Patents by Inventor Andreas Brox

Andreas Brox 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).

  • Apparatus for the low-temperature separation of a gas mixture, in particular air
    Patent number: 7516626
    Abstract: The apparatus is used to produce a product by low-temperature separation of a gas mixture, in particular air. It includes a direct contact cooler (3) for cooling the feed mixture, a purification apparatus (4) for purifying the cooled feed mixture and a low-temperature part (7). The low-temperature part (7) includes a main heat exchanger (8a) for cooling the purified feed mixture to approximately dewpoint temperature and a distillation column (9a) for low-temperature separation of the feed mixture. The direct contact cooler (3), the purification apparatus (4) and the low-temperature part (7) are arranged on one line (101).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: Linde Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Andreas Brox, Markus Huppenberger
  • Apparatus for the low-temperature separation of a gas mixture, in particular air
    Publication number: 20060156759
    Abstract: The apparatus is used to produce a product by low-temperature separation of a gas mixture, in particular air. It includes a direct contact cooler (3) for cooling the feed mixture, a purification apparatus (4) for purifying the cooled feed mixture and a low-temperature part (7). The low-temperature part (7) includes a main heat exchanger (8a) for cooling the purified feed mixture to approximately dewpoint temperature and a distillation column (9a) for low-temperature separation of the feed mixture. The direct contact cooler (3), the purification apparatus (4) and the low-temperature part (7) are arranged on one line (101).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2005
    Publication date: July 20, 2006
    Inventors: Andreas Brox, Markus Huppenberger