Patents Assigned to Linde GMBH
  • Patent number: 11560344
    Abstract: A process (100) is proposed for the production of one or more olefins, in which a reaction feed containing oxygen and one or more paraffins is formed and in which a part of the oxygen in the reaction feed is reacted with a part of the one or more paraffins to form the one or more olefins by an oxidative process, to obtain a process gas, the process gas containing at least the unreacted part of the one or more paraffins and oxygen, the one or more olefins, one or more acetylenes, carbon dioxide and water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: LINDE GmbH
    Inventors: Helmut Fritz, Andreas Meiswinkel, Martin Schubert, Mathieu Zellhuber, Nicole Schödel, Sonja Schulte, Anina Wöhl
  • Patent number: 11549645
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cryogenic vessel (300a, 300b) having an inner container (301), an outer container (302), an intermediate space (303) between the inner container (301) and the outer container (302) which can be evacuated, and having at least one fluid distribution container (200), which has an internal volume which extends proceeding from one wall of the inner container (301) into the intermediate space (303), is arranged at least partially within the intermediate space (303) and is fluidically connected to the inner container (301), wherein the internal volume of the fluid distribution container (200) is delimited by a wall which has openings (211, 212, 213) that are designed for the connection of one line (311, 312, 313) each or are each connected with one such line (311, 312, 313). The wall (121, 221) has a convex section (101, 201), wherein a wall thickness of the wall at at least one point is less than 90% of a wall thickness of the inner container (301).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Linde GmbH
    Inventor: Florian Ehegartner
  • Patent number: 11536519
    Abstract: A heat exchanger, comprising: a tube bundle having at least one tube for receiving a fluid medium, wherein the at least one tube is wound about a core tube which extends along a longitudinal axis, and a first tube section of the at least one tube rests against at least one web which extends along the tube core and at least one first bracket element for securing the first tube section to the at least one web, the at least one first bracket element having a lower face which faces the first tube section and rests against the first tube section. The invention additionally relates to a securing system and to a method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Linde GmbH
    Inventors: Manfred Schönberger, Günther Drese, Alexander Randlinger
  • Patent number: 11505515
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a method (100) for the production of a propylene product (9) in which a component mixture (2) containing propane, propylene and hydrogen is provided using a propane dehydrogenation (10) to which a reaction feed (1) containing propane and hydrogen is subjected, the component mixture (2) or a part thereof being subjected as a first separation feed to a first membrane separation (40), by means of which a first permeate (3) enriched in hydrogen with respect to the first separation feed and a first retentate (4) depleted in hydrogen with respect to the first separation feed and containing hydrogen, propane and propylene are formed, the first retentate (4) or part thereof being subjected to a second membrane separation (50) as a second separation feed, in which a second permeate (6) containing at least the predominant part of the hydrogen of the second separation feed and a second retentate containing at least the predominant part of the propane and the propylene of the second separat
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: LINDE GmbH
    Inventor: Helmut Fritz
  • Patent number: 11492308
    Abstract: A process (100, 200, 300) for the production of ethylene is proposed in which a first feed gas (A) and a second feed gas (B) are fed to a reactor (1) and processed therein by vapour cracking to obtain a product mixture (C), the first feed gas (A) comprising more than 90 weight percent saturated hydrocarbons and more than 80 weight percent ethane, and wherein the product mixture (C) or a part thereof is subjected to a treatment (2, 3, 4) and the resulting mixture (F) or a part thereof is subjected to a separation (10) to obtain a resulting mixture (F) containing hydrogen, methane, ethane, ethylene and hydrocarbons having three, four and at least five carbon atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: LINDE GmbH
    Inventor: Torben Höfel
  • Patent number: 11492309
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a process (100) for the production of a butylene product (9) in which a component mixture (2) containing butane, butylene and hydrogen is provided using a butane dehydrogenation (10) to which a reaction feed (1) containing butane and hydrogen is subjected, the component mixture (2) or part thereof being subjected as a first separation feed to a first membrane separation (40), by means of which a first permeate (3) enriched in hydrogen with respect to the first separation feed and a first retentate (4) depleted in hydrogen with respect to the first separation feed and containing hydrogen, butane and butylene are formed, the first retentate (4) or part thereof being subjected to a second membrane separation (50) as a second separation feed, in which a second permeate (6) containing at least the predominant part of the hydrogen of the second separation feed and a second retentate containing at least the predominant part of the butane and the butylene of the second separation feed a
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: LINDE GmbH
    Inventor: Helmut Fritz
  • Patent number: 11466332
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for injecting particulate material into a liquid metal bath wherein the liquid metal bath contains species to be oxidized, wherein the particulate material is carried to the liquid bath by means of a first gas stream. The solids injection rate is controlled such that the liquid bath temperature and/or the evolution of the liquid bath temperature is maintained within a pre-defined temperature range and the penetration depth of the first gas stream into the liquid bath is controlled by adjusting the flow of the first gas stream. At least one second gas stream is injected into the liquid, wherein the first and the second gas streams are an oxidizing gas, in particular oxygen, and the sum of the gas flows of the first and the second gas streams is determined based on the mass of the species to be oxidized and on the desired time for oxidizing the mass of the species.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Linde GmbH
    Inventor: Andrew Cameron
  • Patent number: 11441733
    Abstract: The invention relates to a transport container (1) for helium (He), comprising an inner container (6) for receiving the helium (He); a coolant container (14) for receiving a cryogenic fluid (N2); an outer container (2) in which the inner container (6) and the coolant container (14) are received; a thermal shield (21) in which the inner container (6) is received and which can be actively cooled using the cryogenic fluid (N2), said thermal shield (21) having at least one cooling line (26) which is fluidically connected to the coolant container (14) and in which the cryogenic fluid (N2) can be received in order to actively cool the thermal shield (21); and at least one return line (34, 35), by means of which the at least one cooling line (26) is fluidically connected to the coolant container (14) in order to return the cryogenic fluid (N2) back to the coolant container (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Linde GmbH
    Inventors: Posselt Heinz, Juergen Bichlmeier, Niels Treuchtlinger, Teodor Todorov
  • Patent number: 11377404
    Abstract: A process (100) for the production of linear alpha-olefins is proposed, wherein ethylene is subjected to catalytic oligomerization (1) in a feed mixture to obtain a product mixture containing alpha-olefins with different chain length and side compounds. In a primary fractionation (2), a primary fraction is formed using at least part of the product mixture, and in a secondary fractionation (4), a secondary fraction is formed using at least part of the primary fraction. The primary fractionation (2) and the secondary fractionation (4) are carried out such that the primary fraction and the secondary fraction predominantly contain one of the alpha-olefins and are low in or free of other alpha-olefins, that the primary fraction contains one or more of the side compounds, and that the secondary fraction is depleted relative to the primary fraction in the one or more side compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: LINDE GmbH
    Inventors: Florian Winkler, Richard Schneider, Florian Mündl
  • Publication number: 20220074550
    Abstract: A transport container for helium, with an inner container for receiving the helium, a coolant container for receiving a cryogenic liquid (N2), an outer container, in which the inner container and the coolant container are contained, a thermal shield, in which the inner container is contained and which can be actively cooled with the aid of a liquid phase of the cryogenic liquid (LN2), the thermal shield having at least one first cooling line, in which the liquid phase of the cryogenic liquid can be received for actively cooling the thermal shield, and an insulating element, which is arranged between the outer container and the thermal shield and which can be actively cooled with the aid of a gaseous phase of the cryogenic liquid (GN2), the insulating element having at least one second cooling line, in which the gaseous phase of the cryogenic liquid can be received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Applicant: Linde GmbH
    Inventor: Heinz POSSELT
  • Patent number: 11209125
    Abstract: A transport container for helium, with an inner container for receiving the helium, a coolant container for receiving a cryogenic liquid (N2), an outer container, in which the inner container and the coolant container are contained, a thermal shield, in which the inner container is contained and which can be actively cooled with the aid of a liquid phase of the cryogenic liquid (LN2), the thermal shield having at least one first cooling line, in which the liquid phase of the cryogenic liquid can be received for actively cooling the thermal shield, and an insulating element, which is arranged between the outer container and the thermal shield and which can be actively cooled with the aid of a gaseous phase of the cryogenic liquid (GN2), the insulating element having at least one second cooling line, in which the gaseous phase of the cryogenic liquid can be received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Linde GmbH
    Inventor: Heinz Posselt
  • Patent number: 11203723
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process (100) for deriving polymerizable aromatic compounds having nine carbon atoms (S) in which a component mixture (B) is formed at least partially by steam cracking, in which the component mixture (B) is subjected to a workup (2, 3, 4, 5) comprising a gasoline removal (5) and thereafter is a compression (8) and a fractionation (10), and wherein one or more pyrolysis gasoline fractions (H, L) is or are formed in the gasoline removal (5) and/or the compression (8). The invention provides that a separation feed is formed which comprises predominantly exclusively pyrolysis gasoline from the or at least one of the pyrolysis gasoline fractions (H, L) and that the separation feed is subjected to a separation (7), wherein in the separation (7) at least one fraction (P) enriched in aromatic compounds having nine carbon atoms compared to the separation feed is formed. A corresponding plant likewise forms part of the subject matter of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: LINDE GmbH
    Inventors: David Bruder, Helmut Fritz
  • Patent number: 11105007
    Abstract: A device for the electrochemical production of a product containing CO, and a method for the electrochemical production of a product containing CO, in which a return of a material stream containing the educt and CO is carried out after the electrochemical production.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignees: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Linde GMBH
    Inventors: Clara Delhomme-Neudecker, Marc Hanebuth, Andreas Peschel, Günter Schmid, Nicole Schödel, Dan Taroata
  • Publication number: 20210010142
    Abstract: A device for the electrochemical production of a product containing CO, and a method for the electrochemical production of a product containing CO, in which a return of a material stream containing the educt and CO is carried out after the electrochemical production.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicants: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Linde GMBH
    Inventors: Clara Delhomme-Neudecker, Marc Hanebuth, Andreas Peschel, Günter Schmid, Nicole Schödel, Dan Taroata
  • Publication number: 20200399766
    Abstract: An electrolysis system and an electrolysis method wherein the electrolysis system includes a pressure-electrolytic cell and a throttle in the catholyte line, by which the catholyte flow can be divided into a gas and liquid phase. In this way, (by-)products of the electrolysis can be recycled, while the electrolytic cell can be operated effectively at a high pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicants: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Linde GMBH
    Inventors: Benjamin Hentschel, Andreas Peschel, Marc Hanebuth, Günter Schmid, Dan Taroata