Patents by Inventor Michael Prestel

Michael Prestel 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: 20110203537
    Abstract: A device for extracting fuels from biomass while adding electrical energy, comprising the a gasifier for gasifying the biomass while adding electrical energy to a gas mixture, a reformer for reforming the gas mixture obtained from the gasification, a gas scrubber for scrubbing the reformed gas mixture, the device further comprising a heating system upstream of and/or in the region of the reformer for additionally heating the gas mixture obtained from the gasification and a first recirculation device so that the reformed or scrubbed gas mixture can optionally be recirculated to the gasifier or supplied to at least one correspondingly downstream component of the device, the first recirculation device providing a recirculation loop for the reformed or scrubbed gas mixture and the recirculation loop comprising at least the gasifier and the reformer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2009
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Applicant: AEN Autarke Energie GmbH
    Inventor: Michael Prestel
  • Publication number: 20110185634
    Abstract: A device for extracting fuels from biomass while adding electrical energy, comprising a gasifier for gasifying the biomass while adding electrical energy to a gas mixture, a reformer for reforming the gas mixture obtained from the gasification, a gas scrubber for scrubbing the reformed gas mixture, a catalyst for carrying out a catalytic reaction for obtaining a reaction mixture from the scrubbed gas mixture, and a separator for separating the fuel from the reaction mixture, the device further comprising devices for supplying hydrogen for hydrogenating the biomass or the gas mixture obtained from gasification and representing a closed system having a uniform internal pressure in an operating state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2009
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Inventor: Michael Prestel