Patents by Inventor Werner Straub

Werner Straub 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: 9365020
    Abstract: A method for the dry production of a membrane-electrode unit includes assembling a layered configuration including a centrally positioned membrane produced by extrusion and pre-dried at a temperature between 80° C. and 100° C. for 15 min to 30 min, a substrate-electrode unit on each side of the membrane having an electrode layer applied to a substrate, an optional frame around each substrate-electrode unit for fixing the substrate-electrode unit, and two separating films on outer sides. The configuration is pressed together between two laminating rollers so that a pressure connection is produced at least between the membrane and the electrode layers. A short production time is achieved because it is not necessary to keep the membrane moist at high temperatures under pressure. A membrane electrode unit and a roller configuration are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Armin Datz, Klaus Dennerlein, Carola Kuehn, Andreas Reiner, Werner Straub
  • Publication number: 20140374248
    Abstract: A method for the dry production of a membrane-electrode unit includes assembling a layered configuration including a centrally positioned membrane produced by extrusion and pre-dried at a temperature between 80° C. and 100° C. for 15 min to 30 min, a substrate-electrode unit on each side of the membrane having an electrode layer applied to a substrate, an optional frame around each substrate-electrode unit for fixing the substrate-electrode unit, and two separating films on outer sides. The configuration is pressed together between two laminating rollers so that a pressure connection is produced at least between the membrane and the electrode layers. A short production time is achieved because it is not necessary to keep the membrane moist at high temperatures under pressure. A membrane electrode unit and a roller configuration are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2012
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Armin Datz, Klaus Dennerlein, Carola Kuehn, Andreas Reiner, Werner Straub
  • Publication number: 20120125779
    Abstract: The electrolysis occurs as a high-pressure electrolyzer, oxygen being produced on one side and hydrogen on the other side, with corresponding pressure. The gases may optionally be stored without additional compression. The PEM fuel cell process is used in reverse for the process. It is advantageous that excess energy may be used by wind power plants. In the associated device, a high-pressure electrolyzer (1) is present which is operated using environmentally friendly air power. Due to the improved operating point of the high-pressure electrolyzer, improved economy results for the generation process compared to the prior art, in particular for hydrogen as an energy storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2010
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Inventors: Alexander Hahn, Wolfgang Schilling, Werner Straub, Manfred waidhas
  • Publication number: 20030077434
    Abstract: With the method for manufacturing a thermally sprayed layer (2) on a substrate (1), in particular a ceramic coating is applied to a metallic body. The sprayed layer is applied to a structured surface (3, 10) of the substrate. The surface structure (3) of the substrate is produced by material removal by means of a high pressure liquid jet (4). A removal point (40) is thereby controlledly moved on the substrate while producing a macro-topography, namely by moving the liquid jet and/or the substrate. A groove-like removal track (41) is produced by the material removal which can be in a straight line or curved and which has a micro-topography. A macro-profile (3′) of the macro-topography is manufactured by placing a plurality of removal tracks next to one another and by partial overlapping of these removal tracks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2002
    Publication date: April 24, 2003
    Inventors: Franz Jansen, Rajiv Damani, Werner Straub
  • Patent number: 6482076
    Abstract: In the method for producing a surface structure, material is ablated by means of a liquid jet (1). The jet (1) is emitted from a nozzle (10) under high pressure (p). In this an ablation location (3) is controlledly moved on a surface (20a) of a substrate (20) to be structured with the production of a predetermined macro-topography (2′) or a largely planar surface, namely through moving the nozzle and/or the substrate. The substrate is in particular part of a surgical implant. The liquid of the high pressure jet (1) is emitted at a predetermined diameter d of the nozzle with a sufficiently high pressure p so that through the material ablation a linear track (2) with quasi-fractal micro-topography (4) is produced. In this the track width D is at least twice as large as d. Values for p and d are provided in the following range: 100 bar<p<3000 bar and 0.1 mm<d<10 mm; or p>3000 bar and d>0.03 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2002
    Assignee: Sulzer Innotec AG
    Inventors: Werner Straub, Christoph Sprecher, John Antony Peters, Markus Windler
  • Patent number: 5494760
    Abstract: The object comprises a glass-metal film (1) with a metal matrix (2) which has solidified in an at least partly glass-like form and which may comprise hard particles (3, 3a) in the form of primary precipitates from the molten mass. The glass-metal film (1) is provided on at least one side (4) with a top layer (5) comprising a hard material which is harder than the glass-metal film (1). The top layer (5) may be formed by a base layer (7) with embedded hard material particles (8), e.g. of diamond or cubic boron nitride, or by a homogeneous hard material, e.g. diamond-like carbon. The result is a surface quality which can be separately influenced by the composition of the alloy of the glass-metal film (1). The object may be formed either as a parting tool or as a structural part with special wear and/or sliding properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 27, 1996
    Assignee: Gebrueder Sulzer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Giorgio Arnosti, Werner Straub, Erich Bolle
  • Patent number: 5061573
    Abstract: The metal strip which is made in the form of a foil has hard particles in the form of plenary deposits from a melt included in a metal matrix which has solidified in vitreous form and/or which is microcrystalline. At least 50% of the hard particles have a skeletal crystal shape with a length to width ratio of at least 5. The hard particles are securely adhered within the metal strip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 29, 1991
    Assignee: Sulzer Brothers Limited
    Inventors: Hans-Walter Schlapfer, Bruno Sonderegger, Werner Straub