Patents by Inventor Thomas Englert

Thomas Englert 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: 12140263
    Abstract: A transition component for connecting components of a chemical or process engineering plant, wherein the transition component has a first material piece made from a first material and second material piece made from a second material, wherein the first material and the second material cannot be connected to each other by fusion welding, the first material piece and the second material piece forming a hollow body, the transition component having a radially interior inner side and a radially exterior outer side, the first material piece being connected to the second material piece by at least one intermediate material layer and the transition component having at least one insulation layer, wherein the insulation layer extends at least in part over the inner side and/or the outer side of the transition component, and a core-in-shell heat exchanger and a cold box having the transition component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: Linde GmbH
    Inventors: Reinhold Hölzl, Manfred Schönberger, Thomas Englert
  • Publication number: 20240316684
    Abstract: Provided is a method of connecting an austenitic steel pipe with a ferritic steel pipe. The method comprises providing the austenitic steel pipe and the ferritic steel pipe, such that an inner end section of the austenitic steel pipe has an outer diameter smaller than an inner diameter of an outer section of the ferritic steel pipe, inserting the inner end section into the outer end section, such that the inner and outer end sections overlap in a connection region, and welding the inner and outer end sections in the connection region by explosive welding or magnetic pulse welding. Further, a linear quench exchanger and a processing arrangement for processing a process fluid are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventors: Reinhold HÖLZL, Matthias GRUNDWÜRMER, Thomas ENGLERT, Josef-Andreas PÖLLMANN
  • Publication number: 20240052956
    Abstract: Provided is a connection element comprising a tubular first part with a first ring-shaped connection face for connection with a highly heat resistant steel pipe and a tubular second part with a second ring-shaped connection face for connection with a first ferritic steel pipe; wherein the first part is of a corrosion resistant steel material and wherein the second part is of a ferritic steel material; wherein the first and second parts are in one-piece and formed such that a passage between the first and second ring-shaped connection faces is formed; and wherein the first and second parts are produced by an additive manufacturing process. Further provided are a pipe arrangement and a heat exchanger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Reinhold HÖLZL, Matthias GRUNDWÜRMER, Thomas ENGLERT, Josef-Andreas PÖLLMANN
  • Publication number: 20220316808
    Abstract: The invention relates to a plate heat exchanger for a process engineering plant, comprising a heat exchanger block which has a plurality of alternatingly arranged heating surface elements and separating plates, wherein the separating plates are soldered to the heating surface elements with the aid of solder layers provided at the separating plates, and wherein, in at least a part of the separating plates, the solder layers comprise at least two soldered areas that differ in terms of the alloy composition thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventor: Thomas ENGLERT
  • Publication number: 20220316646
    Abstract: A transition component for connecting components of a chemical or process engineering plant, wherein the transition component has a first material piece made from a first material and second material piece made from a second material, wherein the first material and the second material cannot be connected to each other by fusion welding, the first material piece and the second material piece forming a hollow body, the transition component having a radially interior inner side and a radially exterior outer side, the first material piece being connected to the second material piece by at least one intermediate material layer and the transition component having at least one insulation layer, wherein the insulation layer extends at least in part over the inner side and/or the outer side of the transition component, and a core-in-shell heat exchanger and a cold box having the transition component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Reinhold HÖLZL, Manfred SCHÖNBERGER, Thomas ENGLERT
  • Patent number: 9354376
    Abstract: An illuminable component having a two-dimensionally extending decorative element which has at least one translucent region and at least one non-translucent region. A lighting source serves to illuminate the at least one translucent region. A light-filtering layer is arranged between the decorative element and the lighting source, the layer being integrally attached to a rear side of the decorative element by injection molding. A structure is provided that completely absorbs and/or scatters light when the lighting source is transported to the specified edge. As a result, leakage light at an edge of the component can be reliably avoided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: WEIDPLAS GmbH
    Inventor: Thomas Englert
  • Patent number: 9206857
    Abstract: A compensating torque-transmitting coupling has a tubular base body extending in a longitudinal direction along a center axis and formed in one piece of an intermediate region and a pair of end regions longitudinally flanking the intermediate region. The intermediate region is of greater inside diameter and smaller outside diameter than the end regions and is formed with a plurality of angularly spaced transversely extending slots also spaced in the longitudinal direction. The slots each extend radially from an outer surface to an inner surface of the tubular base body. An elastomeric body filling each of the transverse slots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: RINGFEDER POWER-TRANSMISSION GMBH
    Inventor: Thomas Englert
  • Publication number: 20150185391
    Abstract: An illuminable component having a two-dimensionally extending decorative element which has at least one translucent region and at least one non-translucent region. A lighting source serves to illuminate the at least one translucent region. A light-filtering layer is arranged between the decorative element and the lighting source, the layer being integrally attached to a rear side of the decorative element by injection molding. A structure is provided that completely absorbs and/or scatters light when the lighting source is transported to the specified edge. As a result, leakage light at an edge of the component can be reliably avoided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Applicant: WEIDPLAS GmbH
    Inventor: Thomas ENGLERT
  • Patent number: 9059627
    Abstract: The invention relates to a permanent magnet coupling for the synchronous transmission of torque, comprising a first member (1) having permanent magnets (4a, 4b) and a second member (2), the members being designed as inner rotor and outer rotors and separated by an air gap (3) extending between the members (1, 2), wherein the members (1, 2) are coupled to enable a synchronous movement by forces generated by the permanent magnets (4a, 4b) by the interaction with the second member (2), wherein the first member (1) comprises a first group of permanent magnets (4a) having magnetizing directions parallel to the air gap (3) and a second group of permanent magnets (4b) having magnetizing directions perpendicular to the air gap (3), wherein the permanent magnets (4a, 4b) of the first group and of the second group of the first member (1) are alternately arranged in the circumferential direction, and wherein, as viewed in the circumferential direction, the consecutive permanent magnets (4a) of the first group and the co
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: RINGFEDER POWER-TRANSMISSION GMBH
    Inventor: Thomas Englert
  • Patent number: 9016913
    Abstract: An illuminable component having a two-dimensionally extending decorative element which has at least one translucent region and at least one non-translucent region. A lighting source serves to illuminate the at least one translucent region. A light-filtering layer is arranged between the decorative element and the lighting source, the layer being integrally attached to a rear side of the decorative element by injection molding. A structure is provided that completely absorbs and/or scatters light when the lighting source is transported to the specified edge. As a result, leakage light at an edge of the component can be reliably avoided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: WEIDPLAS GmbH
    Inventor: Thomas Englert
  • Publication number: 20140228132
    Abstract: The invention relates to a compensating coupling for transmitting torques, comprising a sleeve-shaped main body (1) that extends in a longitudinal direction (z), which sleeve-shaped main body has several transverse slits (2) distributed over the circumference and in the longitudinal direction (z), wherein the transverse slits (2) each extend in the radial direction from an outer surface to an inner surface of the sleeve-shaped main body (1). According to the invention, the transverse slits (2) are filled with an elastomer (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2012
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Inventor: Thomas Englert
  • Publication number: 20130113317
    Abstract: The invention relates to a permanent magnet coupling for the synchronous transmission of torque, comprising a first member (1) having permanent magnets (4a, 4b) and a second member (2), the members being designed as inner rotor and outer rotors and separated by an air gap (3) extending between the members (1, 2), wherein the members (1, 2) are coupled to enable a synchronous movement by forces generated by the permanent magnets (4a, 4b) by the interaction with the second member (2), wherein the first member (1) comprises a first group of permanent magnets (4a) having magnetizing directions parallel to the air gap (3) and a second group of permanent magnets (4b) having magnetizing directions perpendicular to the air gap (3), wherein the permanent magnets (4a, 4b) of the first group and of the second group of the first member (1) are alternately arranged in the circumferential direction, and wherein, as viewed in the circumferential direction, the consecutive permanent magnets (4a) of the first group and the co
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2010
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Inventor: Thomas Englert
  • Publication number: 20120320615
    Abstract: The component has a planar decorative element (5) which has at least one translucent region (6) and at least one non-translucent region (7). Lighting means (9) serve to illuminate the at least one translucent region (6). A light-filtering layer (10) is arranged between the decorative element (5) and the lighting means (9), said layer (10) being integrally attached to a rear side (8) of the decorative element (5) by injection moulding. Means (24) are provided which essentially completely absorb and/or scatter light when the lighting means (9) is transported to the specified edge (4). As a result, leakage light at an edge (4) of the component (1) can be reliably avoided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2011
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: WEIDMANN PLASTICS TECHNOLOGY AG
    Inventor: Thomas Englert
  • Publication number: 20120280586
    Abstract: The invention relates to a permanent magnet coupling for synchronously transmitting rotary motions, having a first rotor (1a) and a second rotor (1b), each covered by permanent magnets (2a, 2b) and forming an inner rotor and an outer rotor, wherein permanent magnets (2a, 2b) of the first rotor (1a) and the second rotor (1b) associated with each other extend over the same angle range in the circumferential direction. According to the invention, unfilled intermediate spaces (5) are formed on the first rotor (1a), starting from complete coverage by permanent magnets (2a) in the circumferential direction, by leaving out a portion of the permanent magnets (2a), wherein the first rotor (1a) and the second rotor (1b) comprise a different number of permanent magnets (2a, 2b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2011
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Inventors: Thomas Englert, Thomas Moka