Patents by Inventor Christoph Klaus

Christoph Klaus 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: 11987906
    Abstract: A method of recycling a mixed textile, wherein the method comprises: i) supplying the mixed textile, wherein the mixed textile comprises cellulosic fibers and synthetic fibers, wherein the synthetic fibers comprise at least one synthetic plastic, ii) at least partially depleting the synthetic plastic from the cellulose, and iii) further processing the depleted mixed textile after depleting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: LENZING AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Christoph Klaus-Nietrost, Richard Herchl, Christian Weilach
  • Patent number: 11976417
    Abstract: A recycled cellulose raw material and a method for recycling a cellulose raw material from blended textile waste with high reliability and yielding high raw material quality is shown, the method comprising the steps in the given order: providing the blended textile waste containing at least one cellulose component and at least one synthetic polymer component, treating the blended textile waste in a non-oxidizing aqueous treatment medium in order to degrade the at least one synthetic polymer component, whereby the treatment is carried out at a temperature between 100° C. and 200° C., and obtaining the recycled cellulose raw material from the treated blended textile waste.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: LENZING AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Richard Herchl, Christoph Klaus-Nietrost, Christian Weilach
  • Patent number: 11952714
    Abstract: A process (1, 101, 201) for separating a fibrous target component (21) from textile waste (2, 5) is shown, said textile waste (2, 5) containing the target component (21) and at least one ancillary component (22), whereby the target component (21) consists of water-swellable textile fibers (51) with a density higher than the density of water, the process (1, 101, 201) comprising the steps: a) dispersing the comminuted textile waste (5) in an aqueous solution (7) to obtain a suspension (8) containing the textile waste (5), and b) separating the dispersed textile waste (5) into a high-density target fraction (81) comprising the target component (21), and a low-density residual fraction (82) comprising the at least one ancillary component (22), according to the respective density of said components (21, 22).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: LENZING AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Christoph Klaus-Nietrost, Richard Herchl, Christian Weilach
  • Publication number: 20240055699
    Abstract: A cell assembly for an electrochemical energy storage device has: two cells for electrochemically storing electric energy; and a first insulating body for thermally insulating the two cells from each other. The insulating body is arranged between the cells in an intermediate space delimited by a respective lateral surface of each of the two cells and is configured to absorb pressure exerted by the lateral surfaces of the two cells on lateral surfaces of the first insulation body, where compression occurs along a compression direction. The insulating body includes a first thermally insulating and compressible fiber material and has a rigidity as a function of compression, where a value curve of the rigidity has a first compression value section and a second compression value section adjoining the first compression value section. A cell module has a cell assembly and a high-voltage storage device has a cell module as described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Andreas KLAFFKI, Christoph KLAUS, Christian LINSE, Philipp SCHMIDT, Sophie SOLCHENBACH
  • Patent number: 11828005
    Abstract: A method of producing a chemical pulp from a textile material which comprises cellulose for manufacturing regenerated cellulosic molded bodies, wherein in the method the textile material is comminuted, at least a part of non-fiber-constituents of the comminuted textile material is separated from fiber-constituents of the comminuted textile material, at least a part of non-cellulosic fibers of the fiber-constituents is mechanically separated from cellulosic fibers of the fiber-constituents, at least a further part of the non-cellulosic fibers is chemically separated from the cellulosic fibers, and producing regenerated molded bodies from the chemical pulp based on the cellulosic fibers after mechanically separating and chemically separating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Christoph Klaus-Nietrost, Richard Herchl, Christian Weilach
  • Publication number: 20230193770
    Abstract: The invention relates to a component of a gas turbine engine which has a fiber-composite material having a multiplicity of rovings, wherein at least one roving of the fiber-composite material along the spatial extent thereof has a variable cross section, at least two rovings have in each case a dissimilar cross section and/or the at least one roving follows a variable direction and the at least one roving is deposited by means of tailored fiber placement. The invention also relates to a method of a component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Christoph KLAUS, Reyya Nitin RAO, Sebastian SPITZER, Maik GUDE
  • Publication number: 20230166008
    Abstract: The invention relates to a medical device delivery system comprising a catheter shaft having a proximal end and a distal end portion; an expandable member provided at the distal end portion of the shaft, the expandable member having a delivery configuration and a deployed configuration; the expandable member being folded around the catheter shaft in its delivery configuration; characterized in that a coating is disposed on at least a portion of the outer surface area of the expandable member in its delivery configuration such that the coating does not cover portions of the expandable member located inside the folds of the expandable member in its delivery configuration; and an expandable medical device is mounted on the expandable member in the delivery configuration with the coating being disposed between the expandable member and the expandable medical device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Applicant: Bentley InnoMed GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Rieth, Christoph Klaus, Falk Stukowski, Pietro Beinrauch
  • Publication number: 20230125354
    Abstract: What is shown is a method for the recovery of raw materials from blended textile wastes, which includes the following steps in the given order: a) providing blended textile waste that includes at least a cellulose component and at least a polyester component, b) treating the blended textile waste in an aqueous treatment solution in order to depolymerize the polyester component and dissolve it in the treatment solution, c) separating the cellulose component from the treatment solution and recovering a cellulose raw material, d) filtering the treatment solution in order to remove foreign substances, particularly dyes and metal ions, from the treatment solution, and e) precipitating terephthalic acid from the treatment solution, separating the precipitated terephthalic acid, and recovering a terephthalic-acid-including polyester raw material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Richard Herchl, Christoph Klaus-Nietrost, Sabrina Theis, Christian Weilach
  • Publication number: 20230095901
    Abstract: A regenerated cellulosic molded body of cellulose and at least a part of at least one foreign matter, and is produced by supplying a starting material which comprises cellulose and at least one foreign matter, transferring at least a part of the starting material with at least a part of the at least one foreign matter into a spinning mass which additionally contains a solvent for solving at least a part of the cellulose of the starting material in the solvent, and extruding the spinning mass to the molded body, and subsequently precipitating in a spinning bath.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Christoph KLAUS-NIETROST, Richard HERCHL, Christian WEILACH
  • Publication number: 20230096086
    Abstract: A method of producing a chemical pulp from a textile material which comprises cellulose for manufacturing regenerated cellulosic molded bodies, wherein in the method the textile material is comminuted, at least a part of non-fiber-constituents of the comminuted textile material is separated from fiber-constituents of the comminuted textile material, at least a part of non-cellulosic fibers of the fiber-constituents is mechanically separated from cellulosic fibers of the fiber-constituents, at least a further part of the non-cellulosic fibers is chemically separated from the cellulosic fibers, and producing regenerated molded bodies from the chemical pulp based on the cellulosic fibers after mechanically separating and chemically separating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Christoph KLAUS-NIETROST, Richard HERCHL, Christian WEILACH
  • Publication number: 20230025524
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the treatment and utilization of waste liquor containing at least polyester degradation products and originating from an alkaline pulping process for the extraction of cellulose raw material from blended textile waste which contains at least a cellulose component and a polyester component. In order to make the method environmentally friendlier and more resource-efficient, it is proposed that the method comprises the following steps: the evaporation of water from the waste liquor in order to precipitate the polyester degradation product from the waste liquor and to obtain a two-phase mixture having an aqueous phase and a solid phase including the polyester degradation product, b) the separation of the solid phase from the liquid phase, and c) the thermal/energetic utilization of the solid phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Richard Herchl, Christoph Klaus-Nietrost, Sabrina Theis, Christian Weilach
  • Patent number: 11519101
    Abstract: Method of manufacturing a regenerated cellulosic molded body, wherein the method comprises supplying a starting material which comprises cellulose and at least one foreign matter, transferring at least a part of the starting material with at least a part of the at least one foreign matter into a spinning mass which additionally contains a solvent for solving at least a part of the cellulose of the starting material in the solvent, and extruding the spinning mass to the molded body, and subsequently precipitating in a spinning bath, wherein thereby the molded body is obtained, wherein the molded body comprises cellulose and at least a part of the at least one foreign matter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: LENZING AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Christoph Klaus-Nietrost, Richard Herchl, Christian Weilach
  • Patent number: 11519100
    Abstract: Method of manufacturing a cellulose-regenerated-molded body, wherein the method comprises supplying a starting material which is manufactured by a lyocell-method and which comprises cellulose, which is manufactured by solving a cellulose source in a solvent for manufacturing a spinning mass, by extruding the spinning mass and by subsequently precipitating in a spinning bath, solving the starting material which comprises cellulose, in a solvent for manufacturing a spinning mass, and extruding, and subsequently precipitating the spinning mass in a spinning bath, wherein thereby the molded body is obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: LENZING AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Christoph Klaus-Nietrost, Richard Herchl, Christian Weilach, Christian Sperger
  • Patent number: 11519104
    Abstract: Method of recycling a textile material which comprises cellulose for manufacturing regenerated cellulosic molded bodies, wherein in the method the textile material is comminuted, at least a part of non-fiber-constituents of the comminuted textile material is separated from fiber-constituents of the comminuted textile material, at least a part of non-cellulosic fibers of the fiber-constituents is mechanically separated from cellulosic fibers of the fiber-constituents, at least a further part of the non-cellulosic fibers is chemically separated from the cellulosic fibers, and the molded bodies are generated based on the cellulosic fibers after mechanically separating and chemically separating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: LENZING AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Christoph Klaus-Nietrost, Richard Herchl, Christian Weilach
  • Patent number: 11515753
    Abstract: A reduction gearbox which has: an input, which can be coupled to an input shaft, which has an input speed; an output, which rotates at an output speed that is lower than the input speed; and at least one statically arranged component. It is envisaged that an electric generator is integrated into the reduction gearbox, said generator comprising a rotor and a stator, wherein the rotor of the electric generator is coupled to the output of the reduction gearbox, and the stator of the electric generator is coupled to a statically arranged component of the reduction gearbox.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE DEUTSCHLAND LTD & CO KG
    Inventors: Christoph Klaus, Konstantinos Emmanouil
  • Publication number: 20220178265
    Abstract: The invention concerns a flow guide device for a gas turbine engine, in particular an aircraft engine, with a fan and a bypass duct downstream of the fan, wherein the bypass duct is arranged radially between an engine nacelle and a core engine of the gas turbine engine, characterized by a guide vane assembly with load-bearing guide vanes and additional guide vanes in the bypass duct, wherein the load-bearing guide vanes are integrally connected to a structural component of the gas turbine engine, and the additional guide vanes are connected to the structural component via connecting means. The invention furthermore concerns a gas turbine device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventor: Christoph KLAUS
  • Patent number: 11321658
    Abstract: Method of identifying a product which comprises cellulose, wherein in the method a data set is determined which is indicative for multiple constituents of the product or a preform of the product, and the data set which is correlated with the product or the preform is stored in a database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Inventors: Christoph Klaus-Nietrost, Richard Herchl, Christian Weilach
  • Publication number: 20220049381
    Abstract: A recycled cellulose raw material and a method for recycling a cellulose raw material from blended textile waste with high reliability and yielding high raw material quality is shown, the method comprising the steps in the given order: providing the blended textile waste containing at least one cellulose component and at least one synthetic polymer component, treating the blended textile waste in a non-oxidizing aqueous treatment medium in order to degrade the at least one synthetic polymer component, whereby the treatment is carried out at a temperature between 100° C. and 200° C., and obtaining the recycled cellulose raw material from the treated blended textile waste.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Richard Herchl, Christoph Klaus-Nietrost, Christian Weilach
  • Patent number: 11152660
    Abstract: A device is provided for accommodating at least one energy module for a motor vehicle, in particular for accommodating at least one high-voltage energy module for a hybrid or electric vehicle. The device includes a housing having a first and a second accommodating portion for accommodating at least one energy module, and a connecting portion arranged between the first and the second accommodating portions. The connecting portion is designed such that, when the housing is subjected to a predetermined force, deformation being the result, the connecting portion allows the first and the second accommodating portions to move relative to one another in a predetermined manner as a result of the deformation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Daniel Wagner, Christoph Klaus, Holger Staack
  • Patent number: 11066943
    Abstract: An intermediate-casing structure for a compressor in a gas turbine engine, in particular an aircraft engine, having a plurality of components including at least one static blade row for deflecting at least one airflow entering the intermediate-casing structure, and at least one ring, on which the blade rows are radially arranged, characterized in that at least one first component of the intermediate-casing structure is formed from composite material, in particular fiber-composite material, or exhibits composite material, and at least one second component of the intermediate-casing structure is formed from metal or exhibits metal. Furthermore, the invention relates to a gas turbine device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE DEUTSCHLAND LTD & CO KG
    Inventor: Christoph Klaus