Patents by Inventor Ulrich Hochberg

Ulrich Hochberg 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).

  • Apparatus for the production of alcohol
    Patent number: 7985580
    Abstract: The aim of the invention is to produce alcohol from plant-based raw materials while reducing energy consumption. Said aim is achieved by separating the husk portion of cereals during grinding and feed said husk portion to a dryer (21) which dries distiller's wash as a carrier medium for distiller's wash. The lost heat of said dryer (21) is supplied to the distillation station (15) as process heat. The lost heat of a molecular sieve (45) that drains the raw alcohol is also redirected to the distillation station (15) as process heat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: GEA Wiegand GmbH
    Inventors: Ulrich Hochberg, Matthias Schormueller
  • Apparatus for the production of alcohol
    Publication number: 20050266539
    Abstract: The aim of the invention is to produce alcohol from plant-based raw materials while reducing energy consumption. Said aim is achieved by separating the husk protion of cereals during grinding and feed said husk portion to a dryer (21) which dries distiller's wash as a carrier medium for distiller's wash. The lost heat of said dryer (21) is supplied to the distillation station (15) as process heat. The lost heat of a molecular sieve (45) that drains the raw alcohol is also redirected to the distillation station (15) as process heat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2003
    Publication date: December 1, 2005
    Applicant: GEA WIEGAND GMBH
    Inventors: Ulrich Hochberg, Matthias Schormueller