Patents by Inventor Herbert Koechner

Herbert Koechner 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).

  • Converter with a container for receiving molten metal and with a measurement device for the optical temperature determination of the molten metal and method for the temperature determination in such a converter
    Patent number: 8038344
    Abstract: The invention relates to a converter with a container for receiving molten metal and with a measurement device for the optical temperature determination of the molten metal. The converter has an optical waveguide for guiding electromagnetic radiation emitted by the metal to an optical detector for determining the temperature of the metal from an analysis of the electromagnetic radiation. The converter further has a line arranged between the optical detector and the container through which fluid flows for guiding and transporting the optical waveguide. The optical detector is arranged, spaced apart from the container, in a region in which the surrounding temperature is less than 150 DEG C. The invention further relates to a method for the temperature determination of the molten metal in such a converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: VDEH-Betriebsforschurgs institut GmbH
    Inventors: Torsten Lamp, Herbert Koechner
  • Converter with a Container for Receiving Molten Metal and with a Measurement Device for the Optical Temperature Determination of the Molten Metal and Method for the Temperature Determination in such a Converter
    Publication number: 20090074028
    Abstract: The invention relates to a converter with a container for receiving molten metal and with a measurement device for the optical temperature determination of the molten metal. The converter has an optical waveguide for guiding electromagnetic radiation emitted by the metal to an optical detector for determining the temperature of the metal from an analysis of the electromagnetic radiation. The converter further has a line arranged between the optical detector and the container through which fluid flows for guiding and transporting the optical waveguide. The optical detector is arranged, spaced apart from the container, in a region in which the surrounding temperature is less than 150 DEG C. The invention further relates to a method for the temperature determination of the molten metal in such a converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2006
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Inventors: Torsten Lamp, Herbert Koechner