Patents by Inventor Thomas Zenger

Thomas Zenger 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 of and apparatus for dismantling and storage of objects comprising alkali metals, such as alkali metal containing batteries
    Patent number: 7833646
    Abstract: There is disclosed a method of and an arrangement for dismantling and storage of objects comprising alkali metal containing substances, in particular lithium containing batteries, in the presence of a protective atmosphere, wherein the protective atmosphere is carbon dioxide. The arrangement comprises a gas-tight chamber for bringing the objects under a protective environment, and a gas-tight chamber for dismantling the objects within the protective atmosphere of carbon dioxide gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: Batrec Industrie AG
    Inventors: Thomas Zenger, Andreas Krebs, Huibert Jacobus Hendrik van Deutekom
  • Method of and apparatus for dismantling and storage of objects comprising alkali metals, such as alkali metal containing batteries
    Publication number: 20030180604
    Abstract: There is disclosed a method of and an arrangement for dismantling and storage of objects comprising alkali metal containing substances, in particular lithium containing batteries, in the presence of a protective atmosphere, wherein the protective atmosphere is carbon dioxide. The arrangement comprises a gas-tight chamber for bringing the objects under a protective environment, and a gas-tight chamber for dismantling the objects within the protective atmosphere of carbon dioxide gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2003
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Applicant: Batrec Industrie AG
    Inventors: Thomas Zenger, Andreas Krebs, Huibert Jacobus Hendrik Van Deutekom