Patents by Inventor Katrin Linnemann

Katrin Linnemann 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: 11143403
    Abstract: Provided is a silo combustion chamber comprising a vertically extending flame tube that can be lit from above and through which circulation takes place in a downward motion, the outer surface of the flame tube being provided with a plurality of cooling fluid supply openings and the inside thereof being lined with ceramic heat shield elements, the lowest heat shield elements being supported on a metal supporting ring; a conically tapered mixing tube arranged downstream from the flame tube, into which the lower region of the flame tube is set; and an outer housing that surrounds the flame tube and the mixing tube, forming an annular supply channel, the lowest heat shield elements completely covering the radially inwardly oriented surfaces of the supporting ring. Also provided is a method for retrofitting a silo combustion chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Inventors: Giuseppe Gaio, Christian Jäkel, Katrin Linnemann, Maria de la Paz Mosquera Ruiz, Sonja Rehmann, Petros Terzis, Bernd Vonnemann, Michael Winterstein
  • Publication number: 20200141580
    Abstract: Provided is a silo combustion chamber comprising a vertically extending flame tube that can be lit from above and through which circulation takes place in a downward motion, the outer surface of the flame tube being provided with a plurality of cooling fluid supply openings and the inside thereof being lined with ceramic heat shield elements, the lowest heat shield elements being supported on a metal supporting ring; a conically tapered mixing tube arranged downstream from the flame tube, into which the lower region of the flame tube is set; and an outer housing that surrounds the flame tube and the mixing tube, forming an annular supply channel, the lowest heat shield elements completely covering the radially inwardly oriented surfaces of the supporting ring. Also provided is a method for retrofitting a silo combustion chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Giuseppe Gaio, Christian Jäkel, Katrin Linnemann, Maria de la Paz Mosquera Ruiz, Sonja Rehmann, Petros Terzis, Bernd Vonnemann, Michael Winterstein