Patents by Inventor Tobias RUESCH
Tobias RUESCH 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).
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Publication number: 20240110350Abstract: The present invention comprises a fish guidance rack (2) for use in a fish guidance system in a watercourse (W) at a run-of-river hydropower plant or a water intake. The rack comprises a series of vertical bars (1) mounted on a rack frame (7) along a longitudinal axis (L) of the rack between a first end (5) of the rack and a second end (6) of the rack. The rack comprises bars with a hydrodynamic curved form, and a generally increasing inter-bar spacing (sb) in the downstream direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2022Publication date: April 4, 2024Applicants: ETH Zurich, Fäh Maschinen- und Anlagenbau AG, Wälli AG IngenieureInventors: David VETSCH, Robert BOES, Claudia BECK, Ismail ALBAYRAK, Claudia LEUCH, Res LÜTSCHG, Tobias RÜESCH
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Low-pressure drop structure of particle adsorbent bed for improved adsorption gas separation process
Patent number: 11007470Abstract: A gas separation unit for the separation of a first gas from a mixture containing said first gas as well as further gases by a cyclic adsorption/desorption process using a loose particulate sorbent material for gas adsorption. The particulate sorbent material is arranged in at least two stacked layers (5) that are mounted on a stiff rectangular circumferential frame (7). A plurality of tubes (11) is provided for a heat exchange fluid within the frame (7). The tubes (11) are in thermal contact with a plurality of sheets (9) of metal which are arranged essentially perpendicular to a main plane of the frame (7) and perpendicular to the tubes (11). The sheets (9) extend in a continuous manner between a first pair of mutually parallel metal profiles (7?) and are provided with a plurality of holes (10) through which the plurality of tubes (11) penetrate.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2017Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: CLIMEWORKS AGInventors: Jan André Wurzbacher, Nicolas Repond, Tobias Ruesch, Sebastian Sauerbeck, Christoph Gebald -
LOW-PRESSURE DROP STRUCTURE OF PARTICLE ADSORBENT BED FOR IMPROVED ADSORPTION GAS SEPARATION PROCESS
Publication number: 20200001224Abstract: A gas separation unit for the separation of a first gas from a mixture containing said first gas as well as further gases by a cyclic adsorption/desorption process using a loose particulate sorbent material for gas adsorption. The particulate sorbent material is arranged in at least two stacked layers (5) that are mounted on a stiff rectangular circumferential frame (7). A plurality of tubes (11) is provided for a heat exchange fluid within the frame (7). The tubes (11) are in thermal contact with a plurality of sheets (9) of metal which are arranged essentially perpendicular to a main plane of the frame (7) and perpendicular to the tubes (11). The sheets (9) extend in a continuous manner between a first pair of mutually parallel metal profiles (7?) and are provided with a plurality of holes (10) through which the plurality of tubes (11) penetrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2017Publication date: January 2, 2020Applicant: CLIMEWORKS AGInventors: Jan André WURZBACHER, Nicolas REPOND, Tobias RUESCH, Sebastian SAUERBECK, Christoph GEBALD -
Patent number: 10427086Abstract: A gas separation unit for the separation of carbon dioxide from air is proposed for use in a cyclic adsorption/desorption process and using a loose particulate sorbent material. Sorbent material is arranged in at least two stacked layers, and each layer comprises two sheets of a flexible fabric material which is gas permeable but impermeable to the loose sorbent material. The sheets are arranged parallel defining an inlet face and an outlet face, are arranged with a distance in the range of 0.5-2.5 cm, and are enclosing a cavity in which the sorbent material is located. Said layers are arranged in the unit such that the inflow passes through the inlet face, subsequently through the particular sorbent material located in the cavity of the respective layer, subsequently to exit the layer through the outlet face to form the gas outflow.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2017Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: CLIMEWORKS AGInventors: Christoph Gebald, Nicolas Repond, Tobias Ruesch, Jan André Wurzbacher
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LOW-PRESSURE DROP STRUCTURE OF PARTICLE ADSORBENT BED FOR IMPROVED ADSORPTION GAS SEPARATION PROCESS
Publication number: 20190255480Abstract: A gas separation unit for the separation of a first gas from a mixture containing said first gas as well as further gases by a cyclic adsorption/desorption process using a loose particulate sorbent material for gas adsorption. The particulate sorbent material is arranged in at least two stacked layers (5) that are mounted on a stiff rectangular circumferential frame (7). A plurality of tubes (11) is provided for a heat exchange fluid within the frame (7). The tubes (11) are in thermal contact with a plurality of sheets (9) of metal which are arranged essentially perpendicular to a main plane of the frame (7) and perpendicular to the tubes (11). The sheets (9) extend in a continuous manner between a first pair of mutually parallel metal profiles (7?) and are provided with a plurality of holes (10) through which the plurality of tubes (11) penetrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2017Publication date: August 22, 2019Applicant: CLIMEWORKS AGInventors: Jan André WURZBACHER, Nicolas REPOND, Tobias RUESCH, Sebastian SAUERBECK, Christoph GEBALD -
Patent number: 10232305Abstract: A vacuum chamber (2) for a direct air capture process and enclosing an interior space (13) for housing an adsorber structure (1) is given comprising a contiguous circumferential wall structure (115) along an axis (15), which circumferential wall structure (115) in an axial direction is closed by an inlet and an outlet axial wall (116), respectively. Both axial walls (116) comprise at least one closing stainless steel lid (6) allowing for, in an open position, gas to be circulated through the vacuum chamber (2) for passing an adsorber structure (1), and, in a closed position, to close the interior space (13) and to allow evacuation of the interior space (13) down to pressure of 500 mbarabs or less.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2015Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: CLIMEWORKS AGInventors: Christoph Gebald, Werner Meier, Nicolas Repond, Tobias Ruesch, Jan André Wurzbacher
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Publication number: 20170326494Abstract: A gas separation unit for the separation of carbon dioxide from air is proposed for use in a cyclic adsorption/desorption process and using a loose particulate sorbent material. Sorbent material is arranged in at least two stacked layers, and each layer comprises two sheets of a flexible fabric material which is gas permeable but impermeable to the loose sorbent material. The sheets are arranged parallel defining an inlet face and an outlet face, are arranged with a distance in the range of 0.5-2.5 cm, and are enclosing a cavity in which the sorbent material is located. Said layers are arranged in the unit such that the inflow passes through the inlet face, subsequently through the particular sorbent material located in the cavity of the respective layer, subsequently to exit the layer through the outlet face to form the gas outflow.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2017Publication date: November 16, 2017Applicant: CLIMEWORKS AGInventors: Christoph GEBALD, Nicolas PIATKOWSKI, Tobias RUESCH, Jan André André WURZBACHER
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Patent number: 9751039Abstract: A gas separation unit for the separation of carbon dioxide from air is proposed for use in a cyclic adsorption/desorption process and using a loose particulate sorbent material. Sorbent material is arranged in at least two stacked layers, and each layer comprises two sheets of a flexible fabric material which is gas permeable but impermeable to the loose sorbent material. The sheets are arranged parallel defining an inlet face and an outlet face, are arranged with a distance in the range of 0.5-2.5 cm, and are enclosing a cavity in which the sorbent material is located. Said layers are arranged in the unit such that the inflow passes through the inlet face, subsequently through the particular sorbent material located in the cavity of the respective layer, subsequently to exit the layer through the outlet face to form the gas outflow.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2014Date of Patent: September 5, 2017Assignee: CLIMEWORKS AGInventors: Christoph Gebald, Nicolas Piatkowski, Tobias Rüesch, Jan André Wurzbacher
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Publication number: 20170106330Abstract: A vacuum chamber (2) for a direct air capture process and enclosing an interior space (13) for housing an adsorber structure (1) is given comprising a contiguous circumferential wall structure (115) along an axis (15), which circumferential wall structure (115) in an axial direction is closed by an inlet and an outlet axial wall (116), respectively, both axial walls (116) comprising at least one closing stainless steel lid (6) allowing for, in an open position, gas to be circulated through the vacuum chamber (2) for passing an adsorber structure (1), and, in a closed position, to close the interior space (13) and to allow evacuation of the interior space (13) down to pressure of 500 mbarabs or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2015Publication date: April 20, 2017Applicant: CLIMEWORKS AGInventors: Christoph GEBALD, Werner MEIER, Nicolas REPOND, Tobias RUESCH, Jan André WURZBACHER
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Publication number: 20160074803Abstract: A gas separation unit for the separation of carbon dioxide from air is proposed for use in a cyclic adsorption/desorption process and using a loose particulate sorbent material. Sorbent material is arranged in at least two stacked layers, and each layer comprises two sheets of a flexible fabric material which is gas permeable but impermeable to the loose sorbent material. The sheets are arranged parallel defining an inlet face and an outlet face, are arranged with a distance in the range of 0.5-2.5 cm, and are enclosing a cavity in which the sorbent material is located. Said layers are arranged in the unit such that the inflow passes through the inlet face, subsequently through the particular sorbent material located in the cavity of the respective layer, subsequently to exit the layer through the outlet face to form the gas outflow.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2014Publication date: March 17, 2016Applicant: CLIMEWORKS AGInventors: Christoph GEBALD, Nicolas PIATKOWSKI, Tobias RÜESCH, Jan André WURZBACHER