Patents by Inventor Franz-Josef Kaiser

Franz-Josef Kaiser 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: 8535848
    Abstract: The structured body intended for use for an anode (1) in fuel cells, includes a structure formed by macro-pores and an electrode material. The macro-pores form communicating spaces which are produced by using pore forming materials. The electrode material includes skeleton-like or net-like connected structures of particles which are connected by sintering and which form two reticular systems which interengage: a first reticular system made of ceramic material and a second reticular system which contains metals to effect an electrical conductivity. The electrode material has the properties so that, with a multiple change between oxidizing and reducing conditions, substantially no major property changes occur in the ceramic reticular system, and an oxidization or reduction of the metals occurs in the second reticular system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Hexis AG
    Inventors: Gilles Robert, Andreas Franz-Josef Kaiser, Emad Batawi
  • Publication number: 20120141916
    Abstract: The structured body intended for use for an anode (1) in fuel cells, includes a structure formed by macro-pores and an electrode material. The macro-pores form communicating spaces which are produced by using pore forming materials. The electrode material includes skeleton-like or net-like connected structures of particles which are connected by sintering and which form two reticular systems which interengage: a first reticular system made of ceramic material and a second reticular system which contains metals to effect an electrical conductivity. The electrode material has the properties so that, with a multiple change between oxidizing and reducing conditions, substantially no major property changes occur in the ceramic reticular system, and an oxidization or reduction of the metals occurs in the second reticular system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2012
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: Sulzer Hexis AG
    Inventors: Gilles Robert, Andreas Franz-Josef Kaiser, Emad Batawi
  • Patent number: 8114551
    Abstract: The structured body intended for use for an anode (1) in fuel cells, includes a structure formed by macro-pores and an electrode material. The macro-pores form communicating spaces which are produced by using pore forming materials. The electrode material includes skeleton-like or net-like connected structures of particles which are connected by sintering and which form two reticular systems which interengage: a first reticular system made of ceramic material and a second reticular system which contains metals to effect an electrical conductivity. The electrode material has the properties so that, with a multiple change between oxidizing and reducing conditions, substantially no major property changes occur in the ceramic reticular system, and an oxidization or reduction of the metals occurs in the second reticular system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Sulzer Hexis AG
    Inventors: Gilles Robert, Andreas Franz-Josef Kaiser, Emad Batawi
  • Patent number: 7691524
    Abstract: Anode material for a fuel cell which is to be operated at a high temperature above 700° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Hexis AG
    Inventors: Gilles Robert, Andreas Franz-Josef Kaiser, Emad Batawi
  • Patent number: 7638222
    Abstract: The porous, gas permeable layer substructure (5; 5a, 5b) for a thin, gas tight layer (89) can in particular be used as a functional component in high temperature fuel cells (8). This layer substructure has a smooth surface (50a) which is suitable for an application of the gas tight layer or a multi-layer system including the gas tight layer, with the application being carried out by means of a screen printing method or other coating methods. The smooth surface is formed by a compacted edge zone (50). The edge zone and a carrier structure (51) adjacent to this are made from sinterable particles of a uniform substance mixture. The porosity of the carrier structure is greater than 30 volume percent, preferably greater than 40 volume percent. The pore size of the edge zone is smaller than 10 ?m, preferably smaller than 3 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignee: Hexis AG
    Inventors: Andreas Franz-Josef Kaiser, Kaspar Honegger, Emad Batawi
  • Patent number: 7223067
    Abstract: The flow machine is furnished with an abradable (10) made of a particle composite material. This so-called composite (1) contains granular core particles (2) of a ceramic material. The surfaces (20) of the granular core particles carry functional layers (22) which form an intermediate phase of the composite which is stable at a high operating temperature. The intermediate phase in this process has been produced in situ at least in part by a chemical reaction of a precursor material (22?) and material (21) of the granular core particles on the particle surfaces (20). Bonds (23) are formed between the granular core particles arranged in a porous composite by the intermediate phase. These bonds have a breaking characteristic for abradables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2007
    Assignee: Sulzer Metco (US) Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Wilson, Andreas Franz-Josef Kaiser
  • Publication number: 20060083979
    Abstract: Anode material for a fuel cell which is to be operated at a high temperature above 700° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2005
    Publication date: April 20, 2006
    Applicant: Sulzer Hexis AG
    Inventors: Gilles Robert, Andreas Franz-Josef Kaiser, Emad Batawi
  • Publication number: 20030165726
    Abstract: The structured body intended for use for an anode (1) in fuel cells, comprises a structure formed by macro-pores (100) and an electrode material (5). The macro-pores form communicating spaces which are produced by means of pore forming materials. The electrode material includes skeleton-like or net-like connected structures of particles (60, 70) which are connected by sintering and which form two reticular systems (6, 7) which interengage: a first reticular system (6) made of ceramic material and a second reticular system (7) which contains metals to effect an electrical conductivity. The electrode material has the properties that, with a multiple change between oxidising and reducing conditions, substantially no major property changes occur in the ceramic reticular system, on the one hand, and an oxidisation or reduction of the metals results in the second reticular system, on the other hand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2003
    Publication date: September 4, 2003
    Applicant: Sulzer Hexis AG
    Inventors: Gilles Robert, Andreas Franz-Josef Kaiser, Emad Batawi
  • Publication number: 20020142210
    Abstract: The porous, gas permeable layer substructure (5; 5a, 5b) for a thin, gas impervious layer (89) can in particular be used as a functional component in high temperature fuel cells (8). This layer substructure has a smooth surface (50a) which is suitable for an application of the gas impervious layer or a multi-layer system including the gas impervious layer, with the application being carried out by means of a screen printing method or other coating methods. The smooth surface is formed by a compacted edge zone (50). The edge zone and a carrier structure (51) adjacent to this are made from a uniform substance mixture of sinterable particles. The porosity of the carrier structure is greater than 30 volume percent, preferably greater than 40 volume percent. The pore size of the edge zone is smaller than 10 &mgr;m, preferably smaller than 3 &mgr;m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2002
    Publication date: October 3, 2002
    Applicant: Sulzer Hexis AG
    Inventors: Andreas Franz-Josef Kaiser, Kaspar Honegger, Emad Batawi
  • Patent number: 5385460
    Abstract: An apparatus for making an endless, flat, flexible belt of pourable plastics include a core, especially a multiple core, as tension bearer, for example in a conveyor belt of polyurethane. The apparatus includes a drum-like frame adapted for use in a centrifugal casting mold utilized for casting an endless, flat, flexible belt of pourable plastic material having a multiple strand core as a tension bearer at the generally center plane of the belt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 31, 1995
    Assignee: Balatros GmbH
    Inventor: Franz-Josef Kaiser
  • Patent number: 5219505
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for making an endless, flat, flexible belt of pourable plastics include a core, especially a multiple core, as tension bearer, for example in a conveyor belt of polyurethane. Spaced apart support filaments extending transversely of the longitudinal direction of the belt are tightened in a mold approximately in the center plane of the belt to be cast so that the tension bearer will be placed as accurately as possible in the middle, based on the thickness of the belt to be produced. Subsequently the tension bearer is wound in longitudinal direction of the belt on the winding support formed by the support filaments. Thereupon liquid plastic material is poured into the mold and following that the support filaments protruding from the side surfaces of the belt are cut off upon termination of the curing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 15, 1993
    Assignee: Balatros GmbH
    Inventor: Franz-Josef Kaiser
  • Patent number: 4921049
    Abstract: A hydraulic-damping two-chamber engine mount includes a working chamber and a compensating chamber. A conical jacket-like elastomeric wall has an end surface and a bearing plate is disposed on the end surface and borders the working chamber along with the elastomeric wall. The bearing plate has a cylindrical attachment with an end protruding into the working chamber. A rigid intermediate plate has an overflow conduit formed therein providing communication between the chambers. An integrated tension stop in the form of an annular stop plate has an inner edge suspended with play on the end of the cylindrical attachment for damping axial and radial mobility of the stop plate. A substantially conical jacket-like stop ring is provided for engaging the stop plate from above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 1, 1990
    Assignee: Metzeler GmbH
    Inventors: Franz-Josef Kaiser, Wolfgang Sauer