Patents by Inventor Bruno Schmitt

Bruno Schmitt 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).

  • Furnace for microwave sintering of nuclear fuel
    Patent number: 6617558
    Abstract: A furnace is provided for microwave sintering of nuclear fuel. A stationary wave is generated in an antenna cavity and used to extract microwaves through slots into a resonance chamber containing the nuclear fuel. A position of the slots is adjusted in such a way that a predetermined temperature profile is produced in the nuclear fuel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2003
    Assignee: Framatome ANP GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Dörr, Thorsten Gerdes, Gerhard Gradel, Bruno Schmitt, Monika Willert-Porada
  • Furnace for microwave sintering of nuclear fuel
    Publication number: 20020158066
    Abstract: A furnace is provided for microwave sintering of nuclear fuel. A stationary wave is generated in an antenna cavity and used to extract microwaves through slots into a resonance chamber containing the nuclear fuel. A position of the slots is adjusted in such a way that a predetermined temperature profile is produced in the nuclear fuel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2002
    Publication date: October 31, 2002
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Wolfgang Dorr, Thorsten Gerdes, Gerhard Gradel, Bruno Schmitt, Monika Willert-Porada
  • Method and furnace for microwave sintering of nuclear fuel
    Patent number: 6437303
    Abstract: A method and a furnace are provided for microwave sintering of nuclear fuel. A stationary wave is generated in an antenna cavity and used to extract microwaves through slots into a resonance chamber containing the nuclear fuel. A position of the slots is adjusted in such a way that a predetermined temperature profile is produced in the nuclear fuel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2002
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Wolfgang Dörr, Thorsten Gerdes, Gerhard Gradel, Bruno Schmitt, Monika Willert-Porada
  • Bearing assembly
    Patent number: 5261750
    Abstract: A bearing assembly for a gearbox shaft which is subject to bending forces and capable of absorbing axial forces. The bearing assembly has at least one radial cylindrical roller bearing and two thrust bearings. The inner race of the radial roller bearing is supported radially as well as in one axial direction by the shaft. The thrust bearings are arranged to either side of and supported by a bearing housing that can be attached to the gearbox housing. The thrust bearing closest to the radial cylindrical roller bearing is supported in one axial direction by the inner race of the radial roller bearing. The radial roller bearing and the thrust bearings then are secured against axial movement on the shaft, e.g., by a retaining ring. The bearing housing is designed so that the bearing housing will conform to any inclination of the gearbox shaft due to shaft deflection. For this purpose, the bearing housing may have regions of varying stiffness in the circumferential direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1993
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Uli Eckhardt, Bruno Schmitt