Patents by Inventor Guenter Schneider
Guenter Schneider 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).
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Publication number: 20180112143Abstract: A process for production of calcined petroleum coke includes combusting, in a fluidized bed reactor, green petroleum coke as a fuel with a substoichiometric amount of oxygen at a temperature of between 900 and 1,400° C. so as to provide a required amount of energy to evaporate volatile matter included in the green petroleum coke. An air-to-fuel ratio in the reactor is less than 1 and retention time is less than 40 minutes. Calcined petroleum coke and flue gas is obtained. The flue gas comprises at least 80 wt-% of the volatile matter contained in the green petroleum coke. The flue gas is at least partially recycled to the reactor as an additional fuel.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2016Publication date: April 26, 2018Inventors: Edgar Gasafi, Peter Sturm, Guenter Schneider
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Patent number: 9840415Abstract: A process for separating heavy metals from a phosphoric starting material includes, in a step (i), heating the starting material to a temperature between 700 and 1,100° C. in a first reactor and withdrawing combustion gas. In a step (ii), the heated starting material at the temperature between 700 and 1,100° C. is transferred to a second reactor, chlorides of alkaline and alkaline earth metals are added and process gas is withdrawn.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2013Date of Patent: December 12, 2017Assignee: OUTOTEC (FINLAND) OYInventors: Dirk Lohrberg, Bertold Stegemann, Guenter Schneider, Ludwig Hermann
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Patent number: 9764300Abstract: A plant for refining raw materials containing organic constituents includes a reactor configured to receive raw materials; a furnace configured to receive solids and fuel from the reactor; a return conduit configured to recirculate hot solids generated in the furnace to the reactor; and a sealing device configured to separate an oxidizing atmosphere of the furnace from an atmosphere of the reactor. The sealing device includes: a downpipe disposed between the furnace and the reactor, the downpipe being configured to withdraw a stream of solids from the furnace; a rising pipe disposed near a bottom of the downpipe and branching off there from to a top, the rising pipe being configured to transport a fluidized stream of solids to the reactor; and a conveying gas supply disposed below the rising pipe, the conveying gas supply being configured to fluidize a stream of solids withdrawn from the furnace.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2014Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: OUTOTEC OYJInventors: Nikola Anastasijevic, Michael Missalla, Guenter Schneider, Andreas Orth
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Publication number: 20150175423Abstract: A process for separating heavy metals from a phosphoric starting material includes, in a step (i), heating the starting material to a temperature between 700 and 1,100° C. in a first reactor and withdrawing combustion gas. In a step (ii), the heated starting material at the temperature between 700 and 1,100° C. is transferred to a second reactor, chlorides of alkaline and earth alkaline metals are added and process gas is withdrawn.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2013Publication date: June 25, 2015Inventors: Dirk Lohrberg, Bertold Stegemann, Guenter Schneider, Ludwig Hermann
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Publication number: 20150093296Abstract: A plant for refining raw materials containing organic constituents includes a reactor configured to receive raw materials; a furnace configured to receive solids and fuel from the reactor; a return conduit configured to recirculate hot solids generated in the furnace to the reactor; and a sealing device configured to separate an oxidizing atmosphere of the furnace from an atmosphere of the reactor. The sealing device includes: a downpipe disposed between the furnace and the reactor, the downpipe being configured to withdraw a stream of solids from the furnace; a rising pipe disposed near a bottom of the downpipe and branching off there from to a top, the rising pipe being configured to transport a fluidized stream of solids to the reactor; and a conveying gas supply disposed below the rising pipe, the conveying gas supply being configured to fluidize a stream of solids withdrawn from the furnace.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2014Publication date: April 2, 2015Inventors: Nikola Anastasijevic, Michael Missalla, Guenter Schneider, Andreas Orth
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Patent number: 8936657Abstract: A process for refining raw materials containing at least one of oil and bitumen includes supplying the raw materials to a reactor and volatilizing fuel gas in the reactor at a temperature of from 300 to 1000° C. and a pressure of from 0.001 to 1 bar. Solids remaining in the reactor, including non-evaporated fractions of heavy hydrocarbons, are introduced into a furnace. A staged combustion of the non-evaporated fractions of heavy hydrocarbons is performed in a substoichiometric stage and in a superstoichiometric stage in the furnace at a furnace temperature of from 600 to 1500° C. as to obtain hot solids in the furnace. The hot solids are recirculated from the furnace into the reactor. A sealing device separates an oxidizing atmosphere of the furnace from an atmosphere of the reactor.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2009Date of Patent: January 20, 2015Assignee: Outotec OyjInventors: Nikola Anastasijevic, Michael Missalla, Guenter Schneider, Andreas Orth
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Patent number: 8876969Abstract: A process for lowering the carbon content in ash includes introducing the ash having a carbon content of 1 to 20 wt-% into a reactor where the ash is burnt at a temperature between 700 and 1100° C. Fuel is also introduced into the reactor. During combustion, microwave radiation is fed into the reactor. At least part of the energy released during the combustion is recovered.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2011Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Assignee: Outotec OyjInventors: Nikola Anastasijevic, Guenter Schneider
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Patent number: 8764861Abstract: A process for refining oil-containing includes introducing the oil-containing solids to a reactor so as to expel an oil-containing vapor from the solids at a temperature of 300 to 1000° C. The oil-containing vapor expelled from the reactor is supplied to a cracker so as to crack heavy oil components of the oil-containing vapor. The cracked heavy oil components obtained in the cracker are separated and withdrawn from the cracker. The solids left in the reactor and an unevaporated fraction of heavy hydrocarbons are introduced into a furnace. The unevaporated fraction of heavy hydrocarbons in the furnace are burned at a temperature of 600 to 1500° C. The solids from the furnace are recirculated into the reactor. A conveying gas is supplied into a rising pipe, wherein the stream of solids withdrawn from the furnace is fluidized by the conveying gas and transported to the reactor through the rising pipe.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2008Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Outotec OyjInventors: Nikola Anastasijevic, Guenter Schneider, Michael Missalla
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Patent number: 8460624Abstract: A process for producing metal oxide from a metal salt includes supplying a first part of the metal salt to a hydrate drier so as to indirectly heat the first part of the metal salt in the hydrate drier using a heat transfer medium from a first stage of a multi-stage indirect cooler so as to dry the first part of the metal salt in the hydrate drier and so as to control a waste gas temperature of the process. A second part of the metal salt is guided as a partial stream past the hydrate drier. The metal salt is preheated in a first preheating stage and precalcined in a second preheating stage. The metal salt and a fluidizing gas having a temperature of 150° C. or less are supplied to a fluidized bed reactor so as to calcine the metal salt to form a metal oxide product. The metal oxide product is cooled in at least one suspension heat exchanger and then in the multi-stage indirect cooler.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2009Date of Patent: June 11, 2013Assignee: Outotec OyjInventors: Michael Missalla, Pekka Hiltunen, Roger Bligh, Erwin Schmidbauer, Cornelis Klett, Guenter Schneider
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Publication number: 20130068138Abstract: A process for lowering the carbon content in ash includes introducing the ash having a carbon content of 1 to 20 wt.-% into a reactor where the ash is burnt at a temperature between 700 and 1100° C. Fuel is also introduced into the reactor. During combustion, microwave radiation is fed into the reactor. At least part of the energy released during the combustion is recovered.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2011Publication date: March 21, 2013Applicant: OUTOTEC OYJInventors: Nikola Anastasijevic, Guenter Schneider
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Patent number: 8313715Abstract: A process for producing metal oxide from metal salts includes cleaning a metal salt in a filter. After cleaning, the metal salt is dried in a drying apparatus. Steam is formed in the drying apparatus. The metal salt is preheated in at least one preheating stage. The metal salt is calcined to metal oxide in a fluidized-bed reactor. The metal oxide is cooled. The steam formed in the drying apparatus is recirculated into the filter.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2010Date of Patent: November 20, 2012Assignee: Outotec OyjInventors: Michael Missalla, Guenter Schneider, Jan Jarzembowski, Erwin Schmidbauer
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Publication number: 20120052000Abstract: A process for producing metal oxide from a metal salt includes supplying a first part of the metal salt to a hydrate drier so as to indirectly heat the first part of the metal salt in the hydrate drier using a heat transfer medium from a first stage of a multi-stage indirect cooler so as to dry the first part of the metal salt in the hydrate drier and so as to control a waste gas temperature of the process. A second part of the metal salt is guided as a partial stream past the hydrate drier. The metal salt is preheated in a first preheating stage and precalcined in a second preheating stage. The metal salt and a fluidizing gas having a temperature of 150° C. or less are supplied to a fluidized bed reactor so as to calcine the metal salt to form a metal oxide product. The metal oxide product is cooled in at least one suspension heat exchanger and then in the multi-stage indirect cooler.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2009Publication date: March 1, 2012Applicant: OUTOTEC OYJInventors: Michael Missalla, Pekka Hiltunen, Roger Bligh, Erwin Schmidbauer, Cornelis Klett, Guenter Schneider
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Publication number: 20120014863Abstract: A process for producing metal oxide from metal salts includes cleaning a metal salt in a filter. After cleaning, the metal salt is dried in a drying apparatus. Steam is formed in the drying apparatus. The metal salt is preheated in at least one preheating stage. The metal salt is calcined to metal oxide in a fluidized-bed reactor. The metal oxide is cooled. The steam formed in the drying apparatus is recirculated into the filter.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2010Publication date: January 19, 2012Applicant: OUTOTEC OYJInventors: Michael Missalla, Guenter Schneider, Jan Jarzembowski, Erwin Schmidbauer
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Patent number: 8017196Abstract: A pump piston and/or elements sealing the pump piston, in particular a sealing ring of elastomeric material with an additionally applied coating are/is proposed. To improve the durability characteristics, the pump piston and/or the elements sealing the pump piston have a coating which is formed at least predominantly of halogen-, silicon-, carbon-containing and/or metal-organic monomers. Furthermore, a device and a method for coating an object of elastomeric material utilizing a plasma are proposed.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2007Date of Patent: September 13, 2011Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Kurt Burger, Guenter Schneider, Ronald Neidhardt, Manfred Hauser, Klaus Burghoff, Stefan Grosse, Alexander Schattke, Sascha Henke, Christian Bayer, Oliver Schmautz
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Publication number: 20110034318Abstract: A process for heat treatment of fine-grained mineral solids includes passing fine-grained mineral solids through a flash reactor so as to contact the fine-grained mineral solids with hot gases in the flash reactor at a temperature of 450 to 1500° C. so as to obtain hot solids. The hot solids arc passed through a residence time reactor at a temperature of 500 to 890° C. The hot solids are withdrawn from the residence time reactor after a residence time of 1 to 600 minutes. A waste gas of the residence time reactor is recirculated to at least one of the flash reactor and a preheating stage.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2009Publication date: February 10, 2011Applicant: OUTOTEC OYJInventors: Edgar Gasafi, Guenter Schneider, Michael Missalla
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Publication number: 20100313475Abstract: A process for refining raw materials containing oil and/or bitumen includes supplying the raw materials to a reactor. The reactor is operated under a pressure of from 0.001 to 1 bar and at a reactor temperature of from 300 to 1000° C. so as to volatize fuel gases and obtain solids and non-evaporated fractions of heavy hydrocarbons. The solids and non-evaporated fractions of heavy hydrocarbons are introduced into a furnace. The non-evaporated fractions of heavy hydrocarbons are burned in the furnace at a furnace temperature of from 600 to 1500° C. so as to obtain hot solids in the furnace. The hot solids are recirculated from the furnace into the reactor. An oxidizing atmosphere of the furnace is separated from an atmosphere of the reactor by a sealing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2009Publication date: December 16, 2010Applicant: OUTOTEC OYJInventors: Nikola Anastasijevic, Michael Missalla, Guenter Schneider, Andreas Orth
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Publication number: 20100187161Abstract: For refining oil-containing solids, in particular oil sand or oil shale, there is proposed a process with the following steps: supplying the oil-containing solids to a reactor and expelling an oil-containing vapor at a temperature of 300 to 1000° C., supplying the oil-containing vapor expelled in the reactor to a cracker, in which the heavy oil components are broken down, separating the products obtained in the cracker and withdrawing the product streams, introducing the solids left in the reactor including the unevaporated fraction of heavy hydrocarbons into a furnace, burning the heavy hydrocarbons left in the solids in the furnace at a temperature of 600 to 1500° C., preferably 1050 to 1200° C., recirculating hot solids from the furnace into the reactor, wherein the oxidizing atmosphere of the furnace is separated from the atmosphere of the reactor by a blocking device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2008Publication date: July 29, 2010Applicant: OUTOTEC OYJInventors: Nikola Anastasijevic, Guenter Schneider, Michael Missalla
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Patent number: 7485258Abstract: A method and device for sterilizing containers in which a plasma treatment is executed through excitation of an electromagnetic oscillation so that the plasma is excited in a vacuum in the vicinity of the container regions to be sterilized. Between arrival and discharge, the container regions to be sterilized are moved closer to the oscillation-generating device in the chamber, with continuous movement of the container and/or of the oscillation-generating device for one or more predetermined time intervals in such a way that a plasma is excited in these regions inside and/or outside the container. The chamber is provided with a transport apparatus inside it, which produces an essentially rotating motion of the container during the transport from the arrival to the discharge in the chamber.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2002Date of Patent: February 3, 2009Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Kurt Burger, Guenter Schneider, Thomas Beck, Wolfgang Szczerba, Bernd Wilke, Johannes Rauschnabel, Sascha Henke, Bernd Goetzelmann, Heinrich Van De Loecht, Wolfgang Schmitt
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Publication number: 20080069709Abstract: A pump piston and/or elements sealing the pump piston, in particular a sealing ring of elastomeric material with an additionally applied coating are/is proposed. To improve the durability characteristics, the pump piston and/or the elements sealing the pump piston have a coating which is formed at least predominantly of halogen-, silicon-, carbon-containing and/or metal-organic monomers. Furthermore, a device and a method for coating an object of elastomeric material utilizing a plasma are proposed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2007Publication date: March 20, 2008Inventors: Kurt Burger, Guenter Schneider, Ronald Neidhardt, Manfred Hauser, Klaus Burghoff, Stefan Grosse, Alexander Schattke, Sascha Henke, Christian Bayer, Oliver Schmautz
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Publication number: 20050019209Abstract: A method and device for sterilizing containers in which a plasma treatment is executed through excitation of an electromagnetic oscillation so that the plasma is excited in a vacuum in the vicinity of the container regions to be sterilized. Between arrival and discharge, the container regions to be sterilized are moved closer to the oscillation-generating device in the chamber, with continuous movement of the container and/or of the oscillation-generating device for one or more predetermined time intervals in such a way that a plasma is excited in these regions inside and/or outside the container. The chamber is provided with a transport apparatus inside it, which produces an essentially rotating motion of the container during the transport from the arrival to the discharge in the chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2002Publication date: January 27, 2005Inventors: Kurt Burger, Guenter Schneider, Thomas Beck, Wolfgang Szczerba, Bernd Wilke, Johannes Rauschnabel, Sascha Henke, Bernd Goetzelmann, Heinrich De Loecht, Wolfgang Schmitt