Guy Thillen
35Patents
6h-index
43Co-inventors
69Inventor score
Filing activity: Jul 21, 1983 → Jul 30, 2015
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US8568653B2 | Sealing valve arrangement for a shaft furnace charging installation | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 13 | Active |
| US7311486B2 | Charging device with rotary chute | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 11 | Expired |
| US6981831B2 | Variable device for bulk material distribution with rotary chute having variable angle of inclination | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 9 | Expired |
| US4526536A | Cooling apparatus for use in conjunction with a charging device for a shaft furnace | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 9 | Expired |
| US4602770A | Taphole drilling device for shaft furnaces | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 9 | Expired |
| US5252063A | Cooling device for the distribution chute of an installation for charging a shaft furnace | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 6 | Expired |
| US4575790A | Method and apparatus for controlling the movement of an oscillating spout | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 6 | Expired |
| US5513581A | Distributor chute for bulk material | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 5 | Expired |
| US5738822A | Shaft furnace charging device with rotating chute | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 5 | Expired |
| US6544468B1 | Method for cooling a shaft furnace loading device | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 4 | Expired |
| US8092136B2 | Multiple hopper charging installation for a shaft furnace | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 4 | Active |
| US9073693B2 | Distribution chute for a charging device | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 4 | Active |
| US7604447B2 | Hopper-loading method and installation | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 3 | Expired |
| US5308047A | Machine for piercing a taphole for a shaft furnace | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 3 | Expired |
| US5829968A | Charging device for a shaft furnace | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 3 | Expired |
| US6610115B1 | Dust extraction installation for blast furnace gas | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 3 | Expired |
| US7788964B2 | Method and device for calibrating a weighing system of a blast furnace top hopper | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 2 | Active |
| US9146057B2 | Shaft furnace charging device equipped with a cooling system and annular swivel joint therefore | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 2 | Active |
| US8920710B2 | Device for distributing charge material into a shaft furnace | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 2 | Active |
| US5513835A | Distributing chute for a furnace | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 2 | Expired |
| US6261513A | Device for directly monitoring the charging process on the inside of a shaft furnace | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 2 | Expired |
| US9133529B2 | Device for distributing bulk material with a distribution spout supported by a cardan suspension | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 2 | Active |
| US8152430B2 | Three hopper charging installation for a shaft furnace | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 2 | Active |
| US9546819B2 | Rotary charging device for shaft furnace | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 1 | Active |
| US5351939A | Machine for piercing a taphole for a shaft furnace | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 1 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.