Patents by Inventor Gerald Frank

Gerald Frank 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).

  • Flexible and porous membranes and adsorbents, and method for the production thereof
    Patent number: 7014681
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing flexible and porous adsorbents based on oxidic and/or non-oxidic ceramic material containing carbon. The inventive method is characterized by the following steps: (a) producing a flat base matrix whose constituents are held together essentially by hydrogen bridge bonds, on a machine suited for producing paper; (b) applying and/or impregnating the surface of the base matrix, on one or both sides, with polymeric addition agents; (c) treating the base matrix under pyrolysis conditions at an increased temperature in an atmosphere containing essentially no oxygen. The invention also relates to membranes that can be produced according to the aforementioned method, to flexible material that can be produced by using these membranes, and to their use for separating and purifying fluids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2006
    Assignee: Blue Membranes GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Noack, Jurgen Kunstmann, Gerald Frank, Christian Gnabs, Norman Bischofberger, Andreas Bán
  • Flexible and porous membranes and adsorbents, and method for the production thereof
    Publication number: 20050067346
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing flexible and porous adsorbents based on oxidic and/or non-oxidic ceramic material containing carbon. The inventive method is characterized by the following steps: (a) producing a flat base matrix whose constituents are held together essentially by hydrogen bridge bonds, on a machine suited for producing paper; (b) applying and/or impregnating the surface of the base matrix, on one or both sides, with polymeric addition agents; (c) treating the base matrix under pyrolysis conditions at an increased temperature in an atmosphere containing essentially no oxygen. The invention also relates to membranes that can be produced according to the aforementioned method, to flexible material that can be produced by using these membranes, and to their use for separating and purifying fluids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2001
    Publication date: March 31, 2005
    Applicant: Blue Membranes GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Noack, Jurgen Kunstmann, Gerald Frank, Christian Gnabs, Norman Bischofberger, Andreas Ban