Patents by Inventor Ralf Gast

Ralf Gast 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: 9546322
    Abstract: A closed system for gaining sellable petroleum coke pieces out of solidified petroleum coke in a coke drum unit, comprises a coke drum unit containing solidified petroleum coke; a coke crushing unit for crushing petroleum coke into sellable petroleum coke pieces; a closed slurry pipe leading petroleum coke slurry to a closed slurry pit; a dewatering bin unit for receiving petroleum coke slurry from the slurry pit, for collecting the sellable petroleum coke pieces and for leading filtered water and petroleum coke fines out of it; a closed drain water pit, separate from the slurry pit, for receiving the filtered water and the petroleum coke fines from the dewatering bin unit; a water settling tank receiving the filtered water and the petroleum coke from the drain water pit and for separating the petroleum coke fines from the water such that the petroleum coke fines collect in the bottom part of the water settling tank, and for leading the petroleum coke fines into the slurry pit where they mix with the petroleu
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: Tri-Plan AG
    Inventor: Ralf Gast
  • Publication number: 20140076707
    Abstract: A closed system for gaining sellable petroleum coke pieces out of solidified petroleum coke in a coke drum unit, comprises a coke drum unit containing solidified petroleum coke; a coke crushing unit for crushing petroleum coke into sellable petroleum coke pieces; a closed slurry pipe leading petroleum coke slurry to a closed slurry pit; a dewatering bin unit for receiving petroleum coke slurry from the slurry pit, for collecting the sellable petroleum coke pieces and for leading filtered water and petroleum coke fines out of it; a closed drain water pit, separate from the slurry pit, for receiving the filtered water and the petroleum coke fines from the dewatering bin unit; a water settling tank receiving the filtered water and the petroleum coke from the drain water pit and for separating the petroleum coke fines from the water such that the petroleum coke fines collect in the bottom part of the water settling tank, and for leading the petroleum coke fines into the slurry pit where they mix with the petroleu
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2011
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Inventor: Ralf Gast
  • Patent number: 5313060
    Abstract: A direction sensitive counting and switching device has an optical system which includes a convex lens and a passive infrared detector composed of sensor elements arranged in at least one double row. The detector is disposed on one side of the convex lens for detecting radiation transmitted along a beam path from persons or objects moving through a detection area of the detector located on the other side of the convex lens and producing output signals in response to the detected radiation. A preamplifier is coupled to the detector for producing amplified output signals from the output signals. An evaluation circuit is coupled to the preamplifier for processing the amplified output signals of the sensor elements and, if the amplified output signals permit a conclusion as to directional movement of a person or object in the detection area of the detector, initiates a counting or a switching process which contains information about direction of movement of the respective person or object in the detection area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 17, 1994
    Assignee: Iris GmbH I.G. Infrared & Intelligent Sensors
    Inventors: Ralf Gast, Andreas Thun, Andre Haufe, Andreas Wermke