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).
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Patent number: 8535848Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 9, 2012Date of Patent: September 17, 2013Assignee: Hexis AGInventors: Gilles Robert, Andreas Franz-Josef Kaiser, Emad Batawi
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Publication number: 20120141916Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2012Publication date: June 7, 2012Applicant: Sulzer Hexis AGInventors: Gilles Robert, Andreas Franz-Josef Kaiser, Emad Batawi
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Patent number: 8114551Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 31, 2003Date of Patent: February 14, 2012Assignee: Sulzer Hexis AGInventors: Gilles Robert, Andreas Franz-Josef Kaiser, Emad Batawi
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Patent number: 7691524Abstract: Anode material for a fuel cell which is to be operated at a high temperature above 700° C.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2005Date of Patent: April 6, 2010Assignee: Hexis AGInventors: Gilles Robert, Andreas Franz-Josef Kaiser, Emad Batawi
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Patent number: 7638222Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 28, 2002Date of Patent: December 29, 2009Assignee: Hexis AGInventors: Andreas Franz-Josef Kaiser, Kaspar Honegger, Emad Batawi
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Patent number: 7223067Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 16, 2004Date of Patent: May 29, 2007Assignee: Sulzer Metco (US) Inc.Inventors: Scott Wilson, Andreas Franz-Josef Kaiser
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Publication number: 20060083979Abstract: Anode material for a fuel cell which is to be operated at a high temperature above 700° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2005Publication date: April 20, 2006Applicant: Sulzer Hexis AGInventors: Gilles Robert, Andreas Franz-Josef Kaiser, Emad Batawi
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Publication number: 20030165726Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2003Publication date: September 4, 2003Applicant: Sulzer Hexis AGInventors: Gilles Robert, Andreas Franz-Josef Kaiser, Emad Batawi
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Publication number: 20020142210Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2002Publication date: October 3, 2002Applicant: Sulzer Hexis AGInventors: Andreas Franz-Josef Kaiser, Kaspar Honegger, Emad Batawi
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Patent number: 5385460Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 11, 1993Date of Patent: January 31, 1995Assignee: Balatros GmbHInventor: Franz-Josef Kaiser
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Patent number: 5219505Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 23, 1991Date of Patent: June 15, 1993Assignee: Balatros GmbHInventor: Franz-Josef Kaiser
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Patent number: 4921049Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 16, 1989Date of Patent: May 1, 1990Assignee: Metzeler GmbHInventors: Franz-Josef Kaiser, Wolfgang Sauer