Patents by Inventor Bertin Zimmermann
Bertin Zimmermann 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).
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Patent number: 9962678Abstract: A micro-reactor system assembly comprises a stack of at least n process modules (1-6), wherein n is an integer equal to or greater than 1, made from a rigid first material and comprising at least one reactive fluid passage (1A, 1B, 2A, 3A, 6A) for accommodating and guiding a reactive fluid, and at least n+1 heat exchange modules (7, 8) made from a ductile second material other than said first material and comprising at least one heat exchange fluid passage (7A, 8A) for accommodating and guiding a heat exchange fluid, wherein each process module (1-6) is sandwiched between two adjacent heat exchange modules (7, 8).Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2016Date of Patent: May 8, 2018Assignee: LONZA AGInventors: Dominique Roberge, Nikolaus Bieler, Bertin Zimmermann, Rainald Forbert
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Publication number: 20160303537Abstract: A micro-reactor system assembly comprises a stack of at least n process modules (1-6), wherein n is an integer equal to or greater than 1, made from a rigid first material and comprising at least one reactive fluid passage (1A, 1B, 2A, 3A, 6A) for accommodating and guiding a reactive fluid, and at least n+1 heat exchange modules (7, 8) made from a ductile second material other than said first material and comprising at least one heat exchange fluid passage (7A, 8A) for accommodating and guiding a heat exchange fluid, wherein each process module (1-6) is sandwiched between two adjacent heat exchange modules (7, 8).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2016Publication date: October 20, 2016Inventors: Dominique Roberge, Nikolaus Bieler, Bertin Zimmermann, Rainald Forbert
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Patent number: 9375698Abstract: A micro-reactor system assembly comprises a stack of at least n process modules (1-6), wherein n is an integer equal to or greater than 1, made from a rigid first material and comprising at least one reactive fluid passage (1A, 1B, 2A, 3A, 6A) for accommodating and guiding a reactive fluid, and at least n+1 heat exchange modules (7, 8) made from a ductile second material other than said first material and comprising at least one heat exchange fluid passage (7A, 8A) for accommodating and guiding a heat exchange fluid, wherein each process module (1-6) is sandwiched between two adjacent heat exchange modules (7, 8).Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2014Date of Patent: June 28, 2016Assignee: Lonza AGInventors: Dominique Roberge, Nikolaus Bieler, Bertin Zimmermann, Rainald Forbert
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Publication number: 20140322105Abstract: A micro-reactor system assembly comprises a stack of at least n process modules (1-6), wherein n is an integer equal to or greater than 1, made from a rigid first material and comprising at least one reactive fluid passage (1A, 1B, 2A, 3A, 6A) for accommodating and guiding a reactive fluid, and at least n+1 heat exchange modules (7, 8) made from a ductile second material other than said first material and comprising at least one heat exchange fluid passage (7A, 8A) for accommodating and guiding a heat exchange fluid, wherein each process module (1-6) is sandwiched between two adjacent heat exchange modules (7, 8).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2014Publication date: October 30, 2014Applicant: Lonza AGInventors: Dominique Roberge, Nikolaus Bieler, Bertin Zimmermann, Rainald Forbert
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Publication number: 20130259768Abstract: A micro-reactor system assembly comprises a stack of at least n process modules (1-6), wherein n is an integer equal to or greater than 1, made from a rigid first material and comprising at least one reactive fluid passage (1A, 1B, 2A, 3A, 6A) for accommodating and guiding a reactive fluid, and at least n+1 heat exchange modules (7, 8) made from a ductile second material other than said first material and comprising at least one heat exchange fluid passage (7A, 8A) for accommodating and guiding a heat exchange fluid, wherein each process module (1-6) is sandwiched between two adjacent heat exchange modules (7, 8).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2013Publication date: October 3, 2013Applicant: LONZA AGInventors: Dominique Roberge, Nikolaus Bieler, Bertin Zimmermann, Rainald Forbert
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Patent number: 8512653Abstract: A micro-reactor system assembly comprises a stack of at least n process modules (1-6), wherein n is an integer equal to or greater than 1, made from a rigid first material and comprising at least one reactive fluid passage (1A, 1B, 2A, 3A, 6A) for accommodating and guiding a reactive fluid, and at least n+1 heat exchange modules (7, 8) made from a ductile second material other than said first material and comprising at least one heat exchange fluid passage (7A, 8A) for accommodating and guiding a heat exchange fluid, wherein each process module (1-6) is sandwiched between two adjacent heat exchange modules (7, 8).Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2012Date of Patent: August 20, 2013Assignee: Lonza AGInventors: Dominique Roberge, Nikolaus Bieler, Bertin Zimmermann, Rainald Forbert
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Patent number: 8287824Abstract: A micro-reactor system assembly comprises a stack of at least n process modules (1-6), wherein n is an integer equal to or greater than 1, made from a rigid first material and comprising at least one reactive fluid passage (1A, 1B, 2A, 3A, 6A) for accommodating and guiding a reactive fluid, and at least n+1 heat exchange modules (7, 8) made from a ductile second material other than said first material and comprising at least one heat exchange fluid passage (7A, 8A) for accommodating and guiding a heat exchange fluid, wherein each process module (1-6) is sandwiched between two adjacent heat exchange modules (7, 8).Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2011Date of Patent: October 16, 2012Assignee: Lonza AGInventors: Dominique Roberge, Nikolaus Bieler, Bertin Zimmermann, Rainald Forbert
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Publication number: 20120189511Abstract: A micro-reactor system assembly comprises a stack of at least n process modules (1-6), wherein n is an integer equal to or greater than 1, made from a rigid first material and comprising at least one reactive fluid passage (1A, 1B, 2A, 3A, 6A) for accommodating and guiding a reactive fluid, and at least n+1 heat exchange modules (7, 8) made from a ductile second material other than said first material and comprising at least one heat exchange fluid passage (7A, 8A) for accommodating and guiding a heat exchange fluid, wherein each process module (1-6) is sandwiched between two adjacent heat exchange modules (7, 8).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2012Publication date: July 26, 2012Applicant: LONZA AGInventors: Dominique Roberge, Nikolaus Bieler, Bertin Zimmermann, Rainald Forbert
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Patent number: 8198487Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for lithium exchange reactions comprising mixing at least two fluids in a microreactor having at least two injection points.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2008Date of Patent: June 12, 2012Assignee: Lonza AGInventors: Dominique Roberge, Wilhelm Quittmann, Markus Eyholzer, Bertin Zimmermann, Fabio Rainone
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Publication number: 20110150727Abstract: A micro-reactor system assembly comprises a stack of at least n process modules (1-6), wherein n is an integer equal to or greater than 1, made from a rigid first material and comprising at least one reactive fluid passage (1A, 1B, 2A, 3A, 6A) for accommodating and guiding a reactive fluid, and at least n+1 heat exchange modules (7, 8) made from a ductile second material other than said first material and comprising at least one heat exchange fluid passage (7A, 8A) for accommodating and guiding a heat exchange fluid, wherein each process module (1-6) is sandwiched between two adjacent heat exchange modules (7, 8).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2011Publication date: June 23, 2011Applicant: LONZA AGInventors: Dominique Roberge, Nikolaus Bieler, Bertin Zimmermann, Rainald Forbert
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Patent number: 7919056Abstract: A micro-reactor system assembly comprises a stack of at least n process modules (1-6), wherein n is an integer equal to or greater than 1, made from a rigid first material and comprising at least one reactive fluid passage (1A, 1B, 2A, 3A, 6A) for accommodating and guiding a reactive fluid, and at least n+1 heat exchange modules (7, 8) made from a ductile second material other than said first material and comprising at least one heat exchange fluid passage (7A, 8A) for accommodating and guiding a heat exchange fluid, wherein each process module (1-6) is sandwiched between two adjacent heat exchange modules (7, 8).Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2007Date of Patent: April 5, 2011Assignee: Lonza AGInventors: Dominique Roberge, Nikolaus Bieler, Bertin Zimmermann, Rainald Forbert
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Publication number: 20100113839Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for lithium exchange reactions comprising mixing at least two fluids in a microreactor having at least two injection points.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2008Publication date: May 6, 2010Inventors: Dominique Roberge, Wilhelm Quittmann, Markus Eyholzer, Bertin Zimmermann, Fabio Rainone
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Publication number: 20090087359Abstract: A micro-reactor system assembly comprises a stack of at least n process modules (1-6), wherein n is an integer equal to or greater than 1, made from a rigid first material and comprising at least one reactive fluid passage (1A, 1B, 2A, 3A, 6A) for accommodating and guiding a reactive fluid, and at least n+1 heat exchange modules (7, 8) made from a ductile second material other than said first material and comprising at least one heat exchange fluid passage (7A, 8A) for accommodating and guiding a heat exchange fluid, wherein each process module (1-6) is sandwiched between two adjacent heat exchange modules (7, 8).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2007Publication date: April 2, 2009Inventors: Dominique Roberge, Nikolaus Bieler, Bertin Zimmermann, Rainald Forbert