Patents by Inventor Uwe Heitland

Uwe Heitland 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).

  • Bioreactor
    Patent number: 9815039
    Abstract: Disclosed is a bioreactor, especially a plug flow bioreactor, including an agitator running along a longitudinal axis for thoroughly mixing a dry solid biomass that is to be outgassed in a fermentation chamber. In said bioreactor, an agitator shaft is mounted exclusively in two opposite end walls of the fermentation chamber while at least one free end of the agitator is connected to a drive unit outside the fermentation chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Bernhard Horstmann
    Inventors: Thomas Schlüter, Uwe Heitland
  • BIOREACTOR
    Publication number: 20100317095
    Abstract: Disclosed is a bioreactor, especially a plug flow bioreactor, including an agitator running along a longitudinal axis for thoroughly mixing a dry solid biomass that is to be outgassed in a fermentation chamber. In said bioreactor, an agitator shaft is mounted exclusively in two opposite end walls of the fermentation chamber while at least one free end of the agitator is connected to a drive unit outside the fermentation chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2007
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Applicant: Bernhard HORSTMANN
    Inventors: Thomas Schlüter, Uwe Heitland