Patents by Inventor Robert Brockmann

Robert Brockmann 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: 8661847
    Abstract: A process is described for producing a clean gas, which is provided, in particular, for testing a pressurized construction component (100) for leaks, which process includes the steps of providing a liquefied gas mixture (1) which contains the clean gas (2) and at least one foreign gas (3) in a gas separation unit (20), enriching the clean gas (2), wherein the at least one foreign gas (3) is transferred to a surface region of the liquefied gas mixture (1), and taking off the enriched clean gas (2), wherein the enriched clean gas (2) flows out of a volume region of the gas separation unit (20) via a guide unit (22), and wherein a foreign gas barrier (23) is formed at the guide unit (22), using which the foreign gas (3) in the liquefied gas mixture (1) is passed out from an opening in the guide unit (22). A device for producing a clean gas, a noble-gas-free gas composition and a process for testing a construction component pressurized with a test gas for leaks are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Inventor: Robert Brockmann
  • Patent number: 8074492
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for detecting a leak gas in a flushing device (10), comprising the following steps: the flushing device (10) is disposed on a part (201) that is to be tested; a flushing gas is conducted through the flushing device (10); and the leak gas is detected in the flushing gas that is discharged from the flushing device (10) with the aid of a detector device (30). In order to conduct the flushing gas through the flushing device (10), a predetermined main flushing gas flow (QH) is generated, and said main flow (QH) is separated into a system flow (QS) and a partial flow (QT) on a dividing device (40), the system flow (QS) being fed into the flushing device (10). Also disclosed is a leak testing apparatus (100) for detecting a leak gas in a flushing device (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Inventor: Robert Brockmann
  • Publication number: 20110132076
    Abstract: A process is described for producing a clean gas, which is provided, in particular, for testing a pressurized construction component (100) for leaks, which process includes the steps of providing a liquefied gas mixture (1) which contains the clean gas (2) and at least one foreign gas (3) in a gas separation unit (20), enriching the clean gas (2), wherein the at least one foreign gas (3) is transferred to a surface region of the liquefied gas mixture (1), and taking off the enriched clean gas (2), wherein the enriched clean gas (2) flows out of a volume region of the gas separation unit (20) via a guide unit (22), and wherein a foreign gas barrier (23) is formed at the guide unit (22), using which the foreign gas (3) in the liquefied gas mixture (1) is passed out from an opening in the guide unit (22). A device for producing a clean gas, a noble-gas-free gas composition and a process for testing a construction component pressurized with a test gas for leaks are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2009
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Inventor: Robert Brockmann
  • Publication number: 20090173136
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for detecting a leak gas in a flushing device (10), comprising the following steps: the flushing device (10) is disposed on a part (201) that is to be tested; a flushing gas is conducted through the flushing device (10); and the leak gas is detected in the flushing gas that is discharged from the flushing device (10) with the aid of a detector device (30). In order to conduct the flushing gas through the flushing device (10), a predetermined main flushing gas flow (QH) is generated, and said main flow (QH) is separated into a system flow (QS) and a partial flow (QT) on a dividing device (40), the system flow (QS) being fed into the flushing device (10). Also disclosed is a leak testing apparatus (100) for detecting a leak gas in a flushing device (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2007
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Inventor: Robert Brockmann