Patents by Inventor Frank Rauscher

Frank Rauscher 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: 20230406723
    Abstract: Described herein is a process for manufacture of a cathode active material including the steps of (a) providing a particulate electrode active material according to general formula Li1+xTM1?xO2, where TM is Ni and, optionally, at least one element selected from the group consisting of Al, Mg, Ba, and transition metals other than Ni, and x is in a range of from ?0.05 to 0.2, and where at least 50 mole-% of TM is Ni, (b) adding an aqueous medium that includes LiOH in dissolved form to the particulate electrode active material provided in step (a), (c) removing the liquid phase by a solid-liquid separation method, and (d) at least partially recycling the liquid phase from step (c) for use in a treatment step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2021
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Zhenji HAN, Jumpei NAKAYAMA, Junji KASHIWAGI, Hitoshi FUKUMITSU, Frank RAUSCHER, Christoph ERK, Thomas LETZELTER
  • Publication number: 20230378428
    Abstract: Described herein is a process for the manufacture of a fluoride doped cathode active material, where said process includes the steps of (a) providing a particulate oxide or (oxy)hydroxide of transition metals (TM), where TM includes nickel and at least one metal selected from cobalt and manganese, and where said particulate oxide or (oxy)hydroxide has an average particle diameter (D50) in a range of from 3 to 16 ?m, (b) providing a source of lithium that includes 0.01 to 2.5% by weight of fluoride uniformly dispersed within said source of lithium, (c) mixing said oxide or (oxy)hydroxide of TM with said fluoride-including source of lithium and, optionally, with an additional source of lithium including less fluoride, and, optionally, with one or more dopants based on at least one metal other than lithium, and (d) treating the mixture obtained from step (c) thermally.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2021
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Christoph ERK, Heino SOMMER, Kathrin MICHEL, Frank RAUSCHER, Nils-Olof Joachim BORN, Wolfgang ROHDE, Carsten SUELING, Birgit GERKE
  • Patent number: 8947262
    Abstract: A system and method to capture a plurality of images and store the captured images. The system has multiple camera systems capable of transmitting image data. At least one camera system is equipped with an apparatus for determining location coordinates such as GPS. A computer system monitors location coordinates, retrieves image data from the camera systems, and stores the image data into a file. A contiguous array of location coordinates is entered and the computer system locates camera systems within the contiguous array of location coordinates; retrieves image data from the located camera systems; and files the image data taken from each of the camera systems to obtain a file of image data. The system provides the ability to serially interleave frames or video captured from multiple sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.
    Inventors: Frank Rauscher, Carl E. Werner
  • Publication number: 20140307981
    Abstract: A system and method to capture a plurality of images and store the captured images. The system has multiple camera systems capable of transmitting image data. At least one camera system is equipped with an apparatus for determining location coordinates such as GPS. A computer system monitors location coordinates, retrieves image data from the camera systems, and stores the image data into a file. A contiguous array of location coordinates is entered and the computer system locates camera systems within the contiguous array of location coordinates; retrieves image data from the located camera systems; and files the image data taken from each of the camera systems to obtain a file of image data. The system provides the ability to serially interleave frames or video captured from multiple sources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Inventors: Frank Rauscher, Carl E. Werner
  • Patent number: 8754785
    Abstract: A system and method to capture a plurality of images and store the captured images. The system has multiple camera systems capable of transmitting image data. At least one camera system is equipped with an apparatus for determining location coordinates such as GPS. A computer system monitors location coordinates, retrieves image data from the camera systems, and stores the image data into a file. A contiguous array of location coordinates is entered and the computer system locates camera systems within the contiguous array of location coordinates; retrieves image data from the located camera systems; and files the image data taken from each of the camera systems to obtain a file of image data. The system provides the ability to serially interleave frames or video captured from multiple sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.
    Inventors: Frank Rauscher, Carl E. Werner
  • Publication number: 20140034121
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for treatment of semiconducting nanoparticles wherein in a step A semiconducting nanoparticles comprising long chain insulting primary ligands are dispersed in a volatile dispersion solvent capable of dissolving insulating primary ligands and precipitated using a washing agent. TGA-MS analysis shows that the treatment according to the method of the present invention allows complete removal of the outer layer of synthesis ligands of the surface of prepared nanoparticles and improves removal of synthesis ligands on the surface of prepared nanoparticles. The present invention also relates to semiconducting nanoparticles, ink formulation and electronic devices comprising the semiconducting nanoparticles obtainable by the procedure of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: BAYER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY GMBH
    Inventors: Frank RAUSCHER, Phenwisa NIYAMAKOM, Werner HOHEISEL, Sascha PLUG
  • Patent number: 8394916
    Abstract: The present invention is based on a process for oligothiophene synthesis at elevated temperatures and low catalyst concentrations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Bayer Technology Services GmbH
    Inventors: Björn Henninger, Frank Rauscher, Leslaw Mleczko
  • Publication number: 20120205240
    Abstract: A process is described for the production of graphite electrodes coated predominantly with noble metal for electrolytic processes, especially for the electrolysis of hydrochloric acid, wherein the surface of a graphite electrode is coated with an aqueous solution of a noble metal compound and then tempered at 150 to 650° C. in the presence of reducing and/or extensively oxygen-free gases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2012
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicant: Bayer MaterialScience AG
    Inventors: Rainer Weber, Jürgen Kintrup, Matthias Weis, Odo Muddemann, Gerhard Moormann, Frank Rauscher
  • Patent number: 8168745
    Abstract: Process for industrial scale synthesis of poly- and oligothiophenes, which works in concentrated solution. In this process, a solution which comprises an organometallic thiophene reagent is added to a second solution which comprises a catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Bayer Technology Services GmbH
    Inventors: Björn Henninger, Frank Rauscher, Leslaw Mleczko
  • Publication number: 20110223096
    Abstract: Thermally stable catalyst for heterogeneously catalyzed oxidation in the presence of hydrogen chloride and/or chlorine, comprising nanoparticulate core of a ruthenium compound with surrounding gas- and liquid-pervious shell of zirconium oxide or titanium oxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2009
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: Bayer Technology Services GMBH
    Inventors: Aurel Wolf, Leslaw Mleczko, Jens Abmann, Frank Rauscher
  • Patent number: 7961635
    Abstract: A packet and a method for analyzing network latency are disclosed. The disclosed systems and methods measure the latency between nodes in a network and do so while using less bandwidth and processing than traditional methods by using a packet to traverse a network and collect timestamps at various nodes so that the delay in transit time between nodes can be calculated when the packet returns to a server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, LP
    Inventors: Carl E. Werner, Frank Rauscher
  • Publication number: 20110105717
    Abstract: Process for preparing thiophenes useful for the preparation of semiconductive polymers or semiconductive oligomers with a defined mean molar mass and a narrow molecular mass distribution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2007
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: BAYER TECHNOLOGY SERVICES GMBH
    Inventors: Frank Rauscher, Björn Henninger, Leslaw Mleczko, Kilian Tellmann
  • Publication number: 20110074953
    Abstract: A system and method to capture a plurality of images and store the captured images. The system has multiple camera systems capable of transmitting image data. At least one camera system is equipped with an apparatus for determining location coordinates such as GPS. A computer system monitors location coordinates, retrieves image data from the camera systems, and stores the image data into a file. A contiguous array of location coordinates is entered and the computer system locates camera systems within the contiguous array of location coordinates; retrieves image data from the located camera systems; and files the image data taken from each of the camera systems to obtain a file of image data. The system provides the ability to serially interleave frames or video captured from multiple sources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2010
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Inventors: Frank Rauscher, Carl E. Werner
  • Patent number: 7872593
    Abstract: A system for creating an image file including a computer subsystem configured to identify camera systems having location coordinates within a target array of location coordinates is disclosed. The computer system is further configured to retrieve image data from the identified camera systems, the image data including images of a region of interest corresponding to the target array of location coordinates. The computer system is also configured to create an image file using the image data retrieved from the identified camera systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.
    Inventors: Frank Rauscher, Carl E. Werner
  • Patent number: 7833506
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing morphologically uniform and virtually monodisperse metal-containing nanoparticles, characterized in that the separation both in time and space of the nucleation and growth processes is achieved by regulation of the temperature and volume flows, with the reaction and particle formation preferably being initiated and carried out in a suitable microstructured modular reactor system. Modularization of the microreaction plant (micro heat exchanger, residence reactor, micromixer, etc.) allows optimal setting of the respective chemical and process-engineering process parameters and thus the preparation of virtually monodisperse and morphologically uniform nanoparticles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: Bayer Technology Services GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Rauscher, Verena Haverkamp, Björn Henninger, Leslaw Mleczko
  • Publication number: 20100204518
    Abstract: The invention relates to a novel thermostable palladium catalyst, a method for producing the same and the use thereof in hydrogenation reactions, especially hydrogenations of nitro compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2008
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Applicant: BAYER TECHNOLOGY SERVICES GMBH
    Inventors: Aurel Wolf, Leslaw Mleczko, Jens Assmann, Frank Rauscher
  • Publication number: 20100190954
    Abstract: The present invention is based on a process for industrial scale synthesis of poly- and oligothiophenes, which works in concentrated solution. In this process, a solution which comprises an organometallic thiophene reagent is added to a second solution which comprises a catalyst.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2008
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Inventors: Björn Henninger, Frank Rauscher, Leslaw Mleczko
  • Publication number: 20100190945
    Abstract: The present invention is based on a process for oligothiophene synthesis at elevated temperatures and low catalyst concentrations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2008
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Applicant: BAYER TECHNOLOGY SERVICES GMBH
    Inventors: Björn Henninger, Frank Rauscher, Leslaw Mleczko
  • Publication number: 20100179301
    Abstract: The present invention is based on a “one-pot synthesis process” for preparing thiophenes from thiophene monomers with two leaving groups under metal catalysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2008
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Applicant: BAYER TECHNOLOGY SERVICES GMBH
    Inventors: Björn Henninger, Frank Rauscher, Leslaw Mleczko
  • Publication number: 20100090177
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for obtaining oligothiophenes. The object of the method is to produce semi-conducting polymers, or semi-conducting oligomers having a defined median molecular weight, and a narrow molecular weight distribution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2007
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Inventors: Bjorn Henninger, Frank Rauscher, Leslaw Mleczko, Kilian Tellmann