Patents by Inventor Ralf Zapf

Ralf Zapf 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).

  • Propylene glycol reforming
    Patent number: 10689253
    Abstract: The invention relates to a catalyst for the reforming of propylene glycol, comprising a support material (1) and a catalytic constituent (2), wherein the support material (1) is composed of one or more metal oxides, and the catalytic constituent (2) comprises at least one element selected from the following group: Rh, Ru, Pd, Pt and Ni.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: DIEHL AEROSPACE GMBH
    Inventors: Gunther Kolb, Ralf Zapf, Stefan Neuberg, Helmut Pennemann
  • PROPYLENE GLYCOL REFORMING
    Publication number: 20180237296
    Abstract: The invention relates to a catalyst for the reforming of propylene glycol, comprising a support material (1) and a catalytic constituent (2), wherein the support material (1) is composed of one or more metal oxides, and the catalytic constituent (2) comprises at least one element selected from the following group: Rh, Ru, Pd, Pt and Ni.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Applicant: DIEHL AEROSPACE GMBH
    Inventors: Gunther KOLB, Ralf ZAPF, Stefan NEUBERG, Helmut PENNEMANN
  • Catalyst for steam reforming of methanol
    Patent number: 8609577
    Abstract: A catalyst for steam reforming of methanol, which includes a carrier material comprising a metal oxide and deposited thereon a) indium oxide (In2O3) and at least one further metal from the group of palladium (Pd), platinum (Pt), rhodium (Rh) and iridium (Ir) and/or b) an alloy comprising indium and at least one further metal from the group of palladium (Pd), platinum (Pt), rhodium (Rh) and iridium (Ir), as catalytically active substances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Institut fuer Mikrotechnik Mainz GmbH
    Inventors: Yong Men, Ralf Zapf
  • CATALYST FOR STEAM REFORMING OF METHANOL
    Publication number: 20120207667
    Abstract: A catalyst for steam reforming of methanol, which includes a carrier material comprising a metal oxide and deposited thereon a) indium oxide (In2O3) and at least one further metal from the group of palladium (Pd), platinum (Pt), rhodium (Rh) and iridium (Ir) and/or b) an alloy comprising indium and at least one further metal from the group of palladium (Pd), platinum (Pt), rhodium (Rh) and iridium (Ir), as catalytically active substances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2010
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Inventors: Yong Men, Ralf Zapf