Inventor · Geldern, DE

Klaus Knop

18Patents
7h-index
15Co-inventors
63Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 17, 1975 → Apr 16, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4852996A Process for gasifying coal Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 57 Expired
US4678480A Process for producing and using syngas and recovering methane enricher gas therefrom Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 55 Expired
US5439491A Fluidized bed generator for allothermic gasification of coal Chemistry; Metallurgy 45 Expired
US5064444A Process for the allothermic gasification of coal Chemistry; Metallurgy 43 Expired
US4756722A Device for gasifying coal Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Expired
US5545251A Method of and device for directly reducing fine-particle ores and concentrates thereof Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Expired
US4976611A Method and apparatus for the thermal treatment of waste materials Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
US4040816A Process for the production of sponge iron Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US8709128B2 Process for production of direct reduced iron Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US5346515A Fluidized bed gas generator for allothermic gasification of coal Chemistry; Metallurgy 5 Expired
US4062529A Apparatus for the direct reduction of iron ore to sponge iron Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
US4617051A Method of operating a reactor for synthesis gas production Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Expired
US6136065A Method and device for direct reduction of ore fines Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Expired
US4556421A Method of operating a synthesis gas-ore reduction process Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Expired
US9771822B2 Carbon-dioxide-neutral compensation for current level fluctuations in an electrical power supply system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US11236950B2 Method for operating a regenerative heat storage arrangement and heat storage arrangement Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US10309258B2 Method for compensating load peaks during energy generation and/or for generating electrical energy and/or for generating hydrogen, and a storage power plant Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US10941676B2 Method for adapting the output of a steam-turbine power station, and steam-turbine power station Electricity 0 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.