Patents by Inventor Karl-Werner Ellinger

Karl-Werner Ellinger 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).

  • Process for treatment of liquids consisting primarily of methanol
    Patent number: 4716859
    Abstract: Process for the treatment of liquids consisting mainly of methanol as fuels for mobile or stationary combustion engines or as hydrogen sources for fuel cells, which comprises passing the methanol mixture through a reaction chamber containing a noble metal supported catalyst for the catalytic decomposition or steam reforming of methanol, which is composed of: (A) a noble metal component of one or more elements of Group VIII of the Periodic Table on a carrier material which comprises, (B.sub.1) TiO.sub.2 or CeO.sub.2, singly or in admixture with other refractory metallic oxides and/or binders, or (B.sub.2) TiO.sub.2 or CeO.sub.2, applied to the surface of a preformed refractory carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1986
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1988
    Assignees: Volkswagen AG, Sud-Chemie AG
    Inventors: Axel Konig, Kurt Korbel, Karl-Werner Ellinger, Michael Schneider, Karel Kochloefl, Ortwin Bock