Patents by Inventor Hermann May

Hermann May 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).

  • Device and method for extracting carbon-containing substances from oil sand
    Patent number: 10047297
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for extracting carbon-containing substances, in particular bitumen, from oil sands. The device comprises two separate steam circuits. The first steam circuit is a closed steam circuit, in which a steam turbine (3) is operating. The second steam circuit is an open steam circuit and is used for extracting carbon-containing substances, in particular bitumen, from oil sands. The steam turbine (3) comprises an intermediate steam removal facility (4), wherein the intermediate steam is used to evaporate the water/vapor in the second steam circuit via a heat exchanger. The invention further relates to a method for extracting carbon-containing substances by means of the previously described device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Andreas Koch, Bernd Leidinger, Hermann May, Matthias Schöneich
  • Device and Method for Extracting Carbon-Containing Substances from Oil Sand
    Publication number: 20150275096
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for extracting carbon-containing substances, in particular bitumen, from oil sands. The device comprises two separate steam circuits. The first steam circuit is a closed steam circuit, in which a steam turbine (3) is operating. The second steam circuit is an open steam circuit and is used for extracting carbon-containing substances, in particular bitumen, from oil sands. The steam turbine (3) comprises an intermediate steam removal facility (4), wherein the intermediate steam is used to evaporate the water/vapor in the second steam circuit via a heat exchanger. The invention further relates to a method for extracting carbon-containing substances by means of the previously described device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2013
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Andreas Koch, Bernd Leidinger, Hermann May, Matthias Schöneich