Patents by Inventor Oswald Kinz

Oswald Kinz 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).

  • Process for providing noble metal-containing mixtures for recovering noble metals
    Patent number: 9169536
    Abstract: The invention relates to the provision of noble metal-containing mixtures for a process for processing them by heating the mixture, preferably for processing them by means of an ashing process. This provision is characterized by the following measures: (a) moistening of the noble metal-containing mixture to be processed, (b) introduction of the moistened noble metal-containing mixture into at least one container which serves as diffusion barrier for water, and (c) introduction of the loaded container into a heat-resistant chamber together with at least one upper refractory mat. The noble metal-containing mixture is preferably moistened in the presence of a porous material and the chamber is closed by means of a heat-resistant covering. The invention further provides a processing process comprising the provision of noble metal-containing mixtures and also the heat-resistant chamber loaded with noble metal-containing mixtures itself.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: UMICORE AG & CO. KG
    Inventors: Klaus Zimmermann, Robert Hartmann, Oswald Kinz, Matthias Grehl
  • PROCESS FOR PROVIDING NOBLE METAL-CONTAINING MIXTURES FOR RECOVERING NOBLE METALS
    Publication number: 20140026715
    Abstract: The invention relates to the provision of noble metal-containing mixtures for a process for processing them by heating the mixture, preferably for processing them by means of an ashing process. This provision is characterized by the following measures: (a) moistening of the noble metal-containing mixture to be processed, (b) introduction of the moistened noble metal-containing mixture into at least one container which serves as diffusion barrier for water, and (c) introduction of the loaded container into a heat-resistant chamber together with at least one upper refractory mat. The noble metal-containing mixture is preferably moistened in the presence of a porous material and the chamber is closed by means of a heat-resistant covering. The invention further provides a processing process comprising the provision of noble metal-containing mixtures and also the heat-resistant chamber loaded with noble metal-containing mixtures itself.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2012
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: UMICORE AG & CO. KG
    Inventors: Klaus Zimmermann, Robert Hartmann, Oswald Kinz, Matthias Grehl