Patents by Inventor Mirko Wittrin

Mirko Wittrin 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).

  • Patent number: 11492285
    Abstract: One aspect relates to a process for the preparation of a quartz glass body including, providing a silicon dioxide granulate obtainable from a silicon dioxide powder, wherein the silicon dioxide granulate has a larger particle size than the silicon dioxide powder, making a 5 glass melt out of silicon dioxide granulate and making a quartz glass body out of at least part of the glass melt. The melting crucible has at least one inlet and at least one outlet. A least part of the glass melt is removed via the melting crucible outlet. One aspect further relates to a quartz glass body which is obtainable by this process. One aspect further relates to a light guide, an illuminant and a formed body, which are each obtainable by further processing 10 of the quartz glass body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Heraeus Quarzglas GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Matthias Otter, Walter Lehmann, Michael Hünermann, Nils Christian Nielsen, Mirko Wittrin, Markus Wilde
  • Patent number: 11339076
    Abstract: One aspect relates to a process for the preparation of a quartz glass body. The process includes providing a silicon dioxide granulate I prepared from a pyrogenically produced silicon dioxide powder, treating the silicon dioxide granulate I with a reactant at a temperature in a range from 1000 to 1300° C., and making a glass melt out of the silicon dioxide granulate. A quartz glass body is made out of at least a part of the glass melt. Furthermore, one aspect relates to a quartz glass body obtainable by this process. Furthermore, one aspect relates to a light guide, an illuminant, and a formed body, each of which is obtainable by further processing of the quartz glass body. One aspect additionally relates to a process for the preparation of a silicon dioxide granulate II.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Heraeus Quarzglas GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Matthias Otter, Thomas Kayser, Mirko Wittrin
  • Patent number: 11053152
    Abstract: One aspect relates to a process for the preparation of a quartz glass body. The process includes providing a silicon dioxide granulate, making a glass melt out of the silicon dioxide granulate, and making a quartz glass body out of at least a part of the glass melt. In one aspect, providing a silicon dioxide granulate includes providing of a silicon dioxide powder and processing of the powder to obtain a silicon dioxide granulate including the spray drying of a silicon dioxide slurry using a nozzle. The nozzle has a contact surface to the slurry made of glass, plastic or a combination thereof. Furthermore, one aspect relates to a quartz glass body obtainable by this process. Furthermore, one aspect relates to the preparation of a silicon dioxide granulate. One aspect also relates to a light guide, an illuminant, and a formed body, made from processing of the quartz glass body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Heraeus Quarzglas GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Matthias Otter, Mirko Wittrin, Markus Wilde
  • Publication number: 20190077691
    Abstract: One aspect relates to a process for the preparation of a quartz glass body. The process includes providing a silicon dioxide granulate, making a glass melt out of the silicon dioxide granulate, and making a quartz glass body out of at least a part of the glass melt. In one aspect, providing a silicon dioxide granulate includes providing of a silicon dioxide powder and processing of the powder to obtain a silicon dioxide granulate including the spray drying of a silicon dioxide slurry using a nozzle. The nozzle has a contact surface to the slurry made of glass, plastic or a combination thereof. Furthermore, one aspect relates to a quartz glass body obtainable by this process. Furthermore, one aspect relates to the preparation of a silicon dioxide granulate. One aspect also relates to a light guide, an illuminant, and a formed body, made from processing of the quartz glass body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Applicant: Heraeus Quarzglas GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Matthias Otter, Mirko Wittrin, Markus Wilde
  • Publication number: 20190062197
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the preparation of a quartz glass body comprising the process steps i.) Providing a silicon dioxide granulate obtainable from a silicon dioxide powder, wherein the silicon dioxide granulate has a larger particle size than the silicon dioxide powder, ii.) Making a glass melt out of silicon dioxide granulate and iii.) Making a quartz glass body out of at least part of the glass melt, wherein the melting crucible has at least one inlet and at least one outlet, wherein at least part of the glass melt is removed via the melting crucible outlet. The invention further relates to a quartz glass body which is obtainable by this process. The invention further relates to a light guide, an illuminant and a formed body, which are each obtainable by further processing of the quartz glass body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: Heraeus Quarzglas GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Matthias OTTER, Walter LEHMANN, Michael HÜNERMANN, Nils Christian NIELSEN, Mirko WITTRIN, Markus WILDE
  • Publication number: 20180370835
    Abstract: One aspect relates to a process for the preparation of a quartz glass body. The process includes providing a silicon dioxide granulate I prepared from a pyrogenically produced silicon dioxide powder, treating the silicon dioxide granulate I with a reactant at a temperature in a range from 1000 to 1300° C., and making a glass melt out of the silicon dioxide granulate. A quartz glass body is made out of at least a part of the glass melt. Furthermore, one aspect relates to a quartz glass body obtainable by this process. Furthermore, one aspect relates to a light guide, an illuminant, and a formed body, each of which is obtainable by further processing of the quartz glass body. One aspect additionally relates to a process for the preparation of a silicon dioxide granulate II.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicant: Heraeus Quarzglas GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Matthias Otter, Thomas Kayser, Mirko Wittrin
  • Patent number: 8245542
    Abstract: A known method for producing synthetic quartz glass comprises the method steps: (a) forming a cylindrical SiO2 soot body having an inner portion and at least one free cylinder jacket surface surrounding the inner portion; (b) thermally drying the porous soot body; and (c) vitrifying the dried soot body with formation of the cylinder from synthetic quartz glass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Heraeus Quarzglas GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Stefan Ochs, Steffen Zwarg, Mirko Wittrin, Martin Trommer
  • Publication number: 20100307197
    Abstract: A known method for producing synthetic quartz glass comprises the method steps: (a) forming a cylindrical SiO2 soot body having an inner portion and at least one free cylinder jacket surface surrounding the inner portion; (b) thermally drying the porous soot body; and (c) vitrifying the dried soot body with formation of the cylinder from synthetic quartz glass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2010
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Applicant: Heraeus Quarzglas GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Stefan Ochs, Steffen Zwarg, Mirko Wittrin, Martin Trommer