Patents by Inventor Josef Haenfling

Josef Haenfling 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).

  • Three-step reforming reactor especially for mobile fuel cell
    Patent number: 6264856
    Abstract: A reforming reactor, particularly for the water vapor reforming of methanol, with three serially arranged reactor steps, each of which is charged with a catalyst pellet fill. According to the invention, the center reactor step is maintained at a temperature which is suitable for the reforming reaction, while the two other reactor steps remain unheated. The present invention may be used as a reforming reactor for the water vapor reforming of methanol for the purpose of producing hydrogen in a fuel-cell operated motor vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2001
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventors: Rainer Autenrieth, Josef Haenfling, Dietmar Heil, Heinz Steinke, Norbert Wiesheu