Patents by Inventor Mark Tratnig

Mark Tratnig 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 and device for detecting a leakage in the area of at least one cooling device of a furnace and a furnace
    Patent number: 10563922
    Abstract: A method for detecting a leakage in the area of at least one cooling device of a furnace, wherein, in the event of a leakage, liquid coolant gets into a furnace chamber of the furnace from the at least one cooling device, and wherein a stream of exhaust gas is continuously removed from the furnace chamber over a period of time Z. The steps include dividing off a representative partial stream from the stream of exhaust gas during the period of time Z; condensing vaporous constituents contained in the partial stream; determining a stream of condensate obtained; comparing the stream of condensate obtained with a condensate-stream limit value; and indicating a leakage if the stream of condensate exceeds the condensate-stream limit value. Also a device for carrying out the method and a furnace with such a device are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: PRIMETALS TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRIA GMBH
    Inventors: Markus Abel, Markus Dorndorf, Mark Tratnig, Denis A. Vaillancourt
  • METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING A LEAKAGE IN THE AREA OF AT LEAST ONE COOLING DEVICE OF A FURNACE AND A FURNACE
    Publication number: 20150184943
    Abstract: A method for detecting a leakage in the area of at least one cooling device of a furnace, wherein, in the event of a leakage, liquid coolant gets into a furnace chamber of the furnace from the at least one cooling device, and wherein a stream of exhaust gas is continuously removed from the furnace chamber over a period of time Z. The steps include dividing off a representative partial stream from the stream of exhaust gas during the period of time Z; condensing vaporous constituents contained in the partial stream; determining a stream of condensate obtained; comparing the stream of condensate obtained with a condensate-stream limit value; and indicating a leakage if the stream of condensate exceeds the condensate-stream limit value. Also a device for carrying out the method and a furnace with such a device are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2013
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventors: Markus Abel, Markus Dorndorf, Mark Tratnig, Denis A. Vaillancourt