Patents by Inventor Matthias Georg Schwab
Matthias Georg Schwab 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).
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Publication number: 20230108558Abstract: Star-shaped ceramic body, wherein the cross-section of the body has six lobes, the ratio of the maximum radius r2 in the star to radius r1 of a circle connecting the intersections of the lobes being in the range from 1.0 to 3.61, preferably from 2.17 to 3.61, the ratio of the area F1 inside this circle to the summed area F2 of the lobes outside this circle being in the range of from 0.54 to 0.90, the ratio of the distance x2 between the two intersections I of one lobe with neighboring lobes and the radius r1 of the circle being in the range of from 0.67 to 1.11. The ceramic body is used as catalyst-support.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2021Publication date: April 6, 2023Inventors: Robert TERORDE, Harry BOUWMAN, Willem DIJKSTRA, Stefan LIPP, Matthias Georg SCHWAB
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Patent number: 11547981Abstract: A method for producing a three-dimensional porous transition alumina catalyst monolith of stacked catalyst fibers, comprising: a) Preparing a paste in a liquid diluent of hydroxide precursor particles and/or oxyhydroxide precursor particles of transition alumina particles, all particles in the suspension having a number average particle size in the range of from 0.05 to 700 ?m, b) extruding the paste nozzle(s) to form fibers, and depositing the extruded fibers to form a three-dimensional porous catalyst monolith precursor, c) drying the precursor to remove the liquid diluent, d) performing a temperature treatment of the dried porous catalyst monolith precursor to form the transition alumina catalyst monolith, wherein no temperature treatment of the porous catalyst monolith precursor or porous catalyst monolith at temperatures above 1000° C. is performed and wherein no further catalytically active metals, metal oxides or metal compounds are applied to the surface.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2019Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Inventors: Matthias Georg Schwab, Esther Groeneveld, Peter Berben, Harry Bouwman, Willem Dijkstra, Bart Michielsen, Jasper Lefevere
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Publication number: 20220314203Abstract: Disclosed herein is a chromium oxide catalyst composition having reduced levels of chromium (VI), methods of making a chromium oxide catalyst composition and system, and illustrative uses of the chromium oxide catalyst composition and system. The catalyst disclosed may be a gel and may comprise chromium(III) oxide and chromium(VI) oxide at an amount of about 10,000 ppm or less based on total chromium oxide contents in the chromium oxide catalyst composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2022Publication date: October 6, 2022Inventors: Weiqing Joe Zou, David James Brockway, Peter Pfab, Matthias Georg Schwab
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Patent number: 11389786Abstract: Disclosed herein is a chromium oxide catalyst composition having reduced levels of chromium (VI), methods of making a chromium oxide catalyst composition and system, and illustrative uses of the chromium oxide catalyst composition and system. The catalyst disclosed may be a gel and may comprise chromium (III) oxide and chromium (VI) oxide at an amount of about 10,000 ppm or less based on total chromium oxide contents in the chromium oxide catalyst composition.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2017Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: BASF CORPORATIONInventors: Weiqing Joe Zou, David James Brockway, Peter Pfab, Matthias Georg Schwab
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Publication number: 20210379565Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for carrying out a chemical reaction in a chemical reactor, in which at least one starting material, which is an organic chemical compound comprising 1 to 80 carbon atoms, is converted into at least one reaction product in a fluid phase in the presence of a film comprising solid catalyst particles, which catalyze said chemical reaction, and comprising an organic polymer in fibrillated form, wherein the mass fraction of the sum of the starting material and of the reaction product based on the total mass of the fluid phase is in the range from 0.01 to 1.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2019Publication date: December 9, 2021Inventors: Carlos LIZANDARA PUEYO, Lukas WENGELER, Sabine HUBER, Stephan A. SCHUNK, Jaroslaw Michael MORMUL, Dominique MOULIN, Stephan Josef ASCHAUER, Chiara BOSCAGLI, Marcel SCHMITT, Matthias Georg SCHWAB, Michael REISER
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Publication number: 20210213423Abstract: A method for producing a three-dimensional porous transition alumina catalyst monolith of stacked catalyst fibers, comprising the following steps: a) Preparing a suspension paste in a liquid diluent of hydroxide precursor particles or oxyhydroxide precursor particles of transition alumina particles or mixtures thereof and which suspension can furthermore comprise a binder material in a maximum amount of 20 wt %, based on the amount of hydroxide precursor particles or oxyhydroxide precursor particles of transition alumina particles or mixtures thereof and/or a plasticizer and/or a dopant in a maximum amount of 10 wt %, based on the amount of hydroxide precursor particles or oxyhydroxide precursor particles of transition alumina particles or mixtures thereof, all particles in the suspension having a number average particle size in the range of from 0.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2019Publication date: July 15, 2021Inventors: Matthias Georg SCHWAB, Esther GROENEVELD, Peter BERBEN, Harry BOUWMAN, Willem DIJKSTRA, Bart MICHIELSEN, Jasper LEFEVERE
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Patent number: 10676360Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for separating semi-conducting and metallic single-walled carbon nanotubes from each other and, if present, from other carbonaceous material, or for separating semi-conducting or metallic single-walled carbon nanotubes from other carbonaceous material via density separation using a solution of a polytungstate; to semi-conducting or metallic single-walled carbon nanotubes obtained by this method; and to the use of these semi-conducting or metallic single-walled carbon nanotubes.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2015Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: CLAP Co., Ltd.Inventors: Wieland Reis, Alexander Kraus, Jules Mikhael, Michael Kaiser, Matthias Georg Schwab, Thomas Weitz, Michel Kettner
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Publication number: 20190308172Abstract: Disclosed herein is a chromium oxide catalyst composition having reduced levels of chromium (VI), methods of making a chromium oxide catalyst composition and system, and illustrative uses of the chromium oxide catalyst composition and system. The catalyst disclosed may be a gel and may comprise chromium (III) oxide and chromium (VI) oxide at an amount of about 10,000 ppm or less based on total chromium oxide contents in the chromium oxide catalyst composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2017Publication date: October 10, 2019Inventors: Weiqing Joe Zou, David James Brockway, Peter Pfab, Matthias Georg Schwab
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Patent number: 10329378Abstract: Provided are graphene nanoribbons with controlled zig-zag edge and cove edge configuration and methods for preparing such graphene nanoribbons. The nanoribbons are selected from the following formulae.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2015Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignees: BASF SE, EMPA-Eidgenoessische Materialpruefungs-und Forschungsanstalt, Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der Wissenschaften e.V.Inventors: Matthias Georg Schwab, Klaus Muellen, Xinliang Feng, Bo Yang, Tim Dumslaff, Roman Fasel, Pascal Ruffieux, Jia Liu, Jinming Cai, Carlos Sanchez-Sanchez, Junzhi Liu
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Patent number: 10266662Abstract: Disclosed are electrically conducting shaped articles and also a process for producing same from granular and/or fibrous substrates.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2015Date of Patent: April 23, 2019Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Lucia Jimenez Garcia, Kathrin Michl, Ingolf Hennig, Kitty Chih-Pei Cha, Matthias Georg Schwab
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Publication number: 20180178191Abstract: The present invention relates to porous films comprising (A) from 51 wt.-% to 99.9 wt.-% based on the total weight of the film of at least one porous metal-organic framework material, the material comprising at least one at least bidentate organic compound coordinated to at least one metal ion; (B) from 0.1 wt.-% to 49 wt.-% based on the total weight of the film of at least one fibrillated fluoropolymer, and (C) 0 wt.-% to 48.9 wt.-% based on the total weight of the film of an additive component. The invention further relates to a composition for preparing such a film and its use.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2015Publication date: June 28, 2018Inventors: MATTHIAS Georg SCHWAB, Stefan MAURER, Waldemar BARTULI, Ulrich MUELLER
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Publication number: 20170305745Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for separating semi-conducting and metallic single-walled carbon nanotubes from each other and, if present, from other carbonaceous material, or for separating semi-conducting or metallic single-walled carbon nanotubes from other carbonaceous material via density separation using a solution of a polytungstate; to semi-conducting or metallic single-walled carbon nanotubes obtained by this method; and to the use of these semi-conducting or metallic single-walled carbon nanotubes.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2015Publication date: October 26, 2017Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Wieland REIS, Alexander KRAUS, Jules MIKHAEL, Michael KAISER, Matthias Georg SCHWAB, Thomas WEITZ, Michel KETTNER
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Publication number: 20170174849Abstract: Disclosed are electrically conducting shaped articles and also a process for producing same from granular and/or fibrous substrates.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2015Publication date: June 22, 2017Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Lucia JIMENEZ GARCIA, Kathrin MICHL, Ingolf HENNIG, Kitty Chih-Pei CHA, Matthias Georg SCHWAB
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Publication number: 20170081192Abstract: The present invention concerns ortho-Terphenyls of general formula (I); wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 are independently selected from the group consisting of H; CN; NO2; and saturated, unsaturated or aromatic C1-C40 hydrocarbon residues, which can be substituted 1- to 5-fold with F, CI, OH, NH2, CN and/or NO2, and wherein one or more —CH2-groups can be replaced by —O—, —NH—, —S—, —C(?O)O—, —OC(?O)— and/or —C(?O)—; and X and Y are the same or different, and selected from the group consisting of F, CI, Br, I, and OTf (trifluoromethanesulfonate); and their use for the preparation of graphene nanoribbons as well as a process for the preparation of graphene nanoribbons from said ortho-Terphenyls.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2015Publication date: March 23, 2017Applicants: BASF SE, Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der Wissenschaften e.V.Inventors: Matthias Georg SCHWAB, Klaus MUELLEN, Xinliang FENG, Tim DUMSLAFF, Pascal RUFFIEUX, Roman FASEL
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Publication number: 20170057826Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing graphene, comprising (i) providing in a chemical deposition chamber a substrate which has a surface S1, (ii) subjecting the substrate to a thermal pre-treatment while feeding at least one gaseous or supercritical oxidant into the chemical deposition chamber so as to bring the surface S1 into contact with the at least one gaseous or supercritical oxidant and obtain a pre-treated surface S2, (iii) preparing graphene on the pre-treated surface S2 by chemical deposition.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2015Publication date: March 2, 2017Applicants: BASF SE, Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur/Foerderung der Wissenschaften e.V.Inventors: Andrew-James STRUDWICK, Matthias Georg SCHWAB, Klaus MUELLEN, Hermann SACHDEV, Nils-Eike WEBER, Axel BINDER
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Publication number: 20170051101Abstract: Provided are graphene nanoribbons with controlled zig-zag edge and cove edge configuration and methods for preparing such graphene nanoribbons. The nanoribbons are selected from the following formulae.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2015Publication date: February 23, 2017Applicants: BASF SE, EMPA-Eidgenoessische Materialpruefungs- Und Forschngsanstalt, Max-Planck-Geselischaft zur Foerderung der Wissenschaften e.V.Inventors: Matthias Georg SCHWAB, Klaus MUELLEN, Xinliang FENG, Bo YANG, Tim DUMSLAFF, Roman FASEL, Pascal RUFFIEUX, Jia LIU, Jinming CAI, Carlos SANCHEZ-SANCHEZ, Junzhi LIU
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Patent number: 9550678Abstract: An oligophenylene monomer of general formula (I) wherein R1 and R2 are independently of each other H, halogene, —OH, —NH2, —CN, —NO2 or a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated C1-C40 hydrocarbon residue, which can be substituted 1-to 5-fold with halogene (F, Cl, Br, I), —OH, —NH2, —CN and/or —NO2, and wherein one or more CH2-groups can be replaced by —O— or —S—, or an optionally substituted aryl, alkylaryl or alkoxyaryl residue; and m represents 0, 1 or 2.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2012Date of Patent: January 24, 2017Assignees: BASF SE, Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften e.V.Inventors: Matthias Georg Schwab, Akimitsu Narita, Xinliang Feng, Klaus Muellen
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Publication number: 20160333141Abstract: Provided are graphene nanoribbon precursors comprising repeated units of the general formula (I) in which R1, R2 are each H, halogen, —OH, —NH2, —CN, —NO2 or a hydrocarbyl radical which has 1 to 40 carbon atoms and may be linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated and mono- or poly-substituted by halogen (F, Cl, Br, I), —OH, —NH2, —CN, and/or —NO2, where one or more CH2 groups may also be replaced by —O—, —S—, —C(O)O—, —O—C(O)—, —C(O)—, —NH— or —NR—, in which R is an optionally substituted C1C40-hydrocarbyl radical, or an optionally substituted aryl, alkylaryl or alkoxyaryl radical.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2016Publication date: November 17, 2016Applicants: BASF SE, Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der Wissenschaften e.V.Inventors: Matthias Georg SCHWAB, Klaus MUELLEN, Xinliang FENG, Lukas DOESSEL
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Patent number: 9434619Abstract: Provided are graphene nanoribbon precursors comprising repeated units of the general formula (I) in which R1, R2 are each H, halogen, —OH, —NH2, —CN, —NO2 or a hydrocarbyl radical which has 1 to 40 carbon atoms and may be linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated and mono- or poly-substituted by halogen (F, Cl, Br, I), —OH, —NH2, —CN, and/or —NO2, where one or more CH2 groups may also be replaced by —O—, —S—, —C(O)O—, —O—C(O)—, —C(O)—, —NH— or —NR—, in which R is an optionally substituted C1C40-hydrocarbyl radical, or an optionally substituted aryl, alkylaryl or alkoxyaryl radical.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2012Date of Patent: September 6, 2016Assignees: BASF SE, Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der Wissenshaften e.V.Inventors: Matthias Georg Schwab, Klaus Muellen, Xinliang Feng, Lukas Doessel
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Publication number: 20160225991Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of an amine precursor of formula I (X1—R1)n—NH(3-n) (I) or its ammonium salts for depositing a graphene film having a nitrogen content of from 0 to 65% by weight on a substrate S1 by chemical vapor deposition (CVD), wherein R1 is selected from (a) C1 to C10 alkanediyl, which may all optionally be interrupted by at least one of O, NH and NR2, (b) alkenediyl, which may all optionally be interrupted by at least one of O, NH and NR2, (c) alkynediyl, which may all optionally be interrupted by at least one of O, NH and NR2, (d) C6 to C20 aromatic divalent moiety, and (e) CO and CH2CO, X1 is selected from H, OH, OR2, NH2, NHR2, or NR22, wherein two groups X1 may together form a bivalent group X2 being selected from a chemical bond, O, NH, or NR2, R2 is selected from C1 to C10 alkyl and a C6 to C20 aromatic moiety which may optionally be substituted by one or more substituents X1, n is 1, 2, or 3.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2014Publication date: August 4, 2016Inventors: Matthias Georg Schwab, Klaus Müllen, Hermann Sachdev, Yoshikazu Ito