Patents by Inventor Thomas Andreas Hora

Thomas Andreas Hora 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).

  • Method and apparatus for discharging a polymer from a gas-phase reactor
    Patent number: 8853334
    Abstract: Process and apparatus for discharging polyolefin particles from a gas-phase polymerization reactor of a pressure from 1.0 MPa to 10 MPa to a discharge vessel of a pressure from 0.1 MPa to 1.0 MPa wherein the discharging is carried out discontinuously through at least two discharge lines in which the polyolefin particles are transported horizontally or upwards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Basell Polyolefine GmbH
    Inventors: Manfred Hecker, Paulus-Petrus Maria De Lange, Klaus Berhalter, Thomas Andreas Hora, Axel Hamann
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISCHARGING A POLYMER FROM A GAS-PHASE REACTOR
    Publication number: 20140114038
    Abstract: Process for discharging polyolefin particles from a gas-phase polymerization reactor of a pressure from 1.0 MPa to 10 MPa to a discharge vessel of a pressure from 0.1 MPa to 1.0 MPa wherein the discharging is carried out discontinuously through at least two discharge lines in which the polyolefin particles are transported horizontally or upwards, process for polymerizing olefins at temperatures of from 30° C. to 160° C. and pressures of from 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2012
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: BASELL POLYOLEFINE GmbH
    Inventors: Manfred Hecker, Paulus-Petrus Maria De Lange, Klaus Berhalter, Thomas Andreas Hora, Axel Hamann