Patents by Inventor Martin SCHOENITZ

Martin SCHOENITZ 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).

  • Method for the treatment of used batteries, in particular rechargeable batteries, and battery processing installation
    Patent number: 11050097
    Abstract: A method is described for the treatment of used batteries, in particular lithium batteries, containing the steps: comminuting the batteries such that comminuted material is obtained, inactivating the comminuted material such that inactivated comminuted material is obtained, and filling a transport container with the inactivated comminuted material. The inactivation is performed by drying the comminuted material, and the comminuted material is dried until an electrolyte content is so low that an electrochemical reaction is not possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: DUESENFELD GMBH
    Inventors: Christian Hanisch, Bastian Westphal, Wolfgang Haselrieder, Martin Schoenitz
  • METHOD FOR THE TREATMENT OF USED BATTERIES, IN PARTICULAR RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES, AND BATTERY PROCESSING INSTALLATION
    Publication number: 20180301769
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the treatment of used batteries (10), in particular lithium batteries, containing the steps: comminuting the batteries (10) such that comminuted material (24) is obtained, inactivating the comminuted material (24) such that inactivated comminuted material (42) is obtained, and filling a transport container (46) with the inactivated comminuted material (42). It is provided according to the invention that the inactivation is performed by drying the comminuted material (24) and the comminuted material (24) is dried until an electrolyte content is so low that an electrochemical reaction is not possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Christian HANISCH, Bastian WESTPHAL, Wolfgang HASELRIEDER, Martin SCHOENITZ