Patents by Inventor Thomas G. Kolbeck

Thomas G. Kolbeck 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).

  • Upcycling perfluoropolymers into fluorinated olefins
    Patent number: 11795126
    Abstract: Mechanical stirred bed reactors that incorporate a screen are described. Methods of using such reactors to process perfluoropolymers to form perfluorinated olefin monomers are also described. The reactors and methods may be used to upcycle filled perfluorinated materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Markus E. Hirschberg, Klaus Hintzer, Thomas G. Kolbeck, Matthias Wieland, Peter Bauer, Achim Schmidt-Rodenkirchen, Thorsten Gerdes
  • Upcycling Perfluoropolymers into Fluorinated Olefins
    Publication number: 20230109030
    Abstract: Mechanical stirred bed reactors that incorporate a screen are described. Methods of using such reactors to process perfluoropolymers to form perfluorinated olefin monomers are also described. The reactors and methods may be used to upcycle filled perfluorinated materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Markus E. Hirschberg, Klaus Hintzer, Thomas G. Kolbeck, Matthias Wieland, Peter Bauer, Achim Schmidt-Rodenkirchen, Thorsten Gerdes