Patents by Inventor Joerg Hertel

Joerg Hertel 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).

  • Method for operating a converter
    Patent number: 8007711
    Abstract: In a method for operating a converter (1), in which the converter (1) is mounted in a carrying ring (3) by means of carrying journals (2), a gear mechanism (4) is mounted in a floating manner on the carrying journals (2), the converter (1) is configured, as a result, such that it can tilt about its horizontal axis and the gear mechanism (4) is connected rigidly to a pedestal (6) by a torque support (5), the torque support (5) connects the gear mechanism (4) to the pedestal (6) during the tilting operation of the converter (1), and the torque support (5) is released from the pedestal (6) or from the gear mechanism (4) or from both during operation of the converter (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: SMSDEMAG Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Christian Imiela, Stephan Schulze, Stephan Six, Christoph Sundermann, Joerg Hertel, Rolf Best
  • METHOD FOR OPERATING A CONVERTER
    Publication number: 20100084795
    Abstract: In a method for operating a converter (1), in which the converter (1) is mounted in a carrying ring (3) by means of carrying journals (2), a gear mechanism (4) is mounted in a floating manner on the carrying journals (2), the converter (1) is configured, as a result, such that it can tilt about its horizontal axis and the gear mechanism (4) is connected rigidly to a pedestal (6) by a torque support (5), the torque support (5) connects the gear mechanism (4) to the pedestal (6) during the tilting operation of the converter (1), and the torque support (5) is released from the pedestal (6) or from the gear mechanism (4) or from both during operation of the converter (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2007
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Inventors: Christian Imiela, Stephan Schulze, Stephan Six, Christoph Sundermann, Joerg Hertel, Rolf Best