Patents by Inventor Jan KRULL

Jan KRULL 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: 20240052441
    Abstract: The invention relates to the production of direct reduced iron, DRI, where a hydrogen direct reduction is synergistically operated in the context of an industrial plant. The hydrogen reduction operates with reducing gas comprising at least 85 vol. % hydrogen, and receives a make-up hydrogen stream. At least part of the make-up hydrogen stream is produced on site. by at least one of (i) electrolysis means configured to produce hydrogen from steam recovered from one or more components of the industrial plant and/or from steam generated using waste heat and/or hot gases emitted by the one or more components; and (ii) gas shift reactor means configured to convert CO-bearing gas emitted by at least one component of the industrial plant into hydrogen and to remove CO2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Cristiano CASTAGNOLA, Fabio CRAVINO, Silvia ILACQUA, Stefano MAGNANI, Jan KRULL
  • Publication number: 20230272495
    Abstract: A method of operating a metallurgic plant for producing iron products includes the following steps, wherein the metallurgic plant includes a direct reduction plant and an ironmaking plant, the metallurgic plant: feeding an iron ore charge into the direct reduction plant to produce direct reduced iron products, operating the ironmaking plant to produce pig iron, wherein biochar is introduced into the ironmaking plant as reducing agent, and whereby the ironmaking plant generates offgas containing CO and CO2, and treating offgas from the ironmaking plant in a hydrogen enrichment unit to form a hydrogen-rich stream and a CO2-rich stream. The hydrogen-rich stream is fed directly or indirectly to the direct reduction plant. The CO2-rich stream is converted to be valorized in the direct reduction plant. A corresponding metallurgic plant is also related.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: Jan KRULL, Cristiano CASTAGNOLA, Stefano MAGNANI
  • Patent number: 10052671
    Abstract: A method for producing a torsional profile from a tubular hollow profile, the torsional profile being provided, over its entire length, with spaced-apart walls, is provided. The method includes placing the tubular hollow profile into a first deformation die, positioning the ends of the tubular hollow profile in the first deformation die by means of in each case one tapering first mandrel which extends into a torsional region, positioning the tubular hollow profile over its longitudinal extent in the first deformation die, deforming the tubular hollow profile over its longitudinal extent in the torsional region by means of a first punch, with a reduction in the tube cross-sectional area in the torsional region, and removing the first punch and the first mandrels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: BENTELER AUTOMOBILTECHNIK GMBH
    Inventors: Lars Claussen, Goddy Hutabarat, Jan Krull
  • Patent number: 9802235
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a torsional profile from a blank. The torsional profile has torsionally rigid tubular end sections, a torsionally flexible U-shaped middle longitudinal section and, between the middle longitudinal section and the end sections, transition sections which change from the U-shaped cross section to the tubular cross section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: BENTELER AUTOMOBILTECHNIK GMBH
    Inventors: Dieter Friesen, Paul Kaupmann, Jan Krull, Norbert Niggemeyer, Eugen Seibel
  • Publication number: 20160008863
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a torsional profile from a blank. The torsional profile has torsionally rigid tubular end sections, a torsionally flexible U-shaped middle longitudinal section and, between the middle longitudinal section and the end sections, transition sections which change from the U-shaped cross section to the tubular cross section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2015
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Dieter FRIESEN, Paul KAUPMANN, Jan KRULL, Norbert NIGGEMEYER, Eugen SEIBEL
  • Publication number: 20160001341
    Abstract: A method for producing a torsional profile from a tubular hollow profile, the torsional profile being provided, over its entire length, with spaced-apart walls, is provided. The method includes placing the tubular hollow profile into a first deformation die, positioning the ends of the tubular hollow profile in the first deformation die by means of in each case one tapering first mandrel which extends into a torsional region, positioning the tubular hollow profile over its longitudinal extent in the first deformation die, deforming the tubular hollow profile over its longitudinal extent in the torsional region by means of a first punch, with a reduction in the tube cross-sectional area in the torsional region, and removing the first punch and the first mandrels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: Lars CLAUSSEN, Goddy HUTABARAT, Jan KRULL