Patents by Inventor Joachim Went

Joachim Went 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).

  • Active pressure intensifier, reverse osmosis system and use thereof
    Patent number: 9644620
    Abstract: The invention relates to an active pressure intensifier which comprises an axial piston pump having a housing in which a drum which is driven via a drive shaft for rotation and has at least two piston chambers is disposed, the piston chambers respectively having a liquid inlet and a liquid outlet and, in the piston chambers respectively, a piston with at least one piston rod being disposed. Likewise, a reverse osmosis plant which has this active pressure intensifier is provided according to the invention. Likewise, a method for changing the concentration of dissolved components in liquid solutions by means of reverse osmosis is provided according to the invention. The subject according to the invention is used in particular in sea- and brackish water desalination, in waste water treatment, in the foodstuff industry, in the chemical industry and in mining.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.
    Inventors: Joachim Went, Julian-Niclas Anhalt
  • ACTIVE PRESSURE INTENSIFIER, REVERSE OSMOSIS SYSTEM AND USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20140374356
    Abstract: The invention relates to an active pressure intensifier which comprises an axial piston pump having a housing in which a drum which is driven via a drive shaft for rotation and has at least two piston chambers is disposed, the piston chambers respectively having a liquid inlet and a liquid outlet and, in the piston chambers respectively, a piston with at least one piston rod being disposed. Likewise, a reverse osmosis plant which has this active pressure intensifier is provided according to the invention. Likewise, a method for changing the concentration of dissolved components in liquid solutions by means of reverse osmosis is provided according to the invention. The subject according to the invention is used in particular in sea- and brackish water desalination, in waste water treatment, in the foodstuff industry, in the chemical industry and in mining.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2012
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: Joachim Went, Julian-Niclas Anhalt