Patents by Inventor Peter Reichwein

Peter Reichwein 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: 8017717
    Abstract: Polyesters such as polyethylene, polypropylene and polybutylene terephthalate are made from melts of precondensates of polyesters by first conducting vapors comprising precondensate components distributed in the form of an aerosol through a polycondensation reactor in which precondensate components are deposited on the reactor wall and in an outlet chamber of the reactor on a separator. Then the deposits are conducted to the unstirred discharge sump. Upper layers of the discharge sump are continuously recirculated in the stirred reactor area and thus subjected to reconversion and further polycondensation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Lurgi Zimmer GmbH
    Inventors: Fritz Wilhelm, Michael Reisen, Ludwig Hoelting, Peter Seidel, Peter Reichwein
  • Publication number: 20090240007
    Abstract: Polyesters such as polyethylene, polypropylene and polybutylene terephthalate are made from melts of precondensates of polyesters by first conducting vapors comprising precondensate components distributed in the form of an aerosol through a polycondensation reactor in which precondensate components are deposited on the reactor wall and in an outlet chamber of the reactor on a separator. Then the deposits are conducted to the unstirred discharge sump. Upper layers of the discharge sump are continuously recirculated in the stirred reactor area and thus subjected to reconversion and further polycondensation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2009
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Inventors: Fritz WILHELM, Michael Reisen, Ludwig Holting, Peter Siedel, Peter Reichwein
  • Patent number: 7550116
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for producing polyesters such as for example polyethylene terephthalate, polypropylene terephthalate and polybutylene terephthalate from precondensates. According to said method, vapors comprising precondensate components that are distributed therein in the form of an aerosol are guided through a polycondensation reactor in which precondensate components condense on the reactor wall and on a separator in an exit chamber of the reactor. The condensates are guided to the unstirred discharge sump and the upper layers of the discharge sump are continuously recirculated into the stirred reactor area thereby subjecting them to reconversion and additional polycondensation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2009
    Assignee: Lurgi Zimmer GmbH
    Inventors: Fritz Wilhelm, Michael Reisen, Ludwig Hölting, Peter Seidel, Peter Reichwein
  • Publication number: 20080064834
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for producing polyesters such as for example polyethylene terephthalate, polypropylene terephthalate and polybutylene terephthalate from precondensates. According to said method, vapors comprising precondensate components that are distributed therein in the form of an aerosol are guided through a polycondensation reactor in which precondensate components condense on the reactor wall and on a separator in an exit chamber of the reactor. The condensates are guided to the unstirred discharge sump and the upper layers of the discharge sump are continuously recirculated into the stirred reactor area, thereby subjecting them to reconversion and additional polycondensation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2005
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Inventors: Fritz Wilhelm, Michael Reisen, Ludwig Holting, Peter Seidel, Peter Reichwein