Patents by Inventor Ralf Ascher

Ralf Ascher 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).

  • Method for treating a fluid, in particular a beverage
    Patent number: 9670441
    Abstract: A method for treating a fluid is provided using a particulate material in the form of a deposited layer having an upstream side and a downstream side wherein a flow of the fluid is directed through the deposited layer from the upstream to the downstream side at a first temperature. The method includes reconditioning the deposited layer and then resuming treatment of the fluid, wherein reconditioning comprises heating the deposited layer to a second temperature; and cooling the deposited layer to a third temperature at an average cooling rate in the range of up to about 20° C./min.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: PALL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Martin Zeiler, Ralf Ascher, Roland Müller, Harry Frison
  • METHOD FOR TREATING A FLUID, IN PARTICULAR A BEVERAGE
    Publication number: 20120015086
    Abstract: A method for treating a fluid is provided using a particulate material in the form of a deposited layer having an upstream side and a downstream side wherein a flow of the fluid is directed through the deposited layer from the upstream to the downstream side at a first temperature. The method includes reconditioning the deposited layer and then resuming treatment of the fluid, wherein reconditioning comprises heating the deposited layer to a second temperature; and cooling the deposited layer to a third temperature at an average cooling rate in the range of up to about 20° C./min.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2011
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: PALL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Martin Zeiler, Ralf Ascher, Roland Müller, Harry Frison
  • Filter cartridge and process for the production thereof
    Publication number: 20050092669
    Abstract: A filter cartridge including a porous layer of specific thickness wherein the layer exhibits a structure which has progressively smaller pore sizes, as measured in the direction of flow, and filter aids are incorporated in the porous layer and are introduced into, and anchored in, the porous layer by means of preconditioning, is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2004
    Publication date: May 5, 2005
    Applicant: Pall Corporation
    Inventors: Ralf Ascher, Georg Schnieder, Nicolaj Schmid