Patents by Inventor Thomas Born
Thomas Born 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).
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Patent number: 11965676Abstract: The invention relates to a hot-air fan including a fan device for generating an air flow, a heating device for heating the air flow, and a control unit connected to the fan device and to the heating device. In this process, the control unit is designed to control the fan device in such a manner that, when the heating device is switched on, the fan device generates a starting air flow that is reduced to an operating air flow. The invention also relates to a method for operating the hot-air fan, including the steps of switching on the heating device and generating a starting air flow that is reduced to an operating air flow.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2019Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: Steinel GmbHInventors: Frank Albri, Thomas Möller, Torsten Born, Heinrich Hagemeier, Tobias Zubke, Thomas Schreckenberger
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Patent number: 11226090Abstract: A device and apparatus to provide lighting and ventilation for horticultural applications. The invention relates to a device that combines lighting and ventilation into a single device that enables more efficient lighting and ventilation, and thereby greater control of the microclimate for high density indoor horticulture and controlled environment agriculture. The invention further relates to an apparatus comprised of an array of the devices and the networked control thereof.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2020Date of Patent: January 18, 2022Inventors: Schuyler David Milton, Keith Thomas Born
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Publication number: 20210033271Abstract: A device and apparatus to provide lighting and ventilation for horticultural applications. The invention relates to a device that combines lighting and ventilation into a single device that enables more efficient lighting and ventilation, and thereby greater control of the microclimate for high density indoor horticulture and controlled environment agriculture. The invention further relates to an apparatus comprised of an array of the devices and the networked control thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2020Publication date: February 4, 2021Applicant: Kappa Farms, LLCInventors: Schuyler David Milton, Keith Thomas Born
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Publication number: 20210029902Abstract: A device and method for growing plants from seed, seedling, clone, root stock or young plant without the use of synthetic or natural fibers or fibrous media. The device comprises flexible non-fibrous structures that support the seed, plant or root stock during growth, while also establishing a delineation between the root zone and shoot zone of the plant. The structure of the device allows water supplied to either the root zone side or the shoot zone side of the device to wick around the seeds and roots and is constructed with spacing and angles such that water applied to either side is directed only to drain toward the root zone side of the device.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2020Publication date: February 4, 2021Applicant: Kappa Farms, LLCInventors: Schuyler David Milton, Keith Thomas Born
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Patent number: 10054309Abstract: A device for regulating a burner system with at least one burner and at least one ionization electrode that lies in a flame of the at least one burner when the burner system is operating. The regulation device is configured to (a) set an air volume flow rate of the burner system, (b) record an ionization current based on the ionization electrode(s), (c) store, in memory, pairs of air volume flow rate of the burner system and ionization current, (d) form a difference between the reciprocal value of a first ionization current for a first air volume flow rate and a reciprocal value of a second ionization current recorded prior to the first ionization current and associated with the first air volume flow rate and (e) calculate the value of a displaced ionization current as the sum of this difference and of the reciprocal value of a further ionization current.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2015Date of Patent: August 21, 2018Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Thomas Born, Bernd Schmiederer
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Patent number: 9579752Abstract: Aluminum parts, e.g., heat exchangers, with improved resistance towards corrosion caused by contact with stationary water or aqueous compositions such as cooling water can be obtained by addition of Li compounds in specific amounts to the flux used for brazing the parts. LiF and especially Li fluoroaluminates are very suitable. The flux and the Li salt can be dispersed in water or an aqueous composition separately.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2010Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: SOLVAY FLUOR GMBHInventors: Andreas Becker, Thomas Born, Alfred Ottmann, Hans-Walter Swidersky, Placido Garcia-Juan
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Publication number: 20160209026Abstract: A device for regulating a burner system with at least one burner and at least one ionization electrode that lies in a flame of the at least one burner when the burner system is operating. The regulation device is configured to (a) set an air volume flow rate of the burner system, (b) record an ionization current based on the ionization electrode(s), (c) store, in memory, pairs of air volume flow rate of the burner system and ionization current, (d) form a difference between the reciprocal value of a first ionization current for a first air volume flow rate and a reciprocal value of a second ionization current recorded prior to the first ionization current and associated with the first air volume flow rate and (e) calculate the value of a displaced ionization current as the sum of this difference and of the reciprocal value of a further ionization current.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2015Publication date: July 21, 2016Applicant: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Thomas Born, Bernd Schmiederer
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Patent number: 9056363Abstract: Aluminum parts, such as heat exchangers, with improved resistance towards corrosion caused by contact with stationary water or aqueous compositions can be obtained by addition of Li compounds to the flux used for brazing such parts. LiF and especially Li fluoroaluminates are very suitable. Another aspect of the invention concerns fluxes containing Li salts and their use for brazing of aluminum parts.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2009Date of Patent: June 16, 2015Assignee: SOLVAY FLUOR GMBHInventors: Andreas Becker, Thomas Born, Placido Garcia-Juan, Alfred Ottmann, Hans-Walter Swidersky
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Publication number: 20120315497Abstract: Aluminum parts, e.g., heat exchangers, with improved resistance towards corrosion caused by contact with stationary water or aqueous compositions such as cooling water can be obtained by addition of Li compounds in specific amounts to the flux used for brazing the parts. LiF and especially Li fluoroaluminates are very suitable. The flux and the Li salt can be dispersed in water or an aqueous composition separately.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2010Publication date: December 13, 2012Applicant: SOLVAY FLUOR GMBHInventors: Andreas Becker, Thomas Born, Alfred Ottmann, Hans-Walter Swidersky, Placido Garcia-Juan
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Patent number: 8163104Abstract: A flux or a flux preparation, which contains complex alkali metal fluorides and additionally includes a water-soluble polymer, preferably polyvinyl alcohol or a polyvinyl alcohol derivative. The water-soluble polymer may be contained in the flux preparation as a granulate or powder or used as a water-soluble package for the flux or flux preparation.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2006Date of Patent: April 24, 2012Assignee: Solvay Fluor GmbHInventors: Hans-Walter Swidersky, Thomas Born
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Publication number: 20110220617Abstract: Aluminum parts, such as heat exchangers, with improved resistance towards corrosion caused by contact with stationary water or aqueous compositions can be obtained by addition of Li compounds to the flux used for brazing such parts. LiF and especially Li fluoroaluminates are very suitable. Another aspect of the invention concerns fluxes containing Li salts and their use for brazing of aluminum parts.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2009Publication date: September 15, 2011Applicant: SOLVAY FLUOR GMBHInventors: Andreas Becker, Thomas Born, Placido Garcia-Juan, Alfred Ottmann, Hans-Walter Swidersky
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Publication number: 20100239882Abstract: Aluminium and titanium parts can be joined to each other by brazing in the presence of an alkali metal fluoroaluminate in a protective gas atmosphere which comprises argon. According to the process, the assemblies of aluminium and titanium, joint by brazing, can be used for example in or as chemical apparatus, as parts for cars, boats, space transportation systems, or airplanes, or for manufacturing heat exchangers.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2008Publication date: September 23, 2010Applicant: SOLVAY FLUOR GMBHInventors: Thomas Born, Hans-Walter Swidersky, Alfred Ottmann
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Publication number: 20060231162Abstract: A flux or a flux preparation, which contains complex alkali metal fluorides and additionally includes a water-soluble polymer, preferably polyvinyl alcohol or a polyvinyl alcohol derivative. The water-soluble polymer may be contained in the flux preparation as a granulate or powder or used as a water—soluble package for the flux or flux preparation.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2006Publication date: October 19, 2006Applicant: Solvay Fluor-GmbHInventors: Hans-Walter Swidersky, Thomas Born
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Patent number: 6207125Abstract: Flux residues from aluminium soldering fluxes composed of alkali metal metallates, especially fluoroaluminates of the alkali metals, in particular potassium and cesium, can be recycled by adding them to the reaction mixture used for the production of hydrogen fluoride from fluorspar and sulfuric acid or oleum. In this way the fluorine content of the flux residues becomes reusable, and the anhydrite which is produced can advantageously be used for conventional purposes.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 1999Date of Patent: March 27, 2001Assignee: Solvay Fluor und Derivate GmbHInventors: Ulrich Seseke-Koyro, Thomas Born
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Patent number: 6143269Abstract: Sulfuryl fluoride (SO.sub.2 F.sub.2) frequently contains chlorine, sulfur dioxide and other acidic impurities owing to its production. Effective purification is possible if the sulfuryl fluoride is contacted with hydrogen peroxide or a precursor thereof, preferably in an aqueous solution. The purified product is suitable as a pesticidal agent, for example.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 1999Date of Patent: November 7, 2000Assignee: Solvay Fluor und Derivate GmbHInventors: Alf Schulz, Matthias Rieland, Lothar Zipfel, Thomas Born, Eckhard Hausmann
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Patent number: 6019856Abstract: A method for aluminum brazing, in which the addition of a solder is no longer necessary. For this purpose a flux is used which contains 6 to 50 wt-% of potassium fluorosilicate and 50 to 94 wt-% of potassium fluoroaluminate. The flux can be used, for example, in the form of an aqueous suspension or paste.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 1997Date of Patent: February 1, 2000Assignee: Solvay Fluor und Derivate GmbHInventors: Thomas Born, Heinz-Joachim Belt
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Patent number: 5679613Abstract: A process for preparing R113a from Rl13, and R123 from R123a or R123b by rearrangement over AlCl.sub.3, in which when the reaction mixture is heated sudden start-up of the reaction, which often causes large amounts of heat to be released and the reaction to run away, is prevented by using a specially activated AlCl.sub.3, which has been activated by means of a metal halide selected from the group consisting of NaF.multidot.nHF with 0<n.ltoreq.2, AgCl and FeCl.sub.3. In addition to it being considerably easier to control the reaction, shorter reaction times for the rearrangement and a decrease in the amount of by-products which are formed, are observed.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 1995Date of Patent: October 21, 1997Assignee: Solvay Fluor und Derivate GmbHInventors: Hans-Walter Swidersky, Johannes Eicher, Thomas Born, Carsten Brosch, Werner Rudolph
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Patent number: 5430201Abstract: A process for preparing R113a from R113, and R123 from R123a or R123b by rearrangement over AlCl.sub.3, in which when the reaction mixture is heated sudden start-up of the reaction, which often causes large amounts of heat to be released and the reaction to run away, is prevented by using a specially activated AlCl.sub.3, which has been activated by means of a metal halide selected from the group consisting of NaF.nHF with 0<n.ltoreq.2, AgCl and FeCl.sub.3. In addition to it being considerably easier to control the reaction, shorter reaction times for the rearrangement and a decrease in the amount of by-products which are formed, are observed.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 1994Date of Patent: July 4, 1995Assignee: Solvay Fluor und Derivate GmbHInventors: Hans-Walter Swidersky, Johannes Eicher, Thomas Born, Carsten Brosch, Werner Rudolph
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Patent number: 5236597Abstract: A method of using rubber, preferably from tire recycling, for absorbing organic carboxylic acids containing from 1 to 3 carbon atoms optionally substituted with from 1 to 5 halogen atoms. Trifluoroacetic acid, for example, can be absorbed very effectively.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 1992Date of Patent: August 17, 1993Assignee: Solvay Umweltchemie GmbHInventors: Heinz R. Feist, Werner Legat, Hans-Walter Swidersky, Matthias Rieland, Thomas Born, Andrea Feldmann