Patents by Inventor Berthold Melcher

Berthold Melcher 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: 11530780
    Abstract: A method for storing hydrogen gas includes the process steps pre-heating of an at least partially dehydrogenated hydrogen carrier material, storing the hydrogen gas in chemically bound form on the hydrogen carrier material as well as cooling and conditioning of the at least partially hydrogenated hydrogen carrier material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: HYDROGENIOUS LOHC TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
    Inventors: Matthias Kusche, Berthold Melcher, Cornelius Randig, Federico Westerath, Caspar Paetz, Daniel Teichmann
  • Patent number: 10589247
    Abstract: A reactor apparatus for loading a carrier medium with hydrogen and/or unloading it therefrom includes a reactor housing chargeable with carrier medium and having a carrier medium feed orifice, having a carrier medium removal orifice, having a base and having a hydrogen gas orifice. The reactor apparatus further includes at least one heat transfer element for supplying heat into the reactor housing. Catalyst has been provided in the reactor housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: HYDROGENIOUS LOHC TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
    Inventors: Matthias Kusche, Berthold Melcher, Daniel Teichmann
  • Publication number: 20190309904
    Abstract: A method for storing hydrogen gas includes the process steps pre-heating of an at least partially dehydrogenated hydrogen carrier material, storing the hydrogen gas in chemically bound form on the hydrogen carrier material as well as cooling and conditioning of the at least partially hydrogenated hydrogen carrier material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventors: Matthias KUSCHE, Berthold MELCHER, Cornelius RANDIG, Federico WESTERATH, Caspar PAETZ, Daniel TEICHMANN
  • Publication number: 20190292048
    Abstract: A method for providing hydrogen gas includes the process steps pre-heating of an at least partially hydrogenated hydrogen carrier material, release of hydrogen gas by at least partial dehydrogenation of the hydrogen carrier material, purification of the released hydrogen gas as well as cooling and conditioning of the at least partially dehydrogenated hydrogen carrier material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Matthias KUSCHE, Caspar PAETZ, Federico WESTERATH, Berthold MELCHER, Cornelius RANDIG, Martin SCHNEIDER, Daniel TEICHMANN
  • Patent number: 10350566
    Abstract: A reactor apparatus for dehydrogenating a carrier medium includes a reactor housing, an interior space which is enclosed by the reactor housing and includes a preliminary space, which has an inflow opening for inflow of loaded carrier medium into the preliminary space and at least one first connecting opening for outflow of the carrier medium from the preliminary space, and includes a reaction space connected via the at least one first connecting opening to the preliminary space. The reactor apparatus additionally has a heat transfer space which is arranged between the reactor housing and the reaction space and contains a heat transfer medium for transfer of heat from the heat transfer medium to the carrier medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: HYDROGENIOUS TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
    Inventors: Jonas Rathke, Matthias Kusche, Federico Westerath, Berthold Melcher, Cornelius Randig
  • Publication number: 20180290117
    Abstract: A reactor apparatus for dehydrogenating a carrier medium includes a reactor housing, an interior space which is enclosed by the reactor housing and includes a preliminary space, which has an inflow opening for inflow of loaded carrier medium into the preliminary space and at least one first connecting opening for outflow of the carrier medium from the preliminary space, and includes a reaction space connected via the at least one first connecting opening to the preliminary space. The reactor apparatus additionally has a heat transfer space which is arranged between the reactor housing and the reaction space and contains a heat transfer medium for transfer of heat from the heat transfer medium to the carrier medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Applicant: Hydrogenious Technologies GmbH
    Inventors: Jonas RATHKE, Matthias KUSCHE, Federico WESTERATH, Berthold MELCHER, Cornelius RANDIG
  • Publication number: 20180290116
    Abstract: A reactor apparatus for loading a carrier medium with hydrogen and/or unloading it therefrom includes a reactor housing chargeable with carrier medium and having a carrier medium feed orifice, having a carrier medium removal orifice, having a base and having a hydrogen gas orifice. The reactor apparatus further includes at least one heat transfer element for supplying heat into the reactor housing. Catalyst has been provided in the reactor housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventors: Matthias KUSCHE, Berthold MELCHER, Daniel TEICHMANN
  • Patent number: 9200216
    Abstract: The invention provides a catalyst system composed of: a) a support material selected from at least one of the following materials: silicon dioxide, aluminum oxide, magnesium oxide, zirconium oxide and mixed oxides thereof, carbon nanotubes; b) an ionic liquid; c) a catalytically active composition comprising nickel; d) an activator selected from the group of Lewis acids with alkylating properties. Additionally provided is the use of the catalyst systems of the invention in the oligomerization of unsaturated hydrocarbon mixtures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: EVONIK DEGUSSA GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Boeing, Dietrich Maschmeyer, Markus Winterberg, Stefan Buchholz, Berthold Melcher, Marco Haumann, Peter Wasserscheid
  • Publication number: 20130030233
    Abstract: The invention provides a catalyst system composed of: a) a support material selected from at least one of the following materials: silicon dioxide, aluminium oxide, magnesium oxide, zirconium oxide and mixed oxides thereof, carbon nanotubes; b) an ionic liquid; c) a catalytically active composition comprising nickel; d) an activator selected from the group of Lewis acids with alkylating properties. Additionally provided is the use of the catalyst systems of the invention in the oligomerization of unsaturated hydrocarbon mixtures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2010
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: EVONIK OXENO GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Boeing, Dietrich Maschmeyer, Markus Winterberg, Stefan Buchholz, Berthold Melcher, Marco Haumann, Peter Wasserscheid