Patents by Inventor Adrian Faust

Adrian Faust 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).

  • Patent number: 6695008
    Abstract: The liquid distributor (1) for columns (6) has a main passage (2), a plurality of secondary passages (3) and an outflow system (5) of the main passage. The liquid (4) to be distributed can be fed into the secondary passages in accordance with a pre-set ratio by this outflow system. The outflow system (5) comprises apertures (20) in the side walls of the main passage and—associated with the secondary passages—guide elements (50) for the liquid (41) exiting through the apertures. The guide elements are designed with respect to a liquid guidance such that the liquid (42) can be led into the associated secondary passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2004
    Assignee: Sulzer Chemtech AG
    Inventors: Emil Fehr, Adrian Faust, Markus Fischer
  • Patent number: 6631860
    Abstract: The guide member (1) for a liquid jet (30) to be deflected allows a liquid (3) after flowing out of a container (2) to be deflected onto a target (5; 7) which is located below the container. The deflecting takes place by means of a shaped material plate (10; 10a, 10b) which is arranged ahead of an outlet opening (20) of the container and which reshapes and further conducts the jet (30) in such a manner that the liquid is conveyed to the target at a lower end (17) of the shaped material plate. At the location ahead of the outlet opening (20), where the liquid jet (30) is incident onto the shaped material plate (10), a first and a second piece of surface (11 and 12 respectively) of the material plate form a mouth region (13) in which the first piece of surface (11) deflects the liquid (3) transversely with respect to the vertical, whereas the second piece of surface (12) is provided as a catcher for squirts. The first piece of surface merges into a channel (14) in which the liquid is guided downwards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Assignee: Sulzer Chemtech AG
    Inventors: Christian Bachmann, Emil Fehr, Adrian Faust
  • Patent number: 6540213
    Abstract: The guide member for a liquid jet to be deflected allows a liquid after flowing out of a container to be deflected onto a target which is located below the container. The deflecting takes place by means of a shaped material plate which is arranged ahead of an outlet opening of the container and which reshapes and further conducts the jet in such a manner that the liquid is conveyed to the target at a lower end of the shaped material plate. At the location ahead of the outlet opening, where the liquid jet is incident onto the shaped material plate, a first and a second piece of surface of the material plate form a mouth region in which the first piece of surface deflects the liquid transversely with respect to the vertical, whereas the second piece of surface is provided as a catcher for squirts. The first piece of surface merges into a channel in which the liquid is guided downwards. In this the wall of the second piece of surface divides the channel off from the mouth region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2003
    Assignee: Sulzer Chemtech AG
    Inventors: Christian Bachmann, Emil Fehr, Adrian Faust
  • Publication number: 20020174900
    Abstract: The liquid distributor (1) for columns (6) has a main passage (2), a plurality of secondary passages (3) and an outflow system (5) of the main passage. The liquid (4) to be distributed can be fed into the secondary0 passages in accordance with a pre-set ratio by this outflow system. The outflow system (5) comprises apertures (20) in the side walls of the main passage and—associated with the secondary passages—guide elements (50) for the liquid (41) exiting through the apertures. The guide elements are designed with respect to a liquid guidance such that the liquid (42) can be led into the associated secondary passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2002
    Publication date: November 28, 2002
    Applicant: Sulzer Chemtech AG
    Inventors: Emil Fehr, Adrian Faust, Markus Fischer
  • Publication number: 20010038155
    Abstract: The column contains a base (1) between an upper and a lower filler body section (8). With this base, liquid (9) is collected from the upper section in a buffer chamber (3) and collected liquid is distributed onto the lower section (8). Flues (2) serve as passages for a gas transport through the buffer chamber. Outlet openings (6) of the buffer chamber are arranged in vertical walls (20) of the flues and guide members (4) for the liquid to be distributed are arranged ahead of the outlet openings. Each outlet opening and its associated guide member are formed in such a manner that the liquid is incident onto a deflection surface (41) of the guide member as a largely free jet (90) unimpeded by a back pressure. The flue cross-section which is available for the gas transport is decreased by the guide members by at most 20%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2001
    Publication date: November 8, 2001
    Inventors: Christian Bachmann, Emil Fehr, Adrian Faust
  • Publication number: 20010038044
    Abstract: The guide member (1) for a liquid jet (30) to be deflected allows a liquid (3) after flowing out of a container (2) to be deflected onto a target (5; 7) which is located below the container. The deflecting takes place by means of a shaped material plate (10; 10a, 10b) which is arranged ahead of an outlet opening (20) of the container and which reshapes and further conducts the jet (30) in such a manner that the liquid is conveyed to the target at a lower end (17) of the shaped material plate. At the location ahead of the outlet opening (20), where the liquid jet (30) is incident onto the shaped material plate (10), a first and a second piece of surface (11 and 12 respectively) of the material plate form a mouth region (13) in which the first piece of surface (11) deflects the liquid (3) transversely with respect to the vertical, whereas the second piece of surface (12) is provided as a catcher for squirts. The first piece of surface merges into a channel (14) in which the liquid is guided downwards.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2001
    Publication date: November 8, 2001
    Inventors: Christian Bachmann, Emil Fehr, Adrian Faust