Patents by Inventor Andreas Minke

Andreas Minke 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).

  • Publication number: 20230406968
    Abstract: A process for the preparation of polyisobutene derivatives involves bringing an oxygen-containing gas in contact with polyisobutene, in the presence of a photosensitizer, and irradiating the reaction mixture. The polyisobutene derivatives are useful, for example, in hydrocarbon mixtures or hydrocarbon-containing oils.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Bernd Schaefer, Klaus Muehlbach, Paul Lederhose, Wolfgang Grabarse, Andreas Minke, Thorsten Schoeppe
  • Patent number: 10276314
    Abstract: A switching and protection device for high-voltage onboard electrical systems having a DC-voltage switch and a fuse, wherein the DC-voltage switch includes a housing, at least two fixed contacts, and a bridge designed to be movable with respect to the fixed contacts, wherein the bridge is formed from an electric insulator, wherein two contacts are arranged on the bridge such that, during a movement of the bridge in the direction of the fixed contacts, the two contacts make contact with the fixed contacts, wherein the two contacts arranged on the bridge are electrically connected to each other via the fuse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Volkswagen AG
    Inventors: Andreas Minke, Karsten Haupt, Ernst-Dieter Wilkening, Hendrik-Christian Köpf
  • Patent number: 9721739
    Abstract: A DC voltage switch for high-voltage on-board electrical systems having a housing, at least two stationary contacts, and a moving contact, wherein, in each case, a first contact region of the stationary contacts is routed out of the housing and, in each case, a second contact region of the stationary contacts is arranged in a switching chamber of the housing with the moving contact, wherein the housing is hermetically encapsulated, wherein a cooling chamber which is separated from the switching chamber by a partition wall is arranged above the switching chamber, wherein the partition wall has at least one outlet opening and at least one inlet opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Volkswagen AG
    Inventors: Hendrik-Christian Köpf, Andreas Minke, Karsten Haupt, Ernst-Dieter Wilkening
  • Publication number: 20160211087
    Abstract: A switching and protection device for high-voltage onboard electrical systems having a DC-voltage switch and a fuse, wherein the DC-voltage switch includes a housing, at least two fixed contacts, and a bridge designed to be movable with respect to the fixed contacts, wherein the bridge is formed from an electric insulator, wherein two contacts are arranged on the bridge such that, during a movement of the bridge in the direction of the fixed contacts, the two contacts make contact with the fixed contacts, wherein the two contacts arranged on the bridge are electrically connected to each other via the fuse.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2015
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: Andreas MINKE, Karsten HAUPT, Ernst-Dieter WILKENING, Hendrik-Christian KÖPF
  • Publication number: 20160141127
    Abstract: A DC voltage switch for high-voltage on-board electrical systems having a housing, at least two stationary contacts, and a moving contact, wherein, in each case, a first contact region of the stationary contacts is routed out of the housing and, in each case, a second contact region of the stationary contacts is arranged in a switching chamber of the housing with the moving contact, wherein the housing is hermetically encapsulated, wherein a cooling chamber which is separated from the switching chamber by a partition wall is arranged above the switching chamber, wherein the partition wall has at least one outlet opening and at least one inlet opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: Hendrik-Christian KÖPF, Andreas MINKE, Karsten HAUPT, Ernst-Dieter WILKENING
  • Patent number: 8313541
    Abstract: The use of a mixture comprising (A) 5 to 95% by weight of at least one oil-soluble polar nitrogen compound which can interact with paraffin crystals in middle distillate fuels under cold conditions, and (B) 5 to 95% by weight of at least one oil-soluble aliphatic compound with an alkyl or alkenyl chain having at least 8 carbon atoms, obtainable from aliphatic mono- or dicarboxylic acids having 4 to 300 carbon atoms or derivatives thereof with mono- or polyamines or with alcohols, for lowering the cloud point in middle distillate fuels which, before the addition of additives, have a CP of ?8.0° C. or lower by at least 1.5° C. compared to the unadditized middle distillate fuel at a dosage of the mixture of 50 to 300 ppm by weight, with no simultaneous deterioration in the response behavior for the lowering of the cold filter plugging point on addition of cold flow improvers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Frank-Olaf Maehling, Jan Strittmatter, Heinrich Lubojanski, Andreas Minke, Uwe Rebholz, Alex J. Attlesey, Stephan B. Lopes, II
  • Publication number: 20100251604
    Abstract: The use of a mixture comprising (A) 5 to 95% by weight of at least one oil-soluble polar nitrogen compound which can interact with paraffin crystals in middle distillate fuels under cold conditions, and (B) 5 to 95% by weight of at least one oil-soluble aliphatic compound with an alkyl or alkenyl chain having at least 8 carbon atoms, obtainable from aliphatic mono- or dicarboxylic acids having 4 to 300 carbon atoms or derivatives thereof with mono- or polyamines or with alcohols, for lowering the cloud point in middle distillate fuels which, before the addition of additives, have a CP of ?8.0° C. or lower by at least 1.5° C. compared to the unadditized middle distillate fuel at a dosage of the mixture of 50 to 300 ppm by weight, with no simultaneous deterioration in the response behavior for the lowering of the cold filter plugging point on addition of cold flow improvers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2010
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Frank-Olaf Mähling, Jan Strittmatter, Heinrich Lubojanski, Andreas Minke, Uwe Rebholz, Alex J. Attlesey, Stephan B. Lopes, II