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR GRANULATING A METAL MELT
    Publication number: 20110209577
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus and a process for granulating a metal melt. The apparatus substantially comprises a round water tank, into which water is injected in a tangential direction with the aid of a number of nozzles, so that the water in the tank rotates and forms a parabolic surface. The nozzles are arranged such that they are distributed in height and around the circumference of the tank wall. The uppermost nozzle is located in the region of the surface of the water and produces a stream of water or fan of water lying in the surface of the water. For granulating a metal melt, it is poured continuously from a melting crucible into the stream of water or fan of water of the uppermost nozzle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2009
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Applicant: UMICORE AG & CO. KG
    Inventors: Veit Koenig, Andreas Huber, Bernd Amend