Patents by Inventor Holger Illbruck

Holger Illbruck 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).

  • Quench cooler
    Patent number: 5839271
    Abstract: A quench cooler for cooling a hot flowing gas includes a cylindrical shell which is connected to a hot-gas line and to a cold-gas line and which has a device for injecting water. A packed column filling the cross-section of the shell through which flow occurs is arranged downstream of the water-injection device. The packed column is designed as a cartridge which can be pushed into the cylindrical shell and has a separate casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 24, 1998
    Assignee: Asea Brown Boveri AG
    Inventor: Holger Illbruck
  • Quench cooler for gas turbine system
    Patent number: 5782080
    Abstract: A quench cooler for cooling a hot flowing gas essentially comprises a cylindrical shell (10) which is connected to a hot-gas line (7) and to a cold-gas line (9) and which has means (30) for injecting water. The water injection means (30) are pressure-atomization nozzles to which water and steam are admitted. The steam is generated in an evaporator (17) which is arranged in the hot-air line (7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 21, 1998
    Assignee: Asea Brown Boveri AG
    Inventor: Holger Illbruck