Patents by Inventor Martin A. Schaefer

Martin A. Schaefer 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: 20170067362
    Abstract: A gas turbine rotor cover includes a body, the body having an inner side facing towards a central axis and an outer side facing away from the central axis, wherein the gas turbine rotor cover is configured and arranged to extend in an axial direction and a circumferential direction relative to the central axis. An inner layer of insulation is attached to the inner side of the body and extends along at least part of the length of the body in the axial direction and/or an outer layer of insulation is attached to the outer side of the body, and extends along at least part of the length of the body in the axial direction. A gas turbine containing the gas turbine rotor cover is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Applicant: ANSALDO ENERGIA SWITZERLAND AG
    Inventors: Giovanni CATALDI, Mauro CORRADI, Meisam SISTANINIA, Martin SCHAEFER, Tobias HERZOG
  • Patent number: 9428438
    Abstract: Process for obtaining formic acid by thermal separation of a stream comprising formic acid and a tertiary amine (I), in which, in step (a), a liquid stream comprising formic acid, methanol, water and tertiary amine (I) is produced by combining methyl formate, water and tertiary amine (I), from there in step (b), methanol is separated off and in step (c), formic acid is removed by distillation from the liquid stream obtained in a distillation apparatus, wherein, when methyl formate, water and tertiary amine (I) are combined, methyl formate, water and optionally tertiary amine (I) are first introduced in step (a1) in a molar ratio of 0?n(amine to a1)/n(mefo to a1)?0.1, and from 70 to 100% of the hydrolysis equilibrium possible is set and then, in step (a2), tertiary amine (I) is introduced in a molar ratio of 0.1?n(amine to a2)/n(mefo to a1)?2, and the mixture is reacted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Donata Maria Fries, Klaus-Dieter Mohl, Martin Schäfer, Daniel Schneider, Peter Bassler, Stefan Rittinger, Joaquim Henrique Teles
  • Publication number: 20160228587
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to the field of radiopharmaceuticals and their use in nuclear medicine as tracers, imaging agents and for the treatment of various disease states of prostate cancer. Thus, the present invention concerns compounds that are represented by the general Formulae (Ia) or (Ib).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2016
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: Matthias EDER, Klaus KOPKA, Martin SCHÄFER, Ulrike BAUDER-WÜST, Uwe HABERKORN, Michael EISENHUT, Walter MIER, Martina BENESOVA
  • Patent number: 9358729
    Abstract: A method and a device perform selective laser sintering. In the method for laser sintering, energy is applied linearly to a cross-sectional surface of the component to be produced in order to compact the powdery material. In the case of components with cross-sectional surfaces that have a curved contour, the application of energy can be guided in a line-shaped manner following the curved contour so that the contour of the workpiece that develops is continuously replicated. Advantageously, irregularities in the contour, which are caused by the raster predetermined by the laser sintering method, can thus be largely avoided. The device for laser sintering includes a powder delivery unit which can rotate about a rotational axis located in the interior of an annularly closed cross-section of the workpiece to be produced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Oliver Hofacker, Martin Schäfer
  • Publication number: 20160121397
    Abstract: An arrangement includes a processing chamber, a coating platform located in the processing chamber, and a coating device with a coating element located in the processing chamber for coating a metal or ceramic powder. The arrangement also has an exchanging device for exchanging at least one portion of the coating element with another portion of the same coating element or for exchanging the entire coating element with another coating element within the processing chamber when the processing chamber is closed. The exchanging device can include a multiple head, e.g., a pivoting head or revolving head, an exchanging station, and/or a moving device that allows a coating element portion that is to be exchanged to be moved or pushed away. A part of the coating element can also be rolled on a supply roller, and the coating element portion can be exchanged by unrolling the coating element from the supply roller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2014
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Omer Aydin, Heinz Pilz, Martin Schaefer
  • Patent number: 9252642
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electric machine (100) comprising a stator (107) and a rotor (101), wherein the rotor (101) comprises a hollow shaft (102), wherein a closed hollow space (103) is formed by means of the hollow shaft (102), wherein the closed hollow space (103) is provided for receiving a cooling agent, wherein a three-dimensional transport structure (200) is provided in the closed hollow chamber (103) for transporting the cooling agent. The three-dimensional structure can, for example, be produced by means of applying an adaptive material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Klaus Büttner, Vladimir Danov, Olaf Rehme, Martin Schäfer
  • Publication number: 20150259039
    Abstract: The present invention provides a sealing device for an opening. The device includes a body that has a first side and a second side. A passageway is formed through the body such that the passageway has a first end adjacent to the first side and a second end that is adjacent to the second side. A sealing member is provided that includes an outer gasket and an inner gasket. The outer gasket is positioned adjacent the first side and the inner gasket is positioned adjacent the second side. A seal connector connects the inner gasket and the outer gasket and the seal connector passes through the passageway. In this way, the inner gasket and the outer gasket are mechanically attached to the ring. The sealing device is configured for use in such applications as sealing the cargo opening on the deck of a kayak.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2015
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventors: Gerald M. Zinnbauer, John Martin Schaefer, Lee Patrick Ward
  • Patent number: 9108913
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of an ester in a reactor, wherein at least one of at least two different catalysts is an electron donor and a further catalyst is a sulphur-containing proton donor; a device, a process for the preparation of a thermoplastic composition comprising the ester prepared according to the invention, a process for the production of a shaped article comprising the ester according to the invention or the thermoplastic composition according to the invention, a process for the production of a packed product, a process for the production of an at least partly coated object, and uses of the esters according to the invention as an additive in various compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: Emery Oleochemicals GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Daute, Martin Schäfer, Thomas Schweichler
  • Publication number: 20150176424
    Abstract: The invention pertains to a seal system for a passage between a turbine stator and a turbine rotor, including: a first arm extending radially outwards from the turbine rotor and toward the first seal arranged on the stator, and terminating short of the first seal thereby creating a first gap between the first seal and the first arm. The seal system further includes a second seal arranged on the turbine stator, and a second arm extending axially from the turbine rotor towards the second seal base, and terminating short of the second seal thereby creating a second gap between the second seal and the second arm. The invention further refers to a gas turbine including such a seal system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Inventors: Carlos Simon-Delgado, Christoph Didion, Marc Widmer, Martin Schaefer, Guenter Filkorn
  • Publication number: 20150110715
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof having a chemical structure comprising: (A) at least one motif specifically binding to cell membranes of neoplastic cells; (B) at least one chelator moiety of radiometals; and (C) at least one dye moiety; wherein said compound has a molecular weight of not more than 5 kDa. Further, the invention refers to a method for producing such compound and to the in vivo and in vitro uses thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicants: RUPRECHT-KARLS-UNIVERSITAT HEIDELBERG, DEUTSCHES KREBSFORSCHUNGSZENTRUM
    Inventors: Matthias Eder, Klaus Kopka, Martin Schaefer, Ulrike Bauder-Wuest, Uwe Haberkorn
  • Publication number: 20150053836
    Abstract: In a substrate, particularly in a substrate for a mirror support, in which recesses are introduced in one surface, preferably in the back side of the substrate, as a result of which, in particular, bridging pieces are defined between the recesses, in order to achieve the situation that despite a reduced weight, a high rigidity still remains, which means only a slight sagging after its correct uptake in a holding device provided for it, it is provided that at least one first portion of the bridging pieces has a width that is different than a second portion of the bridging pieces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventors: Martin Schaefer, Thorsten Doehring, Volker Seibert, Thomas Westerhoff, Hans-Joachim Nowak
  • Patent number: 8957244
    Abstract: Process for preparing methyl formate by carbonylation of methanol by means of carbon monoxide in a carbonylation reactor in the presence of a catalyst system comprising alkali metal formate and alkali metal alkoxide to give a reaction mixture (RM) which comprises methyl formate, alkali metal formate, alkali metal alkoxide and possibly unreacted methanol and unreacted carbon monoxide and is taken from the carbonylation reactor, wherein the reaction mixture (RM) comprises at least 0.5% by weight of alkali metal alkoxide based on the total weight of the reaction mixture (RM) and the molar ratio of alkali metal formate to alkali metal alkoxide in the reaction mixture (RM) is greater than 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Daniel Schneider, Klaus-Dieter Mohl, Martin Schäfer, Jürgen Paschold, Joaquim Henrique Teles, Stefan Rittinger
  • Patent number: 8901350
    Abstract: Process for obtaining formic acid by thermal separation of a stream comprising formic acid and a tertiary amine (I), in which a liquid stream comprising formic acid and a tertiary amine (I) in a molar ratio of from 0.5 to 5 is produced by combining tertiary amine (I) and a formic acid source, from 10 to 100% by weight of the secondary components present therein are separated off and formic acid is removed by distillation in a distillation apparatus at a bottom temperature of from 100 to 300° C. and a pressure of from 30 to 3000 hPa abs from the liquid stream obtained, the bottom discharge from the distillation apparatus being separated into two liquid phases and the upper liquid phase being recycled to the formic acid source and the lower liquid phase being recycled for separating off the secondary components and/or to the distillation apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Daniel Schneider, Klaus-Dieter Mohl, Martin Schäfer, Karin Pickenäcker, Stefan Rittinger, Thomas Schaub, Joaquim Henrique Teles, Rocco Paciello, Gerd Kaibel
  • Patent number: 8889905
    Abstract: Process for obtaining formic acid by thermal separation of a stream comprising formic acid and a tertiary amine (I), in which a liquid stream comprising formic acid and tertiary amine (I) is produced by combining tertiary amine (I) and a formic acid source, secondary components comprised therein are separated off, formic acid is removed by distillation from the resulting liquid stream in a distillation apparatus, where the bottom output from the distillation apparatus is separated into two liquid phases, and the upper liquid phase is recirculated to the formic acid source and the lower liquid phase is recirculated to the separation of the secondary components and/or to the distillation apparatus, wherein low boilers are removed by distillation from the upper liquid phase and recirculated to the depleted stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Peter Bassler, Stefan Rittinger, Daniel Schneider, Donata Maria Fries, Klaus-Dieter Mohl, Joaquim Henrique Teles, Martin Schäfer, Jürgen Paschold
  • Patent number: 8877965
    Abstract: A process for preparing formic acid by reaction of carbon dioxide (1) with hydrogen (2) in a hydrogenation reactor (I) in the presence of a catalyst comprising an element of group 8, 9 or 10 of the Periodic Table, a tertiary amine comprising at least 12 carbon atoms per molecule and a polar solvent comprising one or more monoalcohols selected from among methanol, ethanol, propanols and butanols, to form formic acid/amine adducts as intermediates which are subsequently thermally dissociated, where the work-up of the output (3) from the hydrogenation reactor (I) is carried out by addition of water so as to increase the distribution coefficient of the catalyst between the upper phase (4) and the lower phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Thomas Schaub, Donata Maria Fries, Rocco Paciello, Klaus-Dieter Mohl, Martin Schäfer, Stefan Rittinger, Daniel Schneider
  • Patent number: 8864324
    Abstract: A monolithic substrate of glass or glass ceramics and methods for manufacturing are provided, where the substrate has a lightweight structure. The lightweight structure includes recesses that are delimited by webs, such webs forming tetragonal or four-corner-shaped pockets. Due to the lightweight structure, the weight of the substrate can be significantly reduced, and at the same time a high rigidity can be ensured. The substrate can be used as a mirror support or a mirror and can be employed terrestrially and/or extra-terrestrially.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Schott AG
    Inventors: Volker Seibert, Martin Schaefer, Thomas Westerhoff, Ralf Reiter, Ralf Jedamzik
  • Patent number: 8835683
    Abstract: Process for obtaining formic acid by thermal separation of a stream comprising formic acid and a tertiary amine (I), in which a liquid stream comprising formic acid, tertiary amine (I) and water is produced by combining tertiary amine (I) and a formic acid source in the presence of water, water and organic decomposition products of the tertiary amine (I) are removed and formic acid is removed by distillation from the resulting liquid stream in a distillation apparatus, wherein the stream comprising water and organic decomposition products of the tertiary amine (I) which have been separated off is separated into two liquid phases, the upper liquid phase is removed and the lower, water-comprising liquid phase is recirculated to the formic acid source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Daniel Schneider, Klaus-Dieter Mohl, Martin Schäfer, Donata Maria Fries, Joaquim Henrique Teles, Peter Bassler, Stefan Rittinger, Thomas Schaub
  • Publication number: 20140241876
    Abstract: The invention refers to a rotary flow machine having a rotor unit, rotating about a rotational axis, around which in at least one partial axial area a stationary inner housing (IH) is provided at a radial distance. The stationary inner housing (IH) can be divided up along the rotational axis in an upper and a lower inner housing half which adjoin each other along a horizontal split plane. The inner housing (IH) is surrounded in at least one axial section by an outer housing (OH) which can be divided up along the rotational axis in one upper and one lower outer housing half. Further a method for disassembling of a rotary flow machine is disclosed. The lower inner housing half provides support means which support the inner lower housing half on the lower outer housing half. The support means are detachably mounted at the lower inner housing half at least at two opposite support positions (P1, P2) relative to the rotational axis along the split plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: ALSTOM Technology Ltd.
    Inventors: Martin SCHAEFER, Marc Rauch, Tobias Steffen, Daniel Seng
  • Patent number: 8791297
    Abstract: A process for preparing formic acid by reaction of carbon dioxide (1) with hydrogen (2) in a hydrogenation reactor (I) in the presence of a catalyst comprising an element of group 8, 9 or 10 of the Periodic Table, a tertiary amine comprising at least 12 carbon atoms per molecule and a polar solvent comprising one or more monoalcohols selected from among methanol, ethanol, propanols and butanols and also water, to form formic acid/amine adducts as intermediates which are subsequently thermally dissociated, with work-up of the output (3) from the hydrogenation reactor (I) in a plurality of process steps, where a tertiary amine-comprising stream (13) from the work-up is used as selective solvent for the catalyst, is proposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Thomas Schaub, Donata Maria Fries, Rocco Paciello, Klaus-Dieter Mohl, Martin Schäfer, Stefan Rittinger, Daniel Schneider
  • Patent number: 8785540
    Abstract: A description is given of an aqueous vinyl ester copolymer dispersion stabilized with a combination of at least one protective colloid and of at least one emulsifier, said dispersion having a viscosity of less than 8000 mPa*s, a weight average dw of the particle sizes of 0.5 to 10 ?m, and a ratio of weight average to number average of the particle sizes, dw/dn, of at least 2.5, and the polymer possessing a glass transition temperature of between ?30 and +15° C. The dispersion can be used as an adhesive for nozzle application processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Celanese Emulsions GmbH
    Inventors: Harmin Müller, Hans Uwe Faust, Martin Schäfer