Patents by Inventor Tobias Eckardt

Tobias Eckardt 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).

  • ADSORBENT BED WITH INCREASED HYDROTHERMAL STABILITY
    Publication number: 20250128200
    Abstract: Disclosed in certain embodiments are methods of removing methanol from a gas feed stream comprising methanol and water during an adsorption step of an adsorption cycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2022
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Inventors: Tobias ECKARDT, William B. DOLAN, Manish MEHTA, Margaret GREENE, Justin PAN
  • ADSORBENT BED WITH INCREASED HYDROTHERMAL STABILITY
    Publication number: 20240399286
    Abstract: Disclosed in certain embodiments are methods of removing water from a gas feed stream comprising hydrocarbons and water during an adsorption step of an adsorption cycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: William B. Dolan, Justin Pan, Alfonse Maglio, Margaret Anne Greene, Tobias Eckardt
  • HYDROCARBON RECOVERY UNITS WITH SEPARATORS CONFIGURED TO REDUCE LIQUID HYDROCARBON EXPOSURE TO REGENERATION GAS STREAMS
    Publication number: 20240343664
    Abstract: Disclosed in certain embodiments are processes for heavy hydrocarbon removal that implement a regeneration loop to reduce an amount of liquid hydrocarbons exposed by the separator to the regeneration stream over one or more durations for which an average C5+ hydrocarbon content of the regeneration stream is reduced or minimal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Inventors: William B. DOLAN, Tobias ECKARDT, Justin PAN, Manish MEHTA
  • Adsorbent bed with increased hydrothermal stability
    Patent number: 12083471
    Abstract: Disclosed in certain embodiments are methods of removing water from a gas feed stream comprising hydrocarbons and water during an adsorption step of an adsorption cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: BASF Corporation
    Inventors: William B. Dolan, Justin Pan, Alfonse Maglio, Margaret Anne Greene, Tobias Eckardt
  • ADSORBENT FOR HYDROCARBON RECOVERY
    Publication number: 20240269604
    Abstract: Disclosed in certain embodiments are sorbents for capturing heavy hydrocarbons via thermal swing adsorption processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2024
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Inventors: William B. Dolan, Roger Wyatt, Angela Siegel, Klaus Neumann, Tobias Eckardt
  • Hydrocarbon recovery units with separators configured to reduce liquid hydrocarbon exposure to regeneration gas streams
    Patent number: 11981635
    Abstract: Disclosed in certain embodiments are processes for heavy hydrocarbon removal that implement a regeneration loop to reduce an amount of liquid hydrocarbons exposed by the separator to the regeneration stream over one or more durations for which an average C5+ hydrocarbon content of the regeneration stream is reduced or minimal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: BASF Corporation
    Inventors: William B. Dolan, Tobias Eckardt, Justin Pan, Manish Mehta
  • Adsorbent for hydrocarbon recovery
    Patent number: 11980842
    Abstract: Disclosed in certain embodiments are sorbents for capturing heavy hydrocarbons via thermal swing adsorption processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: BASF Corporation
    Inventors: William B. Dolan, Roger Wyatt, Angela Siegel, Klaus Neumann, Tobias Eckardt
  • ADSORBENT BED WITH INCREASED HYDROTHERMAL STABILITY
    Publication number: 20240050886
    Abstract: Disclosed in certain embodiments are methods of removing water, mercaptans, C5+ or C6+ hydrocarbons, or any combination thereof from a gas feed stream during an adsorption step of an adsorption cycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2022
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: William B. DOLAN, Margaret Anne GREENE, Justin PAN, Tobias ECKARDT, Joerg NAGY, Robert LEPSKI
  • HYDROCARBON RECOVERY UNITS WITH SEPARATORS CONFIGURED TO REDUCE LIQUID HYDROCARBON EXPOSURE TO REGENERATION GAS STREAMS
    Publication number: 20230391692
    Abstract: Disclosed in certain embodiments are processes for heavy hydrocarbon removal that implement a regeneration loop to reduce an amount of liquid hydrocarbons exposed by the separator to the regeneration stream over one or more durations for which an average C5+ hydrocarbon content of the regeneration stream is reduced or minimal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2021
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: William B. DOLAN, Tobias ECKARDT, Justin PAN, Manish MEHTA
  • ADSORBENT FOR HYDROCARBON RECOVERY WITH IMPROVED MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
    Publication number: 20230356181
    Abstract: Disclosed in certain embodiments are adsorbents with improved mechanical properties for capturing heavy hydrocarbons during, for example, via thermal swing adsorption processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Robert Lepski, Nele Klinkenberg, Joerg Nagy, Tobias Eckardt, William B. Dolan
  • ADSORBENT BED FOR MERCAPTAN REMOVAL WITH INCREASED HYDROTHERMAL STABILITY
    Publication number: 20230233983
    Abstract: Disclosed in certain embodiments are methods of removing water from a gas feed stream comprising mercaptans and water during an adsorption step of an adsorption cycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2021
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: William B. DOLAN, Justin PAN, Margaret Anne GREENE, Tobias ECKARDT, Manish Mehta
  • ADSORBENT BED WITH INCREASED HYDROTHERMAL STABILITY
    Publication number: 20230166210
    Abstract: Disclosed in certain embodiments are methods of removing water from a gas feed stream comprising hydrocarbons and water during an adsorption step of an adsorption cycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: William B. DOLAN, Justin PAN, Alfonse MAGLIO, Margaret Anne GREENE, Tobias ECKARDT
  • ADSORBENT FOR HYDROCARBON RECOVERY
    Publication number: 20220168684
    Abstract: Disclosed in certain embodiments are sorbents for capturing heavy hydrocarbons via thermal swing adsorption processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2022
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: William B. Dolan, Roger Wyatt, Angela Siegel, Klaus Neumann, Tobias Eckardt
  • Adsorbent for hydrocarbon recovery
    Patent number: 11253810
    Abstract: Disclosed in certain embodiments are sorbents for capturing heavy hydrocarbons via thermal swing adsorption processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: BASF CORPORATION
    Inventors: William B. Dolan, Roger Wyatt, Angela Siegel, Klaus Neumann, Tobias Eckardt
  • ADSORBENT BED WITH INCREASED HYDROTHERMAL STABILITY
    Publication number: 20210339187
    Abstract: Disclosed in certain embodiments are methods of removing water from a gas feed stream comprising hydrocarbons and water during an adsorption step of an adsorption cycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: William B. Dolan, Justin Pan, Alfonse Maglio, Margaret Anne Greene, Tobias Eckardt
  • ADSORBENT FOR HYDROCARBON RECOVERY
    Publication number: 20200222848
    Abstract: Disclosed in certain embodiments are sorbents for capturing heavy hydrocarbons via thermal swing adsorption processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Inventors: William B. Dolan, Roger Wyatt, Angela Siegel, Klaus Neumann, Tobias Eckardt
  • Adsorbent for hydrocarbon recovery
    Patent number: 10639583
    Abstract: Disclosed in certain embodiments are sorbents for capturing heavy hydrocarbons via thermal swing adsorption processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: BASF Corporation
    Inventors: William B. Dolan, Roger Wyatt, Angela Siegel, Klaus Neumann, Tobias Eckardt
  • ADSORBENT FOR HYDROCARBON RECOVERY
    Publication number: 20180221809
    Abstract: Disclosed in certain embodiments are sorbents for capturing heavy hydrocarbons via thermal swing adsorption processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: William B. Dolan, Roger Wyatt, Angela Siegel, Klaus Neumann, Tobias Eckardt
  • Metal oxide or semimetal oxide spherical beads, a process for making, and a process for using
    Patent number: 8986642
    Abstract: The present invention relates to spherical beads comprising at least one metal and/or semimetal oxide, having a mean diameter in the range from 10 to 120 ?m, a BET surface area in the range from 400 to 800 m2/g and a pore volume in the range from 0.3 to 3.0 cm3/g, wherein the diameter of a given bead at any one point of said bead deviates by less than 10% from the average diameter of said bead and the surface of said bead is substantially smooth, and also to a process for producing these spherical beads, to a particulate catalyst comprising the spherical beads and to the use of the spherical beads as catalysts or catalyst carriers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Angela Siegel, Tobias Eckardt, Andreas Braedikow, Thorsten Puvogel
  • CATALYST CARRIER BASED ON SILICA GEL
    Publication number: 20120010379
    Abstract: The present invention relates to spherical beads comprising at least one metal and/or semimetal oxide, having a mean diameter in the range from 10 to 120 ?m, a BET surface area in the range from 400 to 800 m2/g and a pore volume in the range from 0.3 to 3.0 cm3/g, wherein the diameter of a given bead at any one point of said bead deviates by less than 10% from the average diameter of said bead and the surface of said bead is substantially smooth, and also to a process for producing these spherical beads, to a particulate catalyst comprising the spherical beads and to the use of the spherical beads as catalysts or catalyst carriers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2010
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Angela Siegel, Tobias Eckardt, Andreas Braedikow, Thorsten Puvogel