Patents by Inventor Achim Ried

Achim Ried has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10287182
    Abstract: Method for controlling a water treatment installation having a supply, an ozonization stage, a transfer stage, a biological filter and a discharge having the following steps: measuring a first parameter set in the supply, wherein, a measurement for a first concentration of micro-contaminations and/or a nitrite concentration is determined; controlling the ozonization stage in such a manner that an ozone supply is carried out in a preselected ratio to the measured first parameter set; measuring a second parameter set in the transfer stage, wherein, a measurement for a second concentration of micro-contaminations is determined; controlling the ozonization; measuring a third parameter set in the discharge, wherein, with reference to the third parameter set, a measurement of a third concentration of micro-contaminations is determined; if the measurement for the concentration of micro-contaminations exceeds a predetermined maximum value in the discharge, increasing the ozone supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: XYLEM IP MANAGEMENT S.À R.L.
    Inventors: Achim Ried, Arne Wieland, Ivan Zhu
  • Patent number: 10046994
    Abstract: A method for treating contaminated liquids in a flow by ozone, wherein the ozone is fed in gas form into the flow at one point and then is mixed into the flow in stages by mixers following one another in the flow direction, so that an absolute quantity of introduced ozone increases after each mixer until a feed efficiency of more than 95 percent is reached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: XYLEM IP HOLDINGS LLC
    Inventors: Arne Wieland, Martin Kampmann, Jens Scheideler, Achim Ried
  • Publication number: 20180215631
    Abstract: Method for controlling a water treatment installation having a supply, an ozonisation stage, a transfer stage, a biological filter and a discharge having the following steps: measuring a first parameter set in the supply, wherein, a measurement for a first concentration of micro-contaminations and/or a nitrite concentration is determined; controlling the ozonisation stage in such a manner that an ozone supply is carried out in a preselected ratio to the measured first parameter set; measuring a second parameter set in the transfer stage, wherein, a measurement for a second concentration of micro-contaminations is determined; controlling the ozonisation; measuring a third parameter set in the discharge, wherein, with reference to the third parameter set, a measurement of a third concentration of micro-contaminations is determined; if the measurement for the concentration of micro-contaminations exceeds a predetermined maximum value in the discharge, increasing the ozone supply.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2015
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Applicant: XYLEM IP MANAGEMENT S.À R.L.
    Inventors: Dr. Achim Ried, Arne Wieland, Ivan Zhu
  • Publication number: 20170183247
    Abstract: A method for treating contaminated liquids in a flow by ozone, wherein the ozone is fed in gas form into the flow at one point and then is mixed into the flow in stages by mixers following one another in the flow direction, so that an absolute quantity of introduced ozone increases after each mixer until a feed efficiency of more than 95 percent is reached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Applicant: XYLEM IP HOLDINGS LLC
    Inventors: Arne Wieland, Martin Kampmann, Jens Scheideler, Achim Ried
  • Patent number: 9594015
    Abstract: A method for the determination of the radical scavenging potential of a water, and includes determining the degradation of at least one reference substance in the water as a result of irradiation with UV light of at least one wavelength in the range of 100 to 350 nm, and a device for carrying out such determination with the aim of controlling a process for the oxidative treatment of water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: Xylem Water Solutions Herford GmbH
    Inventors: Achim Ried, Jens Scheideler, Arne Wieland
  • Publication number: 20150177127
    Abstract: A method for the determination of the radical scavenging potential of a water, and includes determining the degradation of at least one reference substance in the water as a result of irradiation with UV light of at least one wavelength in the range of 100 to 350 nm, and a device for carrying out such determination with the aim of controlling a process for the oxidative treatment of water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Inventors: Achim Ried, Jens Scheideler, Arne Wieland
  • Publication number: 20130264292
    Abstract: A device and a method for treating liquids by ozone, including a pipe in which a main flow of the liquid is guided in a flow direction from an inlet to an outlet, an ozone feed point at which ozone can be introduced in gas form into the main flow, and at least two mixers which are located downstream of the ozone feed point, wherein the mixers are arranged at a distance from one another, and wherein at least one reaction zone is formed between the mixers, and wherein the mixers are designed in such a way that they each dissolve only a portion of the ozone in the main flow that has been introduced in gas form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2011
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicant: XYLEM IP HOLDINGS LLC
    Inventors: Arne Wieland, Martin Kampmann, Jens Scheideler, Achim Ried
  • Patent number: 8268120
    Abstract: A method for treating a prebleached chemical pulp including a step of ozone treatment of the pulp, carried out at a temperature above 60° C., advantageously above 65° C. and even more advantageously above or equal to 70° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Guillaume Pipon, Dominique Lachenal, Christine Chirat, Jean-Christophe Hostachy, Achim Ried
  • Patent number: 7842182
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for treating water, especially waste water and drinking water, containing both pathogenic germs and a substance which is difficult to decompose and is from the group comprising persistent substances, endocrine substances, odorous substances, and dyestuffs, by means of ozone supply and UV radiation. The inventive method comprises the following steps: a) ozone is supplied in a concentration of between 0.1 g/m3 and 15 g/m3; and b) UV rays are radiated in a wavelength range of between 200 nm and 300 nm and in a dose of between 50 J/m2 and 2,000 J/m2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: Wedeco AG Water Technology
    Inventor: Achim Ried
  • Publication number: 20100065233
    Abstract: A method for treating a prebleached chemical pulp including a step of ozone treatment of the pulp, carried out at a temperature above 60° C., advantageously above 65° C. and even more advantageously above or equal to 70° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2007
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: ITT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES, INC.
    Inventors: Guillaume Pipon, Dominique Lachenal, Christine Chirat, Jean-Christophe Hostachy, Achim Ried
  • Patent number: 7462288
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for treating water, especially waste water and drinking water, containing both pathogenic germs and a substance which is difficult to decompose and is from the group comprising persistent substances, endocrine substances, odorous substances, and dyestuffs, by means of ozone supply and UV radiation. The inventive method comprises the following steps: a) ozone is supplied in a concentration of between 0.1 g/m3 and 15 g/m3; and b) UV rays are radiated in a wavelength range of between 200 nm and 300 nm and in a dose of between 50 J/m2 and 2,000 J/m2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2008
    Assignee: Wedeco AG Water Technology
    Inventor: Achim Ried
  • Patent number: 7351373
    Abstract: The invention relates to the oxidative treatment of bulk material in a vessel. The bulk material to be treated is placed in the vessel, and is humidified therein with water or an aqueous solution to such an extent that it can be treated with an O2/O3 gas mixture in such a way that the desired end product has a determined pH value or a determined solubility or a determined polarity or a determined solubility behaviour and/or particle size distribution. The inventive method enables bulk material to be very effectively oxidised by means of minimal amounts of ozone in an O2/O3 gas mixture, in such a way that between 70 and 100% of the ozone parts enter into a reaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Assignees: Gebrueder Loedige Maschinebau-Gesellschaft mbH, Wedeco Umwelttechnologie GmbH
    Inventors: Achim Ried, Martin Kampmann, Frank Spranzel
  • Publication number: 20070193957
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for treating water, especially waste water and drinking water, containing both pathogenic germs and a substance which is difficult to decompose and is from the group comprising persistent substances, endocrine substances, odorous substances, and dyestuffs, by means of ozone supply and UV radiation. The inventive method comprises the following steps: a) ozone is supplied in a concentration of between 0.1 g/m3 and 15 g/m3; and b) UV rays are radiated in a wavelength range of between 200 nm and 300 nm and in a dose of between 50 J/m2 and 2,000 J/m2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2007
    Publication date: August 23, 2007
    Inventor: Achim Ried
  • Publication number: 20050059850
    Abstract: The invention relates to the oxidative treatment of bulk material in a vessel. The bulk material to be treated is placed in the vessel, and is humidified therein with water or an aqueous solution to such an extent that it can be treated with an O2/O3 gas mixture in such a way that the desired end product has a determined pH value or a determined solubility or a determined polarity or a determined solubility behaviour and/or particle size distribution. The inventive method enables bulk material to be very effectively oxidised by means of minimal amounts of ozone in an O2/O3 gas mixture, in such a way that between 70 and 100% of the ozone parts enter into a reaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2002
    Publication date: March 17, 2005
    Inventors: Achim Ried, Martin Kampmann, Frank Spranzel
  • Publication number: 20040031762
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for treating water, especially waste water and drinking water, containing both pathogenic germs and a substance which is difficult to decompose and is from the group comprising persistent substances, endocrine substances, odorous substances, and dyestuffs, by means of ozone supply and UV radiation. The inventive method comprises the following steps: a) ozone is supplied in a concentration of between 0.1 g/m3 and 15 g/m3; and b) UV rays are radiated in a wavelength range of between 200 nm and 300 nm and in a dose of between 50 J/m2 and 2,000 J/m2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2003
    Publication date: February 19, 2004
    Inventor: Achim Ried