Patents by Inventor Torsten Zech

Torsten Zech 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: 8383050
    Abstract: A method and a device for the parallel study of chemical reactions in at least two spatially separated reaction spaces is provided. A device for the parallel study of chemical reactions includes at least the following components: (a) at least two spatially separated reaction spaces; (b) on the reaction space input side, at least one common educt feed for the reaction spaces according to (a); (d) on the reaction space output side, at least one connection per reaction space to at least one holding gas feed common to all the reaction spaces, or subsets of them; (e) on the reaction space output side, and downstream of the connection to the holding gas feed according to (d) in the product flow direction, at least one restrictor per reaction space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: HTE AG
    Inventors: Alfred Haas, Wolfgang Strehlau, Armin Brenner, Oliver Koechel, Markus Friess, Torsten Zech
  • Publication number: 20110014718
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a device for the parallel study of chemical reactions in at least two spatially separated reaction spaces. In particular, the invention is suitable for reactions which are not constant volume reactions and/or for reactions in which fluid flows through at least two spatially separated reaction spaces are intended to be controlled together for all the reaction spaces, or for related subsets of them, in the most straightforward way possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2010
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Applicant: hte Aktiengesellschaft the high throughput experimentation company
    Inventors: Alfred Haas, Wolfgang Strehlau, Armin Brenner, Oliver Koechel, Markus Friess, Torsten Zech
  • Patent number: 7867458
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a device for the parallel study of chemical reactions in at least two spatially separated reaction spaces. In particular, the invention is suitable for reactions which are not constant volume reactions and/or for reactions in which fluid flows through at least two spatially separated reaction spaces are intended to be controlled together for all the reaction spaces, or for related subsets of them, in the most straightforward way possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: HTE Aktiengesellschaft The High Throughtput Experimentation Company
    Inventors: Alfred Haas, Wolfgang Strehlau, Armin Brenner, Oliver Koechel, Markus Friess, Torsten Zech
  • Publication number: 20100300181
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a metering station (10) which allows liquids with elevated viscosity to be metered, especially liquids with a viscosity which is more than one hundred times the viscosity of water. The metering station is operated partly or fully automatically and has a modular structure. A metering module (1, 1?) comprises at least one plug connecting element (8), with whose aid the metering module (1, 1?) can be made to engage with a corresponding receiving device (9) for the plug connecting element. The plug connecting elements (8) are preferably multifunctional plugs which have at least one fluidic connecting element. In a further preferred embodiment, the plug connecting element (8), in addition to the at least one fluidic connecting element, also has at least one electrical connecting element for process control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2007
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Applicant: HTE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT THE HIGH THROUGHPUT EXPERIMENTATION COMPANY
    Inventors: Torsten Zech, Gunilla Kaiser, Uwe Vietze, Volker Mathes, Frank Guellich
  • Publication number: 20100216964
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing aryl-aryl coupled compounds. The method is continuous, at least two non-miscible phases (M01) and (B01) being optionally first blended in a mixer (020). The reaction is then carried out continuously in a fixed-bed reactor (030) and subsequently an optional online analysis (060) of the products (P01) takes place.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2006
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Applicant: HTE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT THE HIGH THROUGHPUT EXPERIMENTATION COMPANY
    Inventors: Torsten Zech, Gunilla Kaiser, Oliver Koechel, Oliver Laus, Denis Huertgen
  • Publication number: 20090258431
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a device for the parallel study of chemical reactions in at least two spatially separated reaction spaces. In particular, the invention is suitable for reactions which are not constant volume reactions and/or for reactions in which fluid flows through at least two spatially separated reaction spaces are intended to be controlled together for all the reaction spaces, or for related subsets of them, in the most straightforward way possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2009
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Applicant: HTE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT THE HIGH THROUGHPUT EXPERIMENTATION COMPANY
    Inventors: Alfred Haas, Wolfgang Strehlau, Armin Brenner, Oliver Koechel, Markus Friess, Torsten Zech
  • Patent number: 7537739
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a device for the parallel study of chemical reactions in at least two spatially separated reaction spaces. In particular, the invention is suitable for reactions which are not constant volume reactions and/or for reactions in which fluid flows through at least two spatially separated reaction spaces are intended to be controlled together for all the reaction spaces, or for related subsets of them, in the most straightforward way possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignee: HTE AG
    Inventors: Alfred Haas, Wolfgang Strehlau, Armin Brenner, Oliver Koechel, Markus Friess, Torsten Zech
  • Patent number: 7384603
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device (10) for analyzing and archiving at least one combinatorial library of materials, comprising at least: a. an area for analyzing and holding materials, consisting at least of two sections (12) capable of holding at least two building blocks (20), b. means for feeding and/or discharging fluid media to and/or from at least one section (12), c. means for identifying the device (10) or the combinatorial library of materials or for identifying the device (10) and the combinatorial library of materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2008
    Assignee: hte Aktiengesellschaft the high throughput experimentation company
    Inventors: Jens Klein, Stephan Andreas Schunk, Dirk Demuth, Torsten Zech, Dieter Hoenicke
  • Publication number: 20070148062
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a device for the parallel study of chemical reactions in at least two spatially separated reaction spaces. In particular, the invention is suitable for reactions which are not constant volume reactions and/or for reactions in which fluid flows through at least two spatially separated reaction spaces are intended to be controlled together for all the reaction spaces, or for related subsets of them, in the most straightforward way possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2004
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Inventors: Alfred Haas, Wolfgang Strehlau, Armin Brenner, Oliver Koechel, Markus Friess, Torsten Zech
  • Publication number: 20070009384
    Abstract: Apparatus for simultaneously and/or successively carrying out at least two catalytic tests, having a reactor element, which includes at least one gas inlet unit, a plurality of reaction chambers and at least one restriction unit, the at least one restriction unit being configured in such a manner that it has a plurality of channels, which are arranged in such a manner that at least one reaction chamber is in direct contact with at least one channel of the at least one restriction unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2004
    Publication date: January 11, 2007
    Inventors: Jens Klein, Robert Neubauer, Mario Hermann, Torsten Zech, Alexander Cross, Frank Guellich, Ralf Kuppinger, Oliver Koechel, Georg Vassiliadis, Uwe Vietze
  • Publication number: 20060182667
    Abstract: The present invention is in the field of the high-throughput research for liquid and multi-phase reactions. Thereby, the invention relates to a process for the simultaneous realization of at least one chemical reaction in at least two separate reaction vessels (10), wherein said process comprises at least the following steps: (i) providing at least one reaction mixture per reaction vessel (10); to (ii) pneumatic agitation of the reaction mixture in at least one reaction vessel by means of bringing the reaction mixture into contact with at least one fluid phase (18), wherein the at least one chemical reaction is carried out in at least one of the reaction vessels (10) in the batch mode and the reaction mixture contains at least one liquid phase (14). Thereby, the fluid phase (18) is supplied to the at least one reaction vessel (10) within a defined period and is at least partially discharged from the reaction vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2004
    Publication date: August 17, 2006
    Inventors: Torsten Zech, Stephan Schunk, Alfred Haas
  • Publication number: 20060115378
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for the continuous testing of at least two building blocks, which are part of a combinatorial material library. Thereby, said device is in particular characterized in that it comprises at least the following constituent parts: (i) at least one spatially stationary component with at least one means for supply, (ii) at least one spatially non-stationary component as well as (iii) at least one unit for the uptake of a building block. Thereby, at least one building block moves spatially relative to the at least one other building block during the testing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2003
    Publication date: June 1, 2006
    Inventors: Torsten Zech, Alexander Cross, Oliver Kochel, Frank Gullich, Ralf Kuppinger
  • Publication number: 20050143934
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for testing building blocks, which are identical or different, of a library of materials, comprising at least two building blocks, for performance characteristics, comprising a sequence of the following steps: 4) testing of at least one library building block for at least one performance characteristic; 5) detecting at least one measurable quantity, to which at least one performance characteristic of the at least one library building block can be assigned by at least one sensor, wherein at least one of the steps (4) and (5) is performed continuously.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2002
    Publication date: June 30, 2005
    Inventors: Stephan Schunk, Torsten Zech, Alexander Cross, Uwe Vietze, Jens Klein, Andreas Sundermann, Wolfram Stichert
  • Publication number: 20040142480
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the analysis and archiving of at least one material library, comprising two building blocks (12) in at least two sections (13), which comprises at least the following steps:
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2004
    Publication date: July 22, 2004
    Inventors: Stephan Andreas Schunk, Jens Klein, Torsten Zech, Dieter Hoenicke
  • Publication number: 20040121432
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device (10) for analyzing and archiving at least one combinatorial library of materials, comprising at least:
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2004
    Publication date: June 24, 2004
    Inventors: Jens Klein, Stephan Andreas Schunk, Dirk Demuth, Torsten Zech, Diter Hoenicke
  • Publication number: 20030003024
    Abstract: Chip reactors which comprise a carrier having at least two different microreaction channels, each of the channels comprising at least one reaction space, at least one inlet and at least one outlet, wherein each of the channels is suitable for operation independent of the other are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2002
    Publication date: January 2, 2003
    Inventors: Torsten Zech, Dieter Hoenicke
  • Publication number: 20020192118
    Abstract: The invention relates to new microreactors consisting of at least one microreaction system applied to a carrier and comprising at least one microreaction space, at least one inlet for educts and at least one outlet for products, characterized in that the microreaction systems are rendered inert by a coating selected from the group consisting of silicon dioxide, silicon nitride and/or aluminium oxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2002
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Inventors: Torsten Zech, Bernhard Gutsche, Dieter Hoenicke