Patents by Inventor Robert Weizenhofer

Robert Weizenhofer 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: 5242636
    Abstract: A multilayer membrane for separating gas mixtures includes a polymer supporting membrane with a voids volume of more than 50% and a coating of two or more separating layers made of two or more different polymers. A hollow capillary serving as the supporting membrane is guided through the central bore of a spinneret. The spinneret has one or several concentric annular slits and/or annular grooves, through each of which a solution of one of the polymers forming the separating layers is applied to the supporting membrane. The spinneret terminates in a sealed chamber in which the solvent or solvents of the polymer solutions is/are evaporated and removed. The coated supporting membrane is drawn out of the chamber and wound up, possibly following aftertreatment with heat and/or liquids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1993
    Assignee: AKZO N.V.
    Inventors: Heinz-Dieter Sluma, Robert Weizenhofer, Alfons Leeb, Karl Bauer