Inventor · Diekirch, LU

Guy Thillen

35Patents
6h-index
43Co-inventors
69Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 21, 1983 → Jul 30, 2015

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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.