Patents by Inventor Horst-Michael Ludwig

Horst-Michael Ludwig 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).

  • Patent number: 10703675
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for processing steel slag to produce a hydraulic mineral binder with a high hardening potential and to recover iron. There is provision for this purpose to provide a feed product comprising steel slag with MnO. This feed product is further processed as a melt by introducing reducing agents into the melt. A lime saturation factor of between 90 and 110 is hereby to be achieved in the mineral melt portion. Subsequently the melt is cooled in a defined manner and elemental iron is mechanically separated from the solidified melt. The solidified melt is then supplied for use as hydraulic mineral binder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: LOESCHE GmbH
    Inventors: Holger Wulfert, Horst Michael Ludwig
  • Publication number: 20180305253
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing cements by hydrothermally treating a starting material containing sources of CaO and SiO2 in an autoclave at a temperature of 100 to 300° C., and tempering the obtained intermediate product at 350 to 700° C., wherein water formed during tempering is dissipated by grinding the intermediate product and/or tempering taking place under a continuous gas stream. The invention also relates to cements obtained in this manner, hydraulic binders therefrom, and building materials which contain said binders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2016
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Applicant: HeidelbergCement AG
    Inventors: Mohsen BEN HAHA, Tim LINK, Frank BELLMANN, Horst-Michael LUDWIG
  • Publication number: 20180305254
    Abstract: Activators for supplementary cementitious material, comprising reactive belite, obtainable by hydrothermal treatment of a starting material, which contains sources for CaO and SiO2 in an autoclave at a temperature of 100 to 300° C. and tempering the obtained intermediate product at 350 to 495° C., hydraulic binders based on the supplementary cementitious material above, and by a method for activating the supplementary cementitious material by adding reactive belite obtainable by hydrothermal treatment of a starting material which contains sources for CaO and SiO2 in an autoclave at a temperature of 100 to 300° C. and tempering the obtained intermediate product at 350 to 495° C. and the use of the reactive belite containing material as activator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Applicant: HeidelbergCement AG
    Inventors: Mohsen BEN HAHA, Tim LINK, Frank BELLMANN, Horst-Michael LUDWIG
  • Publication number: 20180185851
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for preparing and activating a raw material, wherein the raw material is comminuted by means of grinding rollers in a mill-classifier combination, and wherein the mill-classifier combination is set and operated to produce a ground product with a fineness of between D50=3 ?m and D50=12 ?m. Here, a part of the grinding product is comminuted by means of the mill-classifier combination to a diameter of <5 ?m. Subsequently the ground product is subjected to a further classification in an ultrafine grain classifier unit which has a separation threshold in order to separate ultrafine grain with a fineness of <D50=6 ?m. The invention further relates to an installation configuration for carrying out the method according to the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2015
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Applicant: Loesche GmbH
    Inventors: Holger WULFERT, Horst-Michael LUDWIG, André BÄTZ, Winifried RUHKAMP, Markus JANSSEN
  • Patent number: 9695485
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for processing steel slag to produce a hydraulic mineral binder with a high hardening potential and to recover iron. There is provision for this purpose to provide a feed product comprising steel slag with MnO. This feed product is further processed as a melt by introducing reducing agent into the melt. A lime saturation factor of between 90 and 110 is hereby to be achieved in the mineral melt portion. Subsequently the melt is cooled in a defined manner and elementary iron is mechanically separated from the solidified melt. The solidified melt is then supplied for use as hydraulic mineral binder. Furthermore the invention relates to a hydraulic mineral binder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: LOESCHE GmbH
    Inventors: Holger Wulfert, Horst-Michael Ludwig
  • Patent number: 9321682
    Abstract: The present invention relates to building materials, in particular a method for the production of a binder for concrete, mortar or plaster, and a binder produced according to this method as well the use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: HEIDELBERGCEMENT AG
    Inventors: Mohsen Ben Haha, Tim Link, Frank Bellmann, Horst-Michael Ludwig
  • Publication number: 20160107930
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for processing steel slag to produce a hydraulic mineral binder with a high hardening potential and to recover iron. There is provision for this purpose to provide a feed product comprising steel slag with MnO. This feed product is further processed as a melt by introducing reducing agents into the melt. A lime saturation factor of between 90 and 110 is hereby to be achieved in the mineral melt portion. Subsequently the melt is cooled in a defined manner and elemental iron is mechanically separated from the solidified melt. The solidified melt is then supplied for use as hydraulic mineral binder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2014
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Applicant: LOESCHE GMBH
    Inventors: Holger WULFERT, Horst Michael LUDWIG
  • Publication number: 20150166409
    Abstract: The present invention relates to building materials, in particular a method for the production of a binder for concrete, mortar or plaster, and a binder produced according to this method as well the use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: HEIDELBERGCEMENT AG
    Inventors: Mohsen Ben Haha, Tim Link, Frank Bellmann, Horst-Michael Ludwig
  • Publication number: 20150159233
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for processing steel slag to produce a hydraulic mineral binder with a high hardening potential and to recover iron. There is provision for this purpose to provide a feed product comprising steel slag with MnO. This feed product is further processed as a melt by introducing reducing agent into the melt. A lime saturation factor of between 90 and 110 is hereby to be achieved in the mineral melt portion. Subsequently the melt is cooled in a defined manner and elementary iron is mechanically separated from the solidified melt. The solidified melt is then supplied for use as hydraulic mineral binder. Furthermore the invention relates to a hydraulic mineral binder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Applicant: LOESCHE GMBH
    Inventors: Holger Wulfert, Horst-Michael Ludwig
  • Patent number: 8257487
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hydraulic binding agent comprising a binding agent component having free-flowing or solidifying properties when water is added and an acceleration component which is used to accelerate solidification. The acceleration component contains ultrafine calcium hydroxide having a high specific surface and low grain size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Constuction Research & Technology GmbH
    Inventors: Horst-Michael Ludwig, Thomas Neumann
  • Publication number: 20090107364
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hydraulic binding agent comprising a binding agent component having free-flowing or solidifying properties when water is added and an acceleration component which is used to accelerate solidification. The acceleration component contains ultrafine calcium hydroxide having a high specific surface and low grain size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2006
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Applicant: Construction Research & Technology GMBH
    Inventors: Horst-Michael Ludwig, Thomas Neumann