Patents by Inventor Christoph Weingärtner

Christoph Weingärtner 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: 10434469
    Abstract: A method for integrating a carbon capture process with a process for cement production.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Charles Balfe, Olaf Stallmann, Christoph Weingärtner
  • Publication number: 20180028967
    Abstract: A method for integrating a carbon capture process with a process for cement production.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Michael Charles BALFE, Olaf STALLMANN, Christoph WEINGÄRTNER
  • Patent number: 9808759
    Abstract: A carbon capture system includes a Carbonator for adsorbing carbon dioxide with a carbon dioxide lean sorbent generating a carbon dioxide rich sorbent, a first Calciner for thermally decomposing a carbon dioxide rich sorbent into a carbon dioxide lean sorbent and carbon dioxide, a supply of raw material to be calcined into the first Calciner containing a carbon dioxide rich sorbent, a connection between the first Calciner and the Carbonator, a second Calciner for thermally decomposing a carbon dioxide rich sorbent into a carbon dioxide lean sorbent and carbon dioxide, a connection between the Carbonator and the second Calciner, and a connection between the second Calciner and the Carbonator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: General Electric Technology GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Charles Balfe, Olaf Stallmann, Christoph Weingärtner
  • Patent number: 9701544
    Abstract: A method for calcination includes providing a heated coarse solid particle stream with a carbon dioxide rich sorbent to a reactor having a rotatable container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: General Electric Technology GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Charles Balfe, Gerhard Heinz, Olaf Stallmann, Christoph Weingärtner
  • Publication number: 20170113944
    Abstract: A method for calcination includes providing a heated coarse solid particle stream with a carbon dioxide rich sorbent to a reactor having a rotatable container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2017
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: Michael Charles BALFE, Gerhard HEINZ, Olaf STALLMANN, Christoph WEINGÄRTNER
  • Patent number: 9573848
    Abstract: A method for calcination of a carbon dioxide rich sorbent (containing CaCO3) includes combusting in a furnace a fuel with an oxidizer, supplying heat transfer (HT) solids into the furnace and heating them, transferring the HT solid particles from the furnace to a reactor having a rotatable container, supplying a carbon dioxide rich solid sorbent (containing CaCO3) into the rotatable container, rotating the rotatable container for mixing the solid particles and the carbon dioxide rich solid sorbent for transferring heat from the solid particles to the carbon dioxide rich solid sorbent and generating carbon dioxide and carbon dioxide lean solid sorbent (mainly CaO), discharging the carbon dioxide and the carbon dioxide lean solid sorbent from the rotatable container and the subsequent classification of the HT solids from the lean sorbent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: General Electric Technology GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Charles Balfe, Gerhard Heinz, Olaf Stallmann, Christoph Weingärtner
  • Publication number: 20150368157
    Abstract: A method for calcination of a carbon dioxide rich sorbent (containing CaCO3) includes combusting in a furnace a fuel with an oxidizer, supplying heat transfer (HT) solids into the furnace and heating them, transferring the HT solid particles from the furnace to a reactor having a rotatable container, supplying a carbon dioxide rich solid sorbent (containing CaCO3) into the rotatable container, rotating the rotatable container for mixing the solid particles and the carbon dioxide rich solid sorbent for transferring heat from the solid particles to the carbon dioxide rich solid sorbent and generating carbon dioxide and carbon dioxide lean solid sorbent (mainly CaO), discharging the carbon dioxide and the carbon dioxide lean solid sorbent from the rotatable container and the subsequent classification of the HT solids from the lean sorbent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventors: Michael Charles BALFE, Gerhard HEINZ, Olaf STALLMANN, Christoph WEINGÄRTNER
  • Publication number: 20150343373
    Abstract: A carbon capture system includes a Carbonator for adsorbing carbon dioxide with a carbon dioxide lean sorbent generating a carbon dioxide rich sorbent, a first Calciner for thermally decomposing a carbon dioxide rich sorbent into a carbon dioxide lean sorbent and carbon dioxide, a supply of raw material to be calcined into the first Calciner containing a carbon dioxide rich sorbent, a connection between the first Calciner and the Carbonator, a second Calciner for thermally decomposing a carbon dioxide rich sorbent into a carbon dioxide lean sorbent and carbon dioxide, a connection between the Carbonator and the second Calciner, and a connection between the second Calciner and the Carbonator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: Michael Charles Balfe, Olaf Stallmann, Christoph Weingärtner
  • Publication number: 20150239744
    Abstract: The arrangement of a flue gas treatment system by carbonation-calcination loop and soda ash production system by Solvay process has CaO and heat for use in the soda ash production system extracted from the flue gas treatment system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2015
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventors: Olaf STALLMANN, Christoph WEINGÄRTNER, Michael Charles BALFE
  • Patent number: 9028654
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a system comprising an evaporation unit comprising a first heat exchanger in fluid communication with a second heat exchanger; where the first heat exchanger is operative to heat an effluent stream comprising an amine solvent and/or amine byproducts and water and to discharge the effluent stream to the second heat exchanger; where the second heat exchanger is operative to convert the effluent stream into a distillate stream and a concentrate stream; and a reverse osmosis unit in fluid communication with the evaporation unit; where the reverse osmosis unit comprises a first reverse osmosis unit that is operative to receive the distillate stream and to separate water from byproducts of the amine solvent such that the water has a purity of greater than 95%, based on the weight of the distillate stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: ALSTOM Technology Ltd
    Inventors: Bjoern Ungerer, Christoph Weingaertner, Hans-Peter Dornik
  • Publication number: 20140112857
    Abstract: The system includes a first reactor configured to discharge CO2 depleted process gas. The first reactor having a first and a second portion of particulate sorbent material having captured CO2. A second reactor is arranged to receive the first portion of particulate sorbent material and is configured to release CO2 from the particulate sorbent material by decarbonation, return the first portion of particulate sorbent material to the first reactor, and discharge a CO2 rich gas stream. A third reactor is arranged to receive the second portion of particulate sorbent material and is configured to supply water to the second portion of particulate sorbent material to hydrate at least a part of a remaining portion of calcium oxide of the second portion of particulate sorbent material to form calcium hydroxide, and return the second portion of particulate sorbent material to the first reactor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: ALSTOM Technology Ltd
    Inventors: Michael Charles BALFE, Jonathan Lefebvre, Christoph Weingärtner
  • Publication number: 20130220792
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a system comprising an evaporation unit comprising a first heat exchanger in fluid communication with a second heat exchanger; where the first heat exchanger is operative to heat an effluent stream comprising an amine solvent and/or amine byproducts and water and to discharge the effluent stream to the second heat exchanger; where the second heat exchanger is operative to convert the effluent stream into a distillate stream and a concentrate stream; and a reverse osmosis unit in fluid communication with the evaporation unit; where the reverse osmosis unit comprises a first reverse osmosis unit that is operative to receive the distillate stream and to separate water from byproducts of the amine solvent such that the water has a purity of greater than 95%, based on the weight of the distillate stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2012
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: Alstom Technology Ltd.
    Inventors: Bjoern Ungerer, Christoph Weingaertner, Hans-Peter Dornik