Patents by Inventor Timotheus Schmedders

Timotheus Schmedders 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).

  • Apparatus and method for the thermal treatment of lump or agglomerated material
    Patent number: 9790570
    Abstract: An apparatus for the thermal treatment of lump or agglomerated material in a firing machine includes a travelling grate configured to convey the material through the firing machine. A firing chamber has a ceiling and side walls and is configured to generate temperatures required for the thermal treatment. The ceiling has a plurality of openings and the side walls have a plurality of burners that are directed obliquely upwards. A cooling zone is configured to pass cooling gases through the thermally treated material so as to heat the cooling gases. A recuperation tube is configured to recirculate the heated cooling gases to the firing chamber through the openings in the ceiling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: OUTOTEC OYJ
    Inventors: Hartmut Koehler, Timotheus Schmedders
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THE THERMAL TREATMENT OF LUMP OR AGGLOMERATED MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20140175714
    Abstract: An apparatus for the thermal treatment of lump or agglomerated material in a firing machine includes a travelling grate configured to convey the material through the firing machine. A firing chamber has a ceiling and side walls and is configured to generate temperatures required for the thermal treatment. The ceiling has a plurality of openings and the side walls have a plurality of burners that are directed obliquely upwards. A cooling zone is configured to pass cooling gases through the thermally treated material so as to heat the cooling gases. A recuperation tube is configured to recirculate the heated cooling gases to the firing chamber through the openings in the ceiling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2012
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: OUTOTEC OYJ
    Inventors: Hartmut Koehler, Timotheus Schmedders