Patents Assigned to Thonhauser GmbH
  • Patent number: 10190080
    Abstract: A method is provided for cleaning a system by conducting continuously through the system a cleaning composition including at least one oxidizing agent and an indicator for detecting the cleanliness of the system by observation of a color change of the indicator. Color values are determined at one or more points and compared with a setpoint value. Color values F are determined at fixed time intervals after exit of the composition from the system; differences ?F are formed from two color successive values; color values are determined before commissioning of the clean system until the difference ?F=0, after which the color value measured last is defined as an inherent system value FA and a maximum tolerable deviation from this value is fixed as a setpoint value ?FA for cleaning; and cleaning of the system is carried out after operation of the system until a difference of ??FA is measured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Thonhauser GmbH
    Inventors: Daniel Herzog, Philip Thonhauser
  • Publication number: 20170191006
    Abstract: A method is provided for cleaning a system by conducting continuously through the system a cleaning composition including at least one oxidizing agent and an indicator for detecting the cleanliness of the system by observation of a color change of the indicator. Color values are determined at one or more points and compared with a setpoint value. Color values F are determined at fixed time intervals after exit of the composition from the system; differences ?F are formed from two color successive values; color values are determined before commissioning of the clean system until the difference ?F=0, after which the color value measured last is defined as an inherent system value FA and a maximum tolerable deviation from this value is fixed as a setpoint value ?FA for cleaning; and cleaning of the system is carried out after operation of the system until a difference of ??FA is measured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Applicant: THONHAUSER GMBH
    Inventors: Daniel HERZOG, Philip THONHAUSER
  • Patent number: 9625392
    Abstract: A composition including at least one strong oxidant, a color indicating system, and one or more thickening agents is provided. A method of using the composition on an aqueous basis includes detecting any contaminants on a surface with organic substances by visual control after superficially applying the composition to the surface. The composition is not flowable for a predefined period after the superficial application due to the effect of the thickening agent. The one or more thickening agents are stable in the composition during the predefined period, and are selected from synthetic sheet silicates, pyrogenic silicic acid, fatty alkyl (benzene) sulfates, sulfonates, carboxylates, phosphates and aminoxides and mixtures thereof. A color change in the composition applied to the surface during the predefined period indicates that organic contaminants are present on a portion of the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: THONHAUSER GMBH
    Inventors: Daniel Herzog, Philip Thonhauser
  • Patent number: 8493441
    Abstract: A method comprising obtaining a mobile electronic device comprising a color sensitive light sensor and outward facing optics, exposing a sample to light having a predetermined optical path-length between a light source and the color sensitive light-sensor, and measuring the amount of light transmitted though the sample with the color sensitive light sensor. Also a mobile electronic device comprising a color sensitive light sensor and outward facing optics, the mobile electronic device configured for quantitative analysis of absorbance in colored liquids. Additionally, a system comprising a mobile electronic device configured for quantitative analysis of absorbance in colored samples, the mobile electronic device comprising a color sensitive light sensor and outward facing optics and a light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Thonhauser GmbH
    Inventor: Christian Thonhauser
  • Publication number: 20120094881
    Abstract: A detergent and disinfectant in which water-soluble permanganates are used in an alkaline solution in order to initiate the oxidation of organic substances and simultaneously a chemical oxidant, preferably a peroxodisulfate, is used which is capable of producing radical reactions with catalytic support by manganates originating from the supplied permanganate, which reactions produce the oxidation of organic substances. All components are present in powder form and a respective powder mixture can be dissolved rapidly and free from residues in water. It thus represents a universally applicable, highly effective detergent and disinfectant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2011
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicant: THONHAUSER GmbH
    Inventors: Manfred THONHAUSER, Christian Thonhauser
  • Publication number: 20120093689
    Abstract: A cleaning, disinfection, and indicator agent comprising a water-soluble permanganate, particularly for mixture with an agent for ensuring an alkaline milieu having a pH value of at least 11, which, in addition to the water-soluble permanganate, contains a further oxidizing agent, whose oxidation potential is above that of manganese VII to manganese VI, pH buffer substances, preferably primary and/or secondary alkali carbonates such as sodium carbonate and/or sodium hydrogen carbonate, as well as oxidation-resistant polyphosphates. Furthermore, methods for cleaning, disinfecting, and monitoring the cleanliness of commercial and industrial plants or plant components and the use of an agent according to the present invention as an indicator solution for ascertaining the cleanliness of commercial and industrial plants or plant components by ascertaining the intensity of the light emitted in the violet wavelength range by the solution are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2011
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicant: DIPL. ING. THONHAUSER GMBH
    Inventors: Christian Thonhauser, Philip Thonhauser
  • Patent number: 8083966
    Abstract: A cleaning, disinfection, and indicator agent comprising a water-soluble permanganate, particularly for mixture with an agent for ensuring an alkaline milieu having a pH value of at least 11, which, in addition to the water-soluble permanganate, contains a further oxidizing agent, whose oxidation potential is above that of manganese VII to manganese VI, pH buffer substances, preferably primary and/or secondary alkali carbonates such as sodium carbonate and/or sodium hydrogen carbonate, as well as oxidation-resistant polyphosphates. Furthermore, methods for cleaning, disinfecting, and monitoring the cleanliness of commercial and industrial plants or plant components and the use of an agent according to the present invention as an indicator solution for ascertaining the cleanliness of commercial and industrial plants or plant components by ascertaining the intensity of the light emitted in the violet wavelength range by the solution are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: Thonhauser GmbH
    Inventors: Philip Thonhauser, Christian Thonhauser
  • Patent number: 8053401
    Abstract: A detergent and disinfectant in which water-soluble permanganates are used in an alkaline solution in order to initiate the oxidation of organic substances and simultaneously a chemical oxidant, preferably a peroxodisulfate, is used which is capable of producing radical reactions with catalytic support by manganates originating from the supplied permanganate, which reactions produce the oxidation of organic substances. All components are present in powder form and a respective powder mixture can be dissolved rapidly and free from residues in water. It thus represents a universally applicable, highly effective detergent and disinfectant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Thonhauser GmbH
    Inventors: Manfred Thonhauser, Christian Thonhauser
  • Publication number: 20110063433
    Abstract: A method comprising obtaining a mobile electronic device comprising a color sensitive light sensor and outward facing optics, exposing a sample to light having a predetermined optical path-length between a light source and the color sensitive light-sensor, and measuring the amount of light transmitted though the sample with the color sensitive light sensor. Also a mobile electronic device comprising a color sensitive light sensor and outward facing optics, the mobile electronic device configured for quantitative analysis of absorbance in colored liquids. Additionally, a system comprising a mobile electronic device configured for quantitative analysis of absorbance in colored samples, the mobile electronic device comprising a color sensitive light sensor and outward facing optics and a light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2009
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicant: THONHAUSER GMBH
    Inventor: Christian THONHAUSER
  • Patent number: 7863233
    Abstract: A detergent and disinfectant in which water-soluble permanganates are used in an alkaline solution in order to initiate the oxidation of organic substances and simultaneously a chemical oxidant, preferably a peroxodisulfate, is used which is capable of producing radical reactions with catalytic support by manganates originating from the supplied permanganate, which reactions produce the oxidation of organic substances. All components are present in powder form and a respective powder mixture can be dissolved rapidly and free from residues in water. It thus represents a universally applicable, highly effective detergent and disinfectant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Dipl. Ing. Thonhauser GmbH
    Inventor: Manfred Thonhauser
  • Publication number: 20100167973
    Abstract: A detergent and disinfectant in which water-soluble permanganates are used in an alkaline solution in order to initiate the oxidation of organic substances and simultaneously a chemical oxidant, preferably a peroxodisulfate, is used which is capable of producing radical reactions with catalytic support by manganates originating from the supplied permanganate, which reactions produce the oxidation of organic substances. All components are present in powder form and a respective powder mixture can be dissolved rapidly and free from residues in water. It thus represents a universally applicable, highly effective detergent and disinfectant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2009
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: THONHAUSER GmbH
    Inventors: Manfred THONHAUSER, Christian Thonhauser
  • Patent number: 7737101
    Abstract: A detergent and disinfectant in which water-soluble permanganates are used in an alkaline solution in order to initiate the oxidation of organic substances and simultaneously a chemical oxidant, preferably a peroxodisulfate, is used which is capable of producing radical reactions with catalytic support by manganates originating from the supplied permanganate, which reactions produce the oxidation of organic substances. All components are present in powder form and a respective powder mixture can be dissolved rapidly and free from residues in water. It thus represents a universally applicable, highly effective detergent and disinfectant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Dipl. Ing. Thonhauser GmbH
    Inventors: Manfred Thonhauser, Christian Thonhauser
  • Publication number: 20070207941
    Abstract: A detergent and disinfectant in which water-soluble permanganates are used in an alkaline solution in order to initiate the oxidation of organic substances and simultaneously a chemical oxidant, preferably a peroxodisulfate, is used which is capable of producing radical reactions with catalytic support by manganates originating from the supplied permanganate, which reactions produce the oxidation of organic substances. All components are present in powder form and a respective powder mixture can be dissolved rapidly and free from residues in water. It thus represents a universally applicable, highly effective detergent and disinfectant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2007
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Applicant: DIPL-ING THONHAUSER GMBH
    Inventor: Manfred Thonhauser