Patents by Inventor Torsten Stark

Torsten Stark 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).

  • Device for conducting a chemical reaction in a process fluid in a production facility
    Patent number: 12685990
    Abstract: An apparatus for carrying out a chemical reaction in a process fluid includes a reactor comprising one or more reaction tubes which have a number of electrically heatable tube segments which are connected to one another by an electrically conductive star bridge, and at least one power source configured to provide a multiphase alternating current with N phases to N phase lines at a predetermined voltage. N is an integer greater than or equal to 2. For each of the at least one power source, a number of power connections is provided, each of which is connected to at least one of the tube segments and to one of the phase lines of the power source. In the at least one power source, a star point is formed at which the phase lines of the power source are connected, wherein the star point is not connected to a ground connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2026
    Assignees: Linde GmbH, BASF SE
    Inventors: Martin Hofstatter, Clara Delhomme-Neudecker, Heinz Posselt, Niklas Fleischmann, Kiara Aenne Kochendorfer, Eric Jenne, Andrey Shustov, Werner Josef Still, Torsten Stark
  • Device for Conducting a Chemical Reaction in a Process Fluid in a Production Facility
    Publication number: 20230398513
    Abstract: An apparatus for carrying out a chemical reaction in a process fluid includes a reactor comprising one or more reaction tubes which have a number of electrically heatable tube segments which are connected to one another by an electrically conductive star bridge, and at least one power source configured to provide a multiphase alternating current with N phases to N phase lines at a predetermined voltage. N is an integer greater than or equal to 2. For each of the at least one power source, a number of power connections is provided, each of which is connected to at least one of the tube segments and to one of the phase lines of the power source. In the at least one power source, a star point is formed at which the phase lines of the power source are connected, wherein the star point is not connected to a ground connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Martin Hofstatter, Clara Delhomme-Neudecker, Heinz Posselt, Niklas Fleischmann, Kiara Aenne Kochendorfer, Eric Jenne, Andrey Shustov, Werner Josef Still, Torsten Stark