Patents by Inventor Edgar Harzfeld

Edgar Harzfeld 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).

  • Method for preventing fires in tank systems and tank system for methanol fuels comprising a fire protection apparatus
    Patent number: 11602651
    Abstract: A method for preventing fires in tank systems and tank systems for methanol fuels comprising a fire protection apparatus are disclosed. The method can be effectively implemented to prevent vehicle fires, and to provide tank systems for methanol fuel with an appropriate fire protection apparatus. The method for preventing fires in tank systems is used, for example, in vehicles having a drive using a methanol-based fuel. An incombustible mixture of methanol and water being produced in an emergency. The tank systems contain at least one double-layer tank and/or at least one bell tank and/or at least one bellows-type tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Inventor: Edgar Harzfeld
  • METHOD FOR PREVENTING FIRES IN TANK SYSTEMS AND TANK SYSTEM FOR METHANOL FUELS COMPRISING A FIRE PROTECTION APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20210052926
    Abstract: A method for preventing fires in tank systems and tank systems for methanol fuels comprising a fire protection apparatus are disclosed. The method can be effectively implemented to prevent vehicle fires, and to provide tank systems for methanol fuel with an appropriate fire protection apparatus. The method for preventing fires in tank systems is used, for example, in vehicles having a drive using a methanol-based fuel. An incombustible mixture of methanol and water being produced in an emergency. The tank systems contain at least one double-layer tank and/or at least one bell tank and/or at least one bellows-type tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventor: Edgar Harzfeld