Patents by Inventor Hans Kungl

Hans Kungl 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: 20230383419
    Abstract: A method for electrolysis, wherein an anolyte is brought into contact with an anode, and a catholyte is brought into contact with a cathode, wherein the anolyte contains hydroxide ions and the catholyte contains an auxiliary, wherein an electrical voltage is applied between the anode and the cathode such that the hydroxide ions in the anolyte are oxidized at the anode and the auxiliary in the catholyte is reduced at the cathode, and wherein H2O and the reduced auxiliary are brought into contact with a catalyst such that the reduced auxiliary is oxidized and hydrogen is formed from the H2O. By means of the auxiliary, the electrolysis can be carried out under low pressure, and hydrogen can still be obtained at high pressure. This facilitates the construction of the electrolytic cell and prevents an efficiency-reducing gas cross-permeation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Maximilian Schalenbach, Hermann Tempel, Hans Kungl, Rüdiger-A. Eichel
  • Publication number: 20230349056
    Abstract: An arrangement comprising electrochemical cells arranged adjoining one another in a stacking direction (x), wherein adjacent ones of the electrochemical cells are separated from one another by a respective electrically insulating separating element, wherein the electrochemical cells each have an anode chamber comprising an anode, a cathode chamber comprising a cathode, and a membrane arranged between the anode and the cathode chambers, wherein the anodes are each connected to the cathode of the electrochemical cell following in the stacking direction (x) via an electrically conductive connection, and wherein the electrically conductive connections pass through the separating element arranged between the respective anode and the respective cathode, and/or a boundary of the electrochemical cells. The electrically conductive connection between the anodes and the cathodes makes it possible to dispense with bipolar plates in the described arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Maximilian Schalenbach, Hermann Tempel, Hans Kungl, Rüdiger-A. Eichel
  • Publication number: 20230332301
    Abstract: Method for electrolysis, wherein H2O is brought into contact with an anode, and a catholyte is brought into contact with a cathode, wherein the catholyte contains an auxiliary, wherein an electrical voltage is applied between the anode and the cathode such that oxygen is formed at the anode and the auxiliary is reduced at the cathode, and wherein protons and the reduced auxiliary are brought into contact with a catalyst such that the reduced auxiliary is oxidized and hydrogen is formed from the protons. By means of the auxiliary, the electrolysis can be carried out under low pressure, and hydrogen can still be obtained at high pressure. This facilitates the construction of the electrolytic cell and prevents an efficiency-reducing gas cross-permeation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Maximilian Schalenbach, Hermann Tempel, Hans Kungl, Rüdiger-A. Eichel
  • Publication number: 20220220639
    Abstract: A method for producing a carbon fiber material is disclosed, the method comprising the steps of a) Preparation of a solution of polyacrylonitrile in a suitable organic solvent b) Electrospinning of the solution obtained in a) and drying of the obtained fiber material c) Crosslinking of the obtained fiber material by heating to 150 to 350° C. in an air or oxygen atmosphere for 1 to 30 h d) Carbonization of the obtained fiber material in an inert gas atmosphere at a temperature in the range of 500 to 2,500° C., characterized in that no silicon, sulfur, metal compounds, intermetallic compounds, silicon compounds and/or sulfur compounds are added to the polyacrylonitrile solution in step a) and that neither stabilization nor surface modification steps are carried out with the fiber material by treatment with chemical reagents and/or exposure to tensile stress.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Hermann Tempel, Ansgar Karl Georg Kretzschmar, Victor Octavian Selmert, Henning Weinrich, Hans Kungl, Rüdiger-A Eichel
  • Patent number: 11258053
    Abstract: A method for preparing a lithium ion solid-state accumulator comprising an anode, a cathode, and a solid-state electrolyte includes pressing and sintering pre-calcined electrolyte powder to an electrolyte layer. The pre-calcined electrolyte powder comprises at least one phosphate compound, at least one silicide compound, or at least one phosphorus sulfide. The method further includes applying, on both sides of the electrolyte layer, one electrode each. Prior to the application of the at least one electrode layer on a surface of the sintered electrolyte layer, first, at least one intermediate layer, and, then, on this intermediate layer, the electrode layer is applied. The at least one intermediate layer is a layer of electrolyte and anode material and/or a layer of electrolyte and cathode material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JUELICH GMBH
    Inventors: Hermann Tempel, Shicheng Yu, Hans Kungl, Xin Gao, Roland Schierholz, Andreas Mertens, Joseph Mertens, Lambertus G. J. De Haart, Ruediger-A. Eichel
  • Publication number: 20190341597
    Abstract: A method for preparing a lithium ion solid-state accumulator comprising an anode, a cathode, and a solid-state electrolyte includes pressing and sintering pre-calcined electrolyte powder to an electrolyte layer. The pre-calcined electrolyte powder comprises at least one phosphate compound, at least one silicide compound, or at least one phosphorus sulfide. The method further includes applying, on both sides of the electrolyte layer, one electrode each. Prior to the application of the at least one electrode layer on a surface of the sintered electrolyte layer, first, at least one intermediate layer, and, then, on this intermediate layer, the electrode layer is applied. The at least one intermediate layer is a layer of electrolyte and anode material and/or a layer of electrolyte and cathode material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2017
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Hermann TEMPEL, Shicheng YU, Hans KUNGL, Xin GAO, Roland SCHIERHOLZ, Andreas MERTENS, Joseph MERTENS, Lambertus G. J. DE HAART, Ruediger-A. EICHEL
  • Patent number: 8080230
    Abstract: The invention relates to fine-particulate zirconium titanates or lead zirconium titanates and a method for production thereof by reaction of titanium dioxide particles with a zirconium compound or a lead and zirconium compound. The titanium dioxide particles have a BET surface of more than 50 m2/g. The lead zirconium titanates can be used for the production of microelectronic components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Tronox Pigments GmbH
    Inventors: Gerhard Auer, Horst Günnel, Frank Hipler, Michael J. Hoffman, Susanne Wagner, Hans Kungl
  • Publication number: 20090060831
    Abstract: The invention relates to fine-particulate zirconium titanates or lead zirconium titanates and a method for production thereof by reaction of titanium dioxide particles with a zirconium compound or a lead and zirconium compound. The titanium dioxide particles have a BET surface of more than 50 m2/g. The lead zirconium titanates can be used for the production of microelectronic components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2005
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Applicant: Tronox Pigments GmbH
    Inventors: Gerhard Auer, Horst Gunnel, Frank Hipler, Michael J. Hoffman, Susanne Wagner, Hans Kungl