Patents by Inventor Gerhard Weis

Gerhard Weis 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 transporting expanded thermoplastic polymer particles
    Patent number: 10065345
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for transporting foamed thermoplastic polymer particles (3) from a container (5, 9) through at least one pipe (7,9), wherein, for transporting the foamed thermoplastic polymer particles (3), a gas stream is applied through the pipe (7, 11). The foamed thermoplastic polymer particles (3) are wetted with a water comprising lubricant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Jürgen Bartl, Christian Obermann, Markus Buscher, Gerhard Weis, Alexander Wolf
  • METHOD FOR TRANSPORTING EXPANDED THERMOPLASTIC POLYMER PARTICLES
    Publication number: 20170080615
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for transporting foamed thermoplastic polymer particles (3) from a container (5, 9) through at least one pipe (7,9), wherein, for transporting the foamed thermoplastic polymer particles (3), a gas stream is applied through the pipe (7, 11). The foamed thermoplastic polymer particles (3) are wetted with a water comprising lubricant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: JÜRGEN BARTL, CHRISTIAN OBERMANN, MARKUS BUSCHER, GERHARD WEIS, ALEXANDER WOLF
  • Method for transporting expanded thermoplastic polymer particles
    Patent number: 9546052
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for transporting foamed thermoplastic polymer particles (3) from a container (5, 9) through at least one pipe (7, 11), wherein, for transporting the foamed thermoplastic polymer particles (3), a gas stream is applied through the pipe (7, 11). The foamed thermoplastic polymer particles (3) are wetted with a water comprising lubricant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: BASF SE (ISENBRUCK BÖSL HÖRSCHLER LLP)
    Inventors: Markus Buscher, Gerhard Weis, Jürgen Bartl, Christian Obermann, Alexander Wolf
  • METHOD FOR TRANSPORTING EXPANDED THERMOPLASTIC POLYMER PARTICLES
    Publication number: 20150166270
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for transporting foamed thermoplastic polymer particles (3) from a container (5, 9) through at least one pipe (7, 11), wherein, for transporting the foamed thermoplastic polymer particles (3), a gas stream is applied through the pipe (7, 11). The foamed thermoplastic polymer particles (3) are wetted with a water comprising lubricant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: Markus Buscher, Gerhard Weis, Jürgen Bartl, Christian Obermann, Alexander Wolf