Patents by Inventor Hans-Udo Saal

Hans-Udo Saal 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: 6447685
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for separating water-containing solvent mixtures having two or more phases, using one or two gravitational separators (4, 16) and to the use of this apparatus, and also to a process for separating water-containing solvent mixtures having two or more phases. Using the novel apparatus it is possible to separate even small-density-difference solvent mixtures having two or more phases. To this end, a coalescence separator (1) has been provided upstream of the first gravitational separator (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2002
    Assignee: Satec U.S.A. LLC
    Inventors: Hans-Udo Saal, Ralf-Matthias Saal
  • Patent number: 5689848
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of dry cleaning textiles which are washed with solvent and dried by hot air, the solvent being recovered after condensation, the invention being characterised in that the solvent concentration is measured at the point where it is highest and temperature is measured, both being measured continuously throughout the whole of the drying process and the values are processed in a computer, and the concentration in the supply of hot air is controlled as a function of the relationship of concentration, acting as the pilot value, to temperature along a characteristic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 25, 1997
    Assignee: SATEC GmbH
    Inventors: Hans-Udo Saal, Ralf Mathias Saal
  • Patent number: 5423921
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for cleaning textiles by means of FCHC-free solvents on a benzine basis, comprising a cleaning machine, distillation section, recovery section and drier, and is characterized by a means for injecting protective gas into the drier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1993
    Date of Patent: June 13, 1995
    Inventors: Hans-Udo Saal, Ralf M. Saal