Patents by Inventor Ulrich Muller

Ulrich Muller 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).

  • Publication number: 20140163243
    Abstract: A tin containing zeolitic material having an MWW-type framework structure (Sn-MWW), having a tin content of at most 2 weight-%, calculated as element and based on the weight of the Sn-MWW, and having an X-ray diffraction pattern comprising peaks at 2 theta diffraction angles of (6.6±0.1)°, (7.1±0.1)°, and (7.9±0.1)°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2013
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Andrei-Nicolae Parvulescu, Ulrich Müller, Joaquim Henrique Teles, Nicolas Vautravers, Bernd Hinrichsen, Gerhard Cox, Richard Jacubinas
  • Publication number: 20140150485
    Abstract: Described is a storage unit for a drive system in a vehicle. The storage unit has at least one sorption store, at least one battery, and at least one cooling circuit. The sorption store is coupled via the cooling circuit to the battery. Further described is a method of operating the storage unit and also a drive system and a vehicle equipped with such a storage unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2013
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Mathias Weickert, Stefan Marx, Ulrich Müller, Christian-Andreas Winkler
  • Patent number: 8734652
    Abstract: Porous metal organic frameworks formed by AlIII ions to which fumarate ions are coordinated to produce a framework structure; shaped bodies comprising such porous metal organic frameworks, and also the preparation and use thereof for the uptake of a substance for the purposes of its storage, controlled release, separation, chemical reaction or as support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Christoph Kiener, Ulrich Müller, Markus Schubert
  • Publication number: 20140142361
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the conversion of oxygenates to olefins comprising (i) providing a gas stream comprising one or more oxygenates; and (ii) contacting the gas stream with a catalyst; wherein the catalyst comprises a zeolitic material having an MFI, MEL, and/or MWW-type framework structure comprising YO2 and X2O3, wherein Y is a tetravalent element, and X is a trivalent element, said zeolitic material being obtainable and/or obtained according to a method comprising (1) preparing a mixture comprising one or more sources for YO2, one or more sources for X2O3, and one or more solvents; and (2) crystallizing the mixture obtained in step (1) to obtain a zeolitic material having an MFI, MEL and/or MWW-type framework structure; wherein the mixture crystallized in step (2) contains 3 wt.-% or less of the one or more elements M based on 100 wt.-% of YO2, wherein M stands for sodium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2013
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Manuela Gaab, Ulrich Müller, Milan Kostur, Kirsten Spannhoff, Kerem Bay, Andrei-Nicolae Parvulescu
  • Publication number: 20140135556
    Abstract: Described is a process for the production of a zeolitic material having an MFI, MEL, and/or MWW-type framework structure comprising YO2 and X2O3. The process comprises (1) preparing a mixture comprising one or more sources for YO2, one or more sources for X2O3, and one or more solvents; (2) crystallizing the mixture obtained in step (1) to obtain a zeolitic material having an MFI, MEL and/or MWW-type framework structure; and (3) impregnating the zeolitic material obtained in step (2) with one or more elements selected from the group of alkaline earth metals. Y is a tetravalent element, and X is a trivalent element. The mixture crystallized in step (2) contains 3 wt.-% or less of one or more elements M based on 100 wt-% of YO2, wherein M stands for sodium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2013
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Manuela Gaab, Ulrich Müller, Milan Kostur, Kirsten Spannhoff, Kerem Bay, Andrei-Nicolae Parvulescu
  • Publication number: 20140128622
    Abstract: A process for the oxidation of an organic carbonyl compound comprising reacting the organic carbonyl compound, optionally in the presence of a solvent, with hydrogen peroxide in the presence of a catalyst comprising a tin-containing zeolitic material having an MWW-type framework structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2013
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Nicolas Vautravers, Joaquim Henrique Teles, Andrei-Nicolae Parvulescu, Ulrich Müller
  • Patent number: 8710271
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of a zeolitic material having a BEA framework structure comprising the steps of: (i) providing one or more zeolitic materials having a BEA framework structure, wherein the BEA framework structure comprises YO2 and X2O3, wherein Y is a tetravalent element, and X is a trivalent element; (ii) subjecting the one or more zeolitic materials provided in step (i) to a procedure for removing at least a portion of X, preferably tetrahedrally coordinated X, from the BEA framework structure; wherein the Y:X molar ratios of the one or more zeolitic materials provided in step (i) are respectively comprised in the range of from 1 to 50.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignees: BASF SE, Tokyo Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Bilge Yilmaz, Ulrich Müller, Faruk Özkirim, Takashi Tatsumi, Feng-Shou Xiao, Dirk de Vos, Xinhe Bao, Weiping Zhang, Hermann Gies, Hiroyuki Imai, Bart Tijsebaert
  • Publication number: 20140113981
    Abstract: Described is a process for the production of a pillared silicate. The process comprises (i) providing a layered silicate; (ii) interlayer expanding the layered silicate provided in step (i) comprising a step of treating the layered silicate with one or more swelling agents; (iii) treating the interlayer expanded silicate obtained in step (ii) with one or more hydrolyzable silicon containing compounds; (iv) treating the interlayer expanded compound obtained in step (iii) with an aqueous solution to obtain a pillared silicate; (v) removing at least a portion of the one or more swelling agents from the pillared silicate obtained in step (iv); and (vi) impregnating the pillared silicate obtained in step (v) with one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Fe, Ru, Ir, and combinations of two or more thereof. Also described is a pillared silicate optionally obtainable from said process and its use, in particular, in a process for the production of one or more olefins according to the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Bilge Yilmaz, Ulrich Müller, Xinhe Bao, Weiping Zhang, Dirk de Vos, Takashi Tatsumi, Feng-Shou Xiao, Hermann Gies, Hiroyuki Imai
  • Patent number: 8703644
    Abstract: Aspects of the present invention relate to shaped bodies of compositions comprising a porous aromatic covalent framework polymer, wherein the polymer comprises at least one monomer unit, the at least one monomer unit comprising at least one aromatic ring and the at least one monomer unit having at least three binding sites to adjacent monomer units in the polymer and a core, wherein the at least three binding sites are located on at least one atom of the core and wherein the at least one atom is free of covalent bonds to hydrogen; and at least one binder additive. Other aspects of the invention relate to methods for the preparation of said shaped bodies and their uses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Manuela Gaab, Stefan Maurer, Wolf-Rüdiger Krahnert, Milan Kostur, Ulrich Müller, Ranjit Gokhale, Shrirang Bhikaji Hindalekar
  • Patent number: 8697191
    Abstract: Described is a process for coating at least part of a surface of a support with a porous metal-organic framework comprising at least one at least bidentate organic compound coordinated to at least one metal ion, which process comprises the steps (a) spraying of the at least one part of the support surface with a first solution comprising the at least one metal ion; (b) spraying of the at least one part of the support surface with a second solution comprising the at least one at least bidentate organic compound, wherein step (b) is carried out before, after or simultaneously with step (a), to form a layer of the porous metal-organic framework.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Manuela Gaab, Andrea Weber, Milan Kostur, Ulrich Müller
  • Publication number: 20140097099
    Abstract: Describes is a sorption store for storing gaseous substances. The sorption store for storing gaseous substances comprises a closed tank and a feeding device, which comprises a passage through the tank wall, through which a gas can flow into the tank. The tank has inside it at least one separating element, which is configured in such a way that the interior of the tank is divided into at least one pair of channels comprising two parallel running channel-shaped compartments, the ends of which are in connection with one another in each case by way of a common space, each channel-shaped compartment being filled at least partially with an adsorption medium. The feeding device is designed in such a way that inflowing gas is diverted almost exclusively into one of the two compartments of each pair of channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2013
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Mathias Weickert, Stefan Marx, Ulrich Müller, Peter Renze
  • Publication number: 20140097100
    Abstract: Described is a method of charging a sorption store with a gas. The sorption store comprises a closed container and a feed device which has a passage through the container wall, through which the gas can flow into the container, and the container has at least two parallel, channel-shaped subchambers which are located in its interior and are each at least partly filled with an adsorption medium and whose channel walls are coolable. The method comprises, in a first step, feeding in a gas in such an amount that a pressure in the store of at least 30% of a predetermined final pressure is reached as quickly as possible and, in a second step, subsequently varying the amount of gas fed in in such a way that the course of the pressure in the store approximates the adsorption kinetics of the adsorption medium until the predetermined final pressure in the store is reached after a predetermined period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2013
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Mathias Weickert, Stefan Marx, Ulrich Müller, Peter Renze
  • Publication number: 20140097098
    Abstract: Described is a method of charging a sorption store with a gas. The sorption store comprises a closed container which is at least partly filled with an adsorption medium and has an inlet and an outlet which can each be closed by a shut-off element. The method comprises the steps: (a) closing of the outlet shut-off element and opening of the inlet shut-off element, (b) introduction of gas to be stored under a predetermined pressure through the inlet, (c) rapid opening of the outlet shut-off element with the inlet shut-off element open so that a gas flow having a predetermined flow rate is established in the container, (d) reduction of the flow rate as a function of the adsorption rate of the gas adsorbed in the store, and (e) complete closing of the outlet shut-off element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2013
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Mathias Weickert, Stefan Marx, Ulrich Müller, Peter Renze, Christian-Andreas Winkler
  • Publication number: 20140081044
    Abstract: Described are acetylene bridged linkers, metal-organic frameworks produced thereof, processes for producing the linkers and the metal-organic frameworks, and the use of the metal-organic frameworks. The metal-organic frameworks possess an enhanced ability to adsorb and desorb high amounts of gases, in particular methane or hydrogen. The metal-organic frameworks have a high porosity and, thus, a high inner surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Stefan Maurer, Ulrich Müller, Vijay Narayanan Swaminathan, Shrirang Bhikaji Hindalekar, Amal Pandya
  • Patent number: 8648002
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a porous metal organic framework comprising a bidentate organic compound coordinated to a metal ion selected from the group of metals consisting of Al, Fe and Cr, with the bidentate organic compound being derived from a dicarboxylic acid, wherein the framework has a structure whose projection along [001] has a pattern in which each side of a hexagon is bounded by a triangle. The present invention further relates to shaped bodies and a process for preparing the porous metal organic framework and its use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Markus Schubert, Ulrich Müller, Stefan Marx
  • Patent number: 8636309
    Abstract: The invention relates to an external handle on doors or hatches of vehicles, using a two piece (10, 20) housing, wherein a cavity (21) is generated between said pieces. A sensor (31, 32) is arranged in said cavity in a container (30). On operation, the sensor carries out certain functions in the lock. According to the invention, failures caused by the ingress of fluids into the cavity (21) can be avoided, wherein the container (30) is formed from an elastic molded mass (35), in which the sensor (31, 32) and optionally some further electric and/or electronic components for the sensor operation are embedded. An elastic surface (36) is achieved on at least one end piece of the container (30) by means of the molded mass (35). When assembled, the container (30) is pressed (41) with said elastic surface (36) against an inner surface (29) of the housing piece (10, 20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignees: HUF North America Automotive Parts Mfg Corp., HUF Huelsbeck & Fuerst GmbH & Co. KG.
    Inventors: Ulrich Müller, Marion Kilian
  • Patent number: 8621210
    Abstract: Methods for ad-hoc trust establishment using visual verification are described. In a first embodiment, a visual representation of a shared data is generated on two or more devices and the visual representations generated can be visually compared by a user. This method can be used to verify that the correct devices are involved in a negotiation, when pre-existing trust relationships do not exist between the devices. The visual representation may, for example, comprise a picture with a number of different elements, each representing a part of the shared data. In another embodiment, a method of secure key exchange is described in which, before sharing the keys, the parties exchange information which encapsulates the key. This information can be used subsequently to check that a party has not changed the key that they are using and prevents a man in the middle attack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Laurent Bussard, Ulrich Müller, Alain Gefflaut
  • Patent number: 8609879
    Abstract: A method for separating acetonitrile from water, comprising (i) providing a stream S1 containing at least 95 wt.-%, based on the total weight of S1, acetonitrile and water, wherein the weight ratio of acetonitrile: water is greater than 1; (ii) adding a stream P, comprising at least 95 wt.-% C3, based on the total weight of stream P, to S1 to obtain a mixed stream S2, C3 being propene optionally admixed with propane with a minimum weight ratio of propene: propane of 7:3; (iii) subjecting S2 to a temperature of 92° C. at most and a pressure of at least 10 bar, obtaining a first liquid phase L1 essentially consisting of C3, acetonitrile, and water, and a second liquid phase L2 essentially consisting of water and acetonitrile wherein the weight ratio of acetonitrile: water in L2 is less than 1; (iv) separating L1 from L2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignees: BASF SE, The Dow Chemical Company
    Inventors: Joaquim Henrique Teles, Hans-Georg Göbbel, Peter Baβler, Philip Kampe, Kai Gumlich, Christian Bartosch, Ulrich Müller, Richard Jacubinas, Natalia Trukhan, Meinolf Weidenbach, Martin Cogswell
  • Publication number: 20130323164
    Abstract: Aspects of the present invention relate to a process for the preparation of a zeolitic material having a CHA-type framework structure comprising YO2 and X2O3, wherein said process comprises the steps of: (1) providing a mixture comprising one or more sources for YO2, one or more sources for X2O3, and one or more tetraalkylammonium cation R1R2R3R4N+-containing compounds as structure directing agent; (2) crystallizing the mixture obtained in step (1) for obtaining a zeolitic material having a CHA-type framework structure; wherein Y is a tetravalent element and X is a trivalent element, wherein R1, R2, and R3 independently from one another stand for alkyl, wherein R4 stands for cycloalkyl, and wherein the mixture provided in step (1) does not contain any substantial amount of a source for Z2O5, wherein Z is P, as well as to zeolitic materials which may be obtained according to the inventive process and to their use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2013
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Inventors: Mathias Feyen, Ulrich Müller, Roger Ruetz, Thomas Bein, Karin Möller
  • Patent number: 8581718
    Abstract: The invention relates to a motor vehicle which includes a display for presenting a list of entries, wherein an entry has an associated function of the motor vehicle, and wherein the motor vehicle comprises a rotary knob which is associated with the display, which can be rotated about an axis of rotation and which can be rotated through a prescribed angle of rotation in order to move a marker from one entry to an entry which is adjacent thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignees: Volkswagen AG, Audi AG
    Inventors: Ulrich Müller, Aaron Rudolph, Marcus Kühne