Patents by Inventor Armin Lange
Armin Lange 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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Publication number: 20210018587Abstract: A Mobility-as-a-Service (“MaaS”) system and related method for locating at least one MaaS asset includes one or more processors and a memory device in communication with the one or more processors. The memory device stores information receiving module, a location module, and a map generating module. The map generating module includes instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to receive information from at least one secondary asset having an electronic sensing device. The location module includes instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to determine a location of the MaaS asset based on the information from the secondary asset.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2019Publication date: January 21, 2021Inventors: Randall M. Harris, Alyssa M. Pipe, Gagandeep Singh Saini, Stephen Paul McFarland, JR., Armin Lange, Felipe G. Salles, Michael B. Murray
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Patent number: 10774034Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the conversion of ethylene oxide to 2-aminoethanol and/or ethane-1,2-diamine and/or linear polyethylenimines of the formula H2N—(CH2CH2NH)n—CH2CH2—NH2 wherein n?1 comprising (i) providing a catalyst comprising a zeolitic material comprising YO2 and X2O3, wherein Y is a tetravalent element and X is a trivalent element; (ii) providing a gas stream comprising ethylene oxide and ammonia; (iii) contacting the catalyst provided in (i) with the gas stream provided in (ii) for converting ethylene oxide to 2-aminoethanol and/or ethane-1,2-diamine and/or linear polyethylenimines.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2018Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Alvaro Gordillo, Andrei-Nicolae Parvulescu, Armin Lange De Oliveira, Andreas Kuschel, Juergen Bechtel, Johannes Lieberknecht, Ulrich Müller, Johann-Peter Melder, Christian Gruenanger
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Patent number: 10662141Abstract: Process for hydrogenating toluenediamine (TDA) tar containing TDA and high boilers relative to TDA, including the step of contacting the toluenediamine tar with a heterogeneous hydrogenation catalyst comprising at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Ni, Co, Ru, Pd, Pt on at least one catalyst support selected from the group consisting of carbon, TiO2 and ZrO2, and with hydrogen under hydrogenating conditions.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2017Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Armin Lange De Oliveira, Ines Lottenburger, Christian Bechtold, Thomas Heidemann
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Publication number: 20200087246Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the conversion of ethylene oxide to 2-aminoethanol and/or ethane-1,2-diamme and/or linear polyethylenimines of the formula H2N—(CH2CH2NH)n—CH2CH2—NH2 wherein n?1 comprising (i) providing a catalyst comprising a zeolitic material comprising YO2 and X2O3, wherein Y is a tetravalent element and X is a trivalent element; (ii) providing a gas stream comprising ethylene oxide and ammonia; (iii) contacting the catalyst provided in (i) with the gas stream provided in (ii) for converting ethylene oxide to 2-aminoethanol and/or ethane-1,2-diamine and/or linear polyethylenimines.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2018Publication date: March 19, 2020Inventors: Alvaro GORDILLO, Andrei-Nicolae PARVULESCU, Armin LANGE DE OLIVEIRA, Andreas KUSCHEL, Juergen BECHTEL, Johannes LIEBERKNECHT, Ulrich MÜLLER, Johann-Peter MELDER, Christian GRUENANGER
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Patent number: 10538478Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for continuous hydrogenation of a nitro compound to the corresponding amine in a liquid reaction mixture comprising the nitro compound in the presence of a supported catalyst which comprises as the active component at least one element from groups 7 to 12 of the periodic table of the elements, wherein the hydrogenation is performed in the presence of at least one salt selected from the group consisting of the salts of the alkali metals, alkaline earth metals and of the rare earth metals and to a supported catalyst for continuous hydrogenation of a nitro compound to the corresponding amine in a liquid reaction mixture comprising the nitro compound which comprises as the active component at least one element from groups 7 to 12 of the periodic table of the elements and one salt of the alkali metals, alkaline earth metals or of the rare earth metals.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2017Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Armin Lange de Oliveira, Barbara Wucher, Christian Bechtold, Michael Friko, Renate Hempel
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Publication number: 20190241501Abstract: Process for hydrogenating toluenediamine (TDA) tar containing TDA and high boilers relative to TDA, including the step of contacting the toluenediamine tar with a heterogeneous hydrogenation catalyst comprising at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Ni, Co, Ru, Pd, Pt on at least one catalyst support selected from the group consisting of carbon, TiO2 and ZrO2, and with hydrogen under hydrogenating conditions.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2017Publication date: August 8, 2019Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Armin LANGE DE OLIVEIRA, Ines LOTTENBURGER, Christian BECHTOLD, Thomas HEIDEMANN
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Publication number: 20190233364Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for continuous hydrogenation of a nitro compound to the corresponding amine in a liquid reaction mixture comprising the nitro compound in the presence of a supported catalyst which comprises as the active component at least one element from groups 7 to 12 of the periodic table of the elements, wherein the hydrogenation is performed in the presence of at least one salt selected from the group consisting of the salts of the alkali metals, alkaline earth metals and of the rare earth metals and to a supported catalyst for continuous hydrogenation of a nitro compound to the corresponding amine in a liquid reaction mixture comprising the nitro compound which comprises as the active component at least one element from groups 7 to 12 of the periodic table of the elements and one salt of the alkali metals, alkaline earth metals or of the rare earth metals.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2017Publication date: August 1, 2019Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Armin LANGE DE OLIVEIRA, Barbara WUCHER, Christian BECHTOLD, Michael FRIKO, Renate HEMPEL
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Patent number: 10338042Abstract: An apparatus suitable for investigating solid catalysts and processes in which discontinuous fluid streams arise, the apparatus including: a reactant fluid supply point; a reaction space; at least one fluid mixing space; at least one throttle element; at least one pressure control valve; and at least one analyzer. An outlet side of the reaction space is operatively connected to the fluid mixing space via a connecting line and a substream line. The fluid mixing space is connected to the throttle element. The throttle element is operatively connected to the analyzer and an outlet line. The connecting line is operatively connected to the pressure control valve and an exit air line. The pressure control valve is arranged either downstream or upstream of the substream line. When the pressure control valve is upstream of the substream line, the outlet line is provided with a second pressure control valve and a pump.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2014Date of Patent: July 2, 2019Assignee: hte GmbH the high throughput experimentation companyInventors: Armin Lange De Oliveira, Nadine Brem, Mario Soorholtz, Johannes Lieberknecht
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Patent number: 9878965Abstract: The present invention relates to a gas-phase process for the preparation of butadiene comprising (i) providing a gas stream G-1 comprising ethanol; (ii) contacting the gas stream G-1 comprising ethanol with a catalyst, thereby obtaining a gas stream G-2 comprising butadiene, wherein the catalyst comprises a zeolitic material having a framework structure comprising YO2, Y standing for one or more tetravalent elements, wherein at least a portion of Y comprised in the framework structure is isomorphously substituted by one or more elements X, as well as to a zeolitic material having a framework structure comprising YO2, Y standing for one or more tetravalent elements, wherein at least a portion of Y comprised in the framework structure is isomorphously substituted by one or more elements X, wherein the zeolitic material displays a specific X-ray powder diffraction pattern, and to its use.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2014Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Kirsten Spannhoff, Andrei-Nicolae Parvulescu, Armin Lange de Oliveira, Stefan Marx, Mathias Feyen, Ulrich Müller, Ekkehard Schwab
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Publication number: 20170128916Abstract: An oxidic composition comprising vanadium, tungsten, phosphorus, oxygen and optionally tin, where the molar ratio of phosphorus to the sum total of vanadium, tungsten and any tin in the oxidic composition is in the range from 1.4:1 to 2.4:1.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2016Publication date: May 11, 2017Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Michael LEJKOWSKI, Yong LIU, Marco HARTMANN, Till Christian BRUEGGEMANN, Lukas SCHULZ, Johannes LIEBERKNECHT, Armin LANGE DE OLIVEIRA, Stephan A. SCHUNK, Andrei-Nicolae PARVULESCU, Martin DIETERLE, Nicolai Tonio WOERZ, Rolf TOMPERS, Robert MUELLER
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Patent number: 9540305Abstract: A process for preparing acrylic acid, comprising (i) providing a stream S4 comprising a formaldehyde source and acetic acid; (ii) contacting stream S4 with an aldol condensation catalyst comprising a zeolitic material comprising aluminum in the framework structure to obtain a stream S6 comprising acrylic acid, the framework structure of the zeolitic material in (ii) comprising YO2 and Al2O3, and Y being a tetravalent element; where the total content of alkali metal and alkaline earth metal in the zeolitic material in (ii), calculated as alkali metal oxide and alkaline earth metal oxide, is from 0% to 0.1% by weight, based in each case on the total weight of the zeolitic material, and where the aldol condensation catalyst in (ii) comprises, outside the framework structure of the zeolitic material present therein, from 0% to 1% by weight of vanadium, based on vanadium as vanadium(V) oxide.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2015Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Andrei-Nicolae Parvulescu, Armin Lange De Oliveira, Stephan A. Schunk, Nicolai Tonio Woerz, Marco Hartmann, Kazuhiko Amakawa, Michael Goebel, Yong Liu, Michael Lejkowski
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Patent number: 9446390Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing acrylic acid comprising (i) providing a stream comprising a formaldehyde source and acetic acid and (ii) contacting this stream with an aldol condensation catalyst comprising a zeolitic material, wherein the framework structure of the zeolitic material in (ii) includes Si and O, and has a molar Al:Si ratio of 0:1 to 0.001:1, and wherein the framework structure of the zeolitic material in (ii), in addition to Si and any Al, comprises one or more elements selected from the group consisting of tetravalent elements Y other than Si and trivalent elements X other than Al.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2015Date of Patent: September 20, 2016Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Andrei-Nicolae Parvulescu, Armin Lange De Oliveira, Michael Lejkowski, Nicolai Tonio Woerz, Marco Hartmann, Kazuhiko Amakawa, Michael Goebel, Ulrich Mueller, Mathias Feyen, Yong Liu
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Publication number: 20160252485Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus and a method for investigating solid catalysts and processes in which discontinuous fluid streams arise. The apparatus according to the invention which is preferably configured for parallel investigation of a plurality of catalysts comprises at least one reaction space, wherein every reaction space has one or more fluid mixing spaces connected downstream of it. The outlet line of the fluid mixing space or else the outlet line of a sequence of fluid mixing spaces is operatively connected to a throttle element (11), wherein the throttle element (11) is operatively connected to an analyzer and an outlet line and the outlet line comprises a control means.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2014Publication date: September 1, 2016Applicant: hte GmbH the high throughput experimentation companyInventors: Armin LANGE DE OLIVEIRA, Nadine BREM, Mario SOORHOLTZ, Johannes LIEBERKNECHT
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Publication number: 20160145171Abstract: The present invention relates to a gas-phase process for the preparation of butadiene comprising (i) providing a gas stream G-1 comprising ethanol; (ii) contacting the gas stream G-1 comprising ethanol with a catalyst, thereby obtaining a gas stream G-2 comprising butadiene, wherein the catalyst comprises a zeolitic material having a framework structure comprising YO2, Y standing for one or more tetravalent elements, wherein at least a portion of Y comprised in the framework structure is isomorphously substituted by one or more elements X, as well as to a zeolitic material having a framework structure comprising YO2, Y standing for one or more tetravalent elements, wherein at least a portion of Y comprised in the framework structure is isomorphously substituted by one or more elements X, wherein the zeolitic material displays a specific X-ray powder diffraction pattern, and to its use.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2014Publication date: May 26, 2016Inventors: Kirsten Spannhoff, Andrei-Nicolae Parvulescu, Armin Lange de Oliveira, Stefan Marx, Mathias Feyen, Ulrich Müller, Ekkehard Schwab
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Patent number: 9339802Abstract: A catalyst for converting methane to aromatic hydrocarbons is described herein. The catalyst comprises an active metal or a compound thereof, zinc or a compound thereof and an inorganic oxide support wherein the active metal is added to the support as a metal oxalate. A method of making the catalyst and a method of using the catalyst are also described.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2012Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignee: Shell Oil CompanyInventors: Armin Lange De Oliveira, Larry Lanier Marshall, Peter Tanev Tanev
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Patent number: 9228985Abstract: The present invention relates to a catalysis apparatus for testing catalysts with variable process pressure adjustment over a pressure range from 0.01 millibar to 300 bar. The apparatus preferably has a plurality of reaction chambers (101, 102, . . . ) arranged in parallel, the reaction chamber outlet-side lines (211, 212, . . . ) of which are divided into two groups of sub-lines. One group of main lines (411, 412, . . . ) is operatively connected to a regulating valve (61), which is common to all of the main lines, and to an exhaust-air line (62), and the second group of secondary lines (311, 312, 313, . . . ) and switching valves (321, 322, . . . ) is operatively connected to an analysis unit (34). It is preferable for reaction chamber outlet-side lines (201, 202, . . . ) to be equipped in each case with a separate line for regulating fluid supply (211, 212, . . . ). In a preferred embodiment, the connecting points of the reaction chamber outlet-side lines (201, 202, . . .Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2011Date of Patent: January 5, 2016Assignee: hte GmbH the high throughput experimentation companyInventors: Armin Lange De Oliveira, Michael Dejmek, Oliver Koechel, Juergen Bechtel
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Publication number: 20150344394Abstract: A process for preparing acrylic acid, comprising (i) providing a stream S4 comprising a formaldehyde source and acetic acid; (ii) contacting stream S4 with an aldol condensation catalyst comprising a zeolitic material comprising aluminum in the framework structure to obtain a stream S6 comprising acrylic acid, the framework structure of the zeolitic material in (ii) comprising YO2 and Al2O3, and Y being a tetravalent element; where the total content of alkali metal and alkaline earth metal in the zeolitic material in (ii), calculated as alkali metal oxide and alkaline earth metal oxide, is from 0% to 0.1% by weight, based in each case on the total weight of the zeolitic material, and where the aldol condensation catalyst in (ii) comprises, outside the framework structure of the zeolitic material present therein, from 0% to 1% by weight of vanadium, based on vanadium as vanadium(V) oxide.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2015Publication date: December 3, 2015Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Andrei-Nicolae PARVULESCU, Armin LANGE DE OLIVEIRA, Stephan A. SCHUNK, Nicolai Tonio WOERZ, Marco HARTMANN, Kazuhiko AMAKAWA, Michael GOEBEL, Yong LIU, Michael LEJKOWSKI
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Publication number: 20150343431Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing acrylic acid comprising (i) providing a stream comprising a formaldehyde source and acetic acid and (ii) contacting this stream with an aldol condensation catalyst comprising a zeolitic material, wherein the framework structure of the zeolitic material in (ii) includes Si and O, and has a molar Al:Si ratio of 0:1 to 0.001:1, and wherein the framework structure of the zeolitic material in (ii), in addition to Si and any Al, comprises one or more elements selected from the group consisting of tetravalent elements Y other than Si and trivalent elements X other than Al.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2015Publication date: December 3, 2015Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Andrei-Nicolae PARVULESCU, Armin LANGE DE OLIVEIRA, Michael LEJKOWSKI, Nicolai Tonio WOERZ, Marco HARTMANN, Kazuhiko AMAKAWA, Michael GOEBEL, Ulrich MUELLER, Mathias FEYEN, Yong LIU
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Publication number: 20150274610Abstract: A catalyst for converting methane to aromatic hydrocarbons is described herein. The catalyst comprises an active metal or a compound thereof, and an inorganic oxide support wherein the active metal is added to the support in the form of metal oxalate. The metal oxalate-derived catalyst exhibits superior performance in the conversion of methane-rich feed to aromatics products relative to catalysts prepared from non-oxalate metal precursors. A method of making the catalyst and a method of using the catalyst are also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2015Publication date: October 1, 2015Inventors: Peter Tanev TANEV, Armin LANGE DE OLIVEIRA
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Patent number: 9079169Abstract: A catalyst for converting methane to aromatic hydrocarbons is described herein. The catalyst comprises an active metal or a compound thereof, and an inorganic oxide support wherein the active metal is added to the support in the form of metal oxalate. The metal oxalate-derived catalyst exhibits superior performance in the conversion of methane-rich feed to aromatics products relative to catalysts prepared from non-oxalate metal precursors. A method of making the catalyst and a method of using the catalyst are also described.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2011Date of Patent: July 14, 2015Assignee: Shell Oil CompanyInventors: Peter Tanev Tanev, Armin Lange De Oliveira