Patents by Inventor Bernd Schurtakow

Bernd Schurtakow 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).

  • Radial-flow scrubber
    Patent number: 9492776
    Abstract: A radial-flow scrubber (1, 100) for separating dust and pollutants from gases, comprises a housing (2), a raw gas inlet (3), a feeder (4) for a washing liquid, a washing zone (5), a clean gas outlet (10), and an outlet (11) for the washing liquid. The washing zone (5, 101) comprises an inlet funnel (7, 105), a scrubbing zone (18) having an adjustable flow cross-section, and a drive (10, 110) for adjusting the cross section of the scrubbing zone (18), as well as a tubular shell (8,108) detachably mounted to the housing (2), wherein in a ceiling of the housing (2) an opening is provided through which the complete washing zone (5, 101) can be integrally withdrawn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Outotec (Finland) Oy
    Inventors: Bernd Schurtakow, Henning Nixdorff, Alexander Göllner, Gertrud Serdarusic
  • RADIAL-FLOW SCRUBBER
    Publication number: 20150258486
    Abstract: A radial-flow scrubber (1, 100) for separating dust and pollutants from gases, comprises a housing (2), a raw gas inlet (3), a feeder (4) for a washing liquid, a washing zone (5), a clean gas outlet (10), and an outlet (11) for the washing liquid. The washing zone (5, 101) comprises an inlet funnel (7, 105), a scrubbing zone (18) having an adjustable flow cross-section, and a drive (10, 110) for adjusting the cross section of the scrubbing zone (18), as well as a tubular shell (8,108) detachably mounted to the housing (2), wherein in a ceiling of the housing (2) an opening is provided through which the complete washing zone (5, 101) can be integrally withdrawn.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2012
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Applicant: OUTOTEC (FINLAND) OY
    Inventors: Bernd Schurtakow, Henning Nixdorff, Alexander Göllner, Gertrud Serdarusic
  • Process and apparatus for producing hydrogen
    Patent number: 9090984
    Abstract: A process for producing hydrogen for use in a subsequent methanation process includes electrochemically converting water into hydrogen and oxygen. The hydrogen is depleted with electrolyte aerosols. Then, the electrolyte aerosols are separated from the depleted hydrogen in a wet electrostatic precipitator in a hydrogen atmosphere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: OUTOTEC (FINLAND) OY
    Inventors: Nikola Anastasijevic, Jan Holst, Andreas Orth, Markus Schuster, Bernd Schurtakow, Michael Stroeder
  • PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING HYDROGEN
    Publication number: 20140332402
    Abstract: A process for producing hydrogen for use in a subsequent methanation process includes electrochemically converting water into hydrogen and oxygen. The hydrogen is depleted with electrolyte aerosols. Then, the electrolyte aerosols are separated from the depleted hydrogen in a wet electrostatic precipitator in a hydrogen atmosphere.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2012
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: OUTOTEC (FINLAND) OY
    Inventors: Nikola Anastasijevic, Jan Holst, Andreas Orth, Markus Schuster, Bernd Schurtakow, Michael Stroeder