Patents by Inventor Volker Spicker

Volker Spicker 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).

  • Process for production of biogas
    Patent number: 10494650
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for production of biogas from a biodegradable substrate under anaerobic conditions, comprising the steps of introducing the substrate into a reaction space, the addition of a lime-based material having a particle diameter (d97) of less than 90 ?m and/or (d50) of less than 10 ?m to the substrate, and the biodegradation of the substrate to form biogas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Rheinkalk GmbH
    Inventors: Arnd Pickbrenner, Heiko Saure, Christopher Pust, Volker Spicker
  • Process for Production of Biogas
    Publication number: 20160194666
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for production of biogas from a biodegradable substrate under anaerobic conditions, comprising the steps of introducing the substrate into a reaction space, the addition of a lime-based material having a particle diameter (d97) of less than 90 ?m and/or (d50) of less than 10 ?m to the substrate, and the biodegradation of the substrate to form biogas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2012
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventors: Arnd Pickbrenner, Heiko Saure, Christopher Pust, Volker Spicker