166 patents
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Process and plant for producing alpha olefins
5 Jul 22
A process (100) for the production of linear alpha-olefins is proposed, wherein ethylene is subjected to catalytic oligomerization (1) in a feed mixture to obtain a product mixture containing alpha-olefins with different chain length and side compounds.
Florian Winkler, Richard Schneider, Florian Mündl
Filed: 28 Jan 20
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Web Design and Arrangement for Reducing a Radial Distribution Fault In a Wound Heat Exchanger
23 Jun 22
The invention relates to a heat exchanger (1) for the indirect transfer of heat between a first and at least one second medium (M, M′), having a jacket space (I) for receiving the first medium (M), a core pipe (20) arranged in the jacket space (I), a pipe bundle (15) arranged in the jacket space (I), which bundle comprises a plurality of pipes (10) which are each wound around the core pipe (20) such that the pipe bundle (15) has a plurality of pipe layers arranged on top of each other (100, 101, 102, 103) which each comprise at least one pipe (10), a pipe bundle gap (200, 201, 202, 203) being present between all the adjacent pipe layers (100, 101; 101, 102; . . . ) and a plurality of spacers (30) being arranged in each pipe bundle gap (200, 201, 202, 203) to support the pipe layers (100, 101, 102, 103).
Manfred STEINBAUER, Jürgen SPREEMANN, Florian DEICHSEL, Konrad BRAUN, Manuel KNAUP
Filed: 31 Mar 20
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Method and Arrangement for Processing a Gas Mixture
16 Jun 22
A method for processing a nitrogen-containing starting gas mixture by vacuum pressure swing adsorption, in which the starting gas mixture is temporarily guided under pressure in a main flow direction through an adsorption unit filled with an adsorbent material.
Eythymios Kontogeorgopoulos
Filed: 12 Mar 20
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Membrane Separation Unit, Arrangement of Membrane Separation Units, and Membrane Separation Process
9 Jun 22
A membrane separation unit wherein the membrane separation unit has a pressure vessel and a membrane provided inside the pressure vessel in a membrane arrangement, and wherein the pressure vessel has an inlet nozzle for a feed gas mixture, an outlet nozzle for a permeate and an outlet nozzle for a retentate.
Christian VOSS, Rainer HOFFMANN, Patrick SCHIFFMANN, Matthias JOHANNINK
Filed: 27 Mar 20
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Method and System for Condensing a Gas
2 Jun 22
The invention relates to a method for condensing a gas, wherein the gas is subjected to cooling in indirect heat exchange with a refrigerant and at least part of the refrigerant is subjected, after the heat exchange with the gas, to compression by means of a drive (GT1) that produces waste heat and to a partial or complete condensing process.
Heinz BAUER, Martin KAMANN, Friderike KAMMERMAIER
Filed: 12 Mar 20
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Process and Plant for Producing Alpha Olefins
26 May 22
A process (100) for the production of linear alpha-olefins is proposed, wherein ethylene is subjected to catalytic oligomerization (1) in a feed mixture to obtain a product mixture containing alpha-olefins with different chain length and side compounds.
Florian WINKLER, Richard SCHNEIDER, Florian MÜNDL
Filed: 28 Jan 20
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Method and System for Obtaining a Propylene Product
12 May 22
The present invention concerns a method (100) for the production of a propylene product (9) in which a component mixture (2) containing propane, propylene and hydrogen is provided using a propane dehydrogenation (10) to which a reaction feed (1) containing propane and hydrogen is subjected, the component mixture (2) or a part thereof being subjected as a first separation feed to a first membrane separation (40), by means of which a first permeate (3) enriched in hydrogen with respect to the first separation feed and a first retentate (4) depleted in hydrogen with respect to the first separation feed and containing hydrogen, propane and propylene are formed, the first retentate (4) or part thereof being subjected to a second membrane separation (50) as a second separation feed, in which a second permeate (6) containing at least the predominant part of the hydrogen of the second separation feed and a second retentate containing at least the predominant part of the propane and the propylene of the second separation feed are formed, wherein the first membrane separation (40) is carried out using a sweep gas (5) containing propane and the first permeate (3) is obtained as a permeate (3) charged with propane of the sweep gas (5) and/or the second membrane separation (50) is carried out using the sweep gas (5) containing propane and the second permeate (6) is obtained as a permeate (6) charged with propane of the sweep gas (5), and wherein the first permeate (3) charged with propane of the sweep gas (5) and/or the second permeate (3) charged with propane of the sweep gas or one or more parts thereof is used in the formation of the reaction feed (1).
Helmut FRITZ
Filed: 26 Feb 20
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Method and System for Obtaining a Butylene Product
12 May 22
The present invention concerns a process (100) for the production of a butylene product (9) in which a component mixture (2) containing butane, butylene and hydrogen is provided using a butane hydrogenation (10) to which a reaction feed (1) containing butane and hydrogen is subjected, the component mixture (2) or part thereof being subjected as a first separation feed to a first membrane separation (40), by means of which a first permeate (3) enriched in hydrogen with respect to the first separation feed and a first retentate (4) depleted in hydrogen with respect to the first separation feed and containing hydrogen, butane and butylene are formed, the first retentate (4) or part thereof being subjected to a second membrane separation (50) as a second separation feed, in which a second permeate (6) containing at least the predominant part of the hydrogen of the second separation feed and a second retentate containing at least the predominant part of the butane and the butylene of the second separation feed are formed, wherein the first membrane separation (40) is carried out using a sweep gas (5) containing butane and the first permeate (3) is obtained as permeate (3) charged with butane of the sweep gas (5) and/or the second membrane separation (50) is carried out using the sweep gas (5) containing butane and the second permeate (6) is obtained as permeate (6) charged with butane of the sweep gas (5), and wherein the first permeate (3) charged with butane of the sweep gas (5) and/or the second permeate (3) charged with butane of the sweep gas or one or more parts thereof is used in the formation of the reaction feed (1).
Helmut FRITZ
Filed: 26 Feb 20
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Method and Device for Producing Synthesis Gas with Carbon Dioxide Return
5 May 22
A method and to a device for producing a synthesis gas, which contains carbon monoxide and hydrogen, wherein natural gas having a first carbon dioxide partial pressure (CO2 pressure) is provided and is processed inter alia by means of a pressure increase to form a natural gas input for a thermochemical conversion, in which a synthesis raw gas having a second CO2 pressure greater than the first CO2 pressure is produced, from which synthesis raw gas at least carbon dioxide is subsequently separated in order to obtain the synthesis gas and carbon dioxide, at least some of which is returned and is used in the thermochemical conversion of the natural gas input.
Albrecht Heinzel, Thomas Haselsteiner, Stefan Pleintinger
Filed: 20 Feb 20
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Method and Apparatus for Producing Ternary Cathode Material
28 Apr 22
A method for producing a ternary cathode material for lithium batteries by roasting raw material in a roasting kiln, wherein an atmosphere is provided in the roasting kiln, wherein injection of a gas component of the atmosphere into the roasting kiln is controlled in closed loop control manner, based on at least one process influencing parameter being measured, as well as an apparatus for producing a ternary cathode material.
Edward FENG, Rocky WEI
Filed: 26 Feb 19
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Transport Container and Method
17 Mar 22
The invention relates to a transport container for helium, comprising an inner container for receiving the helium, an insulation element that is provided on the exterior of the inner container, a coolant container for receiving a cryogenic liquid, an outer container in which the inner container and the coolant container are received, and a thermal shield which can be actively cooled with the aid of the cryogenic liquid and in which the inner container is received, wherein a peripheral gap is provided between the insulation element and the thermal shield, and said insulation element comprises an electrodeposited copper layer that faces the thermal shield.
Heinz POSSELT, Jürgen BICHLMEIER
Filed: 28 Feb 20
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Method and Filling Device for Filling a Transport Tank
17 Mar 22
The present invention pertains to a method for filling a transport tank with a product medium in a liquid state in a gas liquefaction plant, comprising a step of supplying the product medium in the liquid state from a storage tank (18) of the gas liquefaction plant to the transport tank.
Lutz DECKER, Martin KNOCHE, René MULLER
Filed: 24 Jan 20
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Device and Method for Determining an Information Relating to a Treatment
17 Mar 22
The present invention pertains to a device and corresponding method for determining information relating to the treatment of a patient, preferably relating to a patient having a respiratory disorder.
Mandip THIND, Brian JACOBSEN, Dennis REID
Filed: 10 Dec 19
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Transport Container
10 Mar 22
A transport container for helium, with an inner container for receiving the helium, a coolant container for receiving a cryogenic liquid (N2), an outer container, in which the inner container and the coolant container are contained, a thermal shield, in which the inner container is contained and which can be actively cooled with the aid of a liquid phase of the cryogenic liquid (LN2), the thermal shield having at least one first cooling line, in which the liquid phase of the cryogenic liquid can be received for actively cooling the thermal shield, and an insulating element, which is arranged between the outer container and the thermal shield and which can be actively cooled with the aid of a gaseous phase of the cryogenic liquid (GN2), the insulating element having at least one second cooling line, in which the gaseous phase of the cryogenic liquid can be received.
Heinz POSSELT
Filed: 19 Nov 21
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Method of Device Location Identification Using Signals with Variable Signal Strength
3 Mar 22
The present invention pertains to method and corresponding system for localizing a device (10; 10A, 10B), in particular a device for a medical application, in a wireless network configured for a plurality of devices, comprising the steps of wirelessly transmitting a signal from the device (S100), receiving the signal (S120) by at least one receiver in communication with a monitoring unit, and determining the location of the device (S140) based on the received signal and the receiver using the monitoring unit, wherein the signal is transmitted with more than one transmission power (S110).
Mandip THIND, Brian JACOBSEN, Dennis REID
Filed: 7 Jan 20
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Method and Apparatus for Separation of 13C16O from Natural Co
24 Feb 22
Alexander ALEKSEEV
Filed: 19 Aug 21
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Method for Impregnating Polymer Granulates
10 Feb 22
The invention relates to a method for impregnating a polymer granulate with a predefined mass of a gaseous propellant.
Rolf HENINGER, Andreas PRALLER, Pawel SZYCH
Filed: 10 Oct 19
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Wound Heat Exchanger, Method for Producing a Wound Heat Exchanger and Method for Exchanging Heat Between a First Fluid and a Second Fluid
3 Feb 22
The invention relates to a wound heat exchanger having a core tube extending along a longitudinal axis in an axial direction and having a tube bundle, which has a plurality of tubes for conducting a first fluid, wherein the tubes are wound about the core tube in a plurality of windings, the tubes being arranged in a radial direction perpendicular to the axial direction in a plurality of tube layers, adjacent windings of at least one tube layer having different axial distances in the axial direction and/or tube layers adjacent in the radial direction having different radial distances from each other in a cross-sectional plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.
Manfred Steinbauer, Manfred Schönberger, Christoph Seeholzer, Florian Deichsel, Markus Romstätter
Filed: 27 Sep 19
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Method and device for cooling of a superconducting cable and corresponding system
27 Jan 22
The invention relates to a method for cooling a superconducting cable (1) using a coolant containing or consisting of liquid nitrogen, wherein at least a part of the coolant is subjected to a subcooling step and thereafter brought into thermal contact with the superconducting cable (1) in a cooling cycle, wherein said subcooling step is at least in part performed using a refrigerant provided in a Brayton process in which at least a part of the refrigerant is cooled and heated in a main heat exchanger (11).
Alexander Alekseev
Filed: 20 Jul 21
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Method for Obtaining One or More Air Products and Air Separation System
27 Jan 22
A method for obtaining one or more air products, wherein an air separation system having a rectification column system is used, in which pressurized air is processed in an adjustable total air volume, wherein the total air volume is set to a first value during a first operating period and set to a second value that is different from the first value during a second operating period, and wherein the setting of the total air volume is changed from the first value to the second value in a third operating period from a first time to a second time.
Dirk SCHWENK, Dimitri GOLUBEV
Filed: 8 Oct 19