Patents by Inventor Stephan Maurer

Stephan Maurer 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).

  • Publication number: 20220281800
    Abstract: The presently claimed invention relates to a process for purification of aroma compounds by distillation. Specifically, it relates to a process for purification of carbonic esters of formula (I) using a combination of distillative processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Eva Katharina HACKEMANN, Stephanie RENZ, Stephan MAURER, Volker KICKMANN, Markus JEGELKA, Manuel DANZ
  • Patent number: 11209189
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating a linearly concentrating solar power plant (1), in which a heat transfer medium flows through a pipeline loop (47) having at least one receiver, the heat transfer medium having a flow velocity which is such that the flow in the pipeline loop (47) is turbulent, at least part of the heat transfer medium, upon exit from the pipeline loop (47), being extracted and recirculated into the pipeline loop (47). Furthermore, the invention relates to a linearly concentrating solar power plant with at least one pipeline loop (47) having at least one receiver in which a heat transfer medium flowing through the pipeline loop (47) is heated by irradiating solar energy, a mixing device (27) being comprised, in which at least part of the heat transfer medium flowing through the pipeline loop (47) is mixed with heat transfer medium to be delivered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Jürgen Wortmann, Michael Lutz, Katharina Federsel, Kerstin Schierle-Arndt, Stephan Maurer, Michael Ladenberger, Markus Ostermayr
  • Patent number: 11150031
    Abstract: A heat transfer or storage medium containing a nitrate salt composition including at least one alkali metal nitrate and optionally alkaline earth metal nitrate; and, at least one alkali metal nitrite and optionally alkaline earth metal nitrite in an amount of 1.1 to 15.0 mol %. The molar amount of the alkali metal nitrite and optionally alkaline earth metal nitrite for a desired temperature is calculated by x nitrite = K 6 ? ( T ) K 6 ? ( T ) + P O ? ? 2 Xnitrite is the mole fraction of nitrite, K6(T) is the temperature-dependent equilibrium constant of the reaction nitrate ?nitrite+½ oxygen (NO3?? NO2?+½ O2), pO2 is the oxygen partial pressure and T is the temperature of the nitrate salt composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Juergen Wortmann, Sabine Weiguny, Katharina Federsel, Matthias Hinrichs, Stephan Maurer
  • Publication number: 20210300858
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for providing carbonic acid esters of formula (I). Further, the invention relates to the intermediates of the formula (IVa).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Volker Hickmann, Wolfgang Siegel, Markus Jegelka, Eva Katharina Hackemann, Stephanie Renz, Manuel Danz, Stephan Maurer
  • Patent number: 10919827
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for recovering 3-methylbut-3-en-1-ol from a feed stream F1 comprising 3-methylbut-3-en-1-ol, one or more solvents, water, and isobutene, wherein 3-methylbut-3-en-1-ol, the one or more solvents and water are separated from isobutene by distillation, the process comprising subjecting the feed stream F1 to distillation conditions in a distillation unit, obtaining a bottoms stream B1 which is enriched in -methylbut-3-en-1-ol, in the one or more solvents and in water compared to the feed stream F1 subject The present invention relates to a process for recovering 3-methylbut-3-en-1-ol from a feed stream F1 comprising 3-methylbut-3-en-1-ol, one or more solvents, water, and isobutene, wherein 3-methylbut-3-en-1-ol, the one or more solvents and water are separated from isobutene by distillation, the process comprising subjecting the feed stream F1 to distillation conditions in a distillation unit, obtaining a bottoms stream B1 which is enriched in -methylbut-3-en-1-ol, in the
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Albert Werner, Miriam Bru Roig, Andrei-Nicolae Parvulescu, Roland Minges, Andreas Keller, Stephan Maurer, Ulrich Mueller, Wolfgang Siegel
  • Patent number: 10766840
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing an unsaturated alcohol, preferably 3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadienal, by contacting an alkene, preferably isobutene, with formaldehyde in the presence a condensation catalyst comprising a zeolitic material comprising the framework structure of which comprises a tetravalent element Y other than Si.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Andrei-Nicolae Parvulescu, Miriam Bru Roig, Albert Werner, Bernhard Brunner, Wolfgang Siegel, Stephan Maurer, Ulrich Mueller, Michael Ludwig Lejkowski
  • Publication number: 20200239394
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for recovering 3-methylbut-3-en-1-ol from a feed stream F1 comprising 3-methylbut-3-en-1-ol, one or more solvents, water, and isobutene, wherein 3-methylbut-3-en-1-ol, the one or more solvents and water are separated from isobutene by distillation, the process comprising subjecting the feed stream F1 to distillation conditions in a distillation unit, obtaining a bottoms stream B1 which is enriched in -methylbut-3-en-1-ol, in the one or more solvents and in water compared to the feed stream F1 subjec The present invention relates to a process for recovering 3-methylbut-3-en-1-ol from a feed stream F1 comprising 3-methylbut-3-en-1-ol, one or more solvents, water, and isobutene, wherein 3-methylbut-3-en-1-ol, the one or more solvents and water are separated from isobutene by distillation, the process comprising subjecting the feed stream F1 to distillation conditions in a distillation unit, obtaining a bottoms stream B1 which is enriched in -methylbut-3-en-1-ol, in the
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2018
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Albert WERNER, Miriam BRU ROIG, Andrei-Nicolae PARVULESCU, Roland MINGES, Andreas KELLER, Stephan MAURER, Ulrich MUELLER, Wolfgang SIEGEL
  • Publication number: 20200002255
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing an unsaturated alcohol, preferably 3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadienal, by contacting an alkene, preferably isobutene, with formaldehyde in the presence a condensation catalyst comprising a zeolitic material comprising the framework structure of which comprises a tetravalent element Y other than Si.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Andrei-Nicolae PARVULESCU, Miriam BRU ROIG, Albert WERNER, Bernhard BRUNNER, Wolfgang SIEGEL, Stephan MAURER, Ulrich MUELLER, Michael Ludwig LEJKOWSKI
  • Patent number: 10443897
    Abstract: A pipeline system in a linearly concentrating solar power station comprises at least one pipeline which is connected at one end to a converger and at a second end to a distributor. The converger and the distributor are arranged at a different geodetic height. When the converger lies on top pressurized gas can be fed into the converger and the distributor is connected to a drainage container. When the distributor lies on top pressurized gas can be fed into the distributor and the converger is connected to a drainage container. The drainage container is lower than the converter and the distributor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Jürgen Wortmann, Michael Lutz, Katharina Kaleta, Kerstin Schierle-Arndt, Stephan Maurer, Michael Ladenberger
  • Patent number: 10358944
    Abstract: The invention relates to a solar power plant with a first heat transfer medium circuit and with a second heat transfer medium circuit, in which the first heat transfer medium circuit comprises a store (3) for hot heat transfer medium and a store (5) for cold heat transfer medium and also a pipeline system (6) connecting the stores (3, 5) for hot heat transfer medium and for cold heat transfer medium and leading through a solar array (7), and the second heat transfer medium circuit comprises a pipeline system (9) connecting the stores (3, 5) for hot heat transfer medium and for cold heat transfer medium and in which at least one heat exchanger (11) for the evaporation and superheating of water is accommodated, the at least one heat exchanger (11) having a region through which the heat transfer medium flows and a region through which water flows, said regions being separated by a heat-conducting wall, so that heat can be transmitted from the heat transfer medium to the water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Jürgen Wortmann, Michael Landenberger, Katharina Federsel, Stephan Maurer
  • Publication number: 20190137188
    Abstract: Use of a nitrate salt composition Z comprising Z1 at least one alkali metal nitrate and optionally alkaline earth metal nitrate and also Z2 at least one alkali metal nitrite and optionally alkaline earth metal nitrite in an amount of Z2 in the range from 1.1 to 15.0 mol % based on the sum of Z1 plus Z2 as heat transfer or heat storage medium in apparatuses in which these heat transfer or heat storage media are comprised at a temperature in the range from 500 to 620° C. and an oxygen partial pressure over the nitrate salt composition in the range from 0.1 to 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2017
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Juergen WORTMANN, Sabine WEIGUNY, Katharina FEDERSEL, Matthias HINRICHS, Stephan MAURER
  • Patent number: 10259822
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing compounds having a 16-oxabicyclo[10.3.1]pentadecene skeleton, specifically 14-methyl-16-oxabicyclo[10.3.1]pentadecenes, and conversion products thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Albert Werner, Miriam Bru Roig, Joaquim Henrique Teles, Stefan Rüdenauer, Stephan Maurer, Manuel Danz
  • Patent number: 10168105
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for storing heat, comprising a heat storage medium which absorbs heat in order to store heat and releases heat in order to use the stored heat, and a container for holding the heat storage medium, the container being closed by a gastight cover, and the device comprising volume compensation means in order to compensate for a volume increase of the heat storage medium (3) due to a temperature rise and a volume decrease due to a temperature reduction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Jürgen Wortmann, Claus Schäfer, Michael Lutz, Fabian Seeler, Martin Gärtner, Felix Major, Kerstin Schierle-Arndt, Otto Machhammer, Günther Huber, Stephan Maurer
  • Publication number: 20180346478
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing compounds having a 16-oxabicyclo[10.3.1]pentadecene skeleton, specifically 14-methyl-16-oxabicyclo[10.3.1]pentadecenes, and conversion products thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2016
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Albert WERNER, Miriam BRU ROIG, Joaquim Henrique TELES, Stefan RÜDENAUER, Stephan MAURER, Manuel DANZ
  • Patent number: 10126071
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for heat transfer, comprising a low temperature heat exchanger (3) and a high temperature heat exchanger (5), the heat exchangers (3, 5) being connected to one another by means of a connecting line such that a heat transfer medium flows through the high temperature heat exchanger (5) and through the low temperature heat exchanger (3) in succession, at least one dwell time tank (19) being arranged in the connecting line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Jürgen Wortmann, Michael Ladenberger, Katharina Federsel, Stephan Maurer
  • Patent number: 10112882
    Abstract: The present invention relates to new types of cyclic carbaldehydes, the preparation thereof and the use as aromachemical, in particular as fragrance, and to aroma substance compositions and products comprising these carbaldehydes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Frauke Thrun, Joaquim Henrique Teles, Albert Werner, Richard Dehn, Ralf Pelzer, Stephan Maurer
  • Patent number: 10087395
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of hexadeca-8,15-dienal or of a substance mixture which comprises this compound as aroma chemical, in particular as fragrance, or formulation auxiliary; and also to processes for its preparation, moreover aroma substance compositions and compositions comprising hexadeca-8,15-dienal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Ralf Pelzer, Frauke Thrun, Joaquim Henrique Teles, Albert Werner, Stephan Maurer
  • Publication number: 20180230076
    Abstract: The present invention relates to new types of cyclic carbaldehydes, the preparation thereof and the use as aromachemical, in particular as fragrance, and to aroma substance compositions and products comprising these carbaldehydes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Frauke THRUN, Joaquim Henrique Teles, Albert Werner, Richard Dehn, Ralf Pelzer, Stephan Maurer
  • Patent number: 10011754
    Abstract: Method of maintaining or widening the long-term operating temperature range of a heat transfer medium and/or heat storage medium comprising a nitrate salt composition selected from the group consisting of alkali metal nitrate and alkaline earth metal nitrate and optionally alkali metal nitrite and alkaline earth metal nitrite, wherein the nitrate salt composition is brought into contact with an additive comprising the components nitric acid and/or nitrous acid and oxygen-comprising gas having an oxygen partial pressure which is equal to or greater than that in air and/or oxygen-generating compounds and optionally nitrogen oxides and/or compounds which generate further nitrogen oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Jürgen Wortmann, Michael Lutz, Johan ter Maat, Kerstin Schierle-Arndt, Stephan Maurer, Michael Ladenberger, Florian Garlichs, Katharina Kaleta
  • Publication number: 20180112929
    Abstract: The invention relates to a container for storing a liquid, which tends to decompose into gaseous decomposition components in the case of the conditions prevailing in the container (1) and in the case of which a chemical reaction equilibrium results between gaseous decomposition components and liquid, wherein a floating roof (29) is accommodated in the container (1) and the floating roof (29) comprises floats (33), using which the floating roof (29) floats on the liquid, and wherein the floating roof (29) is guided using a sliding seal (45) in the container (1). The invention furthermore relates to a device for storing heat, comprising a first container (57) for storing a colder liquid and a second container (59) for storing a hotter liquid and a use of the container and the device for storing heat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2016
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Jürgen WORTMANN, Michael LADENBERGER, Katharina FEDERSEL, Stephan MAURER