Patents by Inventor Severin Foit

Severin Foit 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: 12781354
    Abstract: A method for producing a synthesis gas including carbon monoxide and hydrogen comprises a number of steps. In particular, the method comprises: a) providing a feedstock gas comprising methane and carbon dioxide, b) converting the feedstock gas into an intermediate product gas comprising carbon dioxide and water vapor and c) converting the intermediate product gas obtained in step b) into the synthesis gas comprising carbon monoxide and hydrogen by means of electrolysis. The synthesis gas including carbon monoxide and hydrogen can be obtained from biogas with particularly high efficiency by means of the described method and an appropriate apparatus. To this end, the conversion of the biogas in a fuel cell is coupled with co-electrolysis in an electrolysis cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2026
    Assignee: Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH
    Inventors: Severin Foit, L.G.J De Haart, Rüdiger-A. Eichel
  • Patent number: 12392045
    Abstract: A material for an electrode, the material for as well as a method of making the material for an electrode comprising or consisting of a compound of formula (1) M2Ni1?xCoxO4+? and/or of formula (2) La1?yMyNi1?xCoxO4+? where M represents Pr and/or Nd, 0.0?x?0.2, 0.25???0.3 and 0<y?10 0.5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2025
    Assignee: Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH
    Inventors: Severin Foit, L. G. J De Haart, Vaibhav Vibhu, Rüdiger-A Eichel
  • Patent number: 12281397
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing carbon monoxide, comprising the following steps: a) humidifying an educt gas containing carbon dioxide with water, b) supplying the humidified educt gas from step a) into an electrolytic cell (1), and c) electrolyzing the humidified educt gas supplied according to step b) in the electrolytic cell (1) such that the carbon monoxide is obtained. With the described method and with the described device (12), carbon monoxide can be produced via CO2 electrolysis with particularly high efficiency. This is achieved with the educt gas containing carbon dioxide being humidified before the electrolysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH
    Inventors: Severin Foit, Lucy Dittrich, Rüdiger-A Eichel, L. G. J. De Haart
  • Publication number: 20240102181
    Abstract: A method for producing a synthesis gas including carbon monoxide and hydrogen comprises a number of steps. In particular, the method comprises: a) providing a feedstock gas comprising methane and carbon dioxide, b) converting the feedstock gas into an intermediate product gas comprising carbon dioxide and water vapor and c) converting the intermediate product gas obtained in step b) into the synthesis gas comprising carbon monoxide and hydrogen by means of electrolysis. The synthesis gas including carbon monoxide and hydrogen can be obtained from biogas with particularly high efficiency by means of the described method and an appropriate apparatus. To this end, the conversion of the biogas in a fuel cell is coupled with co-electrolysis in an electrolysis cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2020
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Severin Foit, L.G.J De Haart, Rüdiger-A. Eichel
  • Publication number: 20220372639
    Abstract: A material for an electrode, the material for as well as a method of making the material for an electrode comprising or consisting of a compound of formula (1) M2Ni1?xCoxO4+? and/or of formula (2) La1?yMyNi1?xCoxO4+? where M represents Pr and/or Nd, 0.0?x?0.2, 0.25???0.3 and 0<y?10 0.5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2020
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Severin Foit, L.G.J De Haart, Vailbhav Vibhu, Rüdiger-a Eichel
  • Publication number: 20220290312
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing carbon monoxide, comprising the following steps: a) humidifying an educt gas containing carbon dioxide with water, b) supplying the humidified educt gas from step a) into an electrolytic cell (1), and c) electrolyzing the humidified educt gas supplied according to step b) in the electrolytic cell (1) such that the carbon monoxide is obtained. With the described method and with the described device (12), carbon monoxide can be produced via CO2 electrolysis with particularly high efficiency. This is achieved with the educt gas containing carbon dioxide being humidified before the electrolysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2020
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Severin Foit, Lucy Dittrich, Rüdiger-A Eichel, L.G.J. De Haart