Patents by Inventor Jörg Seifert

Jörg Seifert 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).

  • Publication number: 20240027133
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating a furnace (10), in particular an anode furnace, the furnace being formed by a plurality of heating channels (12) and furnace chambers, the furnace chambers serving to receive carbonaceous bodies, in particular anodes, and the heating channels serving to control the temperature of the furnace chambers, the furnace comprising at least one furnace unit (11), the furnace unit comprising a heating zone (18), a fire zone (19) and a cooling zone (20), which for their part are formed by at least one section (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42) comprising furnace chambers, a suction ramp (15) of the furnace unit being disposed in a section of the heating zone, and a burner ramp (16) of the furnace unit being disposed in a section of the fire zone, process air in the heating channels of the fire zone being heated by means of the burner ramp, and exhaust gas being suctioned from the heating channels of the heating zone by means of the suction ramp, an operation of the ramps being cont
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Frank Heinke, Detlef Maiwald, Hans-Jörg Seifert
  • Publication number: 20230400254
    Abstract: A method and a control device for operating a furnace, in particular an anode furnace, formed by a plurality of heating channels and furnace chambers, the furnace chambers serving to receive carbonaceous products, in particular anodes, and the heating channels serving to control the temperature of the furnace chambers. The furnace includes at least one furnace unit that contains a heating zone, a fire zone and a cooling zone, which for their part are formed by at least one section that has furnace chambers. A suction ramp of the furnace unit is disposed in a section of the heating zone, and a burner ramp of the furnace unit is disposed in a section of the fire zone. Process air in the heating channels of the fire zone is heated by the burner ramp, and exhaust gas is suctioned from the heating channels of the heating zone by the suction ramp, while operation of the ramps is controlled by a control device of the furnace unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Frank Heinke, Detlef Maiwald, Hans-Joerg Seifert
  • Patent number: 9714791
    Abstract: A method and to a control device 10 for operating an anode furnace including an extraction ramp arranged in a section of a heat-up zone and a burner ramp arranged in a section of a firing zone of the furnace unit, wherein operation of ramps is controlled by means of a control device of the furnace unit, wherein the ramps each have a read unit, wherein the section each have at least one stationary transponder unit, wherein the read units of the ramps communicate with the transponder units of the sections in which the ramps are arranged, wherein the respective transponder units are identified by means of the control device, and wherein a respective position of the ramps is determined by allocating the ramps to the respective transponder units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: INNOVATHERM PROF. DR. LEISENBERG GMBH + CO. KG
    Inventors: Peter Krieg, Hans-Jörg Seifert, Andreas Himmelreich, Frank Heinke, Detlef Maiwald
  • Publication number: 20150159953
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and to a control apparatus for operating an anode furnace (10), wherein the anode furnace is formed from a plurality of heating ducts (12) and furnace chambers, wherein the furnace chambers serve for receiving anodes and the heating ducts serve for controlling the temperature of the furnace chambers, wherein the anode furnace comprises at least one furnace unit (11), wherein the furnace unit comprises a heating zone (20), a firing zone (21) and a cooling zone (22), which are in turn formed from at least one section (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38) comprising furnace chambers, wherein a suction ramp (14) is arranged in a section of the heating zone and a burner ramp (15) of the furnace unit is arranged in a section of the firing zone, wherein operation of the ramps (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19) is controlled by means of a control apparatus of the furnace unit, wherein the ramps include one reading unit each, wherein the sections include at least one stationary transponder unit each, wherei
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2012
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Inventors: Peter Krieg, Hans-Jörg Seifert, Andreas Himmelreich, Frank Heinke, Detlef Maiwald
  • Patent number: 8154517
    Abstract: A multifunctional display and operating device in a motor vehicle includes a display field for displaying information, and, situated adjacent to the display field, includes operating elements for selecting functions, the operating elements arranged as keys which are each pivotable about a rotational axis extending in, or at an end region of the keys parallel to a surface of the display field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignees: Volkswagen AG, Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Olaf Schwarz, Rüdiger Woike, Jörg Seifert, Reiner Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20090322684
    Abstract: A multifunctional display and operating device in a motor vehicle includes a display field for displaying information, and, situated adjacent to the display field, includes operating elements for selecting functions, the operating elements arranged as keys which are each pivotable about a rotational axis extending in, or at an end region of the keys parallel to a surface of the display field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2007
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Inventors: Olaf Schwarz, Rüdiger Woike, Jörg Seifert, Reiner Schmidt
  • Patent number: D728438
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Tomasz Bachorski, Jörg Seifert, Luigi Trabucco, Alexander Hahn, Gustav Hofmann
  • Patent number: D754043
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Tomasz Bachorski, Jörg Seifert, Luigi Trabucco, Alexander Hahn, Gustav Hofmann
  • Patent number: D774430
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Tomasz Bachorski, Jörg Seifert, Luigi Trabucco, Alexander Hahn, Gustav Hofmann
  • Patent number: D802505
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Klaus Bischoff, Jörg Seifert, Darina Merezhnikova
  • Patent number: D813128
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Klaus Bischoff, Jörg Seifert, Darina Merezhnikova
  • Patent number: D906207
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Darina Merezhnikova, Jörg Seifert
  • Patent number: D910520
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Jörg Seifert, Darina Merezhnikova, Marcus Weidig, Janine Bretz, Christof Krawczyk, Luigi Trabucco
  • Patent number: D926096
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Luigi Trabucco, Michael Schwabe, Jörg Seifert
  • Patent number: D953227
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Darina Merezhnikova, Marcus Weidig, Jörg Seifert