Patents by Inventor Peter Maier-Laxhuber
Peter Maier-Laxhuber 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: 20040211215Abstract: A sorption cooling apparatus for cooling a thermally insulated cooling container 1, with a sorber container 5 containing a sorber material 7 which, during a sorption phase, sorbs a working fluid which evaporates in an evaporator 2 that is disposed in the interior chamber of cooling container 1 and with a valve 4 between sorber container 5 and evaporator 2, which valve can be shut off and which can stop the flow of the working fluid steam, with an evaporator blower 12 being disposed along evaporator 2, which evaporator blower passes an air stream over the evaporator, and with a sorber blower 10 being disposed along sorber container 5, which sorber blower can circulate air around the container containing the sorbent material.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2004Publication date: October 28, 2004Applicant: ZEO-TECH Zeolith-Technologie GmbHInventors: Peter Maier-Laxhuber, Andreas Becky, Reiner Worz, Gert Richter, Norbert Weinzierl
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Publication number: 20040079106Abstract: Adsorption cooling apparatus with an intermittently heated adsorbent container (12) containing an adsorbent (19) that exothermically adsorbs a working medium during an adsorption phase and again desorbs at higher temperatures while heat is added during a subsequent desorption phase, and with a condenser (4) that leads condensed working medium through a connection line (10) into the evaporator (4) which is in turn connected with the adsorbent through a working medium vapor line (9), wherein the condenser (4) is coupled to a buffer reservoir (14) that buffers at least a part of the condensation heat of the working medium vapor and that also can again dissipate the stored heat into the surroundings even during the adsorption phase.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2003Publication date: April 29, 2004Applicant: ZEO-TECH Zeolith-Technologie, GmbHInventors: Peter Maier-Laxhuber, Andreas Becky, Ralf Schmidt, Reiner Worz, Norbert Weinzierl
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Patent number: 6412295Abstract: A sorption device for heating and cooling gas streams, with a sorbent container which contains a sorbent that takes up a working fluid which evaporates in an evaporator that contains a quantity of working fluid in correspondence with the quantity of sorbent, with a sorbent heat exchanger which exchanges the heat between a sorbent and a sorbent gas stream, with a working fluid heat exchanger which exchanges the heat between working fluid, and with a working fluid gas stream, and a closable valve between the sorbent container and the evaporator, which valve is able to interrupt the flow of the working fluid vapor, with both the sorbent heat exchanger and the working fluid heat exchanger having at their inlets and outlets connecting elements which can be readily attached to, detached from, and exchanged for one another on the gas flow channels for supplying and discharging gas streams that are to be heated or cooled.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2001Date of Patent: July 2, 2002Assignee: Zeo-Tech Zeolith Technologie, GmbHInventors: Rüdiger Weiss, Jürgen Just, Hartmut Gehse, Peter Maier-Laxhuber, Reiner Worz, Andreas Becky, Leo Totschnig, Christoph Grupp
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Patent number: 6378326Abstract: A sorption cooler for cooling substances in a vessel (4) by means of a sorption agent (11) within a sorption agent vessel (10), which in connected via a vapor valve (9) to an evaporator (10) for generation of working agent vapor, and where a part of the outer wall (1) of the vessel (4) is in good thermal contact with a working agent storage material (2) and at least this part of the outer wall (1) of vessel (4) is at the same time a part of the boundary surface (5) of the evaporator (8).Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2001Date of Patent: April 30, 2002Assignee: Zeo-Tech Zeolith-Technologie, GmbHInventors: Peter Maier-Laxhuber, Andreas Becky, Gert Richter, Reiner Worz, Manfred Binnen, Leo Totschnig, Ralf Schmidt, Jannik Inselkammer, Martin Leibhard, Maximilian Ammon, Axel Rosler
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Patent number: 6349560Abstract: Method and apparatus for the cooling of a liquid (4) within a container (3) by means of a liquid cooler (1), which absorbs a working agent vapor through a sorbent (14) from an evaporator (8), which is in thermal contact with the liquid (4) to be cooled, and wherein during the regeneration of the sorbent (14), the working agent vapor flows back into the evaporator (8) and during condensation, releases its condensation heat to a liquid (4) in the container (3).Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2000Date of Patent: February 26, 2002Assignee: Zeo-Tech Zeolith-Technologie, GmbHInventors: Peter Maier-Laxhuber, Andreas Becky, Gert Richter, Reiner Worz
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Publication number: 20020005271Abstract: A sorption device for heating and cooling gas streams, with a sorbent container which contains a sorbent that takes up a working fluid which evaporates in an evaporator that contains a quantity of working fluid in correspondence with the quantity of sorbent, with a sorbent heat exchanger which exchanges the heat between a sorbent and a sorbent gas stream, with a working fluid heat exchanger which exchanges the heat between working fluid, and with a working fluid gas stream, and a closable valve between the sorbent container and the evaporator, which valve is able to interrupt the flow of the working fluid vapor, with both the sorbent heat exchanger and the working fluid heat exchanger having at their inlets and outlets connecting elements which can be readily attached to, detached from, and exchanged for one another on the gas flow channels for supplying and discharging gas streams that are to be heated or cooled.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2001Publication date: January 17, 2002Applicant: Zeolith-Technologies, GmbHInventors: Rudiger Weiss, Jurgen Just, Dipl.-Ing. Hartmut Gehse, Peter Maier-Laxhuber, Dipl.-Ing Reiner Worz, Andreas Becky, Dipl.-Ing. Leo Totschnig, Dipl.-Ing. Christoph Grupp
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Publication number: 20010025510Abstract: A sorption cooler for cooling substances in a vessel (4) by means of a sorption agent (11) within a sorption agent vessel (10), which in connected via a vapor valve (9) to an evaporator (10) for generation of working agent vapor, and where a part of the outer wall (1) of the vessel (4) is in good thermal contact with a working agent storage material (2) and at least this part of the outer wall (1) of vessel (4) is at the same time a part of the boundary surface (5) of the evaporator (8).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2001Publication date: October 4, 2001Applicant: Zeolith-Technologie, GmbH.Inventors: Peter Maier-Laxhuber, Andreas Becky, Gert Richter, Dipl-Ing Reiner Worz, Manfred Binnen, Dipl.Phys Leo Totschnig, Ralf Schmidt, Jannik Inselkammer, Martin Leibhard, Maximilian Ammon, Axel Rosler
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Patent number: 5585145Abstract: Adsorbent bed coating for use on a metallic surface includes a powder-like solid adsorbent bed with a grain diameter between 1 and 50 .mu.m bonded by a finely dispersed binder agent with a mass component of less than 50% with respect to the powder component. The thickness of the adsorbent bed coating on the metallic surface is less than 4 mm such that the adsorption speed of water vapor at a steam pressure of less than 20 mbar results in a weight increase of at least 5% (with respect to the adsorbent bed) within 30 minutes.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 1995Date of Patent: December 17, 1996Assignee: Zeo-Tech GmbHInventors: Peter Maier-Laxhuber, Reiner Engelhardt
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Patent number: 5518069Abstract: Apparatus and method for storing and providing heat or cold whereby during a desorption phase, steam-like operating medium is desorbed as a result of a temperature increase of sorption medium. The steam-like operating medium condenses in an operating medium container. After the desorption phase, an additional amount of heat is provided and the liquid operating medium as well as the sorption medium are maintained at a relatively high temperature. Afterward, the heat is withdrawn and the sorption medium is permitted to receive steam-like operating medium and release sorption heat. When cold is to be generated, the liquid operating medium and the sorption medium are permitted to cool off to an ambient temperature and not further heated.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 1994Date of Patent: May 21, 1996Assignee: Zeo-TechInventors: Peter Maier-Laxhuber, Jorn Schwarz
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Patent number: 5494410Abstract: A manually operable vacuum pump having a housing including first and second pump chambers whose volume is altered by movement of a displaceable piston which is moved by means of a piston rod attached thereto and fed through one of the first and second pump chambers. The first and second pump chambers are configured such that gas which is fed into the vacuum pump is compressed in two steps, primarily in the first pump chamber and secondarily in the second pump chamber to provide a suitable endvacuum. Thereafter, the gas is expelled from the second pump chamber through the second end cap.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 1994Date of Patent: February 27, 1996Assignee: Zeo-Tech GmbHInventors: Peter Maier-Laxhuber, Andreas Becky, Gerald Heggl
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Patent number: 5482541Abstract: Adsorption agent cartridge includes a vacuum tight cover having an adsorption agent filler consisting of a substance which can adsorb operating medium steam. The adsorption agent cartridge further includes an inlet opening for the inflow of the operating medium steam and an exhaust opening, which preferably connects to an exhaust device, for expelling air and nonadsorbed gases from the adsorption agent filler. The adsorption agent filler is designed to adsorb the operating medium steam and not to adsorb air components. The exhaust opening and the inlet opening are so arranged with respect to the adsorption agent filler such that the non-adsorbed gases are expelled from the regions of the adsorption agent filler without the concurrent removal of the inflowing operating medium steam.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 1993Date of Patent: January 9, 1996Assignee: Zeo-Tech GmbHInventors: Peter Maier-Laxhuber, Andreas Becky, Reiner Engelhardt, Gerald Heggl
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Patent number: 5440896Abstract: Apparatus for cooling a medium within a container includes a container having a chamber with a medium to be cooled located therein. The container being capable of transferring heat energy from an interior surface of the container wall to an exterior surface. The apparatus also includes an evaporation unit having liquid operating medium which is in contact with the exterior surface of the container and a sorption medium container containing sorption medium coupled to the evaporation unit. The sorption medium unit being capable of adsorbing and desorbing operating medium vapor provided by the operating medium. When the liquid operating medium evaporates and is adsorbed by the sorption medium, additional operating medium evaporates causing the operating medium temperature to decrease.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 1994Date of Patent: August 15, 1995Inventors: Peter Maier-Laxhuber, Jorn Schwarz, Edgar R. F. Winter, Josef Soltes
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Patent number: 5415012Abstract: A cooling system with a vacuum tight operating system manifold line contains at least two connecting locations on which at least an operating medium evaporator and at least a sorption agent container having sorption medium therein are coupled in an airtight manner to the operating system manifold. The sorption medium container is capable of absorbing and deabsorbing operating medium vapor.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 1994Date of Patent: May 16, 1995Assignee: Zeo-Tech GmbHInventors: Peter Maier-Laxhuber, Reiner Engelhardt, Reiner Worz, Andreas Becky
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Patent number: 5404728Abstract: A sorption method and sorption medium container arrangement utilizes two sorption medium containers and at least one heat exchanger for use with each sorption medium container for absorbing or emitting heat. Each sorption medium container is filled with a sorption medium that can adsorb an operating medium by releasing heat and can desorb or expel the operating medium by absorbing heat. The sorption medium container arrangement also includes steam sources or steam troughs which are connected to the sorption medium containers. The steam source or trough is designed to provide or receive operating medium steam. A heat carrier medium flows through the heat exchanger of the first sorption medium container during a first partial operation phase wherein the sorption medium is cooled and the first sorption medium container is heated.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 1992Date of Patent: April 11, 1995Assignee: Zeo-Tech (Zeolith Technology) GmbHInventor: Peter Maier-Laxhuber
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Patent number: 5359861Abstract: Adapter for connecting an adsorption agent container to an operating medium steam source includes a sealing seat for vacuum tight connection to the adsorption agent container and a sealing face for a vacuum tight connection to the operating medium steam source. The adapter further includes a flow conduit which is closed to the outside wherein the flow conduit extends from the operating agent steam source to the adsorption agent container and whereby a separating means prevents the flow of flowing operating medium particles by the operating medium steam flowing through the flow conduit.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 1993Date of Patent: November 1, 1994Assignee: Zeo-Tech GmbHInventors: Peter Maier-Laxhuber, Andreas Becky, Gert Richter, Reiner Worz
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Patent number: 5207073Abstract: An ice maker utilizing the sorption principle having an air tight sorption container which stores a solid sorption medium. A vacuum pump is connected to the sorption container and is operatively coupled to an icing container. The icing container is clamped to a flat sealing surface. The vapor contained in the icing container is removed by the vacuum pump causing a decrease in vapor pressure. An aqueous liquid is fed through a closeable feeding line from a supply container to the icing container so that the aqueous liquid solidifies within the icing container.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 1991Date of Patent: May 4, 1993Assignee: Zeo-Tech (Zeolith-Technologie GmbHInventors: Peter Maier-Laxhuber, Relner Eggelhardt
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Patent number: 5054544Abstract: A sorption container for solid sorption medium, for example, zeolite, consists at least partially of a flexible metal corrugated hose, whose waves are filled on the inside with sorption medium.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 1990Date of Patent: October 8, 1991Assignee: Zeo-Tech (Zeolith-Technologie GmbH)Inventors: Peter Maier-Laxhuber, Fritz Kaubek
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Patent number: 5050403Abstract: Disclosed is a cooling container for use in a sorption apparatus. The cooling container is adapted for containing a liquid operating medium, which, during the adsorption phase of operation of the adsorption apparatus, cools off by partial evaporation and solidifies into a solidifying layer starting from the surface of liquid operating medium. In general, the cooling container comprises a vessel and a heat exchanger. The vessel is provided for containing the operating medium, which during the adsorption phase, cools off by partial evaporation and forms the solidifying layer which grows from the surface downwardly into the vessel until the solidifying layer obtains a maximum thickness. The heat exchanger on the other hand is provided for adsorbing heat from a liquid passing through the heat exchanger, and is positioned in the vessel and within the liquid (e.g.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 1989Date of Patent: September 24, 1991Assignee: Zeo-Tech (Zeolith Technolgie GmbH)Inventor: Peter Maier-Laxhuber
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Patent number: 5038581Abstract: Sorption cooling system of the present invention comprises a transportable cooling unit and a stationary charging (i.e. desorption) station. The transportable cooling unit includes an adsorption container containing an adsorption medium, a cooling container containing a liquid operating medium, and a heat exchanger contained within the cooling container and being surrounded by the liquid operating medium. An operating medium vapor conduit connects the adsorption container and the cooling container, and includes a shut off device which renders the operating medium vapor conduit selectively closable. The stationary charging station is detachable from the cooling unit, and includes a temperature controlled heating box having an opening for receiving the adsorption medium container of the transportable cooling unit, so that a discharged adsorption medium container can be selectively heated to desorb the operating fluid therefrom to form vapor which is condensed to liquid form and stored in the cooling container.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 1989Date of Patent: August 13, 1991Assignee: Zeo-Tech (Zeolith Technologie GmbH)Inventors: Peter Maier-Laxhuber, Fritz Kaubek
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Patent number: 4956977Abstract: Periodic adsorption apparatus with the substance pair zeolite/water being used as electro-heat storage devices. Due to the heat pumping effect there can be a 30% savings of power.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 1988Date of Patent: September 18, 1990Inventors: Peter Maier-Laxhuber, Fritz Kaubek