Patents by Inventor Kristian LILLKUNG

Kristian LILLKUNG 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).

  • Rotary bed-type electric furnace
    Patent number: 10746467
    Abstract: A rotary bed-type electric furnace includes a rotary bed configured to carry material, and a rotator configured to rotate the rotary bed so that material carried on the rotary bed passes through peripheral zones of the rotary bed-type electric furnace. The peripheral zones include a feeding zone configured to receive material on the rotary bed, a drying zone configured to dry and heat material by means of electrical energy, a heating zone configured to heat material by means of electrical energy, a cooling zone configured to lower the temperature of the material and configured to release gases from the material, and a discharging zone configured to discharge material from the rotary bed of the furnace.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: OUTOTEC (FINLAND) OY
    Inventors: Jari Halkola, Seija Kurki, Kristian Lillkung
  • ROTARY BED-TYPE ELECTRIC FURNACE
    Publication number: 20200158434
    Abstract: A rotary bed-type electric furnace includes a rotary bed configured to carry material, and a rotator configured to rotate the rotary bed so that material carried on the rotary bed passes through peripheral zones of the rotary bed-type electric furnace. The peripheral zones include a feeding zone configured to receive material on the rotary bed, a drying zone configured to dry and heat material by means of electrical energy, a heating zone configured to heat material by means of electrical energy, a cooling zone configured to lower the temperature of the material and configured to release gases from the material, and a discharging zone configured to discharge material from the rotary bed of the furnace.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Jari HALKOLA, Seija KURKI, Kristian LILLKUNG