Patents by Inventor Hans Alsmeyer

Hans Alsmeyer 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).

  • Apparatus for catching and cooling a melt
    Patent number: 6658077
    Abstract: An apparatus is described for catching and cooling a melt, in particular a core melt in a containment of a nuclear power plant. A porous body with which the melt comes into contact is provided. A pre-pressurized coolant is fed to the porous body so that the cavities in the porous body are filled with the coolant. After contact between the melt and the porous body, the pre-pressurized coolant penetrates into the melt and as a result leads to fragmentation, solidification and long-term cooling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2003
    Assignees: Framatome ANP GmbH, Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe GmbH
    Inventors: Hans Alsmeyer, Dietmar Bittermann, Manfred Fischer
  • Apparatus for catching and cooling a melt
    Publication number: 20020044622
    Abstract: An apparatus is described for catching and cooling a melt, in particular a core melt in a containment of a nuclear power plant. A porous body with which the melt comes into contact is provided. A pre-pressurized coolant is fed to the porous body so that the cavities in the porous body are filled with the coolant. After contact between the melt and the porous body, the pre-pressurized coolant penetrates into the melt and as a result leads to fragmentation, solidification and long-term cooling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2001
    Publication date: April 18, 2002
    Inventors: Hans Alsmeyer, Dietmar Bittermann, Manfred Fischer