Patents by Inventor Holger Pingel

Holger Pingel 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).

  • Patent number: 7964019
    Abstract: A membrane for gas separation includes a porous support layer and a separation layer. The separation layer comprises a mixture of one or more saccharide derivatives and one or more homopolymers. The saccharide derivative(s) may have a cyclic structure with five or six ring atoms, or a linear structure, or may include monosaccharide derivatives which are bound via glycoside bonds, and the number of monosaccharides bound in this manner may be 2 to 1,000. A membrane can be produced by preparing a homogeneous solution which comprises a saccharide derivative and a homopolymer in a solvent; and pouring the homogenous solution onto a support layer. The membrane may be used in a gas separation module the operation of which makes use of the membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: GKSS-Forschungszentrum Geesthacht GmbH
    Inventors: Jun Qiu, Klaus-Viktor Peinemann, Jan Wind, Holger Pingel
  • Publication number: 20090255405
    Abstract: A membrane for gas separation includes a porous support layer and a separation layer. The separation layer comprises a mixture of one or more saccharide derivatives and one or more homopolymers. The saccharide derivative(s) may have a cyclic structure with five or six ring atoms, or a linear structure, or may include monosaccharide derivatives which are bound via glycoside bonds, and the number of monosaccharides bound in this manner may be 2 to 1,000. A membrane can be produced by preparing a homogeneous solution which comprises a saccharide derivative and a homopolymer in a solvent; and pouring the homogenous solution onto a support layer. The membrane may be used in a gas separation module the operation of which makes use of the membrane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2009
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Applicant: GKSS-FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM GEESTHACHT GMBH
    Inventors: Jun Qiu, Klaus-Viktor Peinemann, Jan Wind, Holger Pingel