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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7521035 | Method for regenerating a residual substance that contains sulfur and an atomizing burner suited for carrying out said method A method for the regeneration of residues containing sulphur is characterized in that a droplet stream containing fuel is introduced into the reactor simultaneously with the droplet stream containing the residue and is fed into a pre-reaction zone that is created by... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7296440 | Device and method for melting glass When waste glass that is strongly laden with organic impurities is melted, the organic constituents present in the melt give rise to so-called “black hearts” which can no longer be eliminated in a subsequent refining process, thus impairing the quality of the gl... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7018583 | Method for producing a component by means of powdery starting material and extractor suitable therefore According to a known method for producing a component by means of a powdery starting material, powder is mixed with auxiliaries comprising binding agents, whereby a free-flowing mass is produced. A green body is produced from the mass by means of powder injection mo... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6857379 | Method and device for incinerating organic waste material According to a conventional method for incinerating organic waste material, a fluidization device causes an oxygenous fluidizing gas to flow through the waste material, which is located in an incineration chamber, from underneath while forming a fluidized particle l... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6832566 | Process to improve the performance of the exothermic incineration of waste material The starting point is a process to improve the performance of the incineration of combustible waste material in an incineration chamber, whereby the waste material is conveyed to a burner flame where it is burned with combustion air at a temperature in the range fro... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6810567 | Partial or complete utilization of a pressurized-gas cylinder known per se for compressed, liquefied or dissolved gases The invention relates to the partial or complete use of a pressurized gas cylinder known per se for compressed, liquefied or dissolved gases as a liner for a composite cylinder. This enables production costs of a composite cylinder to be reduced by ⅓ when compared... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6513338 | Refrigerant mixture for a mixture-throttling process A refrigerant mixture for a mixture throttle process contains from 0.06 mol/mol to 0.20 mol/mol propane, from 0.26 mol/mol to 0.36 mol/mol nitrogen and from 0.20 mol/mol to 0.38 mol/mol methane, the remainder being ethane.... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6463744 | Method and device for producing cold In a process for refrigeration in the 65 to 150 K temperature range, in which the refrigerant is compressed using an oil-lubricated compressor, then cooled to ambient temperature and then oil is removed from the refrigerant before the refrigerant is fed t... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6413430 | Method and device for demulsifying an oil-containing aqueous emulsion A process for separation of an oil-containing aqueous emulsion includes mixing the oil-containing aqueous emulsion with carbon-dioxide and subjecting the emulsion and carbon dioxide for a specified time within an autoclave to an elevated pressure and an e... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6383297 | Method and device for joint oxydation and heat treatment of workpieces Disclosed is a method for joint oxydation and heat treatment of workpieces at temperatures ࣘ1300° in the treatment chamber of an oven containing a neutral or reactive gas in a temperature range above 570°. In order for the process to be reproducible a... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6378753 | Gas distribution system which can be connected to a gas supply The invention relates to a gas distribution system which can be connected to a gas supply, the purpose of said gas distribution system being to admit and distribute a non-oxidizing gas in a shroud (17, 20, 21, 23) covering at least one solder container (2... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6363597 | Partial or complete use of a pressurized-gas cylinder known per se for compressed, liquefied or dissolved gases The invention relates to the partial or complete use of a pressurized gas cylinder known per se for compressed, liquefied or dissolved gases as a liner for a composite cylinder. This enables production costs of a composite cylinder to be reduced by 1/3 wh... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6352190 | Soldering device A soldering apparatus has a solder container and a casing to accommodate a protective-gas atmosphere for soldering printed circuit boards. During transport of the circuit boards through a casing the circuit boards are brought into contact with a solder wa... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6303892 | Process for the TIG alternating-current welding of aluminum The process for the TIG alternating-current welding of aluminum using an inert-gas mixture of helium and argon uses an inert-gas mixture of 83 to 95% by volume of helium, the remainder being predominantly argon.... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6284302 | Method and device for cooling and atomizing liquid or paste-like substances In a process for cooling and atomizing liquid or pasty substances or mixtures of substances, a liquid or pasty substance/mixture of substances is combined with liquid or supercritical carbon dioxide and then the mixture of liquid or pasty substance/mixtur... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6280624 | Biological waste water purification process and device Biological wastewater is purified in a sewage treatment plant having an activation tank of a depth greater than approximately 5 m per meter into which a feed of compressed air is fed. An oxygen-containing gas having an oxygen content is increased with res... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6271188 | Production of ready-to-use solutions The process for the direct preparation of cleaning solutions for semiconductor manufacture comprises producing the cleaning solutions directly at the site of use by mixing a gas with high-purity water, with a static mixer system being used. At least one o... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6236041 | Analytical configuration for monitoring xenon-containing anaesthetic gas An anesthesia system has ventilation gas supply flow structure for supplying ventilation gas to a patient. Structure is provided for the exhaled gas and for recycling the anesthetic gas-containing gas. The system uses a mass spectrometer connected to thes... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6216470 | Method and apparatus for pelleting or granulating a liquid or pastry substance The apparatus for pelleting or granulating a liquid or pasty substance with a liquid cooling medium contains a pump (2) for the liquid cooling medium, a channel (5), open at the top and arranged horizontally or at an angle, for the liquid cooling medium, ... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6200476 | Method an device for introducing oxygen into water or aqueous solutions In a process for transferring oxygen or an oxygen-containing gas into water or aqueous solutions in the treatment of water or aqueous solutions, oxygen or an oxygen-containing gas is added to the water or aqueous solution continuously or at intervals thro... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6187258 | Operating method and device for a shaft furnace A method for operating a blast furnace includes feeding metallic charge materials, alloy elements and energy carriers in the upper part of the furnace shaft. An oxidizing agent is fed in the lower part of the shaft. Filler material, namely, alloy elements... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6134914 | On-line recovery of xenon from anaesthetic gas A process is disclosed for separating a component from a gaseous mixture, in particular for separating xenon from the breathing gas exhaled by an anaesthetized patient. The disclosed process has the following steps: the gaseous mixture is brought into con... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6082400 | Coupling for connecting two vacuum-insulated lines via a coupling socket and a coupling plug The invention relates to a coupling for connecting vacuum-insulated line ends (12, 13) via a coupling socket (11) and a coupling plug (10) which are provided for conveying a cryogenic medium and which have closing elements (28, 29) at the outer line ends ... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6079446 | Coupling for connecting vacuum-insulated line ends The invention relates to a coupling for connecting vacuum-insulated line ends via a coupling socket and a coupling plug which are provided for conveying a cryogenic medium and which have closing elements at the outer line ends that close the line ends. So... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6073081 | Method and device for monitoring the filling of a cryotank The invention provides a method and a device for monitoring the filling of a tank with a liquid, deep-frozen gas, in which the temperature and the pressure of the liquid gas in the tank are recorded, and the mass of the liquid gas in the tank is calculate... | 06/06/2000 |
| 5968421 | Process to enrich a gas in a liquid Liquid is sprayed in two partial streams into a tank filled with a gas atmosphere and collects at the bottom of the tank. One partial stream sprayed into the atmosphere prevalent collects at the bottom of the tank. At least one other partial stream is fed... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5913344 | Process and device for automatic filling with products A process for automatic filling with products, particularly of gas into gas cylinders, utilizes electronic comparison of the data stored in a data carrier located on the tank with the actually measured weight of the tank makes it possible to determine the... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5911355 | Method and device for mechanically removing solder beads on the surface of the printed circuit boards The invention relates to a method for mechanically removing solder beads (14) from the surface of printed circuit boards (10) directly after they pass through the solder flow during flow soldering of printed circuit boards in a soldering plant. In order t... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5896881 | Process and device to regulate the inner pressure of a tank and/or to establish defined flow conditions for gas currents in the head space of tanks The process and device according to the invention make it possible to reduce the pressure build-up in the head space as a function of the quantity of inflow medium. It also makes it possible to maintain or create defined flow conditions in the head space ... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5887803 | Process and apparatus for grinding and sifting a product The invention relates to a process and an apparatus for grinding and sifting a product, in which the product is embrittled by a coolant and is comminuted in a mill (8), the comminuted product being fed, after comminution while keeping away ambient air and... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5837192 | Process and apparatus for inert blanketing of reactors When reactors charged with nitrogen as inert-blanketing gas are opened, high losses of inert-blanketing gas occur which previously have only been able to be compensated for by increased feed of inert-blanketing gas. To minimize the consumption of inert-bl... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5823863 | Machine for polishing and/or grinding The prior art discloses machines which, for cooling the surface to be machined, have a gas supply line which opens into a gas outlet which is in the direct vicinity of the polishing disk. When CO2 is used as cooling gas, stoppages, which can be... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5785773 | Process for avoiding stickers in the annealing of cold strip When cold strip is annealed, diffusion welds, so-called stickers, frequently form on the strip surface. In order to avoid these, the cold strip, above 600° C. (holding time) is coated by oxidation with a thin surface film which prevents the sticking toge... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5741545 | Process for conditioning organic substrate surfaces Organic substrate surfaces, particularly of industrial polymers, are provided by fluorination or chlorination with corresponding layers so as to obtain certain properties; for the purpose of improving the application of a layer, the surfaces are exposed b... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5732571 | Method to reduce flue gas in incineration processes The invention relates to a method to reduce flue gas in incineration processes that are carried out with an oxidizing incineration gas consisting of a flue gas that is returned to the circulation system and of a technically produced oxygen. A stoichiometr... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5669235 | Device to generate a flow of cold gas Two heat exchangers are hooked up together in order to generate a flow of cold gas. A deep-frozen liquefied medium is evaporated in the first heat exchanger (1) by means of heat exchange with a heat transfer medium. The evaporated medium is re-cooled in t... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5616302 | Process for rendering reactors inert In chemical production processes having flammable substances in a reactor (1), the reactor is rendered inert by feeding an inert gas, while headspace gas is removed from the headspace of the reactor. This inert-rendering must also be maintained if the rea... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5609783 | Inert gas for the arc welding of aluminum In arc welding of aluminum using an inert gas, 80 to 250 ppm of N2 O is added to the inert gas to improve the welding process and the welding result.... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5605104 | Method and device for melting down solid combustion residues The invention relates to a method and a device for melting down solid combustion residues such as slags, ashes and fine dusts from waste combustion installations (11) with solid, liquid and/or gaseous fossil fuels in a melting device. In order to reduce t... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5531075 | Process to transport acetylene In a process to transport acetylene which is dissolved in a solvent in a pressurized, insulated tank, the acetylene-to-solvent mass ratio of the solution is 0.30 at the maximum, whereby the solution has a temperature of up to -55° C. [-67° F.]. The surf... | 07/02/1996 |
