Patents by Inventor Christian Neumann

Christian Neumann 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: 20160059530
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a core card (20) with at least the steps of a) providing a reprocessed fibrous mixture having at least the following properties: the Brecht-Holl fine fraction is at most 50% by weight; the Brecht-Holl long fibre fraction is at least 10% by weight; the Brecht-Holl short fibre fraction is at most 60% by weight; and the ISO 1762 ash fraction is at most 20% by weight, b) preparing at least one fibrous suspension, c) processing the at least one fibrous suspension by carrying out at least one de-ashing of the fibrous suspension until the ash fraction of the dry component of the fibrous suspension is at most 15% by weight, and by adding at least one additive to the at least one fibrous suspension d) producing the laminar system from the at least one fibrous suspension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Zakaria Announ, Martin Mühlhauser, Kurt Wannemacher, Christian Neumann
  • Patent number: 9242887
    Abstract: In a known process for drawing a quartz glass strand, SiO2 particles are fed to a melting crucible and softened therein to form a quartz glass mass, and the softened quartz glass mass is pulled vertically downward as a quartz glass strand via a drawing nozzle which is provided in the bottom region of the melting crucible and has a gap-like drawing nozzle opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: Heraeus Quarzglas GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Boris Gromann, Christian Neumann
  • Patent number: 9212062
    Abstract: A known method for producing a porous carbon body comprises providing a template of inorganic template material which comprises interconnected pores, providing a precursor substance for carbon, infiltrating the pores of the template with the precursor substance, carbonizing the precursor substance and removing the template with formation of the porous carbon product. Starting therefrom, to provide a method which allows a cost-effective production of a porous carbon structure also with thick wall thicknesses, it is suggested according to the invention that precursor substance particles of fusible material and template particles are provided and a powder mixture is formed from the particles, and that the powder mixture is heated before or during carbonization according to method step (d) in such a manner that precursor substance melt penetrates into the pores of the template particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Heraeus Quarzglas GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Christian Neumann, Jörg Becker
  • Publication number: 20150325836
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for economically producing a composite powder made of carbon and electrochemical active material. According to the invention, a melt made of a meltable carbon precursor substance having nanoparticles made of an active material distributed in the melt is provided, and said melt is divided into the composite powder, in which nanoparticles made of the active material are embedded in a matrix made of the carbon precursor substance. A porous composite material produced using the composite powder is used to produce an electrode for a secondary battery, in particular for use as an anode material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2013
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: Christian Neumann, Jörg Becker, Sascha Pihan, Matthias Otter
  • Patent number: 9174878
    Abstract: A known method for producing a porous carbon product comprises producing a monolithic template from inorganic matrix material having pores connected to each other, infiltrating the pores of the template with carbon or a carbon precursor substance forming a green body framework containing carbon surrounded by matrix material and calcining the green body framework forming the porous carbon product. In order to provide a method proceeding herefrom which permits cost-effective production of a product from porous carbon, according to the invention the production of the template comprises a soot separation process in which a hydrolyzable or oxidable starting compound of the matrix material is supplied to a reaction zone, therein converted to matrix material particles by hydrolysis or pyrolysis, the matrix material particles are agglomerated or aggregated and formed to the template.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: Heraeus Quarzglas GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Christian Neumann
  • Patent number: 9172084
    Abstract: Build-up granulation and compaction granulation methods are generally known for producing granules from porous inorganic material. In order to allow a cost-efficient yet also reproducible production of porous granules having a more pronounced hierarchical pore structure, the invention relates to a method comprising the following steps: (a) supplying a feedstock flow to a reaction zone in which the feedstock is converted to material particles by means of pyrolysis or hydrolysis, (b) depositing the material particles on a deposition surface (1a) forming a soot layer (5), (c) thermally hardening the soot layer (5) to form a porous soot plate (5a), and (d) comminuting the soot plate (5a) to form porous granules (13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: Heraeus Quarzglas GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Christian Neumann, Jörg Becker, Achim Hofmann
  • Publication number: 20150303454
    Abstract: The invention relates to a composite made of a porous carbon and an active material containing sulphur and to method for producing same. A method for producing a composite made of a porous carbon structure and sulphur is disclosed, said composite being characterised by a high capacitance and a low capacitance loss, when used as an electrode material for a lithium-sulphur secondary battery. According to the invention, a dispersion of carbon powder, an active material containing sulphur and an aqueous medium are treated hydrothermally at a temperature sufficient for melting sulphur. The liquid phase which forms, which contains the melted sulphur and water, infiltrates the pores of the porous carbon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2013
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Inventors: Matthias Otter, Jörg Becker, Sascha Pihan, Christian Neumann
  • Patent number: 9115018
    Abstract: In a known drawing method for producing a cylindrical component from quartz glass, a quartz glass strand (2) is continuously drawn off from a softened quartz glass composition (13) vertically downwards in the drawing direction (3), a piece (15) with a weight G is detached from the free end of the strand at a time t1 and the cylindrical component is produced from the piece (15). When the piece (15) is detached, there may be a sudden reduction in weight, which leads to fluctuations in the thawing-off control. To counteract this, it is proposed according to the invention that a weight compensating force which acts counter to the drawing direction (3), increases over time and completely or partially compensates for the weight G of the piece (15), is applied to the piece to be detached at a time t0 before t1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: Heraeus Quarzglas GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Christian Neumann, Boris Gromann, Lothar Huefner, Heinz Bauscher
  • Publication number: 20150132511
    Abstract: In a known composite material with a fused silica matrix there are regions of silicon-containing phase embedded. In order to provide a composite material which is suitable for producing components for use in high-temperature processes for heat treatment even when exacting requirements are imposed on impermeability to gas and on purity, it is proposed in accordance with the invention that the composite material be impervious to gas, have a closed porosity of less than 0.5% and a specific density of at least 2.19 g/cm3, and at a temperature of 1000° C. have a spectral emissivity of at least 0.7 for wavelengths between 2 and 8 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: HERAEUS QUARZGLAS GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Gerrit Scheich, Christian Schenk, Frank Wessely, Nadine Tscholitsch, Christian Neumann, Stephan Moritz, Dirk Michel, Ashur Atanos
  • Publication number: 20140232031
    Abstract: In order to provide an inexpensive product composed of a porous carbon provided with electrochemical active material, said product being suitable particularly for use as a cathode or anode material for a secondary battery, a process comprising the following process steps is proposed: (a) producing a template from inorganic material by gas phase deposition, said template comprising a framework of pores and nanoparticles joined to one another, (b) coating the template framework with an electrochemical active material or a precursor thereof, (c) infiltrating the pores of the template with a precursor substance for carbon, (d) carbonizing the precursor substance to form a carbon layer, (f) removing the template.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2012
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: HERAEUS QUARZGLAS GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Christian Neumann, Jörg Becker
  • Publication number: 20140045072
    Abstract: Inexpensive product consisting of porous carbon, with a pore structure which is suitable for retaining electrode parts which can be used in particular for a use as an electrode material for a lithium-sulphur secondary battery, and a method comprising the following method steps: (a) providing a template consisting of inorganic material which contains spherical nanoparticles and pores, (b) infiltrating the pores of the template with a precursor for carbon of a first variety, (c) carbonizing so as to form an inner layer on the nanoparticles with a first microporosity, (d) infiltrating the remaining pores of the template with a precursor substance for carbon of a second variety, (e) carbonizing the precursor substance, wherein an outer layer with a second microporosity which is lower than the first microporosity is produced on the inner layer, and (f) removing the template so as to form the carbon product with layer composite structure, comprising an inner layer consisting carbon with a first, relatively high mic
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2012
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: HERAEUS QUARZGLAS GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Christian Neumann, Jörg Becker
  • Publication number: 20140037528
    Abstract: Build-up granulation and compaction granulation methods are generally known for producing granules from porous inorganic material. In order to allow a cost-efficient yet also reproducible production of porous granules having a more pronounced hierarchical pore structure, the invention relates to a method comprising the following steps: (a) supplying a feedstock flow to a reaction zone in which the feedstock is converted to material particles by means of pyrolysis or hydrolysis, (b) depositing the material particles on a deposition surface (1a) forming a soot layer (5), (c) thermally hardening the soot layer (5) to form a porous soot plate (5a), and (d) comminuting the soot plate (5a) to form porous granules (13).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2012
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: HERAEUS QUARZGLAS GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Christian Neumann, Jörg Becker, Achim Hofmann
  • Publication number: 20130305784
    Abstract: In a known process for drawing a quartz glass strand, SiO2 particles are fed to a melting crucible and softened therein to form a quartz glass mass, and the softened quartz glass mass is pulled vertically downward as a quartz glass strand via a drawing nozzle which is provided in the bottom region of the melting crucible and has a gap-like drawing nozzle opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2012
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: HERAEUS QUARZGLAS GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Boris Gromann, Christian Neumann
  • Publication number: 20130209891
    Abstract: For use as electrode material for a lithium battery, porous templates are impregnated with a carbon feedstock that can be graphitized. This frequently results in only a low thickness of the deposited, graphite-like layer, such that generally several such infiltration and carbonation processes must be carried out consecutively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2011
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Inventors: Christian Neumann, Jörg Becker
  • Publication number: 20130186137
    Abstract: In a known drawing method for producing a cylindrical component from quartz glass, a quartz glass strand (2) is continuously drawn off from a softened quartz glass composition (13) vertically downwards in the drawing direction (3), a piece (15) with a weight G is detached from the free end of the strand at a time t1 and the cylindrical component is produced from the piece (15). When the piece (15) is detached, there may be a sudden reduction in weight, which leads to fluctuations in the thawing-off control. To counteract this, it is proposed according to the invention that a weight compensating force which acts counter to the drawing direction (3), increases over time and completely or partially compensates for the weight G of the piece (15), is applied to the piece to be detached at a time t0 before t1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Applicant: HERAEUS QUARZGLAS GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Christian Neumann, Boris Gromann, Lothar Huefner, Heinz Bauscher
  • Patent number: 8410458
    Abstract: The invention relates to an optical filter material made of doped quartz glass, which at a low dopant concentration exhibits spectral transmission as high as possible of at least 80% cm?1 for operating radiation of 254 nm, transmission as low as possible in the wave range below approximately 250 nm, and an edge wavelength ?c within the wave range of 230 to 250 nm. It was found that this aim is achieved by doping comprising a gallium compound, which in the wave range below 250 nm has a maximum of an absorption band and thus determines the edge wave range ?c.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Heraeus Quarzglas GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Christian Neumann
  • Publication number: 20130028831
    Abstract: A known method for producing a porous carbon body comprises providing a template of inorganic template material which comprises interconnected pores, providing a precursor substance for carbon, infiltrating the pores of the template with the precursor substance, carbonizing the precursor substance and removing the template with formation of the porous carbon product. Starting therefrom, to provide a method which allows a cost-effective production of a porous carbon structure also with thick wall thicknesses, it is suggested according to the invention that precursor substance particles of fusible material and template particles are provided and a powder mixture is formed from the particles, and that the powder mixture is heated before or during carbonization according to method step (d) in such a manner that precursor substance melt penetrates into the pores of the template particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2012
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: HERAEUS QUARZGLAS GMBH & CO KG
    Inventors: Christian Neumann, Jörg Becker
  • Publication number: 20120301387
    Abstract: A known method for producing a porous carbon product comprises producing a monolithic template from inorganic matrix material having pores connected to each other, infiltrating the pores of the template with carbon or a carbon precursor substance forming a green body framework containing carbon surrounded by matrix material and calcining the green body framework forming the porous carbon product. In order to provide a method proceeding herefrom which permits cost-effective production of a product from porous carbon, according to the invention the production of the template comprises a soot separation process in which a hydrolyzable or oxidable starting compound of the matrix material is supplied to a reaction zone, therein converted to matrix material particles by hydrolysis or pyrolysis, the matrix material particles are agglomerated or aggregated and formed to the template.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2011
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicant: HERAEUS QUARZGLAS GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Christian Neumann
  • Patent number: 8194970
    Abstract: A method for producing three-dimensionally structured surfaces of objects, the object surface being created as a reproduction of a three-dimensionally structured original surface with the aid of a machining tool. Accordingly, the topology of the original surface is first determined, a measured depth value being assigned to each surface or grid element, creating a depth map of the original surface. The depth values are evaluated in terms of their influence on the reflective properties of the surface elements and the reflective properties are stored in the form of parameters. The depth values are then modified in accordance with the reflective values and are used as topological data for the electronic control of a machining tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Benecke-Kaliko AG
    Inventors: Oliver Stahlhut, Christian Neumann, Michael Mäker
  • Publication number: 20120056106
    Abstract: The invention relates to an optical filter material made of doped quartz glass, which at a low dopant concentration exhibits spectral transmission as high as possible of at least 80% cm?1 for operating radiation of 254 nm, transmission as low as possible in the wave range below approximately 250 nm, and an edge wavelength ?c within the wave range of 230 to 250 nm. It was found that this aim is achieved by doping comprising a gallium compound, which in the wave range below 250 nm has a maximum of an absorption band and thus determines the edge wave range ?c.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2010
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: HERAEUS QUARZGLAS GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Christian Neumann