Patents by Inventor Uwe Benz

Uwe Benz 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: 20250099448
    Abstract: The invention provides new heterocyclic compounds having the general formula (I) wherein A and R1 to R4 are as described heroin, compositions including the compounds, processes of manufacturing the compounds and methods of using the compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2023
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Applicant: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Machoud AMOUSSA, Joerg BENZ, Julie Elisabeth Francoise BLAISING, Jason Jacques DENIZOT, Kallie FRISTON, Rudolf Liun Zaccaria GANZONI, Maude GIROUD, Uwe GRETHER, Benoit HORNSPERGER, Isabelle KAUFMANN, Bernd KUHN, Camiel John LEAKE, Jacopo MARGARINI, Rainer Eugen MARTIN, Fionn Susannah O'HARA, Bernd PUELLMANN, Martin RITTER, Didier ROMBACH, Valerie RUNTZ-SCHMITT, Philipp Claudio SCHMID, Matthias Beat WITTWER
  • Publication number: 20250059185
    Abstract: The invention provides new MAGL inhibitors having the general formula (II)AB(II) wherein the variables are as described herein, compositions including the compounds, processes of manufacturing the compounds and methods of using the compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Applicant: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Joerg BENZ, Maude GIROUD, Uwe GRETHER, Bernd KUHN, Fionn Susannah O'HARA, Matthias Beat WITTWER
  • Publication number: 20240429416
    Abstract: A catalytic recombiner is provided for the catalytic, flameless recombination of a hydrogen-containing purge gas originating from a fuel cell unit and/or an electrolysis unit of a domestic energy center, having a reactor housing with a reactor chamber, an air inlet duct via which air can flow into the reactor housing, a purge inlet duct via which a hydrogen-containing purge gas can flow into the reactor housing, and an exhaust air outlet duct via which heated exhaust air can flow out of the reactor housing, the reactor chamber having two reaction stages, a pre-reaction stage a main reaction stage and a post-reaction stage and wherein a gas-permeable flame arrester is provided between the reactor chamber and the air inlet duct as well as between the reactor chamber and the exhaust air outlet duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2024
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Inventor: Uwe BENZ
  • Patent number: 11120514
    Abstract: A domestic power plant has a housing which has an external air connection and an output air connection, and comprises a ventilation device with a heat exchanger. The ventilation device is connected to the external air connection such that external air can flow in a first air tract via the heat exchanger, or via an external air bypass past the heat exchanger, into a feed air tract of the domestic power plant. The feed air tract runs at least partially within the housing. The domestic power plant also has an exhaust air tract in which an air volume flow, brought about by the ventilation device, can be propagated within the housing and a fuel cell unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Inventors: Andreas Hierl, Dirk Radue, Gunnar Schneider, Uwe Benz, Kevin Schroder, Zeyad Abul-Ella
  • Patent number: 10886546
    Abstract: The invention relates to a flushing arrangement for flushing (purging) a fuel cell unit on its anode side and/or an electrolysis unit on its cathode side. The flushing arrangement has a flushing channel with a first and a second flushing channel section, which can be fluidically connected to one another via a purge valve of the flushing arrangement, and with a buffer store which is fluidically connected to the flushing channel and downstream of the purge valve, and which has a storage chamber that is provided for intermediate storage of a fluid mass to be flushed in a pulse-type manner with a flush mass flow from the fuel cell unit and/or from the electrolysis unit, so that this fluid mass can be discharged with a discharge mass flow, which is smaller than the flush mass flow, out of an outflow element fluidically connected to the second flushing channel section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Inventors: Andreas Hierl, Dirk Radue, Gunnar Schneider, Uwe Benz, Kevin Schroder, Zeyad Abul-Ella
  • Patent number: 10855076
    Abstract: A method for operating a domestic energy generation installation comprises ascertaining or prespecifying at least one expectation time period, ascertaining an expected load profile of an electrical consumer, ascertaining an expected yield profile of the regenerative energy source in the expectation time period, ascertaining or prespecifying a minimum consumption power which should be available for withdrawal from the storage battery unit, ascertaining an energy balance over one expectation time period from the expected yield profile and the expected load profile, ascertaining a time range of the storage battery unit from the expected load profile, the expected yield profile and the minimum consumption power, which should not be undershot at any time, and from a currently ascertained state of charge of the storage battery unit, operating the fuel cell unit depending on the ascertained time range and operating the electrolysis unit depending on the ascertained energy balance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: HPS HOME POWER SOLUTIONS GMBH
    Inventors: Andreas Hierl, Dirk Radue, Gunnar Schneider, Uwe Benz, Kevin Schroder, Zeyad Abul-Ella
  • Publication number: 20190385245
    Abstract: A domestic power plant has a housing which has an external air connection and an output air connection, and comprises a ventilation device with a heat exchanger. The ventilation device is connected to the external air connection such that external air can flow in a first air tract via the heat exchanger, or via an external air bypass past the heat exchanger, into a feed air tract of the domestic power plant. The feed air tract runs at least partially within the housing. The domestic power plant also has an exhaust air tract in which an air volume flow, brought about by the ventilation device, can be propagated within the housing and a fuel cell unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2016
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Andreas Hierl, Dirk Radue, Gunnar Schneider, Uwe Benz, Kevin Schroder, Zeyad Abul-Ella
  • Publication number: 20190067945
    Abstract: A method for operating a domestic energy generation installation comprises ascertaining or prespecifying at least one expectation time period, ascertaining an expected load profile of an electrical consumer, ascertaining an expected yield profile of the regenerative energy source in the expectation time period, ascertaining or prespecifying a minimum consumption power which should be available for withdrawal from the storage battery unit, ascertaining an energy balance over one expectation time period from the expected yield profile and the expected load profile, ascertaining a time range of the storage battery unit from the expected load profile, the expected yield profile and the minimum consumption power, which should not be undershot at any time, and from a currently ascertained state of charge of the storage battery unit, operating the fuel cell unit depending on the ascertained time range and operating the electrolysis unit depending on the ascertained energy balance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2016
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: HPS HOME POWER SOLUTIONS GMBH
    Inventors: Andreas Hierl, Dirk Radue, Gunnar Schneider, Uwe Benz, Kevin Schroder, Zeyad Abul-Ella
  • Publication number: 20190036135
    Abstract: The invention relates to a flushing arrangement for flushing (purging) a fuel cell unit on its anode side and/or an electrolysis unit on its cathode side. The flushing arrangement has a flushing channel with a first and a second flushing channel section, which can be fluidically connected to one another via a purge valve of the flushing arrangement, and with a buffer store which is fluidically connected to the flushing channel and downstream of the purge valve, and which has a storage chamber that is provided for intermediate storage of a fluid mass to be flushed in a pulse-type manner with a flush mass flow from the fuel cell unit and/or from the electrolysis unit, so that this fluid mass can be discharged with a discharge mass flow, which is smaller than the flush mass flow, out of an outflow element fluidically connected to the second flushing channel section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2016
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Andreas Hierl, Dirk Radue, Gunnar Schneider, Uwe Benz, Kevin Schroder, Zeyad Abul-Ella
  • Patent number: 9485995
    Abstract: A plant for the automatic production of baked goods using a dough strand has a kneading device to knead dough from prepared starting products. An extruder is used to extrude the dough to form the dough strand. A portioning device is used to divide the dough strand into dough strand portions of a predetermined weight. A post-preparation device is used to finish the baked goods from the dough strand portions. The post-preparation includes the supplying of the dough strand portions to associated receivers in at least one transporting mould, fermenting the dough strand portions in the transporting mould and baking the fermented dough strand portions. The result is a production plant with an increased throughput in the production of baked goods and simultaneously a plant outlay which is as low a possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: WERNER & PFLEIDERER INDUSTRIELLE BACKTECHNIK GMBH
    Inventors: Bernd Grote, Uwe Benz
  • Publication number: 20120052155
    Abstract: A plant for the automatic production of baked goods using a dough strand has a kneading device to knead dough from prepared starting products. An extruder is used to extrude the dough to form the dough strand. A portioning device is used to divide the dough strand into dough strand portions of a predetermined weight. A post-preparation device is used to finish the baked goods from the dough strand portions. The post-preparation includes the supplying of the dough strand portions to associated receivers in at least one transporting mould, fermenting the dough strand portions in the transporting mould and baking the fermented dough strand portions. The result is a production plant with an increased throughput in the production of baked goods and simultaneously a plant outlay which is as low a possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2009
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: WERNER & PFLEIDERER INDUSTRIELLE BACKTECHNIK GMBH
    Inventors: Bernd Grote, Uwe Benz
  • Patent number: 7152394
    Abstract: In a system and method for the reduction of nitrogen oxides in the exhaust of an internal combustion engine, the exhaust line of the internal combustion engine contains a DeNOx catalytic converter, in which the nitrogen oxides are reduced by means of hydrogen that is produced on-board the vehicle. The DeNOx catalytic converter is incorporated into a temperature-controlled heat exchanger, allowing the DeNOx catalytic converter to be operated within a desired temperature range, thereby improving the level of conversion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2006
    Assignee: NuCellSys GmbH
    Inventors: Uwe Benz, Berthold Keppeler, André Martin, Peter Schuerstedt, Detlef zur Megede
  • Patent number: 7051518
    Abstract: A system to supply hydrogen-rich fuel to an internal combustion engine, whereby a hydrogen-rich gas is produced from a liquid raw fuel by a hydrogen generator. The exhaust line of the internal combustion engine contains an exhaust purification system, such as a DeNOx catalytic converter, which is at least temporarily supplied with hydrogen-rich gas through a bypass line. In addition, the exhaust line is in thermal contact with the hydrogen generator in order to recover thermal energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2006
    Assignee: NuCellSys GmbH
    Inventors: Uwe Benz, Guenther Dietrich, Detlef zur Megede
  • Publication number: 20060059897
    Abstract: A system to supply hydrogen-rich fuel to an internal combustion engine, whereby a hydrogen-rich gas is produced from a liquid raw fuel by a hydrogen generator. The exhaust line of the internal combustion engine contains an exhaust purification system, such as a DeNOx catalytic converter, which is at least temporarily supplied with hydrogen-rich gas through a bypass line. In addition, the exhaust line is in thermal contact with the hydrogen generator in order to recover thermal energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2005
    Publication date: March 23, 2006
    Inventors: Uwe Benz, Guenther Dietrich, Detlef zur Megede
  • Publication number: 20050287049
    Abstract: A method and a device is provided for NO reduction in motor vehicle exhaust by reduction on a catalyst. The hydrogen required for the NO reduction is produced directly on-board the motor vehicle by water vapor reformation and/or by partial oxidation of hydrocarbons, for example, methanol, diesel fuel, or gasoline on a catalyst. The device includes an adjustable heater for the catalyst for water vapor reformation or for partial oxidation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2005
    Publication date: December 29, 2005
    Applicant: Ballard Power Systems AG
    Inventor: Uwe Benz
  • Publication number: 20050287409
    Abstract: Rapid response to a fuel cell system of the type including a reformer (32) in response to a change in load is achieved in a system that includes a fuel tank (24), a water tank (20) and a source (42) of a fluid at an elevated temperature. A heat exchanger (28) is provided for vaporizing fuel and water and delivering the resulting vapor to the system reformer (32) and includes an inlet (64) and an outlet (66) for the fluid. It includes a plurality of fluid flow paths (100), (102), (104) extending between the inlet (64) and outlet (66) as well as a fuel inlet (56) and a fuel outlet (58) spaced therefrom. The fuel inlet (56) and outlet (58) are connected by a plurality of fuel flow paths (52) that are in heat exchange relation with the fluid flow paths (100), (102), (104) and the fuel water inlet (56) is located adjacent the upstream ends of the fluid flow paths (100), (102), (104).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2005
    Publication date: December 29, 2005
    Inventors: Michael Reinke, Jonathan Wattelet, Mark Voss, Uwe Benz, Bruno Motzet, Alois Tischler, Marc Weisser
  • Publication number: 20050242157
    Abstract: A reactor structure has a heat transfer layer stacking construction with a stack of heat-conductive plate elements which, alternating in the stacking direction, bound one catalyst-filled reactor layer and one tempering layer respectively, adjacent plate elements being connected in a fluid-tight manner on at least two closed side areas. The plate elements on the closed side areas are bent in a U-shape and are arranged with U-side flanks which rest against one another in the stack such that the reactor layers have a larger height than the tempering layers. In addition or as an alternative, heat-conductive corrugated ribs are inserted at least in the reactor layers which are higher than the tempering layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2005
    Publication date: November 3, 2005
    Applicant: BALLARD POWER SYSTEM AG
    Inventors: Uwe Benz, Horst Michels, Alois Tischler, Marc Weisser
  • Patent number: 6936364
    Abstract: Rapid response to a fuel cell system of the type including a reformer (32) in response to a change in load is achieved in a system that includes a fuel tank (24), a water tank (20) and a source (42) of a fluid at an elevated temperature. A heat exchanger (28) is provided for vaporizing fuel and water and delivering the resulting vapor to the system reformer (32) and includes an inlet (64) and an outlet (66) for the fluid. It includes a plurality of fluid flow paths (100), (102), (104) extending between the inlet (64) and outlet (66) as well as a fuel inlet (56) and a fuel outlet (58) spaced therefrom. The fuel inlet (56) and outlet (58) are connected by a plurality of fuel flow paths (52) that are in heat exchange relation with the fluid flow paths (100), (102), (104) and the fuel water inlet (56) is located adjacent the upstream ends of the fluid flow paths (100), (102), (104).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2005
    Assignees: Modine Manufacturing Company, XCELLSiS GmbH
    Inventors: Michael J. Reinke, Jonathan Wattelet, Mark Voss, Uwe Benz, Bruno Motzet, Alois Tischler, Marc Weisser
  • Patent number: 6932949
    Abstract: A reactor structure has a heat transfer layer stacking construction with a stack of heat-conductive plate elements which, alternating in the stacking direction, bound one catalyst-filled reactor layer and one tempering layer respectively, adjacent plate elements being connected in a fluid-tight manner on at least two closed side areas. The plate elements on the closed side areas are bent in a U-shape and are arranged with U-side flanks which rest against one another in the stack such that the reactor layers have a larger height than the tempering layers. In addition or as an alternative, heat-conductive corrugated ribs are inserted at least in the reactor layers which are higher than the tempering layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2005
    Assignee: Ballard Power Systems AG
    Inventors: Uwe Benz, Horst Michels, Alois Tischler, Marc Weisser
  • Publication number: 20050126158
    Abstract: In a system and method for the reduction of nitrogen oxides in the exhaust of an internal combustion engine, the exhaust line of the internal combustion engine contains a DeNOx catalytic converter, in which the nitrogen oxides are reduced by means of hydrogen that is produced on-board the vehicle. The DeNOx catalytic converter is incorporated into a temperature-controlled heat exchanger, allowing the DeNOx catalytic converter to be operated within a desired temperature range, thereby improving the level of conversion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2002
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Applicant: Ballard Power Systems AG
    Inventors: Uwe Benz, Berthold Keppeler, Andre Martin, Peter Schuerstedt, Detlef zur Megede