Patents by Inventor Patrick BRUNELOT

Patrick BRUNELOT 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).

  • DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE THERMAL TREATMENT OF A MINERAL FEEDSTOCK
    Publication number: 20240150236
    Abstract: The present invention relates to apparatus for thermal treatment of a mineral starting material, wherein the apparatus comprises a calciner, wherein the calciner comprises at least a first calciner section and a second calciner section, wherein the first calciner section is arranged vertically, wherein the second calciner section is arranged at an incline, wherein the second calciner section has an angle ? between the horizontal and the flow direction of the second calciner section, wherein the angle ? is between 20° and 80°, wherein the first calciner section has a first hydraulic diameter dh,1, wherein the second calciner section has a second hydraulic diameter dh,2, wherein the second hydraulic diameter dh,2 is less than or equal to the first hydraulic diameter dh,1 multiplied by the sine of the angle ?.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicants: thyssenkrupp Polysius GmbH, thyssenkrupp AG
    Inventors: Eike WILLMS, Patrick BRUNELOT, Martin UHDE, Olaf ONTRUP, Constantin KIMMIG, Jost LEMKE