Patents by Inventor Andreas Becky
Andreas Becky 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: 8074470Abstract: A cooling element with a sorption agent, that under vacuum can sorb a vapor-like working agent that evaporates from a liquid working agent in an evaporator and with a regulator organ in a working agent vapor channel between the sorption agent and the evaporator, wherein the entire cooling element is hermetically enclosed by a gas-tight multi-layer film, the multi-layer film has a flexible construction and is under vacuum so encloses the regulator organ, the working agent vapor channel and the evaporator, that the evaporator and the working agent vapor channel remain flexible and the working agent vapor can flow to the sorption agent only through the regulator organ.Type: GrantFiled: February 29, 2008Date of Patent: December 13, 2011Assignee: ZEO-TECH Zeolith-Technolgie GmbHInventors: Peter Maier-Laxhuber, Ralf Schmidt, Reiner Wörz, Andreas Becky, Gert Richter, Norbert Weinzierl, Manfred Binnen
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Publication number: 20080314070Abstract: A cooling element with a sorption agent (11, 33) that, under vacuum, can sorb a vapor working agent, which evaporates from a liquid amount of working agent in an evaporator region (16, 22), and with a shutoff device, which, before initiating the cooling process, keeps the working agent vapor from being able to flow to the sorption agent (11, 33), and where the sorption agent (11, 33) and the evaporator region (16, 22) are surrounded by a multilayer film (1, 6, 31, 32) and the evaporator region (16, 22) contains a nonwoven (5, 36) and a flexible structural material (2, 35), which together can take on a flat flexible shape under vacuum, that can be pressed onto the containers (14, 24) that are to be cooled, and the structural material (2, 35), after the start of the cooling element, can conduct the working agent vapor up to the sorption agent (11, 33) and keep a flow cross section of at least 1 square centimeter (cm2) open for the working agent vapor.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2008Publication date: December 25, 2008Inventors: Peter Maier-Laxhuber, Ralf Schmidt, Dipl.-Ing Reiner Worz, Andreas Becky, Gert Richter, Norbert Weinzierl, Manfred Binnen
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Publication number: 20080216508Abstract: A cooling element with a sorption agent, that under vacuum can sorb a vapour -like working agent that evaporates from a liquid working agent in an evaporator and with a regulator organ in a working agent vapour channel between the sorption agent and the evaporator, wherein the entire cooling element is hermetically enclosed by a gas-tight multi-layer film, the multi-layer film has a flexible construction and is under vacuum so encloses the regulator organ, the working agent vapour channel and the evaporator, that the evaporator and the working agent vapour channel remain flexible and the working agent vapour can flow to the sorption agent only through the regulator organ.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 29, 2008Publication date: September 11, 2008Applicant: ZEO-TECH Zeolith-Technologie GmbHInventors: Peter Maier-Laxhuber, Ralf Schmidt, Reiner Worz, Andreas Becky, Gert Richter, Norbert Weinzierl, Manfred Binnen
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Patent number: 7213411Abstract: A method and devices for the solidification of aqueous substances by the direct evaporation of water from the substance and the sorption of the water vapor in a sorption agent in a vacuum system, wherein the aqueous substance and the sorption agent are evacuated from the surrounding pressure level to a system pressure of below 5 mbar (absolute) by means of a vacuum pump and the nonsorbable gases thereby suctioned by the vacuum pump are suctioned through the sorption agent. The mass of the used sorption agent is at least half the mass of the water fraction in the substance. The solidification process is realized in less than 2 min, particularly less than 20 sec. The aqueous substance is solidified in a solidification container that can be removed from the vacuum system, the vacuum system is subsequently vented, and the solidified substance removed from the vacuum system together with the solidification container.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2004Date of Patent: May 8, 2007Assignee: Zeo-Tech Zeolith-Technologie GmbHInventors: Peter Maier-Laxhuber, Andreas Becky, Reiner Wörz, Gert Richter, Norbert Weinzierl, Ralf Schmidt, Leo Totschnig, Christoph Grupp, Manfred Binnen
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Patent number: 7213403Abstract: A sorption cooling apparatus for cooling a thermally insulated cooling container 1, with a sorber container 5 containing a sorber material 7 which, during a sorption phase, sorbs a working fluid which evaporates in an evaporator 2 that is disposed in the interior chamber of cooling container 1 and with a valve 4 between sorber container 5 and evaporator 2, which valve can be shut off and which can stop the flow of the working fluid steam, with an evaporator blower 12 being disposed along evaporator 2, which evaporator blower passes an air stream over the evaporator, and with a sorber blower 10 being disposed along sorber container 5, which sorber blower can circulate air around the container containing the sorbent material.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2004Date of Patent: May 8, 2007Assignee: ZEO-TECH Zeolith-Technologie GmbHInventors: Peter Maier-Laxhuber, Andreas Becky, Reiner Wörz, Gert Richter, Norbert Weinzierl
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Publication number: 20050061022Abstract: A method and devices for the solidification of aqueous substances by the direct evaporation of water from the substance and the sorption of the water vapor in a sorption agent in a vacuum system, wherein the aqueous substance and the sorption agent are evacuated from the surrounding pressure level to a system pressure of below 5 mbar (absolute) by means of a vacuum pump and the nonsorbable gases thereby suctioned by the vacuum pump are suctioned through the sorption agent. The mass of the used sorption agent is at least half the mass of the water fraction in the substance. The solidification process is realized in less than 2 min, particularly less than 20 sec. The aqueous substance is solidified in a solidification container that can be removed from the vacuum system, the vacuum system is subsequently vented, and the solidified substance removed from the vacuum system together with the solidification container.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2004Publication date: March 24, 2005Inventors: Peter Maier-Laxhuber, Andreas Becky, Reiner Worz, Gert Richter, Norbert Weinzierl, Ralf Schmidt, Leo Totschnig, Christoph Grupp, Manfred Binnen
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Patent number: 6820441Abstract: Adsorption cooling apparatus with an intermittently heated adsorbent container (12) containing an adsorbent (19) that exothermically adsorbs a working medium during an adsorption phase and again desorbs at higher temperatures while heat is added during a subsequent desorption phase, and with a condenser (4) that leads condensed working medium through a connection line (10) into the evaporator (4) which is in turn connected with the adsorbent through a working medium vapor line (9), wherein the condenser (4) is coupled to a buffer reservoir (14) that buffers at least a part of the condensation heat of the working medium vapor and that also can again dissipate the stored heat into the surroundings even during the adsorption phase.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2003Date of Patent: November 23, 2004Assignee: Zeo-Tech Zeolith-Technologie GmbHInventors: Peter Maier-Laxhuber, Andreas Becky, Ralf Schmidt, Reiner Wörz, Norbert Weinzierl
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Publication number: 20040211215Abstract: A sorption cooling apparatus for cooling a thermally insulated cooling container 1, with a sorber container 5 containing a sorber material 7 which, during a sorption phase, sorbs a working fluid which evaporates in an evaporator 2 that is disposed in the interior chamber of cooling container 1 and with a valve 4 between sorber container 5 and evaporator 2, which valve can be shut off and which can stop the flow of the working fluid steam, with an evaporator blower 12 being disposed along evaporator 2, which evaporator blower passes an air stream over the evaporator, and with a sorber blower 10 being disposed along sorber container 5, which sorber blower can circulate air around the container containing the sorbent material.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2004Publication date: October 28, 2004Applicant: ZEO-TECH Zeolith-Technologie GmbHInventors: Peter Maier-Laxhuber, Andreas Becky, Reiner Worz, Gert Richter, Norbert Weinzierl
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Publication number: 20040079106Abstract: Adsorption cooling apparatus with an intermittently heated adsorbent container (12) containing an adsorbent (19) that exothermically adsorbs a working medium during an adsorption phase and again desorbs at higher temperatures while heat is added during a subsequent desorption phase, and with a condenser (4) that leads condensed working medium through a connection line (10) into the evaporator (4) which is in turn connected with the adsorbent through a working medium vapor line (9), wherein the condenser (4) is coupled to a buffer reservoir (14) that buffers at least a part of the condensation heat of the working medium vapor and that also can again dissipate the stored heat into the surroundings even during the adsorption phase.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2003Publication date: April 29, 2004Applicant: ZEO-TECH Zeolith-Technologie, GmbHInventors: Peter Maier-Laxhuber, Andreas Becky, Ralf Schmidt, Reiner Worz, Norbert Weinzierl
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Patent number: 6412295Abstract: A sorption device for heating and cooling gas streams, with a sorbent container which contains a sorbent that takes up a working fluid which evaporates in an evaporator that contains a quantity of working fluid in correspondence with the quantity of sorbent, with a sorbent heat exchanger which exchanges the heat between a sorbent and a sorbent gas stream, with a working fluid heat exchanger which exchanges the heat between working fluid, and with a working fluid gas stream, and a closable valve between the sorbent container and the evaporator, which valve is able to interrupt the flow of the working fluid vapor, with both the sorbent heat exchanger and the working fluid heat exchanger having at their inlets and outlets connecting elements which can be readily attached to, detached from, and exchanged for one another on the gas flow channels for supplying and discharging gas streams that are to be heated or cooled.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2001Date of Patent: July 2, 2002Assignee: Zeo-Tech Zeolith Technologie, GmbHInventors: Rüdiger Weiss, Jürgen Just, Hartmut Gehse, Peter Maier-Laxhuber, Reiner Worz, Andreas Becky, Leo Totschnig, Christoph Grupp
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Patent number: 6378326Abstract: A sorption cooler for cooling substances in a vessel (4) by means of a sorption agent (11) within a sorption agent vessel (10), which in connected via a vapor valve (9) to an evaporator (10) for generation of working agent vapor, and where a part of the outer wall (1) of the vessel (4) is in good thermal contact with a working agent storage material (2) and at least this part of the outer wall (1) of vessel (4) is at the same time a part of the boundary surface (5) of the evaporator (8).Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2001Date of Patent: April 30, 2002Assignee: Zeo-Tech Zeolith-Technologie, GmbHInventors: Peter Maier-Laxhuber, Andreas Becky, Gert Richter, Reiner Worz, Manfred Binnen, Leo Totschnig, Ralf Schmidt, Jannik Inselkammer, Martin Leibhard, Maximilian Ammon, Axel Rosler
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Patent number: 6349560Abstract: Method and apparatus for the cooling of a liquid (4) within a container (3) by means of a liquid cooler (1), which absorbs a working agent vapor through a sorbent (14) from an evaporator (8), which is in thermal contact with the liquid (4) to be cooled, and wherein during the regeneration of the sorbent (14), the working agent vapor flows back into the evaporator (8) and during condensation, releases its condensation heat to a liquid (4) in the container (3).Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2000Date of Patent: February 26, 2002Assignee: Zeo-Tech Zeolith-Technologie, GmbHInventors: Peter Maier-Laxhuber, Andreas Becky, Gert Richter, Reiner Worz
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Publication number: 20020005271Abstract: A sorption device for heating and cooling gas streams, with a sorbent container which contains a sorbent that takes up a working fluid which evaporates in an evaporator that contains a quantity of working fluid in correspondence with the quantity of sorbent, with a sorbent heat exchanger which exchanges the heat between a sorbent and a sorbent gas stream, with a working fluid heat exchanger which exchanges the heat between working fluid, and with a working fluid gas stream, and a closable valve between the sorbent container and the evaporator, which valve is able to interrupt the flow of the working fluid vapor, with both the sorbent heat exchanger and the working fluid heat exchanger having at their inlets and outlets connecting elements which can be readily attached to, detached from, and exchanged for one another on the gas flow channels for supplying and discharging gas streams that are to be heated or cooled.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2001Publication date: January 17, 2002Applicant: Zeolith-Technologies, GmbHInventors: Rudiger Weiss, Jurgen Just, Dipl.-Ing. Hartmut Gehse, Peter Maier-Laxhuber, Dipl.-Ing Reiner Worz, Andreas Becky, Dipl.-Ing. Leo Totschnig, Dipl.-Ing. Christoph Grupp
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Publication number: 20010025510Abstract: A sorption cooler for cooling substances in a vessel (4) by means of a sorption agent (11) within a sorption agent vessel (10), which in connected via a vapor valve (9) to an evaporator (10) for generation of working agent vapor, and where a part of the outer wall (1) of the vessel (4) is in good thermal contact with a working agent storage material (2) and at least this part of the outer wall (1) of vessel (4) is at the same time a part of the boundary surface (5) of the evaporator (8).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2001Publication date: October 4, 2001Applicant: Zeolith-Technologie, GmbH.Inventors: Peter Maier-Laxhuber, Andreas Becky, Gert Richter, Dipl-Ing Reiner Worz, Manfred Binnen, Dipl.Phys Leo Totschnig, Ralf Schmidt, Jannik Inselkammer, Martin Leibhard, Maximilian Ammon, Axel Rosler
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Patent number: 5494410Abstract: A manually operable vacuum pump having a housing including first and second pump chambers whose volume is altered by movement of a displaceable piston which is moved by means of a piston rod attached thereto and fed through one of the first and second pump chambers. The first and second pump chambers are configured such that gas which is fed into the vacuum pump is compressed in two steps, primarily in the first pump chamber and secondarily in the second pump chamber to provide a suitable endvacuum. Thereafter, the gas is expelled from the second pump chamber through the second end cap.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 1994Date of Patent: February 27, 1996Assignee: Zeo-Tech GmbHInventors: Peter Maier-Laxhuber, Andreas Becky, Gerald Heggl
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Patent number: 5482541Abstract: Adsorption agent cartridge includes a vacuum tight cover having an adsorption agent filler consisting of a substance which can adsorb operating medium steam. The adsorption agent cartridge further includes an inlet opening for the inflow of the operating medium steam and an exhaust opening, which preferably connects to an exhaust device, for expelling air and nonadsorbed gases from the adsorption agent filler. The adsorption agent filler is designed to adsorb the operating medium steam and not to adsorb air components. The exhaust opening and the inlet opening are so arranged with respect to the adsorption agent filler such that the non-adsorbed gases are expelled from the regions of the adsorption agent filler without the concurrent removal of the inflowing operating medium steam.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 1993Date of Patent: January 9, 1996Assignee: Zeo-Tech GmbHInventors: Peter Maier-Laxhuber, Andreas Becky, Reiner Engelhardt, Gerald Heggl
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Patent number: 5415012Abstract: A cooling system with a vacuum tight operating system manifold line contains at least two connecting locations on which at least an operating medium evaporator and at least a sorption agent container having sorption medium therein are coupled in an airtight manner to the operating system manifold. The sorption medium container is capable of absorbing and deabsorbing operating medium vapor.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 1994Date of Patent: May 16, 1995Assignee: Zeo-Tech GmbHInventors: Peter Maier-Laxhuber, Reiner Engelhardt, Reiner Worz, Andreas Becky
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Patent number: 5359861Abstract: Adapter for connecting an adsorption agent container to an operating medium steam source includes a sealing seat for vacuum tight connection to the adsorption agent container and a sealing face for a vacuum tight connection to the operating medium steam source. The adapter further includes a flow conduit which is closed to the outside wherein the flow conduit extends from the operating agent steam source to the adsorption agent container and whereby a separating means prevents the flow of flowing operating medium particles by the operating medium steam flowing through the flow conduit.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 1993Date of Patent: November 1, 1994Assignee: Zeo-Tech GmbHInventors: Peter Maier-Laxhuber, Andreas Becky, Gert Richter, Reiner Worz