Patents by Inventor Heinrich Hermann

Heinrich Hermann 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: 11787936
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel thermoplastically processible polyurethane polymer having a hardness of ?60 Shore A, to compositions containing this polyurethane polymer, to the uses thereof and to articles containing this polyurethane polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Covestro Intellectual Property GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Yi Shen, Georg Fuchte, Slaven Gojsic, Franz-Heinrich Hermanns, Peter Reichert
  • Publication number: 20220282022
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel process for preparing thermoplastically processable polyurethanes, to thermoplastically processable polyurethane obtainable from the process and to compositions, articles and uses of these polyurethanes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Yi Shen, Franz-Heinrich Hermanns, Christian Wamprecht, Peter Reichert
  • Publication number: 20210122919
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel thermoplastically processible polyurethane polymer having a hardness of ?60 Shore A, to compositions containing this polyurethane polymer, to the uses thereof and to articles containing this polyurethane polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Yi Shen, Georg Fuchte, Slaven Gojsic, Franz-Heinrich Hermanns, Peter Reichert
  • Publication number: 20210122918
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel thermoplastically processible polyurethane polymer having a hardness of ?60 Shore A, to compositions containing this polyurethane polymer, to the uses thereof and to articles containing this polyurethane polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Yi Shen, Georg Fuchte, Franz-Heinrich Hermanns, Peter Reichert, Mathias Lauter
  • Patent number: 10941087
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for preferably adiabatic nitration of nitratable aromatic organic compounds (aromatics) and to a corresponding plant, in particular a production plant (nitration plant) for carrying out said method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Inventors: Jürgen Pöhlmann, Heinrich Hermann, Mirko Händel, Sophie Wernitz, Stefan Fankel
  • Publication number: 20200017421
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for preferably adiabatic nitration of nitratable aromatic organic compounds (aromatics) and to a corresponding plant, in particular a production plant (nitration plant) for carrying out said method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Applicant: Josef Meissner GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Dr. Jürgen PÖHLMANN, Dr. Heinrich HERMANN, Dr. Mirko HÄNDEL, Sophie WERNITZ, Stefan FANKEL
  • Patent number: 10513486
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and to a device for removing contaminants arising during the production of aliphatic or alicyclic nitric acid esters, in particular for removing contaminants from nitrated crude nitric acid esters, which nitrated crude nitric acid esters arise during the nitration of monovalent or multivalent aliphatic or alicyclic alcohols capable of nitration, after the separation of the final nitrating acid, and to a production system for nitrating monovalent or multivalent aliphatic alcohols capable of nitration with subsequent purification of the nitrated nitric acid esters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Josef Meissner GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Jürgen Pöhlmann, Heinrich Hermann, Mïrko Händel, Jürgen Gebauer
  • Publication number: 20190367441
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and to a device for removing contaminants arising during the production of aliphatic or alicyclic nitric acid esters, in particular for removing contaminants from nitrated crude nitric acid esters, which nitrated crude nitric acid esters arise during the nitration of monovalent or multivalent aliphatic or alicyclic alcohols capable of nitration, after the separation of the final nitrating acid, and to a production system for nitrating monovalent or multivalent aliphatic alcohols capable of nitration with subsequent purification of the nitrated nitric acid esters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Applicant: Josef Meissner GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Jürgen Pöhlmann, Heinrich Hermann, Mïrko Händel, Jürgen Gebauer
  • Patent number: 10266480
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and to a device for removing contaminants arising during the production of aliphatic or alicyclic nitric acid esters, in particular for removing contaminants from nitrated crude nitric acid esters, which nitrated crude nitric acid esters arise during the nitration of monovalent or multivalent aliphatic or alicyclic alcohols capable of nitration, after the separation of the final nitrating acid, and to a production system for nitrating monovalent or multivalent aliphatic alcohols capable of nitration with subsequent purification of the nitrated nitric acid esters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Josef Meissner GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Jurgen Pohlmann, Heinrich Hermann, Mirko Handel, Jurgen Gebauer
  • Publication number: 20180362442
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and to a device for removing contaminants arising during the production of aliphatic or alicyclic nitric acid esters, in particular for removing contaminants from nitrated crude nitric acid esters, which nitrated crude nitric acid esters arise during the nitration of monovalent or multivalent aliphatic or alicyclic alcohols capable of nitration, after the separation of the final nitrating acid, and to a production system for nitrating monovalent or multivalent aliphatic alcohols capable of nitration with subsequent purification of the nitrated nitric acid esters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Applicant: Josef Meissner GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Jürgen Pöhlmann, Heinrich Hermann, Mïrko Händel, Jürgen Gebauer
  • Patent number: 10125088
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for purifying raw dinitrotoluenes resulting from dinitration of toluene in the presence of a nitric acid/sulfuric acid/nitrating acid mixture, and a device or plant for performing the method, and a corresponding production plant for producing dinitrotoluene, characterized in that (a) the raw dinitrotoluenes are first subjected to a wash with at least one washing medium after separation of the nitrating acid mixture, followed by a separation of the washing medium; and that (b) subsequently the washed dinitrotoluenes resulting from method step (a) are subjected to stripping (stripping gas treatment) with at least one gas (stripping gas).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Josef Meissner GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Jürgen Pöhlmann, Heinrich Hermann, Mirko Händel, Jürgen Gebauer, Tim Bergmann
  • Publication number: 20170305835
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for purifying raw dinitrotoluenes resulting from dinitration of toluene in the presence of a nitric acid/sulfuric acid/nitrating acid mixture, and a device or plant for performing the method, and a corresponding production plant for producing dinitrotoluene, characterized in that (a) the raw dinitrotoluenes are first subjected to a wash with at least one washing medium after separation of the nitrating acid mixture, followed by a separation of the washing medium; and that (b) subsequently the washed dinitrotoluenes resulting from method step (a) are subjected to stripping (stripping gas treatment) with at least one gas (stripping gas).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicant: Josef Meissner GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Dr. Jürgen PÖHLMANN, Dr. Heinrich HERMANN, Dr. Mirko HÄNDEL, Jürgen GEBAUER, Tim BERGMANN
  • Patent number: 9738592
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for purifying raw dinitrotoluenes resulting from dinitration of toluene in the presence of a nitric acid/sulfuric acid/nitrating acid mixture, and a device or plant for performing the method, and a corresponding production plant for producing dinitrotoluene, characterized in that (a) the raw dinitrotoluenes are first subjected to a wash with at least one washing medium after separation of the nitrating acid mixture, followed by a separation of the washing medium; and that (b) subsequently the washed dinitrotoluenes resulting from method step (a) are subjected to stripping (stripping gas treatment) with at least one gas (stripping gas).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Josef Meissner GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Jürgen Pöhlmann, Heinrich Hermann, Mirko Händel, Jürgen Gebauer, Tim Bergmann
  • Publication number: 20170204218
    Abstract: The invention relates to water-vapour permeable, flat composite parts consisting of at least two layers, at least one layer being made of a particular wax-containing thermoplastic polyurethane. The invention also relates to the use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2015
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: Govert Woeste, Franz-Heinrich Hermanns
  • Publication number: 20170166514
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for purifying raw dinitrotoluenes resulting from dinitration of toluene in the presence of a nitric acid/sulfuric acid/nitrating acid mixture, and a device or plant for performing the method, and a corresponding production plant for producing dinitrotoluene, characterized in that (a) the raw dinitrotoluenes are first subjected to a wash with at least one washing medium after separation of the nitrating acid mixture, followed by a separation of the washing medium; and that (b) subsequently the washed dinitrotoluenes resulting from method step (a) are subjected to stripping (stripping gas treatment) with at least one gas (stripping gas).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Dr. Jürgen PÖHLMANN, Dr. Heinrich HERMANN, Dr. Mirko HÄNDEL, Jürgen GEBAUER, Tim BERGMANN
  • Patent number: 9540313
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for removing impurities from nitrated crude products obtained during the nitration of nitratable aromatic compounds, after removal of the final nitrating acid, by treatment with a washing medium, and also to a plant or apparatus suitable for implementing this method. Further provided by the invention is a production plant for the nitration of nitratable aromatic compounds with subsequent purification of the nitrated products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: Josef Meissner GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Jürgen Pöhlmann, Heinrich Hermann, Mirko Händel, Jürgen Gebauer
  • Publication number: 20160200663
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and to a device for removing contaminants arising during the production of aliphatic or alicyclic nitric acid esters, in particular for removing contaminants from nitrated crude nitric acid esters, which nitrated crude nitric acid esters arise during the nitration of monovalent or multivalent aliphatic or alicyclic alcohols capable of nitration, after the separation of the final nitrating acid, and to a production system for nitrating monovalent or multivalent aliphatic alcohols capable of nitration with subsequent purification of the nitrated nitric acid esters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: Jurgen POHLMANN, Heinrich HERMANN, Mirko HANDEL, Jurgen GEBAUER
  • Patent number: 9249083
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for scrubbing a crude mixture comprising dinitrotoluene, nitric acid, nitrogen oxides and sulfuric acid obtained in the nitration of toluene after the nitrating acid has been separated off, which comprises two scrubbing steps (SS-I) and (SS-II), wherein i) in a first scrubbing step (SS-I), the crude mixture is extracted with a scrubbing acid I comprising nitric acid, nitrogen oxides and sulfuric acid in a scrub comprising at least one extraction stage, where the scrubbing acid discharged from the first extraction stage (SS-I-1) of the first scrubbing step (SS-I) has a total acid content of from 20 to 40% by weight and a prescrubbed crude mixture is obtained, ii) in a second scrubbing step (SS-II), the prescrubbed crude mixture comprising dinitrotoluene is extracted with a scrubbing acid II in a scrub comprising at least one extraction stage, where the scrubbing acid discharged from the first extraction stage (SS-II-1) of the second scrubbing step (SS-II) has a pH of less
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignees: BASF SE, Josef Meissner GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Samuel Neto, Ruediger Fritz, Renate Hempel, Holger Allardt, Barbara Becker, Julia Leschinski, Sebastian Ahrens, Heinrich Hermann, Mirko Haendel, Juergen Poehlmann
  • Patent number: 9115048
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for removing impurities from nitrated crude products obtained during the nitration of nitratable aromatic compounds, after removal of the final nitrating acid, by treatment with a washing medium, and also to a plant or apparatus suitable for implementing this method. Further provided by the invention is a production plant for the nitration of nitratable aromatic compounds with subsequent purification of the nitrated products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: Josef Meissner GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Jürgen Pöhlmann, Heinrich Hermann, Mirko Handel, Jurgen Gebauer
  • Publication number: 20150174551
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for removing impurities from nitrated crude products obtained during the nitration of nitratable aromatic compounds, after removal of the final nitrating acid, by treatment with a washing medium, and also to a plant or apparatus suitable for implementing this method. Further provided by the invention is a production plant for the nitration of nitratable aromatic compounds with subsequent purification of the nitrated products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2015
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Inventors: Jürgen PÖHLMANN, Mirko HÄNDEL, Jürgen GEBAUER, Heinrich HERMANN