Patents by Inventor Rudi Blummel

Rudi Blummel 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).

  • APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR REMOVING CARBON MONOXIDE FROM A HYDROGENOUS GAS STREAM
    Publication number: 20100119423
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for removing carbon monoxide from a hydrogenous gas stream by reacting the carbon monoxide with hydrogen to give methane and water in the presence of a heterogeneous catalyst. In this process, the catalyst is present in the form of a thin-layer catalyst on a support material. The invention further relates to an apparatus for carrying out the process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2010
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Mathias Haake, Stefan Kotrel, Michael Karcher, Rudi Blümmel
  • Device and method for removing carbon monoxide from a gaseous stream containing hydrogen
    Patent number: 7678837
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for removing carbon monoxide from a hydrogenous gas stream by reacting the carbon monoxide with hydrogen to give methane and water in the presence of a heterogeneous catalyst. In this process, the catalyst is present in the form of a thin-layer catalyst on a support material. The invention further relates to an apparatus for carrying out the process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Mathias Haake, Stefan Kotrel, Michael Karcher, Rudi Blümmel
  • Device and Method for Removing Carbon Monoxide from a Gaseous Stream Containing Hydrogen
    Publication number: 20080108715
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for removing carbon monoxide from a hydrogenous gas stream by reacting the carbon monoxide with hydrogen to give methane and water in the presence of a heterogeneous catalyst. In this process, the catalyst is present in the form of a thin-layer catalyst on a support material. The invention further relates to an apparatus for carrying out the process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2006
    Publication date: May 8, 2008
    Applicant: BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Mathias Haake, Stefan Kotrel, Michael Karcher, Rudi Blummel