Patents by Inventor Dieter Bierbaum

Dieter Bierbaum 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).

  • System to acquire and monitor operating machinery positions for horizontal coke oven batteries
    Patent number: 4190498
    Abstract: In a horizontal coke oven battery with at least one coke receiving device movable along one longitudinal side of the battery and at least one coke driving device movable along an opposite longitudinal side of the battery, an apparatus for determining the relative position of the coke receiving device with respect to the coke driving device and for activating the coke driving device when its position corresponds with that of the coke receiving device, comprising, a first wheel mounted on the coke receiving device for rotation with the movement of the coke receiving device, a first angle encoder connected to the first wheel for producing a first signal corresponding to the location of the first wheel and the position of the coke receiving device along the coke oven, and an input storage in the form of a magnetic disc connected to the first angle encoder for recording and storing the signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 1978
    Date of Patent: February 26, 1980
    Assignee: Firma Carl Still
    Inventors: Wolfgang Teschner, Dieter Bierbaum