Patents by Inventor Reiner Berns

Reiner Berns 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).

  • Process and device for cleaning cathode surfaces
    Patent number: 4166754
    Abstract: Vertically oriented cathode grids or cathode plates, adjacently situated at closely spaced intervals in a cathode box, are cleaned by spraying jets of liquid onto the cathode surfaces at an angle of about 10.degree.-50.degree. and at a pressure of about 60 to 140 atmospheres, while moving the liquid jets uniformly along the cathode surfaces. A device for performing this process comprises a bar shaped spraying means comprising spraying nozzles which are connected to pressure resistent feeding means for the liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 1977
    Date of Patent: September 4, 1979
    Assignee: Deutsche Solvay-Werke GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Scheel, Reiner Berns, Wolfgang Heinen