Patents by Inventor Kai-Uwe WEMHÖNER

Kai-Uwe WEMHÖNER 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: 20230202948
    Abstract: A process for the purification of isobutene from a C4 stream with at least 1-butene, 2-butene, isobutane and isobutene includes isomerizing 1-butene from a stream of material which is concentrated in isobutane and isobutene obtained from the C4 stream into 2-butene, using a catalyst in an isomerization reactor; supplying a product stream from the isomerization reactor to a rectification column; and providing a stream of material which is concentrated in isobutene. A processing facility is utilized for the purification of isobutene from the C4 stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Suman THOTLA, Pawel Tadeusz CZAJKA, Stefan Manfred ISELBORN, Kai-Uwe WEMHÖNER, Jürgen POPP
  • Patent number: 11649197
    Abstract: A process for the purification of isobutene from a C4 stream with at least 1-butene, 2-butene, isobutane and isobutene includes isomerizing 1-butene from a stream of material which is concentrated in isobutane and isobutene obtained from the C4 stream into 2-butene, using a catalyst in an isomerization reactor; supplying a product stream from the isomerization reactor to a rectification column; and providing a stream of material which is concentrated in isobutene. A processing facility is utilized for the purification of isobutene from the C4 stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignees: OMV DOWNSTREAM GMBH, BASF SE
    Inventors: Suman Thotla, Pawel Tadeusz Czajka, Stefan Manfred Iselborn, Kai-Uwe Wemhöner, Jürgen Popp
  • Publication number: 20210300841
    Abstract: A process for the purification of isobutene from a C4 stream with at least 1-butene, 2-butene, isobutane and isobutene includes isomerizing 1-butene from a stream of material which is concentrated in isobutane and isobutene obtained from the C4 stream into 2-butene, using a catalyst in an isomerization reactor; supplying a product stream from the isomerization reactor to a rectification column; and providing a stream of material which is concentrated in isobutene. A processing facility is utilized for the purification of isobutene from the C4 stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Suman THOTLA, Pawel Tadeusz CZAJKA, Stefan Manfred ISELBORN, Kai-Uwe WEMHÖNER, Jürgen POPP