Patents by Inventor Manfred Wacker

Manfred Wacker 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).

  • Element for detecting the presence of combustible gases in a gaseous atmosphere
    Patent number: 4077775
    Abstract: Element for detecting the presence of combustible gases in a gaseous atmosphere containing at least one oxidizing agent, comprising a microporous support consisting essentially of a mixture of gamma-and/or eta-alumina and refractory fibres, a catalyst layer based on a metal or an oxide of a metal from the family of the platinoids, located on at least a part of the surface of the microporous support, and a filament based on platinum, of which at least a part is wound round the said support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 1976
    Date of Patent: March 7, 1978
    Assignee: Comptoir Lyon-Alemand-Louyot
    Inventors: Roger Lacroix, Manfred Wacker, Claude Lambert