Patents by Inventor Harald Alff

Harald Alff 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: 20230357012
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing lithium zirconium phosphate by means of flame spray pyrolysis using as precursors lithium and zirconium carboxylates containing 5 to 20 carbon atoms, an organic phosphate, and a solvent containing less than 10% by weight water. Lithium zirconium phosphate obtainable by this process can be used in lithium ion batteries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Applicant: EVONIK OPERATIONS GMBH
    Inventors: Ryo TAKATA, Armin WIEGAND, Harald ALFF, Franz SCHMIDT, Daniel ESKEN, Marcel HERZOG
  • Publication number: 20220336841
    Abstract: A process may produce mixed oxides including lithium, zirconium, and optionally at least one other than Li and Zr metal, by flame spray pyrolysis. Mixed oxides are obtainable by such a process. Such mixed oxides may be used in lithium ion batteries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: Evonik Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Durdu SCHÄFER, Armin WIEGAND, Harald ALFF, Ryo TAKATA, Franz SCHMIDT
  • Publication number: 20220306485
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing lithium zirconium mixed oxides by means of flame spray pyrolysis, mixed oxides obtainable by this process and their use in lithium ion batteries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: Evonik Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Durdu SCHÄFER, Armin WIEGAND, Harald ALFF, Ryo TAKATA, Franz SCHMIDT
  • Patent number: 11434146
    Abstract: A process for producing a metal oxide powder by flame spray pyrolysis where a) a stream of a solution containing at least one oxidizable or hydrolysable metal compound is atomized to afford an aerosol by means of an atomizer gas, b) this aerosol is brought to reaction in the reaction space of the reactor with a flame obtained by ignition of a mixture of fuel gas and air, c) the reaction stream is cooled and d) the solid product is subsequently removed from the reaction stream, wherein e) the reaction space comprises one or more successive double-walled internals, wherein the wall of the double-walled internal facing the flame-conducting region of the reaction space comprises at least one slot through which a gas or vapour is introduced into the reaction space in which the flame is burning and f) the slot is arranged such that this gas or vapour brings about a rotation of the flame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Evonik Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Kress, Stipan Katusic, Armin Wiegand, Harald Alff, Michael Hagemann
  • Publication number: 20200230703
    Abstract: Process for producing a tungsten oxide powder or a tungsten mixed oxide powder of general formula MxWO3, wherein M=Na, K, Rb, Li and/or Cs, 0.1?x?0.5, comprising the consecutive steps of: a) providing a solution comprising respectively at least one tungsten compound and optionally at least one M-comprising compound in a concentration corresponding to the stoichiometry MxWO3, b) atomizing the solution, thus forming an aerosol, into a reaction space, c) reacting the aerosol in the reaction space with a hydrogen/oxygen flame for which the expression 1<O2,primary/0.5H2?3 applies, wherein the reaction space is configured such that it comprises two reaction zones with two different velocities of the reaction mixture v1 and v2 where v2=0.3-0.8 v1 and 0.5?v1?10 Nm/s, d) separating the solid from vaporous or gaseous substances and e) passing a reducing gas stream over the separated solid at a temperature of 450-700° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2017
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Applicant: Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Stipan KATUSIC, Peter KRESS, Harald ALFF, Armin WIEGAND, Michael HAGEMANN
  • Publication number: 20190352189
    Abstract: A process for producing a metal oxide powder by flame spray pyrolysis where a) a stream of a solution containing at least one oxidizable or hydrolysable metal compound is atomized to afford an aerosol by means of an atomizer gas, b) this aerosol is brought to reaction in the reaction space of the reactor with a flame obtained by ignition of a mixture of fuel gas and air, c) the reaction stream is cooled and d) the solid product is subsequently removed from the reaction stream, wherein e) the reaction space comprises one or more successive double-walled internals, wherein the wall of the double-walled internal facing the flame-conducting region of the reaction space comprises at least one slot through which a gas or vapour is introduced into the reaction space in which the flame is burning and f) the slot is arranged such that this gas or vapour brings about a rotation of the flame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: EVONIK DEGUSSA GMBH
    Inventors: Peter KRESS, Stipan KATUSIC, Armin WIEGAND, Harald ALFF, Michael HAGEMANN
  • Patent number: 10384940
    Abstract: Process for producing metal oxide powders by means of flame spray pyrolysis, in which an aerosol comprising a metal compound is introduced into a flame in a reactor and reacted therein, and the metal oxide powder obtained is separated from gaseous substances, wherein a) the flame is formed by the ignition of an oxygen-containing gas (1) with a fuel gas, b) the aerosol is obtained by joint atomization of a solution containing a metal compound and an atomization gas by means of one or more nozzles and c) the ratio of the spray area to the cross-sectional reactor area is at least 0.2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Stipan Katusic, Peter Kress, Harald Alff, Tobias Renger, Armin Wiegand
  • Patent number: 10204723
    Abstract: Core-shell particles containing crystalline iron oxide in the core and amorphous silicon dioxide in the shell and in which a) the shell contains from 5 to 40% by weight of silicon dioxide, b) the core contains b1) from 60 to 95% by weight of iron oxide and b2) from 0.5 to 5% by weight of at least one doping component selected from the group consisting of aluminum, calcium, copper, magnesium, silver, titanium, yttrium, zinc, tin and zirconium, c) where the % by weight indicated are based on the core-shell particles and the sum of a) and b) is at least 98% by weight of the core-shell particles, d) the core has lattice plane spacings of 0.20 nm, 0.25 nm and 0.29 nm, in each case+/?0.02 nm, determined by means of HR-TEM.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: EVONIK DEGUSSA GmbH
    Inventors: Stipan Katusic, Harald Alff, Peter Albers, Harald Herzog, Peter Kress
  • Publication number: 20180194627
    Abstract: Process for producing metal oxide powders by means of flame spray pyrolysis, in which an aerosol comprising a metal compound is introduced into a flame in a reactor and reacted therein, and the metal oxide powder obtained is separated from gaseous substances, wherein a) the flame is formed by the ignition of an oxygen-containing gas (1) with a fuel gas, b) the aerosol is obtained by joint atomization of a solution containing a metal compound and an atomization gas by means of one or more nozzles and c) the ratio of the spray area to the cross-sectional reactor area is at least 0.2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Applicant: Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Stipan KATUSIC, Peter KRESS, Harald ALFF, Tobias RENGER, Armin WIEGAND
  • Publication number: 20170275166
    Abstract: A process for producing a metal oxide powder proceeds by spray pyrolysis, in which a mixture comprising ammonia and an aerosol which is obtained by atomizing a solution containing a metal compound by means of an atomization gas is introduced into a high-temperature zone of a reaction space and reacted in an oxygen-containing atmosphere therein and the solids are subsequently separated off.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Applicant: Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Stipan KATUSIC, Peter KRESS, Harald ALFF, Armin WIEGAND
  • Publication number: 20150213927
    Abstract: Core-shell particles containing crystalline iron oxide in the core and amorphous silicon dioxide in the shell and in which a) the shell contains from 5 to 40% by weight of silicon dioxide, b) the core contains b1) from 60 to 95% by weight of iron oxide and b2) from 0.5 to 5% by weight of at least one doping component selected from the group consisting of aluminium, calcium, copper, magnesium, silver, titanium, yttrium, zinc, tin and zirconium, c) where the % by weight indicated are based on the core-shell particles and the sum of a) and b) is at least 98% by weight of the core-shell particles, d) the core has lattice plane spacings of 0.20 nm, 0.25 nm and 0.29 nm, in each case +/?0.02 nm, determined by means of HR-TEM.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2013
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Applicant: Evonik Industries AG
    Inventors: Stipan Katusic, Harald Alff, Peter Albers, Harald Herzog, Peter Kress
  • Patent number: 8535633
    Abstract: Process for the production of doped metal oxide particles, wherein the doping component is present on the surface in the form of domains, wherein in a first reaction zone, an oxidizable and/or —hydrolysable metal compound as dopant together with an atomization gas is atomized into a flow of metal oxide particles in a carrier gas, wherein the mass flow of the metal oxide particles und —the mass flow of the dopant are selected such that the doped metal oxide particles contain 10 ppm to 10 wt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Kai Schumacher, Rainer Golchert, Helmut Roth, Harald Alff, Matthias Rochnia
  • Patent number: 8197791
    Abstract: Aluminum oxide powder in the form of aggregates of primary-particles, which has a BET surface area of from 10 to 90 m2/g and comprises as crystalline phases, in addition to gamma-aluminum oxide and/or theta-aluminum oxide, at least 30% of delta-aluminum oxide. It is prepared by vaporizing aluminum chloride and burning the vapor together with hydrogen and air, the ratio of primary air/secondary air being 0.01 to 2, the exit speed vB of the reaction mixture from the burner being at least 10 m/s, the lambda value being 1 to 4, the gamma value being 1 to 3 and the value of gamma*vB/lambda being greater than or equal to 55. Dispersion comprising the aluminum oxide powder. Coating composition comprising the dispersion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Kai Schumacher, Martin Moerters, Juergen Flesch, Marcus Von Twistern, Volker Hamm, Matthias Schmitt, Harald Alff, Roland Schilling
  • Patent number: 7658907
    Abstract: Titanium-aluminium mixed oxide powder with a proportion of aluminium oxide of less than 1 wt. % or a proportion of titanium dioxide of less than 5 wt. %, wherein the sum of the proportions of titanium dioxide and aluminium oxide is at least 99.7 wt. %. It is produced by transferring a vaporous starting compound of the quantitatively greater component of the mixed oxide into a mixing chamber by means of primary air and a vaporous starting compound of the quantitatively smaller component of the mixed oxide by means of an inert gas, and burning the mixture mixed with hydrogen in a mixing chamber into a reaction chamber. It can be used as a catalyst support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Kai Schumacher, Roland Schilling, Harald Alff, Helmut Roth
  • Publication number: 20090272937
    Abstract: Aluminium oxide powder in the form of aggregates of primary- particles, which has a BET surface area of from 10 to 90 m2/g and comprises as crystalline phases, in addition to gamma- aluminium oxide and/or theta-aluminium oxide, at least 30% of delta-aluminium oxide. It is prepared by vaporizing aluminium chloride and burning the vapour together with hydrogen and air, the ratio of primary air/secondary air being 0.01 to 2, the exit speed vB of the reaction mixture from the burner being at least 10 m/s, the lambda value being 1 to 4, the gamma value being 1 to 3 and the value of gamma * vB/lambda being greater than or equal to 55. Dispersion comprising the aluminium oxide powder. Coating composition comprising the dispersion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2005
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Applicant: DEGUSSA GmbH
    Inventors: Kai Schumacher, Martin Moerters, Juergen Flesch, Marcus Von Twistern, Volker Hamm, Matthias Schmitt, Harald Alff, Roland Schilling
  • Publication number: 20080311291
    Abstract: Process for the production of doped metal oxide particles, wherein the doping component is present on the surface in the form of domains, wherein in a first reaction zone, an oxidizable and/or - hydrolysable metal compound as dopant together with an atomization gas is atomised into a flow of metal oxide particles in a carrier gas, wherein the mass flow of the metal oxide particles und - the mass flow of the dopant are selected such that the doped metal oxide particles contain 10 ppm to 10 wt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2006
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Applicant: EVONIK DEGUSSA Gmbh
    Inventors: Kai Schumacher, Rainer Golchert, Helmut Roth, Harald Alff, Matthias Rochnia
  • Publication number: 20080096755
    Abstract: Titanium-aluminium mixed oxide powder with a proportion of aluminium oxide of less than 1 wt. % or a proportion of titanium dioxide of less than 5 wt. %, wherein the sum of the proportions of titanium dioxide and aluminium oxide is at least 99.7 wt. %. It is produced by transferring a vaporous starting compound of the quantitatively greater component of the mixed oxide into a mixing chamber by means of primary air and a vaporous starting compound of the quantitatively smaller component of the mixed oxide by means of an inert gas, and burning the mixture mixed with hydrogen in a mixing chamber into a reaction chamber. It can be used as a catalyst support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2005
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Applicant: DEGUSSA GmbH
    Inventors: Kai Schumacher, Roland Schilling, Harald Alff, Helmut Roth
  • Patent number: 6773814
    Abstract: Metal oxide particles having a metal oxide core and a silicon dioxide coating have a low structure. The particle are produced by a base dissolved in water being added under agitation to a dispersion comprising a metal oxide, at least one compound of the type XnSi(OR)4−n, and water, the reaction product being separated out, optionally washed with water and dried. The metal oxide particles coated with silicon dioxide may be used in sun screening agents and in chemical-mechanical-polishing (CMP) applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2004
    Assignee: Degussa AG
    Inventors: Kai Schumacher, Helmut Mangold, Steffen Hasenzahl, Harald Alff
  • Publication number: 20030104198
    Abstract: Metal oxide particles having a metal oxide core and a silicon dioxide coating have a low structure. The particle are produced by a base dissolved in water being added under agitation to a dispersion comprising a metal oxide, at least one compound of the type XnSi(OR)4−n, and water, the reaction product being separated out, optionally washed with water and dried. The metal oxide particles coated with silicon dioxide may be used in sun screening agents and in chemical-mechanical-polishing (CMP) applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2002
    Publication date: June 5, 2003
    Applicant: Degussa AG
    Inventors: Kai Schumacher, Helmut Mangold, Steffen Hasenzahl, Harald Alff
  • Patent number: 5458923
    Abstract: Aqueous emulsions are disclosed containing organosilicon compounds for the impregnation of inorganic materials, in particular building materials, containing alkoxysilanes and silane surfactants. The aqueous emulsions are storage stable and are adjusted to pH of from 3 to 5.5 just prior to use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 17, 1995
    Assignee: Degussa Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thomas Goebel, Rudolf Michel, Harald Alff, Josef Karl