Patents by Inventor Uwe Kaltwasser

Uwe Kaltwasser 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: 9758718
    Abstract: The present invention relates to highly concentrated, anhydrous amine salts of hydrocarbon polyalkoxy sulfates, wherein the salts are selected from the group of substituted amines, preferably alkanolamines. The products obtained are of low viscosity and pumpable at room temperature. Due to the absence of water, the salts are highly resistant to hydrolysis, even at high temperatures. The invention further relates to the use of the compositions according to the invention in an aqueous dilution for use in oil reservoirs with the aim of achieving enhanced oil production, or for the recovery of hydrocarbons from tar sands or other surfaces or materials provided with hydrocarbon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Sasol Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Britta Jakobs-Sauter, Uwe Kaltwasser, Heinz Napierala, Herbert Koch, Meinolf Enneking
  • Patent number: 9758715
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to highly-concentrated compositions of salts of alkyl polyalkoxy sulphates, whereby in total at least ? of all alkoxy unit of the alkyl polyalkoxy sulphates are propoxy units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Sasol Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Britta Jakobs-Sauter, Uwe Kaltwasser
  • Patent number: 9732270
    Abstract: The present invention relates to highly concentrated, anhydrous amine salts of hydrocarbon polyalkoxy sulfates, wherein the salts are selected from the group of substituted amines, preferably alkanolamines. The products obtained are of low viscosity and pumpable at room temperature. Due to the absence of water, the salts are highly resistant to hydrolysis, even at high temperatures. The invention further relates to the use of the compositions according to the invention in an aqueous dilution for use in oil reservoirs with the aim of achieving enhanced oil production, or for the recovery of hydrocarbons from tar sands or other surfaces or materials provided with hydrocarbon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Sasol Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Britta Jakobs-Sauter, Uwe Kaltwasser, Heinz Napierala, Herbert Koch, Meinolf Enneking
  • Publication number: 20150368550
    Abstract: The present invention relates to highly concentrated, anhydrous amine salts of hydrocarbon polyalkoxy sulfates, wherein the salts are selected from the group of substituted amines, preferably alkanolamines. The products obtained are of low viscosity and pumpable at room temperature. Due to the absence of water, the salts are highly resistant to hydrolysis, even at high temperatures. The invention further relates to the use of the compositions according to the invention in an aqueous dilution for use in oil reservoirs with the aim of achieving enhanced oil production, or for the recovery of hydrocarbons from tar sands or other surfaces or materials provided with hydrocarbon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2014
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventors: Britta Jakobs-Sauter, Uwe Kaltwasser, Heinz Napierala, Herbert Koch, Meinolf Enneking
  • Publication number: 20150361329
    Abstract: The present invention relates to highly concentrated, anhydrous amine salts of hydrocarbon polyalkoxy sulfates, wherein the salts are selected from the group of substituted amines, preferably alkanolamines. The products obtained are of low viscosity and pumpable at room temperature. Due to the absence of water, the salts are highly resistant to hydrolysis, even at high temperatures. The invention further relates to the use of the compositions according to the invention in an aqueous dilution for use in oil reservoirs with the aim of achieving enhanced oil production, or for the recovery of hydrocarbons from tar sands or other surfaces or materials provided with hydrocarbon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2014
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Inventors: Britta Jakobs-Sauter, Uwe Kaltwasser, Heinz Napierala, Herbert Koch, Meinolf Enneking
  • Publication number: 20140083707
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to highly-concentrated compositions of salts of alkyl polyalkoxy sulphates, whereby in total at least ? of all alkoxy unit of the alkyl polyalkoxy sulphates are propoxy units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2012
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Inventors: Britta Jakobs-Sauter, Uwe Kaltwasser
  • Patent number: 6211409
    Abstract: A process is disclosed for preparing di- or oligoamide alkoxylates. Diamides are prepared from carboxylic acids or carboxylic acid alkyl esters and di-, oligo-, or polyamines and are alkoxylated as a melt directly after their preparation, without any further intermediate preparation process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2001
    Assignee: RWE-DEA Aktiengesellschaft fuer Mineraloel und Chemie
    Inventors: Ulrike Jacobs, Uwe Kaltwasser, Klaus Kwetkat, Ernst-Jürgen Lehmann