Patents by Inventor Manfred Moller

Manfred Moller 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: 9028743
    Abstract: There is provided a bustle pipe arrangement of a shaft furnace, in particular for feeding hot gas into the shaft furnace such as e.g. a blast furnace, wherein the bustle pipe arrangement comprises a circumferential bustle pipe arranged along the outer casing of the shaft furnace, at a certain distance therefrom. The arrangement further comprises a plurality of first support arms connecting the bustle pipe to the outer casing of the shaft furnace on a first level; and a plurality of second support arms connecting the bustle pipe to the outer casing of the shaft furnace on a second level, the first level being separate from the second level. The first and second support arms are configured to support the circumferential bustle pipe. First blow channels are arranged through the first support arms for fluidly connecting the bustle pipe to the interior of the shaft furnace.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignees: Paul Wurth Refractory & Engineering GmbH, Paul Wurth S.A.
    Inventors: Jean-Paul Simoes, Lionel Hausemer, Manfred Moller, Paul Tockert, Rudolf Hebel
  • Patent number: 8808616
    Abstract: There is provided a bustle pipe arrangement of a shaft furnace that comprises a circumferential bustle pipe arranged along the outer casing of the shaft furnace, the bustle pipe being arranged at a certain distance from the outer casing. The arrangement further comprises a plurality of first arms connecting the bustle pipe to the outer casing of the shaft furnace on a first level; and a plurality of second arms connecting the bustle pipe to the outer casing of the shaft furnace on a second level, the first level being different from the second level. First and second blow channels are respectively arranged through the first and second arms for fluidly connecting the bustle pipe to the interior of the shaft furnace.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignees: Paul Wurth Refractory & Engineering GmbH, Paul Wurth S.A.
    Inventors: Jean-Paul Simoes, Lionel Hausemer, Manfred Moller, Paul Tockert, Rudolf Hebel
  • Patent number: 8418339
    Abstract: A method for constructing a support ring in a curved wall, in particular around an opening in a curved wall of a hot blast stove, where the method includes providing a plurality of standardized wedge-shaped bricks with side faces having tongue and groove profiles for cooperating with the side faces of the neighboring bricks, the thickness of the brick in the axial direction being in excess of the desired end thickness of the brick, and determining the intended location of each individual brick in the curved wall and determining, based on the intended location, the location of a front cut line and a rear cut line for shaping the front and rear faces of the brick, where the front and rear faces of the brick are then shaped in accordance with the above determined front and rear cut lines by a cutting tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Paul Wurth Refractory & Engineering GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Barnowski, Manfred Moller, Gabriele Roth
  • Publication number: 20110272868
    Abstract: The present invention proposes a bustle pipe arrangement (10) of a shaft furnace, in particular for feeding hot gas into the shaft furnace such as e.g. a blast furnace, wherein the bustle pipe arrangement (10) comprises a circumferential bustle pipe (12) arranged along the outer casing (14) of the shaft furnace, at a certain distance therefrom. The arrangement (10) further comprises a plurality of first support arms (22) connecting the bustle pipe (12) to the outer casing (14) of the shaft furnace on a first level; and a plurality of second support arms (24) connecting the bustle pipe (12) to the outer casing (14) of the shaft furnace on a second level, the first level being separate from the second level. The first and second support arms (22, 24) are configured to support the circumferential bustle pipe (12). First blow channels (26) are arranged through the first support arms (22) for fluidly connecting the bustle pipe (12) to the interior of the shaft furnace.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2009
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Applicants: PAUL WURTH REFRACTORY & ENGINEERING GMBH, PAUL WURTH S.A.
    Inventors: Jean-Paul Simoes, Lionel Hausemer, Manfred Moller, Paul Tockert, Rudolf Hebel
  • Publication number: 20110253017
    Abstract: The present invention proposes a bustle pipe arrangement (10) of a shaft furnace, in particular for feeding hot gas into the shaft furnace such as e.g. a blast furnace, wherein the bustle pipe arrangement (10) comprises a circumferential bustle pipe (12) arranged along the outer casing (14) of the shaft furnace, the bustle pipe (12) being arranged at a certain distance form the outer casing (14). The arrangement (10) further comprises a plurality of first arms (22) connecting the bustle pipe (12) to the outer casing (14) of the shaft furnace on a first level; and a plurality of second arms (24) connecting the bustle pipe (12) to the outer casing (14) of the shaft furnace on a second level, the first level being different from the second level. First and second blow channels (26, 30) are respectively arranged through the first and second arms (22, 24) for fluidly connecting the bustle pipe (12) to the interior of the shaft furnace.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2009
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicants: PAUL WURTH S.A., PAUL WURTH REFRACTORY & ENGINEERING GMBH
    Inventors: Jean-Paul Simoes, Lionel Hausemer, Manfred Moller, Paul Tockert, Rudolf Hebel
  • Publication number: 20100281672
    Abstract: A method for constructing a support ring in a curved wall, in particular around an opening in a curved wall of a hot blast stove, wherein the method includes providing a plurality of standardized wedge-shaped bricks with side faces having tongue and groove profiles for cooperating with the side faces of the neighbouring bricks, the thickness of the brick in the axial direction being in excess of the desired end thickness of the brick, and determining the intended location of each individual brick in the curved wall and determining, based on the intended location, the location of a front cut line and a rear cut line for shaping the front and rear faces of the brick, where the front and rear faces of the brick are then shaped in accordance with the above determined front and rear cut lines by a cutting tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2008
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Applicant: PAUL WURTH REFRACTORY & ENGINEERING GMBH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Barnowski, Manfred Moller, Gabriele Roth
  • Patent number: 4137102
    Abstract: In the fabrication of an exhaust system of an internal-combustion engine, a tube-bank heat exchanger, a ducted-plate solar collector, saline water reclamation plant and enameled kitchenware, the improvement which comprises the use of a wrought aluminum alloy consisting essentially of:0.8 to 2.2% by weight manganese,0.1 to 0.5% by weight zirconium,0 to 1.0% by weight iron,0 to 0.6% by weight silicon,0 to 0.5% by weight copper,0 to 0.1% by weight magnesium,Balance aluminum and unavoidable impurities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1976
    Date of Patent: January 30, 1979
    Assignee: Metallgesellschaft Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Jurgen Althoff, Kurt Jager, Heinz Lommel, Manfred Moller, Manfred Potzschke