Inventor
Frank Thomas
Inventor
Erlangen, DE
Overview
Patents· 22 as inventor
Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.
F22Bprimary
F22BMethods of steam generation26%
F01KSteam engine plants18%
Y02EReduction of greenhouse gas [ghg] emissions, related to energy generation, transmission or distribution16%
F22DPreheating, or accumulating preheated, feed-water for steam generation7%
F22GSuperheating of steam5%
Y02PClimate change mitigation technologies in the production or processing of goods5%
A23CDairy products, e.g. milk, butter or cheese3%
F01DNon-positive displacement machines or engines, e.g. steam turbines3%
F02CGas-turbine plants3%
Y10STechnical subjects covered by former uspc cross-reference art collections [xracs] and digests3%
PatentTitleYear
10,731,525Method for flexible operation of a power plant202010,487,696Method for the flexible operation of a power plant201910,100,680Combined cycle gas turbine plant comprising a waste heat steam generator and fuel preheating step201810,101,021Control method for operating a heat recovery steam generator20189,810,101'Method for starting a continuous steam generator'20179,593,844'Method for operating a waste heat steam generator'20179,574,766'Once-through steam generator'20179,568,216'Method for operating a directly heated, solar-thermal steam generator'20179,518,481'Method for operating a recirculating waste heat steam generator'20169,506,376'Fossil-fired steam generator'20169,482,427'Method for operating a once-through steam generator and forced-flow steam generator'20169,291,345'Method for operating a continuous flow steam generator'20169,222,373'Method for operating a combined gas and steam turbine system, gas and steam turbine system for carrying out said method, and corresponding control device'20159,080,467'Method for regulating a brief increase in power of a steam turbine'20159,080,465'Method for controlling a short-term increase in power of a steam turbine'20158,959,915'Waste heat steam generator'20158,701,602'Waste heat steam generator'20147,624,708'Process for operating a continuous steam generator'20097,516,719'Continuous steam generator'20095,103,179'Water analyzer with multiple electrodes'19924,400,315'Method of removing phosphate materials from deproteinized cheese whey'19834,001,198'Method of recovering nutrients from cheese whey and purifying the effluent'1977Career & activity timeline
Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.
1977–1983Based in Greenwood, WI, US· patent location history
1992Based in Hillsboro, OR, US· patent location history
2009–2020Patents assigned to SIEMENS AG (19)· patent assignee history
2009–2020Based in Erlangen, DE· patent location history
2014–2017Patents assigned to THOMAS FRANK (12)· patent assignee history
2014–2017Patents assigned to BRÜCKNER JAN (8)· patent assignee history
2014–2017Patents assigned to FRANKE JOACHIM (4)· patent assignee history
2015–2017Patents assigned to EFFERT MARTIN (5)· patent assignee history
Inventor activity
Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.
Assignees
| Assignee | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| SIEMENS AG | 19 | 2009–2020 |
| THOMAS FRANKself | 12 | 2014–2017 |
| BRÜCKNER JAN | 8 | 2014–2017 |
| EFFERT MARTIN | 5 | 2015–2017 |
| FRANKE JOACHIM | 4 | 2014–2017 |
Locations
| Location | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| Erlangen, DE | 19 | 2009–2020 |
| Greenwood, WI, US | 2 | 1977–1983 |
| Hillsboro, OR, US | 1 | 1992 |