Patents by Inventor Josef Steinkuhl

Josef Steinkuhl 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: 5659975
    Abstract: In order to dry boards, the boards are guided on racks through a drier and brought into contact with drying air in two stages. In a stage A with a higher drying power, the drying air is supplied at a higher temperature and with an at least average humidity, and in the other stage B, it is supplied at an average temperature and with a low humidity. The waste heat of the outgoing air from stage A is used for preheating the drying air. This process should reduce the consumption of primary energy. For that purpose, a process is known that consists of also using the outgoing air condensation heat. This has the inconvenience, however, of requiring substantially more secondary energy, as important air mass flows are required to transfer heat because of the low condensation temperature. Primary energy should be reduced by using condensation heat without substantially increasing secondary energy requirements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 26, 1997
    Assignee: Babcock BSH AG
    Inventors: Friedrich Bahner, Manfred Braun, Karl-Friedrich Lang, Gerhard Lehn, Karl Maurer, Manfred Schmidt, Josef Steinkuhl
  • Patent number: 4734163
    Abstract: A method of and apparatus for producing gypsum fiber boards includes introducing shaped boards provided of a mash of calcium sulphate dihydrate and fibrous material and possibly additives after dewatering and shaping the mash into at least one pressure vessel and to heat the boards at saturated steam atmosphere to 120.degree.-160.degree. C. over a predetermined period. Thereafter, the boards are allowed to cool down within the pressure vessel to a temperature of about 100.degree. or less before being discharged therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 1985
    Date of Patent: March 29, 1988
    Assignee: Babcock BSH Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Kurt Eberhardt, Heinrich Blackert, Gerald Forbert, Josef Steinkuhl, Horst Hose, Friedrich Bahner
  • Patent number: 3986820
    Abstract: An apparatus for preparing multiphase gypsum and particularly wall plaster which has an exactly defined composition comprises a plurality of heating stages including at least one high temperature stage and at least two first and second separate low temperature stages. Heating gases are directed from a combustion chamber first to the high temperature stage and subsequently into each of the lower temperature stages. One of the low temperature stages is employed as a pre-burner and it is fed with materials from a common storage bin to pre-burn the material and then direct it to the high temperature stage. The other stage is provided with the heating gases from the high temperature stage and in addition it is controlled as to temperature, humidity and quantity of heating gases in its products together with the high temperature stage products after treatment are delivered to a common cooling device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 1975
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1976
    Assignee: Rheinstahl AG
    Inventors: Oswald Jenne, Josef Steinkuhl, Gerhard Reimann, Otto Wiechmann
  • Patent number: RE37557
    Abstract: In order to dry boards, the boards are guided on racks through a drier and brought into contact with drying air in two stages. In a stage A with a higher drying power, the drying air is supplied at a higher temperature and with an at least average humidity, and in the other stage B, it is supplied at an average temperature and with a low humidity. The waste heat of the outgoing air from stage A is used for preheating the drying air. This process should reduce the consumption of primary energy. For that purpose, a process is known that consists of also using the outgoing air condensation heat. This has the inconvenience, however, of requiring substantially more secondary energy, as important air mass flows are required to transfer heat because of the low condensation temperature. Primary energy should be reduced by using condensation heat without substantially increasing secondary energy requirements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Assignee: Babcock BSH AG
    Inventors: Freidrich Bahner, Manfred Braun, Gerhard Lehn, Karl Maurer, Manfred Schmidt, Josef Steinkuhl, Karl-Friedrich Lang